Egyptian international striker Amr Zaki has officially signed on a loan deal to Hull City from Egyptian side El Zamelek. The deal, which holds until the end of the season, looks like a shrewd signing for the Tigers. At just a measly 20 league goals, Hull city are the fourth lowest scoring team in the […]

In a refreshing change of events, former Birmingham City owners, David Gold and David Sullivan took control of the Hammers and admitted straightaway the mess that West Ham United have been battling with. Since the crashing collapse of the Icelandic banking system, West Ham had been financially stricken and the true extent of the footballing […]

Jon Champion, the lead football commentator for ESPN UK's coverage of the Premier League joins us to discuss the latest news and issues from the game. Champion is a familiar voice in football loving homes across the globe. Hear his opinions on the standard of the Premier League, the title race, youth development and much […]

While The Pharaohs secure passage into the quarter-finals in Angola attempting to defend their African crown, one of their brightest sons is making a highly anticipated return to Old Blighty after a somewhat maligned exit. This time around, Amr Zaki will attempt his goal scoring prowess a few hours down the M62 from Wigan towards […]

Last Thursday, I was away from the television set so I decided to follow the Blackburn Rovers against Aston Villa Carling Cup tie via the radio for a change. Listening to the Tunin.FM radio app on my iPhone, I was immediately captivated by the commentary for a few different reasons. First, radio commentary sounds more […]

You had the feeling that something within the USL/NASL mess was going to takedown an innocent bystander. An owneiship group that was ready to get involved with professional football and join in on the growth of the game in the country. Yet unfortunatly for FC New York they were peaking around the corner and saw […]

The world's best player ensured Barca avenged the Coppa del Rey exit at the hands of Sevilla when he scored two goals in the 4-0 rout of the Rojiblancos. Lionel Messi not only helped the Catalan club thump Sevilla but also made sure the lead over Real Madrid got extended to a comfortable five points. Along […]

The Daily Star newspaper in England is reporting that Gary Neville is feeling a bit gray according to their headline they published Monday night (see above picture). It's an actual mistake that appeared in their article here (which may have been corrected by the time you read this), but it's also another example of shoddy […]

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Now that's what I call a tournament mascot. I don't need modern interpretations of peace, harmony and good will like the dreadful trio that South Korea and Japan gave us in 2002. Dreadful mascots and a dreadful tournament. I want giant animals or characters that can play football or playing football. This is Palanquina, who […]

It was the marquee signing that announced that Manchester City had money to burn and were determined to usurp the comfy old pals act at the top of the Premiership. Fans flocked to Eastlands in tea-towels to show their new Arabic allegiance and the shock that seemed to follow such a transfer. £32.5 million had […]

With Liverpool languishing in lowly seventh, things are certainly looking gloomy over at Anfield. Not a day goes by without fresh reports surfacing from the press about the imminent sale of Fernando Torres and Steven Gerrard. Who can blame them? Liverpool is ripe for the picking at the moment with the talk of a new […]

Manchester United posted an announcement on its website Friday that said that none of its players maintain personal profiles on social networking sites. "The club wishes to make it clear that no Manchester United players maintain personal profiles on social networking websites," said the note posted on ManUtd.com. "Fans encountering any web pages purporting to […]

Most if not all of the Bianconeri fans are wondering how many more games does Coach Ciro Ferrara have to lose before he is fired by the Juventus board. Without going into details or providing analysis of some of the matches lost, the abysmal record speaks for itself as Juventus have lost five out of […]

Owen Coyle's managerial debut for Bolton ended in a 0 – 2 defeat against the Gunners. The scoreline suggests an easy victory. It was anything but. To Bolton's credit, they started the match brightly and nearly scored twice within the first 5 minutes. Arsenal, though intially stunned by Bolton's aggressive approach and passing movement, regained […]