Everton are planning on playing a friendly in Edmonton, Canada this July, according to a report in The Edmonton Journal. According to the newspaper, a contract has been signed for Everton to play against a team to be determined on July 25, 2009 at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta. Everton's opponent has not yet […]

My Catalan isn't great but I believe the picture says "Players, Fans, Everyone United Makes Strength, Thanks To Everyone" Barcelona wrapped up its 19th La Liga title and all the European cup spots are pretty much sewn up. The final week of the La Liga season still has some drama left with 5 teams still […]

Many fans newer to the game in this country who perhaps form their opinions by listening to anglicized radio programs or perhaps football themed shows direct from Britain have formed a completely invalid and biased opinion about CONCACAF. Many of the Anglicized pundits who make the assertions about the region have never watched a game […]

A photograph of the new Blackburn Rovers home jersey for the 2009-2010 season has been leaked. From season to season, the Rovers home kit doesn't change that much due to its classic style. But there are some important enhancements made in the new jersey compared to the one from last season. The trim of the […]

Everton's Pienaar launched the ball into the box from the left side. Chelsea's Mikel got his head to it but could not clear. Fellaini headed the ball back into the danger area where Louis Saha waited, unmarked, uncontended. He spins into the volley to catch it perfectly with his left foot, catapulting the ball past […]

An abreviated version this week thanks to the USMNT coverage. For full coverage please reference the excellent job Peter C. is doing with the Take Me Out to the Ballgame features. Some quick thoughts. The officiating in Major League Soccer and a to lesser extent WPS and USL have been horrible this year. This week […]

Well, the most unsurprising managerial appointment of the summer has thankfully been completed this morning, with Carlo Ancelotti taking over as the new manager of Chelsea on July 1st. It was no real surprise at all really and a couple of weeks ago, I posted my thoughts that Ancelotti was making sure that Chelsea really […]

A photograph of Tottenham Hotspur's home jersey for the 2009-10 season has been leaked (pictured above). Designed and manufactured by Puma, the new design looks completely different than the current Spurs shirt. The biggest difference of the new white shirt with navy blue trim is the yellow trim that has been added to accentuate the […]

Supporters of Premier League clubs in the United States have plenty to look forward to in the next several days and weeks starting with two special new shows from Fox Soccer Channel. Here's more information: Fox Soccer Channel will broadcast two special programs on Tuesday, June 2, 2009. The first, at 8pm ET, is a […]

If we took a quick poll to find out who you think has been the best and most boisterous supporters during the 2008-2009 Premier League season, Stoke City would win the vote hands-down. The incredible amount of noise and hysteria generated by Stoke City fans at the Britannia Stadium has been wonderful to listen to […]

Special1 TV has combined some of the best moments in this Best Of video which includes the Save Berba Appeal, the interview with Robbie Keane, the news about the probe into Arshavin and much more. While the season had its ups and downs for Special1 TV — with some episodes being weak, while others were […]

This week's nine matches averaged just over 16,000. After 84 matches, the league is drawing 1,278 fewer per game than the first 84 games last year, a 7.9% decrease. The weekly average was down from last year but can be understood as last years numbers included a special soccer doubleheader with FCD at the Revs […]

This is not the worst team in the Premier League. It is the least valuable. This team would incite the masses with talent, with name recognition and with expense. They would then fail pathetically. This team could be composed entirely of Newcastle players, but we thought we'd include a few others to keep things interesting. […]

Well look at what happens when the American football loving public isn't subjected to an all English final with the team missing from last year full of petulant whining children like their former coach. Wednesday's final provided ESPN 300,000 more US viewers and a 30% spike in ratings. Over 1.4 million households watched the Champions […]

Some of you may be thinking that the English football season is over until August. In some ways it is, but many of you may realize it's far from over. The summer months always serve up a lot of transfer activity and stories, so it's important to stay plugged in to sites like EPL Talk […]