Who else could have saved Blackburn so effortlessly? Sat second bottom of the Premier League, five points from safety with just 13 points from 17 games, Sam Allardyce succeeded Paul Ince as Blackburn Rovers' manager, and in less than 20 games he has made them all but safe – almost in second gear. He took Bolton […]

The march on DC by supporters will be covered extensively on this week's podcast. We're doing the review a day early this week because I will be traveling on Monday morning. Kansas City-DC was a difficult game to watch, but both teams fought hard to split the points. Referee Michael Kennedy made two very questionable […]

On 28 December Roy Hodgson accepted the managers post at Premier League side Fulham. The Cottagers' immediate future was looking bleak – in the bottom three, with just 14 points on the table. The revival was hardly immediate either, taking just two points from his first five league games in charge. Further to this Fulham only managed two wins in the […]

One day hell will freeze over,the same day pigs will indeed be given the power of flight. Quite probably this will be the same day that Sir Alex Ferguson makes his departure from Old Trafford. On 6 November 1986 sat behind the managers desk for the first time at the helm of arguably the biggest club in world […]

With their typical class, Chelsea players and staff asserted their belief, following their 1-1 agg defeat to Barcelona, that UEFA conspired against them to prevent an all-English final in the Champions League. Players, such as Didier Drogba, displayed their sentiment by all but physically assaulting the referee as he left the pitch. Manager Guus Hiddink […]

Welcome to the MLS, Union. BTW: Wasn't the 'Union" one of the names that the league pushed on Seattle??? Anywho, Its a fantastic name and fits Phili perfectly REVIEW: Wow, this is, awesome. I couldn't have wished for a better crest. The Crest-in-a-crest feel is more than good. A good mix of sharpness and traditionalism […]

Beau Dure the Soccer (and mixed martial arts) online editor/writer for the USA Today joins us on the show. We cover a potpourri of topics including the US Men's National Team, Kenny Cooper, Freddy Adu, MLS, WPS, David Beckham, Zach Thornton, Jair Marrufo USL's success in certain markets and many many more issues in today's […]

Away goals carry an immense weight in the Champions League. They delivered Milan to the final in 2005. They saw Liverpool oust Barcelona in 2007, despite the latter winning the leg at Anfield. And they pulled Barca's fate from the abyss in the 93rd minute in this past Wednesday's controversial leg at Stamford Bridge. Added […]

The fall out from Chelsea v. Barcelona on Wednesday night continues unabated today as PFA chief executive Gordon Taylor has called for the use of technology in football to assist referees. Speaking to the BBC, he said: "We are putting referee's in too vulnerable a situation with the conspiracy theories that abound that UEFA would […]

ALL TIMES EASTERN Friday Austin-Puerto Rico, 8pm FSC Saturday Everton-Spurs, 10am FSC (Tim Howard) Milwall-Leeds 10 am Setanta (Zac Whitbread) Fulham-Aston Villa Noon Setanta (Clint Dempsey, Brad Friedel) West Ham-Liverpool 12:30 pm FSC (Jonathan Spector) San Luis-Toluca 6pm Telefutura (Michael Orozco) Columbus-Kansas City 7pm FSC Houston-FC Dallas 9pm ESPN America-Necaxa 10 pm Telefutura (Daniel Hernandez) […]

There's no doubt you've experienced the same frustration. You go to Google and search on a specific phrase for your favorite Premier League club, click the 'Search' button and wet your lips in anticipation. Except, the search results don't show the listing you were expecting. You try again with a different search phrase thinking that […]

Parts of the new away football kit for Blackburn Rovers for the 2009-10 season are being unveiled on a daily basis. So far, the above pictured photograph/drawing shows what the new away kit will look like. Designed and manufactured by Umbro, the new away shirt will look drastically different than the current away shirt (pictured […]

While yesterday’s antics by Chelsea and the drama in dying minutes get all the coverage, today’s semi-final matchup between Werder Bremen and Hamburg provided significantly more bang for the buck, and a real game to boot. And while there were a few questionable calls, the only German to cover himself in shame, this week, was […]

Cast your minds back to Saturday March 21 2009. Manchester United have just lost 2-0 away to Fulham, I think we were all surprised but it wasn't what one would deem unbelievable. Something I did deem unbelievable was the reaction of some fans and pundits after the result. Rewind a week further back and we lay our scene at Old Trafford. A glorious day, particularly for a certain […]

The last time I visited my relatives in England, I was so embarrassed after I switched on the television and The Jerry Springer Show came on. I sat with my cousins and uncle as we watched the host, guests and audience members on TV going through their disgusting charade of ridicule and comedy at the […]