FC Bayern München have recruited Major League Soccer's top star on an initial short-term deal. 26 year-old Los Angeles Galaxy forward Landon Donovan leaves the shadow of Hollywood to join the club nicknamed FC Hollywood on loan until March 15th, 2009. A longer deal has been agreed to but is dependent on the United States […]

Today David Beckham was unveiled at the AC Milan San Siro stadium marking the official loan which will bring the Englishman to Serie A for the very first time. The 33-year old, whom has previously played in strong European leagues like Spain and England, now hopes to get minutes at Serie A giants AC Milan. Although Beckham's […]

The surviving Spanish sides got two accessible opponents in the knockout stage of the UEFA Cup. Valencia will face off against Ukrainian giants Dynamo Kiev while Deportivo will do the same against Danish side Aalborg. Valencia could end up facing the winner of the matchup between Sampdoria and Ukrainian side Metalist. Deportivo could have […]

Sunday evening on the occasion of the Milan vs Udinese match, David Beckham will greet Rossonero tifosi at the San Siro for the first time. Don't miss it, at the Scala of Football a great champion is waiting for you! acmilan.com So does that mean Milan PR Becks will dress and play his first game? Stay tuned […]

(photo courtesy of uefa.com) Wow. There are some really great match-ups that have emerged from today's draw at UEFA headquarters. I'm going to give a quick rundown and early predictions though I reserve the right to change my mind before kick-off of the this round! 🙂 The tie that will likely generate the most press […]

The draw for the last 32 and the last 16 of the UEFA Cup was announced this morning. Here's the draw for the last 32 with Premier League teams in bold (matches to be played February 18-19 and February 26): Paris Saint-Germain v Wolfsburg FC Copenhagen v MANCHESTER CITY NEC Nijmegen v Hamburg Sampdoria v […]

The draw for round of last 16 in the Champions League was announced this morning, and there are some massive matches in store featuring Premier League teams. Here's the draw in full: Chelsea v Juventus Villarreal v Panathinaikos Sporting Lisbon v Bayern Munich Atletico Madrid v FC Porto Lyon v Barcelona Real Madrid v Liverpool […]

Sunday's match between Arsenal and Liverpool at the Emirates is massive for both clubs for different reasons. And these are the two clubs who have had the most success so far against Chelsea and Manchester United. But who do you think will win? Vote now. <a href="http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/1210603/" >Who will win this Sunday? Arsenal or Liverpool?</a> […]

The 2010-2011 season could be a turning point for the Premier League. ESPN could have the TV rights to the league by then and could share it with either Sky Sports or Setanta Sports in the UK, and possibly Setanta Sports in the United States. And now we learn that the Premier League may have […]

A former teammate of mine that had a style of play "similar" to Steven Gerrard (and would be insulted as he is a Man Utd. fan)described the ties in one word- mouthwatering. I will use this term only once as I could sound redundant. Each one of these ties could end up being the best […]

One of the unique features of Spanish football is the ability of its autonomous regions to be able to set up select sides and be able to play against some of the best teams in the world. In 2008, one of its most recognized sides will not take the field. The Basque select side decided […]

Valencia and Deportivo are the two Spanish survivors coing out of the group stages of the UEFA Cup. Deportivo came out with an improbable victory 16 minutes from time as Rodolfo Bodipo came off the bench and broke the hearts of French side Nancy who came to Riazor only needing a draw to move on […]

The protracted saga that is Cristiano Ronaldo's on again, off again transfer to Real Madrid took another bizarre turn yesterday as Alex Ferguson launched a stinging attack on the Madrid hierarchy. Ferguson denounced those at Real Madrid as a 'mob' and added that,"I would not sell them a virus." Not talk befitting a knight of the realm but Ferguson is not […]

You think you are better than us, well you probably are. Hey I have no clue, so I will leave it to you all. I want to see which one of you can guess correctly the CL KO matchups. Send us your predictions and you are eligible for the grand prize... a pat in the […]

We've spent alot of time on this site discussing MLS expansion and why Portland and St Louis are more natural fits for MLS (not soccer/football specifically but MLS which is after all an inferior product to European football). However in uncertain economic times where Jeff Cooper's group isn't assured of getting a stadium built in […]