Manchester City looks set to break their home attendance record this Saturday when they play Chelsea in front of a sold out crowd at the City of Manchester Stadium. The previous highest attendance at Eastlands was 47,321 on December 30, 2007 for City's match against Liverpool. The stadium's capacity for football is 47,726. The match […]

It's time for FIFA to rethink international football. In 1992, UEFA changed the European Cup to the Champions League and transformed European club football into a more entertaining product that generates vast sums of money. It also didn't hurt that the tournament now attracts a cumulative television audience of 4 billion viewers in 227 countries. […]

Schalke, currently sitting at the top of the Bundesliga, have surged ahead to the peak of another, less prestigious table – the goalkeeper injury table. First choice keeper Manuel Neuer has yet to make an appearance this season, having broken his fifth metatarsal during a pre-season friendly against SpVgg Erkenschwick (currently playing in the equivalent […]

Azulón president Ángel Torres came out with all guns blazing as his team will be without their two goalkeepers in less than a month. What made the club prsident more indignated was the fact that he did not receive a call from any Argentine footbal federation official to talk about the matter and arrangements as […]

A belated welcome to the third edition of Bundesliga Statistics, covering matchday three. As you may have noticed this post has been a long time in the making. I have returned from my unannounced vacation, so have no fear, timely updates will reappear. "But Mark," you may begin to ask, "why did you choose this […]

Roberto Donadoni and former Napoli and Chelsea forward, Gianfranco Zola have made the shortlist for new manager at West Ham United. What an amazing change of events I can remember not to long ago Italian tactics and methods were despised by the English establishment, now it seems there is a shortage of originality in "the Home Countries" (British Isles) […]

George Weah's goal could be compared to one of the best, Maradona's World Cup run against England in the 1986. Weah (World Player of the Year 1995, European Player of the Year 1995 & African Player of the Year 1995) took control as he received the ball in his own penalty area and made a run […]

Group B is home to a surprising Cypriot side, a Greek side in transition, a German side sometimes called 'everyone's second team', and an Italian club with a little something special. Confused? Let me explain! Anorthosis Famagusta FC How They Got Here: Became the first and only Cypriot football club to reach the group stages […]

High hopes surrounded this Canadian sides advancement to the group stage of CONCACAF World Cup qualifying. With what many in the Canadian Soccer community considered the nations best team ever, the hope was that Canada would reach its first World Cup since 1986. However, the first two group matches, both at home have exposed Canada […]

For once, the Brits know how it feels to be American. That is, they know how difficult it is to watch England play football on TV. With the TV rights for England in Britain going to Setanta Sports, most Englanders didn't see the two nil win against Andorra on Saturday. The same will apply to […]

One of the most addictive computer games is, without a doubt, Football Manager. Bad news for the wife and girlfriend. Football Manager 2009 is scheduled for release in Europe on November 14, 2008. Here's a preview of the new game as well as a trailer with plenty of interviews: [display_podcast] Thanks to The Offside for […]

Ask an average American what the British are famous for and the common answers are bad teeth, bad food and hooligans. I've heard these stereotypes so many times in the 25 years since I moved to the States from Wales in 1984 that the jokes aren't funny anymore. Well, at least not that funny. Rather […]

Big Loser: Chile and Colombia. If there is a tiebreaker it would hav to be based on the result. So La Roja woud have to earn that honor. These were the only two that lost at home. But it was not their loss on the scoreboard, it was their offensive ineptitude that raised questions- again. […]

Big Loser: Chile and Colombia. If there is a tiebreaker it would hav to be based on the result. So La Roja woud have to earn that honor. These were the only two that lost at home. But it was not their loss on the scoreboard, it was their offensive ineptitude that raised questions- again. […]

High hopes surrounded this Canadian sides advancement to the group stage of CONCACAF World Cup qualifying. With what many in the Canadian Soccer community considered the nations best team ever, the hope was that Canada would reach its first World Cup since 1986. However, the first two group matches, both at home have exposed Canada […]