Norwich City Founded: 1902 Nicknames: The Canaries, The Musterdman Ground: Carrow Road (26,164) Last Season: 17th in the CCC 55 points League Cup Winners: 1962,1985

An amazing 37 ties kick off today as the first round of qualifying for the 2008-09 UEFA Cup takes place. The 37 teams who win this round will be joined by 27 more sides – including the eleven Intertoto Cup third round winners – in the second qualifying round draw, taking place in Nyon on August 1st. […]

So Alexander Hleb has moved from Arsenal to Barcelona in a £11.9m transfer. While some Arsenal fans may fret about the loss, I'm not worried. To me, Hleb isn't a huge loss. When I first saw him play for the Gunners in a friendly match in the summer of 2005, I immediately liked the player […]

The Independent newspaper has publicly acknowledged that it got its facts wrong in a story about the future of Bolton manager Gary Megson, which was originally published on April 8, 2008. The newspaper originally wrote that the club was "planning an overhaul in its management structure and was set to appoint a coach to work […]

Second Half Santos failure to finish even one of their numerous chances has encouraged Preki to bring Jesse Marsch and Ante Razov both on at halftime. Chivas USA is no doubt now chasing 3 points! Still for Chivas it seems it will take something special to Oswaldo Sanchez while Santos seems to have used all […]

I want to proudly announce that Edgar Castillio will be on the 2Gs show tomorrow. Castillio the left footed defender/midfielder for Santos Laguna was raised in New Mexico but opted to play at the international level for Mexico. He scored a goal against Guatemala in the Olympic qualifying tournament, however Mexico lost that match and […]

This was the best game of the tournament from a pure technical standpoint. No it did not feature the goals or open play of other matches but two teams with so much quality. Don’t be surprised if these teams meet in the final where Pachuca like last year having lost to the Galaxy in group […]

This was the best game of the tournament from a pure technical standpoint. No it did not feature the goals or open play of other matches but two teams with so much quality. Don't be surprised if these teams meet in the final where Pachuca like last year having lost to the Galaxy in group […]

Ipswich Town Founded: 1878 Nickname: Tractor Boys Ground: Portman Road (30,311) Last Season: 8th in the CCC 69 points FA Cup Winners: 1977/78 UEFA Cup Winners: 1980/81 FA Youth Cup Winners: 1972/73, 1974/75, 2004/05 First Division Winners: 1961/62

Doncaster Rovers Founded: 1879 Nickname: The Vikings, Rovers, Donny Ground: Keepmoat Stadium (15,231) Last Season: 3rd in League One 80 points- Won Promotion via the playoffs 1-0 over Leeds United Johnstones Paint Trophy: 2007 Fourth Division/ League Two Winners: 1965/66, 1968/69 Nationwide Conference Cup/ Setanta Shield Winners: 1998/99, 1999/00

Some of the more well-known clubs jump into the fray in this final round of competition including 2007 Bundesliga champions VfB Stuttgart, Aston Villa (former European Cup and 2001 Intertoto Cup Winners) and Norwegian club Rosenborg. Winners of this round enter UEFA Cup second qualifying round. The ultimate winner of the Intertoto Cup is the […]

Article by Kartik Krishnaiyer The connections between Major League Soccer and my favorite international football club, Manchester City continue to grow with time. Monday, San Jose announced the signing of Darren Huckerby and Paul Dickov is about to sign with Toronto FC according to published reports. Manchester City has contributed more former players recently to […]

George Weah in City colors/ All Sport UK Photo The connections between Major League Soccer and my favorite international football club, Manchester City continue to grow with time. Monday, San Jose announced the signing of Darren Huckerby and Paul Dickov is about to sign with Toronto FC according to published reports. Manchester City has contributed […]

The connections between Major League Soccer and my favorite international football club, Manchester City continue to grow with time. Monday, San Jose announced the signing of Darren Huckerby and Paul Dickov is about to sign with Toronto FC according to published reports. Manchester City has contributed more former players recently to the soccer setup in […]

For those of you wondering what the major announcement was that I teased you with earlier this week, here it is. EPL Talk has launched a free ebook entitled In Pursuit Of Real Football: The Soccer Fan's Ultimate Travel Guide To Attending EPL Matches In England.If you've always dreamed of going to England to experience […]