I trust we all watched the US match yesterday and if you did not see it, you didn't need to. Barbados missing four of their five best players got rolled by a fired up US squad 8-0. While the scoreline was impressive, many concerns still persist for the U.S. like keeping proper spacing between attackers […]

I trust we all watched the US match Sunday and if you did not see it, you didn’t need to. Barbados missing four of their five best players got rolled by a fired up US squad 8-0. While the scoreline was impressive, many concerns still persist for the U.S. like keeping proper spacing between attackers […]

The 2008/2009 Premier League fixtures have been announced and here are some mouthwatering matches to look forward to (all dates subject to change): Sunday, August 31* Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur Saturday, September 13 Manchester City v Chelsea Sunday, September 14* Liverpool v Manchester United Sunday, September 21* Chelsea v Manchester United Saturday, September 27 Everton […]

So it's here, the day the gets us all excited and begins the countdown to the new season starting on August 16th, a mere 61 days away. Everyone eagerly checks the fixtures, scanning to see when they've got that away trip to Old Trafford, Anfield, The Emirates and Stamford Bridge, who'll they'll be playing near […]

Right now, football fans throughout Europe and around the world are riveted to Euro 2008. But if you've watched "Through The Night" the past few days, you'll have noticed that Sky Sports has led with different stories and relegated Euro 2008 news to the second or third stories of the night. While Sky Sports doesn't […]

Soccer fans in the United States watching the Turkey against Czech Republic game were in for a double treat on Sunday. There was the incredible comeback from Turkey who found themselves two nil down but came back to win the match 3-2, which knocked the Czechs out of the tournament. But there was also the […]

Two of the more historic teams in La Liga officially made their return to the Spanish First Division after Sporting (Gijón) and Málaga beat Éibar and Tenerife by the same 2-0 result. These two teams will join Numancia in the Spanish top flight next season. Week 43 Results Numancia 2 Pol. Ejido […]

Tonight sees the first dual clash with Czech Republic playing Turkey whilst Switzerland host Portugal. With Portugal through as Group Winners, all eyes will be on Geneva. We could potentially have a first in Group qualification with the fact that should tonight's game end in a draw, we will go straight into a penalty shoot out […]

Well the time for preparation is over. Today the United States begins World Cup qualifying and results now do now matter. The style and performances of the last three friendlies have been dissected and pulled apart, on this web page and others, but now is the time to finally determine whether the United States is […]

In celebration of the city of Liverpool being Europe's Capital of Culture, Goodison Park is the home for an unusual figurine: A lambanana! Named the Super St Domingo Lamb Banana, the figure was erected this morning in front of the Dixie Dean statue outside Goodison Park. Part banana, part lamb, the structure is one of […]

Former Metro star and current Islander Peter Villegas scored a goal for Puerto Rico in Saturday's 2-2 draw with Honduras Every region with the exception of the Euro engaged UEFA confederation has begun qualifying for World Cup 2010. A number of players from Major League Soccer and USL-1 were in action Saturday, representing their countries, […]

Manchester United's web site received over 5.4 million unique visitors in May, 2008, which is a record for the site. The website has been managed by IMG Media since 1998 and has trebled the amount of traffic on its site every two years. The figures were boosted by the launch of Chinese, Japanese and Korean […]

Earlier this week I wrote an opinion piece about how the experience of watching football matches on TV are oftentimes better than seeing the games in person. Well, I want to take that back. That's because watching a match on TV in a pub is better than both watching matches at home and in person, […]

Image details: Mario Kempes of Argentina celebrates scoring a goal served by picapp.com According to sources, former World Cup winner and current ESPN analyst Mario Kempes is expecting to make a move back to his native Argentina to join the channel's operations there. The former Valencia and River Plate star calls Bristol, CT home for […]

Please read Steve Goff’s piece on Santino Quaratna. Once the great hope of American Soccer, Quaranta faced injury, addiction and deceit before finally kicking all of it and emerging as a better person and yes a decent footballer. This is probably the best piece written on an MLS related subject thus far in 2008. Steve […]