Could the above photograph be Man United's third shirt for the 08/09 season? It's hard to tell, but it's entirely possible (source: Football Shirts). It's quite possible that this may be a fake, but at this stage of the season it's too early to tell until Nike releases images of the official shirt. From all […]

Nineteen years ago on this very date, 25,000 Liverpool fans traveled to Sheffield for the FA Cup semi-final against Nottingham Forest. In one of the darkest days in football, 96 Liverpool fans died at Hillsborough. Please feel free to pay tribute to those lost souls in a minute's silence at 3:06pm GMT/10:06am ET. To learn […]

If Aston Villa fails to qualify for the Intertoto Cup, they'll be visiting the U.S. for a preseason tour this summer. That's according to Villa manager Martin O'Neill who has two plans depending on what happens in the next few weeks. If the Birmingham club does qualify for the Intertoto, then Villa fans can kiss […]

What may become the most important match of the season when Chelsea plays Manchester United on Saturday, April 26 will be televised around the world. Viewers in America, however, be forewarned. The match will be shown live on Setanta Sports, not Fox Soccer Channel. The kickoff time will be 7:45am ET/12:45pm GMT. If you don't […]

After a turbulent encounter at Old Trafford on Sunday the pressure was on a Chelsea team to reciprocate their own winning result and keep alive the Premiership title race at least until Thursday. The reverse scenario was prevalent last week as Chelsea won away from home at Man City on the Saturday afternoon and Man […]

In the future when historians look back to the 2007/2008 Premier League season, the date they'll agree that Chelsea blew their chances of winning the Premier League title was April 14, 2008. To make matters worse for Chelsea fans, it's now entirely possible that Manchester United may be crowned Premier League champions at Stamford Bridge […]

Ah another weekend of MLS action is in the books and interest already seems to be at midseason form: that is to say people are losing interest as evidenced by the attendance. Perhaps it was DC’s midweek loss that rendered the best in MLS for another year inferior to an upper mid table Mexican side? […]

Wikio – Top Blogs – Sport The Old Lady (Juventus) did the number on AC Milan winning 3 – 2 and Del Piero as the most in form player in Serie A does seem to be the man of the moment indeed. More... The following is a game review from a fellow blogger, Mehdi at […]

The superclassico is over and Guadalajara are the victors. No surprise there and they claim the top spot this month: no surprise there either. A look back at last month’s inaugural rankings here. 1. Guadalajara (Mexico) Last month: 2nd Cruising in the league and a super classico victory. Does it get any better than that? […]

Schalke 04 dismissed coach Mirko Slomka on Sunday, a day after the club suffered a 5-1 defeat at Werder Bremen. The team had recently been eliminated from the Champions League after a 2-0 on aggregate to Barcelona and the defeat against Werder saw them slip from second to third in the Bundesliga. Slomka, 40, joined […]

For football reporters, last season was an investigative journalist's wet dream. There was Kia Joorabchian's role in the Tevez and Mascherano loan signings. BBC's Panorama lifted the lid off the bung scandal. Plus the riveting boardroom drama inside Arsenal. And these were just a few of the headlines. In comparison, this season has been relatively […]

The soap opera at Anfield continues to evolve. In Sunday's News of the World newspaper, journalist Chris Bascombe exclusively revealed that Tom Hicks has allegedly been seeking the advice of Jurgen Klinsmann in recent weeks. Not just any advice, but feedback on what the German thinks of Rafa Benitez's summer transfer targets! Of course, a […]

One of the finest, but often overlooked stadiums, in England is Villa Park, home to Aston Villa. It's a four star UEFA rated stadium, and was traditionally used as a preferred venue for FA Cup semi-finals before the honor was given to Wembley. Villa Park has also hosted 16 England international games. This season the […]

The scene after the match at Old Trafford looked quite familiar for Arsenal. Their legs spent. Their effort admirable. The run of play theirs'. The scoreline favoring the opposition. The Gunners have won just two of their last thirteen matches in all competitions. The only wins coming from a late brace against a gassed AC […]

It seems the debate about the standard of Major League Soccer is never ending and a huge gulf exists between those who believe MLS teams would be successful in Serie A or the Premier League and those who equate MLS teams to third or fourth division European teams. This debate may find itself shifted to […]