The draw for the quarterfinal round of the world's oldest soccer competition was conducted today in Soho Square. From a record 731 teams that entered the 2007-2008 edition of the FA Cup, we're down to the last 8/9 and for a neutral fan like myself, this draw shaped up very nicely. All four ties will […]

They were surprise shocks felt around the world, or so much of the media would have you believe. Vultures scrupulously circled a cavernous Anfield as the Scouse nation struggled to surmount the sickly hangover of a late Liverpool crumble. Ferguson's men shattered Arsenal's fragile psyche, leaving them fighting to keep the fabric of the fantastic […]

Seven out of the eight FA Cup 5th Round ties were settled this weekend, with only the Middlesbrough-Sheffield United pairing in need of a replay. That match will come at the Riverside on the 26th, but both teams will be in the hat for tomorrow's quarterfinal draw. Two surprise teams will be joining the aforementioned […]

The Derby della Lanterna begun with Genoa and Sampdoria renewing old aquaintances. A goalless first half built a powder keg of emotion between the ancient rivals. Second half action saw Sampdoria the hungrier side continually pressing forward, creating a majority of chances. Play began to open up once Genoa was reduced to 10 men with […]

I don't think I need to explain to you what an upset this is, so I won't. Liverpool should've won the game. It's that simple. They had more shots, more possession, more chances, more everything. But they only scored one goal and as I've said countless times, the only stat that matters in a team […]

ESPNsoccernet is reporting that Red and White Holdings Ltd. has increased it's share of Arsenal F.C. to 24%, making the group the second largest shareholder behind Daniel Fiszman who has 24.11%. The lock-down agreement preventing a takeover bid expires in April. Cue the Darth Vadar Theme (David Dein enters)

The Giallorossi and the Bianconeri once again face off renewing a rivalry which is one of the most lasting and bitter in the world of Italian football. Roma fans certainly think of Juventus as their sworn enemy making Juve good company with cross town boys Lazio. The first meeting of the season between these two […]

Join us this weekend in the EPL Talk Chat to discuss the live FA Cup matches including: Saturday, February 16: Liverpool v Barnsley, 10am ET Chelsea v Huddersfield, 10am ET Cardiff v Wolves, 10m ET Coventry v West Brom, 10am ET Manchester United v Arsenal, 12:15pm ET Sunday, February 17: Sheffield United v Middlesbrough, 9am […]

Middlesbrough left winger Stewart Downing signed a new five-year contract with the club today after weeks of maintaining his wish to leave Boro when his previous contract expired after the 2009-2010 season. Downing has seemingly been rumored to join Tottenham in every recent transfer window, and looked a good bet to do just that in […]

Thank you to Eric Piazzoni (South Bend, Indiana) and the Ipswich Town FC Supporters Club for the following historical breakdown on the required Championship league point totals for potential promotion to the Premiership. Eric's blog is http://ericpz.wordpress.com and his supporters club chapter is http://www.itfcnasc.com. Points needed for the final (6th table position) playoff berth: 2003-2004: […]

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The 2006 World Cup was a page turner for the United States. Not only because the result didn't fulfill the pre-tournament expectations of many, but because of a coaching change and the departure of arguably four of the United States five most skilled players. (Eddie Pope, Claudio Reyna and Brian McBride retired from international play; […]

In this video, we catch up with The Special One unveiling a shock signing for his chat show. Be Champions!

Solid away victories for Everton and Tottenham, at Brann and Slavia Prague respectively, have propelled the two Premiership sides into great position heading into their UEFA Cup Round of 32 second legs next week. Everton had the more straightforward road game of the two, although going to Norway in February really couldn't have been pleasant. […]

ITVN, the company that provides Setanta Sports via an IPTV set-top box to subscribers in the United States, appears to be in serious trouble. In what is typically a bad sign in business, ITVN is no longer accepting new subscribers. According to ITVN, "[we are] currently going through a corporate reorganization and we are no […]