In the past 30 years, England's national team has suffered a lot of disappointments. The country that failed to qualify for Euro 2008 also failed to qualify for the 1974, 1978 and 1994 World Cups. Then, of course, there were the horrible performances in the 1988, 1992 and 2000 European Championships. The list goes on […]

By Kevin Walker Rolando Bianchi arrived at club Lazio from English Premiership side Manchester City last Wednesday. The 24 year old failed to hold down a regular starting berth with his previous club and no doubt is looking for more of a starting role in an attempt to eventually sport the blue jersey of the […]

Today's announcement in Miami by Jack Warner of the new Champions League format for North American continental club championship was a major step forward for a confederation whose organization and structure has been poor through the years. As was the case in the early 1990s when the Gold Cup replaced the dated CONCACAF Championship as […]

Things have been pretty busy in the soccer world recently at least as far as this site goes, what with the African Cup of Nations in full swing and the FA Cup 4th Round ties and 5th Round draw over the past few days. Let's not forget the bread and butter though. Premier League action […]

Cast your vote in the 2007/2008 Soccer Fanzine Awards and let the public know which bloggers and fanzines you rate the best. Take 2 minutes and complete the four-question survey today. Note that you can leave answers blank if you're not sure who to pick. Vote now before the deadline, which is Friday, February 8th. […]

CSRN's Peter Brown reports that Chivas USA have come to an agreement pending the results of a medical later this week to sign to Rapheal Wicky, a veteran of the Swiss National Team. Wicky, a defensive midfielder who can also play on the back line was a starter for Switzerland in Euro 2004 and World […]

Have you all seen the article on the Telegraph's website "revealing" that Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama is a West Ham supporter? I'm not sure what to make of this. Reports state that ever since Obama went on a trip to England five years ago, the Illinois senator has been a fan of the Claret […]

The draw for the 5th Round of the FA Cup was conducted at 8:30 Eastern Time this morning and I have to say, there are some very interesting ties that will be worth watching. Here's the complete draw (Premiership teams are in bold, home teams are listed first): Bristol Rovers v Southampton Cardiff City v […]

Manchester United are looking smarter and smarter for their interest in Manucho as the Angolan striker scored twice in seventeen minutes in the second half to propel his country to a come-from-behind 3-1 win yesterday over Senegal. Manucho now has three goals in two games in this edition of the African Cup of Nations, Angola […]

The second half of Sunday's Sheffield United against Manchester City FA Cup match was a thrilling encounter and a good testament to what the FA Cup should be all about. Two teams playing their hearts out and the fans trying to outsing their opposition, creating an incredible atmosphere. On the pitch, one of the things […]

Andy Appleby, owner of General Sports and Entertainment Group (GSE) and vice chairman of AstroTurf, will be unveiled today as part of the latest foreign consortium to take charge of a Premier League club, this time Derby County, according to The Daily Mirror newspaper. General Sports and Entertainment was founded in 1998 by Appleby. He […]

ESPNsoccernet is reporting that a significant amount of money–believed to be in the region of $3,000-$4,000 US–was stolen right out of wallets from the Manchester City dressing room at some point during the afternoon today. City occupied the visitors' changing room as they were in Sheffield to take on Sheffield United in the 4th Round […]

The Deportivo goalkeeper was found guilty of assaulting his teammate by a judge in La Coruña. The Uruguayan international’s argument that it was a fight between two individuals was not accepted by the judge and the sentence was reduced from what was originally nine months only because Dudu Aouate did not press charges. Since Munúa […]

You would think that if you were in charge of a soccer TV network that your on-air personalities would know how to correctly pronounce the name of the flagship league that your channel carries. But in the case of Fox Soccer Channel, that isn't the case. It's actually quite a common mistake that I hear […]

The draw for the fifth round of the 2007-2008 edition of the world's oldest domestic cup competition will take place tomorrow, and the eight ties are scheduled to be played on February 16 and 17. None of the fourth round ties need replays as they all were decided this weekend. Coca-Cola League One sides Huddersfield […]