The Football Association will today announce that ITV and Setanta has won the UK TV rights for four years of FA Cup and England matches for more than £400 million. The expected announcement will deal a cruel blow to current TV rights owners Sky and BBC, especially the latter who is now left with only […]

Now that the race for the Premiership title is entering its final stage of the season, how close is Manchester United to lifting the trophy and can Chelsea snatch the title before the season concludes on Sunday, May 13? Despite the current six point gap, the key for Chelsea, no matter how simple it sounds, […]

Picture from Fox Sports.com/ Eddie Johnson's goal less streak for the National Team reaches 13 in a shocking performance Wednesday Night versus Guatemala. May 16th 1998. The United States was coming off a convincing 3-0 victory in Vienna against Austria, a team that like the USA was preparing for France 1998 that summer. The US […]

I'll declare my bias right off the start — I hope Nottingham Forest get an automatic promotion to the Championship this season. That being said, there is a massive game this weekend as third-place Forest face second-place Bristol City at Ashton Gate. Promotion could be worth up to £10m this season and Forest were once […]

By John NicholsonOne of the great conundrums of football is how a team of averagely talented players can sometimes play better and beat a team of superior players. This is often especially the case during international weeks such as the one that has just happened. As you will be aware, England haven't been playing well […]

If you're searching for a way to experience Saturday's Premiership match between Arsenal and Liverpool online, join the EPL Talk Chat hosted by bcjohn. We'll have Arsenal, Liverpool and neutral fans from around the world chatting in real-time about the first cup final of the season. We'll also be able to tip you off regarding […]

Craven Cottage seems out of place in the Premiership. With grounds such as Old Trafford, the Emirates Stadium and St. James's Park being large steel monstrosities, Craven Cottage is a tiny but historic ground nestled next to the quaint Bishop's Park alongside the dark brown River Thames. I had the pleasure of visiting the ground […]

Rob Stone............aggggh Carlos Ruiz playing at home @ Pizza Hut Park. A nice storyline as ESPN shamelessly promotes its MLS package. Glad to see Frankie Simek and Jay DeMerit getting the start. Hopefully they will get a good look in this match. Kasey Keller gets the start. Keller stated in an interview the other day […]

By Juan Arango The Argentine international midfielder might decide to stay beyond his projected loan window. According to El Mediterraneo of Castellón, the exiled Villarreal star looks to be drawing his European adventure to a close. Sources have stated that the star’s house in Castellón is up for sale for an estimated €900,000. “I have […]

While the press and public continue to stick knives into Steve McClaren's management of the England team, off the pitch there are some big moves being made in the world of business. The focus of attention are the TV rights deals for England and FA Cup matches in the UK. The four year contract is […]

We'll have a full breakdown with predictions of the upcoming MLS season next week on the site.

If you're like me and when I consider the better writers from The Guardian, many of the names that first pop into my head are people such as Kevin McCarra, Paul Doyle, Barry Glendenning and Sid Lowe — all members of the Football Weekly brat pack. But one name that is often overlooked is one […]

Watch Landon Donovan's Hat Trick.

US Soccer has several excellent podcast interviews with coaches and players from the Training Camp prior to the Ecuador match in Bradenton, Fl. Interviews include Kasey Keller, Bob Bradley, Oguchi Onyewu, Jonathan Spector, Jay DeMerit, Tim Howard and Steve Cherundolo. Check it out at http://ussoccer.com , or download via itunes.

Before we move on to the Guatemala game on Wednesday I have some final thoughts about the performance in Tampa on Sunday. We all know Landon Donovan had a great game, but some thoughts and concerns exist about the rest of the squad. We didn't get to see Jay DeMerit, Heath Pearce of Frankie Simek […]