Aston Villa celebrates tonight 140 years since the club played its first match in November, 1874. The Villains will be hoping for a move to get them away from the relegation dropzone, while a win for Southampton will move the Saints within four points of first-placed Chelsea. For viewers in the United States, here are […]

The last time Ander Herrera made an appearance for Manchester United was against West Bromwich Albion on October 20th. The midfielder started the game but was replaced at halftime by Marouane Fellaini. It was learned that Herrera had "tweaked" his rib; an injury that had kept him out of United's lineup for the previous three weeks. Since that appearance at […]

It is difficult to describe in words what an outstanding storyteller and incomparable researcher David Goldblatt is. Following up on his remarkable works Futebol Nation and The Ball is Round, Goldblatt has tackled a topic few have managed to truly understand. – the emergence of soccer and the Premier League as a global window to the new […]

Soccer fans are an opinionated group of people. We know what we like, and there are plenty of choices to choose from. Based on your opinion, what soccer podcasts are your favorite? It’s a broad topic and there are plenty of options available, so feel free to list your favorites! Share your honest opinion in the […]

Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini has dismissed "rumors" that the club could attempt to sign Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi. Messi's future at Barca has been the subject of recent speculation despite the Argentinian's hero status at the Nou Camp and his phenomenal goalscoring record. The 27-year-old scored a hat-trick against Sevilla last weekend to become […]

Signing players in the twilight of their career who have sampled illustrious glories always comes with a measure of risk. Having achieved all of their major ambitions, does the desire still linger? Do they still have the class to cut it at the top level? Can they help inspire a supposed lesser side to bigger […]

Brendan Rodgers knows his position as Liverpool boss could start to come under scrutiny if their current poor form continues. The Reds lost a fourth consecutive game in all competitions after going down 3-1 to Crystal Palace on Sunday afternoon and Rodgers' side are now 18 points off the pace of Barclays Premier League pace-setters […]

Christian Eriksen has set his sights on curing Tottenham's White Hart Lane woe after getting the side out of jail at Hull. Spurs' rocky first season under Mauricio Pochettino appeared to heading for another low ebb at the KC Stadium on Sunday when they went in at half-time 1-0 behind. A team showing six changes […]

Earlier today, fans walked the long drive up to Red Bull Arena. There was no parking near the arena so they walked, most about a quarter mile, to the gates. Some had been coming to games the entire year, more to just a game here and there, and what seemed to be the majority were […]

Samir Nasri welcomed Manchester City's return to winning ways but immediately turned his thoughts to the step up required in the Champions League this week. French midfielder Nasri shone as City came from behind to edge out Swansea 2-1 in the Barclays Premier League with goals from Stevan Jovetic and Yaya Toure at the Etihad […]

MLS team LA Galaxy took a narrow advantage in the first leg of the Western Conference Final today with a 1-0 victory at the StubHub Center, outside Los Angeles. The game, which was played in front of a sold-out crowd of 27,000, featured a goal from Marcelo Sarvas in the 52nd minute to give the […]

Liverpool's season went from bad to worse as they let an early lead slip to lose 3-1 at struggling Crystal Palace on Sunday afternoon. Only twice before have the Reds amassed fewer points at this stage of a Barclays Premier League season, but last year's runners-up are failing to hit the heady heights that saw […]

Defender Chris Smalling is confident Manchester United's 2-1 win at Arsenal can serve as a platform on which to cement their place back in the top four of the Barclays Premier League. United recorded their first away win under Louis van Gaal after weathering an early onslaught from the Gunners, when goalkeeper David De Gea […]

Former Liverpool defender and current Sky Sports analyst Jamie Carragher slated the club's performances during 2014 today, labeling the side as having no leadership, showing no progress and being bullied and outclassed by a Crystal Palace side. Carragher's arguments were televised on Sky Sports after the Palace-Liverpool game. The former central defender didn't hold back […]

Fans of New York Red Bulls will feel hard done by in the first leg of the Eastern Conference Final today after Jermaine Jones should have been sent off for a reckless foul in the first half. But the USMNT player only received a yellow card and proceeded to grab a late goal and Man […]