After a promising October for the Gunners, the frustrations among Arsenal supporters are beginning to emerge after two poor results in a row – an embarrassing 3-3 draw at home against Anderlecht after leading 3-0, and a 2-1 away loss to Swansea City despite Alexis Sanchez putting the London side in the lead. During the last […]

Swansea City Chairman Huw Jenkins has spoken for the first time with regards to speculation that Swansea City Football Club were inviting US investment proposals in order to further the club's ambition and remain competitive financially with other Premier League clubs. Jenkins revealed in his programme notes for yesterday's visit of Arsenal that the club […]

It's that time of year again. The moment in the season when Arsenal's results leave Arsene Wenger's tactics open for debate. Yesterday's 2-1 defeat to Swansea City shouldn't come as a complete surprise to Premier League fans. Swansea are a better side than their points total would have led you to believe prior to Sunday's kick-off against the Gunners. The Swans were […]

It's a foregone conclusion that Chelsea will win the 2014/15 Premier League title. If you're a Chelsea supporter, you may disagree partly because you don't want the team to be jinxed or you don't want complacency to settle in. However, in a season where Manchester City, Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester United are all misfiring and suffering […]

US Soccer has announced its 25-man squad for the upcoming friendlies against Colombia and the Republic of Ireland. The squad is as follows: GOALKEEPERS (4): Brad Guzan (Aston Villa), Bill Hamid (D.C. United), Sean Johnson (Chicago Fire), Nick Rimando (Real Salt Lake) DEFENDERS (9): DaMarcus Beasley (Houston Dynamo), Matt Besler (Sporting Kansas City), John Brooks […]

The only thing preventing Real Madrid from completely running away with La Liga is the fact that Carlo Ancelotti's side stumbled out of the starting blocks; losing to Real Sociedad and Atletico Madrid during the opening weeks of the Spanish campaign. Since their loss in the Madrid derby on September 13th, Los Blancos have gone unbeaten […]

Adnan Januzaj burst on the Premier League scene last season under former Manchester United manager David Moyes. The attacking midfielder was initially signed by Sir Alex Ferguson from Anderlecht in March 2011 and was eventually called up to United's senior squad towards the end of the 2012-13 league campaign. Januzaj remained an unused substitute during that season, […]

Today's episode of The 2 Robbies Football Show features the one and only Rebecca Lowe, NBC's soccer presenter. Listen live to The 2 Robbies Football Show beginning at 5pm ET on www.NBCSportsRadio.com (or via the player below). Both Robbie Earle and Robbie Mustoe want to make the show as interactive as possible, so this is your […]

Today's Liverpool against Chelsea match doesn't have the same build-up as the one near the end of last season that put Chelsea in the ascendency, but it's still an important match nonetheless. A win for Chelsea and the club will continue on its path for an inevitable long march to a Premier League title. A […]

For the 2014/15 Premier League season, based on the relative ELO rankings, the simulations indicated an easy top four finish for Manchester City, Chelsea, and Liverpool. There was a four way scramble for fourth, with Arsenal having the edge. Manchester City were clear favorite to win the league with Chelsea a reasonably strong second. With […]

With the international break upon us next week, that means the Premier League have had to sandwich in the 10 games this weekend between Saturday and Sunday before the national team players have to report for international duty early next week. And with Everton and Tottenham playing on Thursday in the Europa League, that means […]

Manchester City endured yet another disappointing night in the Champions League after a 2-1 loss against CSKA Moscow. This match perfectly summed up the European adventures for a club that has dominated the Premier League for the last few years. Nothing appeared to go right for the Premier League champions, as they find themselves bottom […]

Perhaps the biggest break out star for the USA coming out of the 2014 World Cup was Jermaine Jones. The German-American midfielder played exceptionally well in Brazil and overnight became one of the more popular soccer stars in America. Jones capitalized on his World Cup performance and new found popularity by signing a multi-million dollar […]

Traditionally, soccer’s great rivalries are founded and fed by political and geographical demographics. It's those age-old guidelines that make the rivalry between Liverpool and Chelsea a peculiar one. There’s a clear, longstanding needle between the two teams, but the classic stimulants for a rivalry don’t really exist when it comes to the Blues and the Reds. […]

The current campaign was always going to be a season of firsts for Everton. For Roberto Martinez, that was the case on a number of fronts, with the Catalonian having to deal with European football and all the accompanying connotations for the first time in his career. The players too had to get into an […]