Blackburn Rovers have sacked manager Sam Allardyce today with immediate effect. In a prepared statement by the club, they said that: "The Venky's Group, owners of Blackburn Rovers Football Club, has today confirmed the departure of manager Sam Allardyce and assistant manager Neil McDonald with immediate effect. First-team coaching duties will be taken on by Steve […]

Interesting video featuring big Sam today from the Mirror. Let's hope his side never have to run a 4-3-1-2. Here’s the links: Bendtner faces Denmark Axe [Mail] Manchester United vs. Arsenal preview [ManUTD24] Inside Soccer – Jen Chang [Sports Illustrated] Tangerine Dream [Gib Football Show] Letter to Tevez [The Fifth Official] Chelsea analysis [A Different […]

Dortmund’s form this season has been exceptional. In the early autumn, many people thought that perhaps they would start to fade away by now, but they’ve in fact managed to do the complete opposite. Incredibly, they now find themselves 11 points ahead of Bayer Leverkusen in second, and rather comically, 17 points ahead of the […]

Germany's Mesut Ozil, who has fit in so well at Real Madrid since arriving at the Spanish club with fellow German international Sami Khedira in the summer, opened the scoring this weekend for his side in a 3-1 win over Zaragoza. Here's the goal!

It's one of the biggest matches in the EPL this season as Manchester United hosts Arsenal. The live blog will begin about 10 minutes before kickoff or at 2:50 PM USA Eastern and 7:50 PM local UK time (GMT). Match Preview Manchester United (last 6 EPL matches – WWDDWW) The Red Devils are the only […]

With Christmas fast approaching and the cold snap beginning to bite, let’s take a look at five films soccer related films that you can enjoy over the festive period without leaving the comfort of your house, thanks to the joy that is iTunes. 5. The Football Factory Based on a novel wrote by John King, […]

First against third will take place on Monday when Arsenal travel to Old Trafford to take on Manchester United in what will be a fitting end to an exciting weekend. Arsenal lead United by the slimmest of margins, just a point, due to United missing out on league play last weekend against Blackpool because of […]

When news came a few days ago that the Red Sox signed former Tampa Bay Rays Left Fielder Carl Crawford for a seven year $142 Million dollar contract, some supporters of Liverpool were not very happy to hear that. I'm dumbfounded to read about Liverpool supporters screaming for half of that amount that should be […]

Sunday's draw between Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea was one of the best one pointers I've seen in years. I support neither team but I was nearly crying with tears of joy near the dramatic end such was the wondrous spectacle that was happening in front of my eyes. Soccer purists will look at this match […]

With all of the Bundesliga's title challengers picking up positive results on Saturday, the pressure was on Schalke and Mainz to at least keep pace. Elsewhere, Freiburg hosted Gladbach. Let's get to the results! Mainz 0 – 1 Schalke 04 Thomas Tuchel's side continue to slip, but this time at the hands of a resurgent […]

It's been another action packed start to the Bundesliga weekend. Bayern Munich, Bayer Leverkusen and Borussia Dortmund all picked up the wins they were looking for, so no drastic changes in terms of the Bundesliga title race this week. Let's get to the results. Bayern Munich 3 – 0 St. Pauli They were never going […]

Chelsea visit to Tottenham Hotspur highlighted a nine match weekend in the Premier League, with an erratic performance from Heurelho Gomes gifting the Blues an equalizer, denying a match winner in the 1-1 draw at White Hart Lane. That the reqult allowed Manchester City, 3-1 winners at Upton Park, to sit joint top of the […]

On Sunday, a battle took place in London, as two league powerhouses played an intense match in front of a lively crowd at White Hart Lane. The match ended in a 1-1 draw, as Chelsea squandered a wonderful opportunity to go ahead in stoppage time. Tottenham Hotspur began the match in the 4-4-2 formation. The […]

Manchester City is tied on points atop the league, and while the last two years have been filled with discussion of the emerging Citizen juggernaut, this still doesn't seem quite right. Perhaps that's because of the matches played column? One which depicts Arsenal with a match in hand (if for only a few days) and […]

Two weeks ago American international Jonathan Spector scored twice to lead underdog West Ham United in an upset of Manchester United in the Carling Cup. It was hailed as a young American showing his promise in a critical match. This weekend it was three more Americans who provided the key plays to lead their English […]