Three teams still have a mathematical shot at lifting the Barclays Premier League trophy on May 11th. Let’s look at each of the three from a neutral perspective. Liverpool Why neutrals should support Liverpool 1. The most traditional club of the three with 18 top flight titles but no title since 1990. 2. Sentiment – […]

With Chelsea’s victorious visit to Anfield and City’s win at Crystal Palace, headlines in world football are rightly dominated by the final league games and their implications on the title fight. This is a thrilling conclusion to an admittedly insane season of English Premier League football; however, I wanted to focus on the implication of […]

Real Madrid striker Cristiano Ronaldo set a new UEFA Champions League record tonight with 16 goals in one Champions League campaign, which beat the previous record of 14 goals scored by Leo Messi in the 2011/12 season. It was an awe-inspiring performance by Real Madrid, who completely swept Bayern Munich away in the Allianz Arena […]

Earlier this week, Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher gave an enlightening analysis of the Liverpool-Chelsea game and the mistakes that Liverpool made that played right into Chelsea's hands. On that episode of 'Monday Night Football' on Sky Sports, Neville and Carragher also analyzed Newcastle United's defensive mistakes and what they should be doing better to […]

For a manager, the World Cup is often one long heart attack. These men often prepare four years to lead their team into the biggest tournament in sport, and all that’s guaranteed is 270 minutes of soccer and a lack of predictability that make the games so much fun to watch. Few managers make it […]

Didier Drogba spoiled Chelsea fans. The Ivory Coast international arrived at Chelsea in July 2004 for the bargain price of £24 million and made an almost immediate impact, helping lead the club to its second-ever top-flight league title in his first campaign. Throughout his tenure with Chelsea, Drogba consistently bailed Chelsea out at the end […]

You could definitely argue that today's UEFA Champions League semi-final second leg between Bayern Munich and Real Madrid is the biggest match of the season. Current Champions League title holders Bayern Munich needs to bounce back from a 0-1 aggregate score to beat one of the biggest clubs in the world, Real Madrid. This promises […]

Ajax head coach Frank De Boer has revealed that Tottenham Hotspur have approached him in regards to replacing Tim Sherwood as the manager at the White Hart Lane club. De Boer revealed the news when asked about the Tottenham job by a Dutch broadcaster. He said: "I'm going to listen and talk (after the season […]

With the UEFA Champions League back in action this week, we have four of the top managers in the world competing to advance their team to the final in Lisbon — Pep Guardiola, Carlo Ancelotti, Diego Simeone and Jose Mourinho. No manager has ever won the Champions League trophy three times. But this year, it […]

Viewing figures are in for NBCSN's live broadcast of Liverpool against Chelsea, the biggest match of the 2013/14 Premier League season. The 9am ET broadcast was watched by an average of 940,000 viewers, which ranks as the most-watched early (pre 10am ET) soccer broadcast ever in the United States and the third most-watched game ever […]

“Alan Pardew, it’s six in a row” was the reminder from the 2,000 strong Toon Army on Monday night that he is very much a man under pressure. Pardew’s time at Newcastle United has divided fans opinion more than any other manager in their history. From 5th placed finishes to relegation scraps and mid table […]

With the way that FOX Sports hyped Gus Johnson, you would expect by now after one year of announcing soccer games that Gus Johnson would be generating scorching hot viewing audience numbers that would help pay for the huge salary they're giving him. But based on recent viewing figures for the UEFA Champions League, the […]

Jose Mourinho and Chelsea came in for another round of criticism for playing what has been dubbed “anti-football” by critics this past Sunday at Anfield. The Blues won 2-0 to keep their league title hopes alive. This came after similarly negative displays at Manchester United, Arsenal and Manchester City. A prevalent theme among the critics […]

Just two days after the death of Tito Vilanova, Barcelona staged a remarkable comeback to beat Villarreal but Atletico Madrid remain on course to become Spanish champions after a narrow win over Valencia. Atleti are four points ahead of Barca and six in front of Real Madrid, who thumped Osasuna to keep up the pressure […]

Monday's edition of Monday Night Football on Sky Sports featured Jamie Carragher and Gary Neville analyzing the tactics that Chelsea made during the 2-0 victory against Liverpool. Carragher looked closer at Chelsea's timewasting and tactics of parking the bus, and the mistakes that Liverpool made that played right into Jose Mourinho's strategy of trying to […]