Liverpool managing director Ian Ayre has opened talks with Liverpool striker Luis Suarez to discuss renewing his contract to make him the highest paid Reds player ever. According to The Telegraph newspaper, Ayre flew to Barcelona today for a meeting with Suarez's agent to extend the Uruguayan's deal and increase his salary to more than […]

With the score tied at 1-1 with just two minutes to go in the 30 minutes of added extra time, Sunderland midfielder Ki Sung-Yueng scored a goal to send Sunderland through to the semi-finals of the Capital One Cup after sending Chelsea crashing out of the tournament. Chelsea dominated the 90 minutes, but Sunderland were the […]

As we head into the hectic period of the 2013/14 season with matches coming thick and fast, the English football sides have their first opportunity to grab a piece of silverware with the Capital One Cup. But they first have to fend their way through the quarter-finals of the tournament. Three of the four matches […]

Before this season, we knew of Luis Suarez's prowess as a talented yet controversial figure. The Liverpool forward had 23 goals in the 2012-2013 season, second to only Robin van Persie (26). In the same season he accumulated ten yellow cards for his behavior. He recorded two hat tricks against Wigan and Norwich. His numbers […]

The Football Association has charged Jack Wilshere retrospectively with making an offensive and/or insulting and/or abusive gesture in Arsenal's match against Manchester City this past weekend. According to a statement from The FA, "The charge follows an alleged gesture made during the fixture between Manchester City and Arsenal at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday 14 […]

Over the past 24 hours, speculation has begun to mount regarding the somewhat bizarre manner in which Andre Villas-Boas was sacked by Tottenham Chairman Daniel Levy and the connection to new caretaker manager Tim Sherwood. The Telegraph has an excellent story penned by Jason Burt describing the breakdown in the relationship between Villas-Boas and Levy. […]

USL PRO, the third-tier of American soccer, recently completed its Annual General Meeting in Clearwater, Florida. Like the leagues directly above it, USL PRO is in full-fledged expansion mode, adding new teams to its roster each season and now sporting an affiliation agreement with Major League Soccer (MLS) to play host to the reserve league. […]

Barcelona and Atletico Madrid both won again to remain level at the top of La Liga as Atleti’s three-goal margin brought them exactly level with the Catalans on points, wins and goal difference. Ten-man Real Madrid salvaged a draw at lowly Osasuna to trail the top two by five points. Atletico Madrid survived an even first […]

Tonight, Nick Geber and Danny Page chat about the sacking of Tottenham Hotspur manager Andre Villas-Boas, and where Spurs go from here. Plus, the duo tackle the situation at West Bromwich Albion, and whether the board of directors made the correct decision to give Steve Clarke the heave-ho. The special guest tonight will be World […]

Two of the favorite days for most Premier League soccer fans in any calendar year are Boxing Day and New Year's Day. Reason being is that both days typically offer a full gameweek of matches in a 24-48 hour span. Boxing Day, on December 26, will be a good day to request a paid time […]

I was at Villa Park yesterday to see under pressure Manchester United take on Aston Villa. The atmosphere pre-game was low key from the home supporters, which was surprising given United were on a two game losing streak in the league and were under huge pressure to get three points. The Manchester United fans, however, […]

Identity is such an important concept in soccer. It’s formed by a variety of facets; from the badge, stadium, name, kit color and history. In the modern game, a key part of a team’s identity is the brand of soccer they play, which is essentially the stylistic representation of a manager’s principles. One boss who […]

For the past ten years, Jose Mourinho has been the titan on the world stage of soccer management. Records have been casually swatted aside with contemptuous ease. The force of his personality was simply too powerful to be contained but now that force appears to be slowly ebbing away. Before we look at this slow […]

Robin van Persie’s latest injury has opened the door once again for Manchester United’s prodigal son who could fire his club and England to great heights in the next six months. Following months of injury and inertia, Danny Welbeck’s brace Sunday at Villa Park could be a sign of things to come in 2014. Welbeck is […]

Luis Suarez does things that no other attacking player in the world does. All of the discussion about who is better, Ronaldo or Messi, deserves to have Suarez included in the conversation. But that Suarez plays at a club that hasn’t featured in Champions League since the 2009-10 season and because of his own self-inflicted bad […]