Sixteen and a half minutes. That’s all it took for Jermain Defoe to explode onto Major League Soccer. Described by Toronto as a bloody big deal, Defoe certainly made it seem that way with his performance last Saturday. Grabbing a second inside half an hour, the forward showed the kind of predatory instinct that goes […]

The quarterfinal line-up for the Champions League is complete after the second legs of the final four last-16 ties were played out this week. And if you cast your eyes over the teams that remain, this season’s tournament is shaping up to be the most hotly contested in years. We’ve got a cacophony of different […]

Julian Green represents a significant capture for Jurgen Klinsmann after persuading him to ignore interest from Germany in order to commit his international career to the US Men's National Team (USMNT). Born in Florida, little is really known about Green as a player. Described as more of a winger than a forward, sources close to […]

Belgian music recording artist Stromae has released the official Belgium World Cup 2014 song, which is accompanied by a bizarre video featuring several Belgium soccer stars including Eden Hazard, Vincent Kompany, Kevin de Bruyne and many others. If you want to hear what the song sounds like, skip to minute 05:10. Let's hope Belgium's performances […]

Earlier this month, singer Gary Barlow joined several England stars for the recording of the official England World Cup song. While we haven't heard the song yet, The FA released behind-the-scenes footage today featuring interviews with several of the players and musicians involved. Former England captain Gary Lineker formed a 20-strong all star band to […]

In a turning of the tables, it was Manchester United not Olympiakos who qualified for the UEFA Champions League quarter final Wednesday night. From the first minute to the last, it was Manchester United commanding the pitch of Old Trafford. Talismanic Robin van Persie’s hat-trick salvaged their Champions League dream against Olympiakos, to book their […]

"Solid and, at times, unspectacular" described Steve Cherundolo’s professional career. The American international, who won 87 caps for the US Men's National Team and played in three World Cups, retired Wednesday after persistent knee problems robbed him of an ability to feature in a fourth World Cup this summer. Often under-appreciated by fans in the […]

Manchester United's official matchday programme United Review sums up the situation at Old Trafford today with the headline "Let's go for it!" emblazoned across the front cover. With United 2-0 down on aggregate, David Moyes's side has everything to do to try to qualify for the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League. In the other tie, Dortmund […]

The FA have charged Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho with improper conduct for his behavior during Saturday's 1-0 loss to Aston Villa. According to The FA, "it is alleged the Chelsea manager’s behavior in re-entering the field of play in or around the 90th minute of the fixture and approaching the Match Referee amounted to improper […]

Manchester United manager David Moyes has his back against the wall if some media reports are to be believed. Despite signs that the manager was beginning to get the Red Devils turned in the right direction, time and again when the big tests have come his side has failed. The latest defeat was a shocking […]

Timmy Chandler's hopes of playing with the US Men's National Team at this summer's World Cup have been dealt a blow after picking up an injury that will rule him out of the rest of the Bundesliga season. Chandler suffered a torn meniscus in February but hasn't yet recovered from the injury. His head coach at […]

There are three books about Manchester United that are worth reading, and that combined may bring this season into a little better perspective. Two of them were published within the last year, but it's best to begin chronologically with the third, and perhaps best, of the three. A Will to Win – Alex Ferguson […]

Tuesday night's action in the UEFA Champions League was largely an eventful affair with everything going to script as last week's matches did. Perhaps today's Champions League games will give us something to rave about? Nevertheless, here are the match highlights from Chelsea-Galatasaray and Real Madrid-Schalke. Due to rights restrictions, the following videos are playable […]

With a 6-1 aggregate lead from the UEFA Champions League first leg against Schalke, Real Madrid head coach Carlo Ancelotti risked star forward Cristiano Ronaldo for the full 90 minutes in last night's second leg at the Santiago Bernabeu. Ronaldo scored two more goals against the Bundesliga side, but the injury to fellow teammate Jese […]

US company Warrior ha signed a deal with Stoke City to become the official kit supplier, which will begin this June. Warrior will design Stoke's home and away kits, as well as the club's training gear. After the end of this season, Stoke City will no longer be wearing their adidas kits that they've worn […]