Which of these records sounds the superior one to you? Played 14, Won 7, Drawn 7, lost 0 Or Played 14, Won 9, Drawn 1, Lost 4 Ok, those of you not drunk will have spotted that these two records amount to the same amount of points. But I think psychologically, the first record looks […]

I'm always amazed by how many story lines are conjured up by the small cast of Special 1 TV. There's always something going on in real life with Jose Mourinho, Wayne Rooney and Sven-Goran Eriksson as well the phone-in callers such as Sir Alex Ferguson, Arsene Wenger and others. So it's no surprise that the […]

Get ready for a daily dose of Premier League goodies. The 'Premier League Links Of The Day' will feature some of the top articles, photos, and videos from the web, delivered to you on a daily weekday basis. As for the above video, it gets better the more times you watch it and definitely doesn't […]

This week saw a flurry of loan activity in the Championship, as the loan deadline day came and went. This saw a number of players from Premiership clubs make their way to the Championship to gain some first team experience or maintain their match fitness at a competitive level. Some of the more interesting deals to take place this week include:

Hope everyone had a terrific Thanksgiving. Too bad there's no real football on Turkey Day. Not sure why, but fewer delayed matches this week means we only get 8 of the 10 for the first time this season on broadcast television (all 10 of course available if you have espn3.com & foxsoccer.tv). Based on the resurgence of […]

Well this season is just getting harder and harder to predict. Having just absorbed last week’s action Game Week 15 is here and no doubt will throw up plenty more surprises. The Premier League weekend kicks off Saturday lunchtime at Villa Park. Two wounded team’s line up looking to bounce back from disappointing results. The […]

With Bayern Munich's place in the round of sixteen booked despite their loss in Rome, the pressure was on the Bundesliga's other two Champions League representatives to step up to the plate and deliver. Unfortunately, only one of those two sides managed to get the right result. Schalke 3 – 0 Olympique Lyon This is […]

Next Thursday, FIFA will convene in Zurich to name the winners of the 2018 and 2022 World Cup bids. After pulling out of the running for 2018 to put England in pole position, the United States has focused all of its effort and attention on winning the 2022 bid. Whether it will or not may […]

If you are a football fan who doesn’t know the Premier League referees, where have you been hiding? These guys are constantly in the news for making dodgy decisions week in week out. This guide will show you who’s who and which whistleblower could potentially ruin your team’s afternoon this weekend. Aston Villa vs. Arsenal […]

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! The last week has been a barrage of news and rumors in the world of MLS, and the next few weeks will likely be the same with the 2018/2022 bid announcements and re-entry draft. But for one day, let us step back and give thanks for all of the good things that […]

Before I moved to the United States in 1984, I had never heard of Thanksgiving Day. The U.S. holiday, while still seeming a bit surreal and bizarre to me after all of these years, is now one of my favorite holidays of the year partly because it's the one focused on the family more than […]

U.S. soccer is at a crossroads in this country. In what has been the most successful year in the history of the sport in the United States, based on the millions who got caught up in World Cup fever this past summer, it's sad that both the U.S. men's national team and Major League Soccer […]

With just one more set of group stage matches to go, many teams have mathematically qualified for the knockout stages, but few did it better than Barcelona. Although Valencia destroyed Bursaspor 6-1, Barcelona played their usual brand of spectacular football, and they crushed Panathinaikos 3-0.Right now the teams which have mathematically qualified for the knockout […]

Bayern Munich went into Rome knowing that their spot in the round of sixteen had already been booked. Still, they would have wanted to avoid what ended up happening at all costs. The visiting Germans held a two-goal lead at half-time thanks to Mario Gomez, who has been in stunning form this season. Louis van […]

Finally some positive news for Serie A and Italian football in general, this midweek, while some sides played in the Coppa Italia, Inter Milan, AC Milan, and Roma played and won in the Champions League. It was the penultimate matchday of the group stages, and although Roma haven't mathematically qualified yet, AC Milan have mathematically […]