The Week 1 numbers look like this... 5 year comparison Week 1 8 GP YTD Avg +/- GP Avg +/- Avg +/- GP 2006 22,292 6 22,684 22,292 6 2007 16,109 -27.73% 6 17,051 -24.83% 16,109 -27.73% 6 2008 15,312 -4.95% 6 16,803 -1.46% 15,312 -4.95% 6 2009 17,095 […]

There is a world-wide assumption that, when it comes to a ball, Americans can only throw and catch while Brazilians can do the samba with the ball at their feet and never miss a step. Every time a Brazilian joins a MLS team, the fans greet those players like time-travelers from the future, eager to […]

Not that most of us need many reasons to keep watching for the remainder of this season, but the closing of this season gives us quite a few to keep our DVRs busy. We have, obviously, the race for the title starting to get really interesting with Manchester United, Chelsea, and Arsenal all warranting reasons […]

Linda Cuttone/Sports Vue Images It was another fantastic evening at Red Bull Arena as the supporters were thirsting for more fantastic football out in Harrison, NJ after a great performance against Santos F.C. the week before. To get their first win of the new […]

Is Major League Soccer's new website, MLSsoccer.com, purposefully trying to downplay the low number of goals that are scored in the league or are they just incompetent? The answer is the latter. Or at least a technical snafu where the games aren't being updated with the final results. The above screenshot was taken just a […]

Wanderers hosted Man United at the Reebok Saturday evening. The first half was argy-bargy as both teams wrestled for control. Each side had chances during the often end-to-end passages of play. The breakthrough was fortunate for United and abysmal for Bolton when Samual carelessly own-goaled right before the interval. Bolton continued playing well in the […]

Bolton Wanderers 0 – 3 Manchester United Bolton Wanderers 0 – 4 Manchester United Every once in a while, you see a footballer make an incredible move. It's so good that you have to rub your eyes, rewind the DVR and watch it in slow motion to see how he did it exactly. In the […]

If you are the CEO of a company, you expect to have most if not all the power to make decisions. It’s down to you to drive the business, to solve problems and delegate where necessary. You’re in charge and you have the power to hire and fire. However, the Chief Executive of the FA, […]

It's the Premier League season that just keeps on giving. Nobody is running away with the title, there's a four way battle for fourth position and bar Portsmouth, nobody has been cast adrift at the bottom. As a result, this season has been fiendishly difficult for fantasy football managers, with shocks a plenty and consistency […]

After a mid-week round of fixtures, there is no rest for the weary as another slate of weekend matches comes much more quickly than they would earlier in the year. This last quarter of the year becomes a war of attrition, and those who consistently stay fit will reap the benefits as they take advantage […]

You've got to feel for David Moyes and the never ending injury situation at Goodison Park. Since they finished fourth in 2005, it seems every season starts in December due to the injury affliction that seemingly curses the Toffees. Thankfully, we're past the days when teams blamed gypsy curses for bad luck or injuries. I […]

Fans of English soccer in the United States have everything they could possibly wish for: All Premier League games shown live through television and the Internet. A daily UK sports news program from Sky Sports. Matches shown in HD, when and where available. Ways to get around the BBC blocking radio commentaries. And an Internet […]

When Sevilla hosted cellar-dweller Xerez on Tuesday evening, an aura of uneasiness surrounded the Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán. In the front of the Sevillistas' minds was the poor form of their team. An extended run of indolent performances culminated on Saturday evening with a 2-0 debacle against Espanyol, where Sevilla would lose Jesús Navas for a […]

Our Daryl Grove interview has moved to https://worldsoccertalk.cms.futbolsitesnetwork.com/podcasts/daryl-grove-interview-epl-talk-podcast/ At The Offside and World Cup Blog, Daryl Grove is the Managing Editor, but though he has left his West Midlands roots and settled in the United States, Wolverhampton and the Wanderers are never far from him. On this edition of the EPL Talk podcast, Daryl joins […]

Some Starters The new MLS Website.. Du Nord: Top 10 significant signings and influential departures. First, how they finished in 2009 – PPG=Points Per Game – GFA=Goals For Average – GAA=Goals Against Average 2009 PPG GFA GAA CLB 1.63 1st 1.37 5th 1.03 3rd LA 1.60 2nd 1.20 10th 1.03 3rd HOU 1.60 2nd […]