Manchester United's commercial department has been one of the busiest areas of the club in recent years, signing deals with so many sponsors that it's hard to remember them all. United have sold advertising rights to their training ground and training gear, as well as naming their official partners for automotive, gambling, logistics, travel, watches, […]

After today's matches, we now know the final two teams that have made it through to the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League. In two intriguing matches in the Champions League today, Paris Saint-Germain attempted to get a solitary goal that would be enough to sneak them through to the next round. Meanwhile, Juventus were […]

We'll find out today what two teams will be in Friday's draw for the semi-finals of the 2012-13 UEFA Champions League tournament alongside Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund. As we saw in yesterday's matches, anything is possible so there's still a chance that Paris Saint-Germain or Juventus could cause a shock today. Barcelona plays Paris […]

One of my favorite television shows is The IT Crowd, a irreverent British program that lampoons a team of computer technicians who work in the basement of a typical modern company. If you haven't seen the series, do check it out. In this particular segment, characters Moss and Roy try to fit in with other […]

English actor and comedian Phil Cornwell recently impersonated Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas on the popular podcast named The Spurs Show. Little did he know that keen listener Steve Irwin captured the audio and synced it up against a video of the Spurs manager to hilarious effect as you can see below. Cornwell, who is co-host […]

Only three of six stadiums are ready for the 2013 Confederations Cup, scheduled for Brazil this summer. "Not all operational arrangements will be 100 percent" for the Confederations Cup, FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke wrote on FIFA's website. "The deadline for the FIFA World Cup stadiums delivery stands firm as December 2013. There will be […]

Manchester United are in advanced negotiations to sign Atletico Madrid striker Radamel Falcao, according to Spanish newspaper Marca. The reported transfer fee for the Colombian is €55 million. Marca adds that Manchester United are willing to make a down payment to ensure they're able to sign Falcao this summer. FACT OR FICTION? While there's no doubt that any football club […]

The FA has taken the unprecedented step to open up a neutral zone at Wembley for this weekend's FA Cup semi-final between Wigan Athletic and Millwall after Wigan were not able to sell their ticket allocation for the match. Both clubs were allocated 31,000 tickets. Wigan Athletic still have at least 10,000 tickets remaining from […]

The FA and Premier League have both ruled out any possibility of a minute's silence as a tribute to former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher who died yesterday, aged 87. That means there will be no minute's silence for Thatcher at this weekend's Premier League and FA Cup matches. However, it remains a possibility that […]

Borussia Dortmund supporters won even more respect tonight in the UEFA Champions League with an incredible tifo that was displayed before kick-off in their match against Malaga. The creative tifo can be seen in the video below. In the meantime, Dortmund supporters also deserve respect tonight for their yellow wall (pictured above) in the South […]

Chelsea face a potential defensive crisis this week with no first-team left back available after Ryan Bertrand has been struck down with a virus. Ashley Cole is still injured, so it may mean that Chelsea manager Rafa Benitez will give 18-year-old Nathan Ake a start against Rubin Kazan on Thursday in the Europa League quarter-final. […]

After the results from the first leg of these matches, who would have thought that the second leg of the matches between Borussia Dortmund-Malaga and Galatasaray-Real Madrid would have so exhilarating? And I'm not even a supporter of any of the four clubs. If you missed the matches, or if you want to watch the […]

While there aren't any Premier League clubs remaining in the UEFA Champions League, there's still plenty of good football to watch today with the second legs of the quarter-finals set for later today. If you live in the United States, both matches can be watched live on television and the Internet. Galatasaray against Real Madrid […]

Stoke City have enjoyed relative success as a football club over the past few years. Under Tony Pulis they have become an established Premier League team, and in doing so have come to rely on an often criticized, but largely effective style of play. The Britannia Stadium has become something of a fortress during their […]

With a packed roster of matches being played out over the weekend, we have plenty to talk about regarding this gameweek. 1. Manchester City get a glimpse of an alternate reality Still 12 points clear of their noisy neighbors, United possibly just can’t throw it away from here. But yesterday’s match did was to serve […]