After initially coming out and blaming himself for Manchester Citys defeat against Ajax mid-week, Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini has now gone on the offensive by warning his players that "If [they] don't get [his tactics and formation changes], they don't belong in a top team." The comment is a veiled threat not only at […]

Arsenal are on the verge of signing a £25 million-a-year kit deal with Adidas, according to The Daily Telegraph tonight. Arsenal's deal with Nike ends after the 2013-14 season, so a new deal for Gunners would be a welcome boost to the club's coffers. The Telegraph is also reporting that an Adidas deal with Fulham […]

On the eve of the final day of bidding for the US media rights for the English Premier league from seasons 2013-16, who do you think will win? That's quite a different question than what we asked you a couple of weeks ago, when 83% of you said that you wanted FOX Soccer to win. […]

It's another day of European football, and hopefully this time the English clubs can do better than their counterparts who play in the Premier League (Manchester United excepted, despite their shaky performance on Tuesday). We have three matches in store today. Maribor vs Tottenham Hotspur, Liverpool against Anzhi and Newcastle United against Bruges. Expect a […]

"Being: Liverpool," the TV documentary series from FOX Soccer has been on the receiving end of a lot of criticism in the past several weeks — most of it, to coin a FOX term, has been "fair and balanced." Now that we're on the verge of the final episode of the series (scheduled for Sunday […]

Most of the major news this morning is a result of today's annual meeting with Arsenal shareholders and football supporters. Not surprisingly, supporters are upset over Arsenal's focus on generating money over winning trophies. There were many hecklers in the audience who are dissatisfied with Arsenal's plight — not having won a trophy in over […]

Anyone who watched Shakhtar Donetsk's victory against Chelsea mid-week would have been impressed by the display of Willian, the Brazilian attacking midfielder. It's no surprise therefore that Willian is rumored to be interested in a move to moneybags Chelsea FC. In other news, Nike is selling its Umbro brand to a company called Iconix. I don't know […]

Well the good news for Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger tonight is that he doesn't have to fly his team on a private jet for a 15-minute trip. Arsenal is playing at home tonight against a Schalke team who are fresh off a huge victory against Borussia Dortmund. Don't be surprised if Schalke gives Arsenal a […]

Once again, Manchester United had to come from behind to win it. It is getting to the point where United only burst into life when the clock ticks into its thirtieth minute and the opposition are a couple of goals to the good. Their last three home games have followed a similar pattern; a clumsy […]

In the 16 previous Major League Soccer seasons, nine different franchises have lifted the top prize in United States and Canadian soccer – the MLS Cup – following the league’s playoffs. Since 1999, the league has given a secondary trophy out each year for the club that finishes with the best points total at the […]

The EPL Talk private league in the Fantasy Premier League currently sits in fourth place for the best league in the world. Our points average could be improved, so be sure to keep on playing every week and pay attention to the tips here and on Fantasy Football Scout. Unusual scorers: If the sentence “Emmerson […]

Chelsea and Manchester United both are hoping to continue their good form in the UEFA Champions League with victories today against Shakhtar Donetsk and Braga respectively. But both teams will face difficult matches — especially Chelsea in front of a raucous crowd in Eastern Europe. Before, during and after today's Champions League matches, post your […]

2012-13 CONCACAF Champions League Round 6 Review show Friday, October 26th 8PM EDT – 5PM PDT Reviewing games involving Houston, Real Salt Lake, Los Angeles, Toronto FC & Seattle Listen to internet radio with Feuersteins Fire on Blog Talk Radio

In last night’s MLS Talk podcast, the crew discussed the news broken by Don Garber that MLS was helping Chivas stabilize their geographic situation by seeking a permanent soccer-specific stadium in downtown Los Angles. Speaking with Abraham Madkour of Sports Business Daily last week, the commissioner used the beleaguered West Coast franchise as an example […]

Rio Ferdinand has rubbished Daily Mail reports that he's planning on creating a black footballers' union to rival the Professional Footballers' Association (PFA). Ferdinand has told his Twitter followers to not believe everything they read, which — knowing The Daily Mail's track record — is one of the wisest things Ferdinand has said in quite […]