The much beloved promotion/relegation system is apparently being threatened in England. Recent news reports suggest that foreign Premiership owners (several Americans in the list) have asked for the elimination of the promotion/relegation system and an adoption of a franchise system more reminiscent of American sports leagues. The decided reason behind this proposal is that club […]

On a crisp Monday morning at Montclair State University, the New York Red Bulls held their training session, knowing that their opponent in the wild card playoff match would be FC Dallas. For a good thirty minutes the Red Bulls had two to three squads playing keep-away and everyone had smiles on their faces. The […]

Here’s a look back at the good, the bad, and the ugly from week nine of the Premier League. Cheers David Silva: The Manchester City midfielder has been one of the best players in the league so for this season. Queens Park Rangers: They did enough to hang on against Chelsea and came away with three […]

The headline from this past weekend's Premier League action will rightfully be dominated by what transpired in the Manchester derby, but City's destruction of 10-man United wasn't the only notable result of another exciting weekend in the English top flight. City consolidated their place atop the table with their win at Old Trafford, and along […]

The race for the Bundesliga title is hotting up, with a number of teams in close proximity and fighting for superiority. Last season's winners Borussia Dortmund have put an inconsistent start behind them, and Stuttgart have rekindled some of the form that saw them win the league five years ago. However, Germany's biggest team Bayern […]

The El Clasico teams of Barcelona and Real Madrid have continued their battle for superiority at the top of the Spanish Primera Division this season, with both facing tricky fixtures over the next three weeks. Valencia v Real Madrid Valencia finished third last season and on their day have the ability to take on the […]

This season's Serie A campaign has saw a number of different teams fighting for dominance, as perennial challengers Inter and Milan have started slowly. Juventus sit on top of the pile after seven games, but their newfound confidence will be tested with tricky away fixtures in Milan and Naples. This is also a great team […]

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TSDxhv1rZ8 Watch the following video to see Cristiano Ronaldo's incredible performance from this past weekend against Malaga. Simply sensational. H/T 101 Great Goals.

After the incredible 6-1 win against Manchester United, Manchester City are now the leaders of the Premier League, five points clear of their Mancunian rivals. However the surprise story of this season so far though is Newcastle United, with the Magpies in fourth on 19 points. Last season the North East outfit finished 12th in a […]

With the MLS Cup Playoffs on the verge of beginning, I'm going to embark on a post here that tends to evoke some debate. The diversity of opinions when it comes to how the top-flight of American soccer should decide their champion is vast. You could be a straight single table, most points takes all […]

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“It’s just a shame that Van Persie, a world-class player, came up with a piece of magic at the end. He is worth the entrance fee alone.” – Steve Bruce What constitutes leadership seems fairly obvious: there’s experience, charisma, success, temperament, and colleagues’ respect. Yet what constitutes a captain is far less clear. What is […]

With a team that has as lush of a history as Arsenal, the idea of a lengthy tome about the club is near picture perfect. In Arsenal: The Making of a Modern Superclub, authors Kevin Whitcher and Alex Fynn have created an extremely detailed, heavily dramatic and well researched book about one of Europe's […]

Wigan Athletic are in the bottom three, along with North West neighbours Bolton and Blackburn, after an abysmal run of six losses on the trot. They are much maligned for their poor attendances despite football being Wigan’s second sport behind rugby league and the club faces competition for fans from the likes of Liverpool, Manchester […]

I almost called it. If you saw my post on Thursday, I stated that Manchester City would play beyond the Carlos Tevez drama and that Mario Balotelli would be a factor. I also stated that the leaky defense would be MUFC’s downfall. Sometimes I hate being right. Not only did Manchester City live up to […]