Crystal Palace’s decision to appoint Tony Pulis, as I discussed last month, was the only realistic possibility the club had of staying in the Barclays Premier League. Palace’s squad is short on quality and had been stretched by a summer of seemingly aimless buying under former manager Ian Holloway. In a relatively short period of […]

As most football managers will tell you: “You need to win your home games in order to have any chance of success in the league.” Recent statistics would show that this view does have validity. In the Premier League era to date (1992 to December 2013): Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool have played 414 […]

Manchester City defeated Liverpool 2-1 on Boxing Day in a match shrouded in controversy. Much like the League Cup semi-final second leg in 2012 where Liverpool emerged the victors in a controversially referred match between these two clubs, much of the post-match discussion has focused on decisions of the officials’ crew. But what was a […]

Every time the subject of foreign ownership comes up in the Premier League, the term xenophobia comes up. As an Indian-American who has spent much time in the UK, I have used the term myself, something I now am ashamed of. I am not against foreign ownership in the Football League and Premier League unlike […]

French media are reporting that Paris Saint-Germain are weighing up the option of placing a bid for Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi, which means that PSG would need to pay the €250million release clause to land the world's best footballer. The report in the French daily newspaper Le Parisien reveals that Messi is dissatisfied with Barcelona vice president Javier […]

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been tipped as the leading contender to replace Malky Mackay as manager of Cardiff City Football Club. Mackay was sacked today after being forced out of the Welsh club by owner Vincent Tan. But there's been a lot of speculation among pundits and bookies that Solksjaer is among the top candidates […]

Against Hull City, Wayne Rooney scored a sensational goal to become the second player in Premier League history to score 150 goals with one team; the first is Arsenal legend and current New York Red Bulls striker Thierry Henry. The accomplishment is a testament to his longevity, class and skill, but Rooney’s spotlight has seemed […]

Cardiff City manager Malky Mackay has been sacked today as boss of the Welsh club. According to a brief statement on the Cardiff City website, "The Board of Directors at Cardiff City Football Club have today relieved Malky Mackay of his duties. "A new first team manager will be appointed and announced in due course." Mackay was […]

Popular animated GIF website Feint Zebra has stopped producing animated GIFs of goals because the site owner has received take down notices from the Premier League and UEFA, as well as Twitter removing many of its tweets due to DMCA takedown notices from the Premier League. Sites that create animated gifs appear to be the […]

Boxing Day saw all 20 Premier League teams play, producing some very interesting results and a number of goalkeeping howlers. As ever, the referees were kept very busy with red cards, penalties and goal line decisions. Fouls inside the box from set pieces are increasingly becoming more and more frequent. Jumping on players’ shoulders, pulling […]

Other than the over-exaggeration by Luis Suarez who tried to win a penalty after having his shirt pulled in the box late in the game against Manchester City, Liverpool deservedly have a lot of complaints regarding the refereeing during Thursday's match at the Etihad Stadium. Brendan Rodgers in his post-match interview had this to say […]

Footage has been posted on YouTube allegedly showing West Ham United defender James Tomkins from his arrest during the early morning Sunday hours earlier this week. Tomkins was arrested outside an Essex nightclub and charged with resisting arrest and being drunk and disorderly after security staff at the nightclub called the police. Despite his arrest […]

Photographs of Brazil's third shirt for World Cup 2014 have been leaked on the Internet. Brazil's third shirt is a black design with yellow trim. Designed and manufactured by Nike, Brazil's third shirt that will be worn at World Cup 2014 in matches where they won't be wearing their home or away shirts. View: Brazil's […]

Millwall Football Club have announced the sacking of manager Steve Lomas, just hours after the club were beaten 4-0 against Watford on Boxing Day. The defeat sees Millwall drop to 20th position in the Championship table. A statement on the club website read: "Coach Neil Harris and Academy Director Scott Fitzgerald, both former players at […]

Arsenal defeated West Ham 3-1 United at Upton Park today and won their first Premier League match in their last five appearances, moving back to the top of the Premier League table — at least for a couple of hours, depending on the result of the Manchester City-Liverpool match. Both teams started aggressive with high […]