Everton has unveiled their third shirt for the 2011-12 Premier League season. Based on the mood at Goodison Park this summer with no transfer signings and very little finances available, it's no surprise that Everton's third shirt is a gloomy grey. Or, as Everton describes the color, it's "glacier marl." Designed by Le Coq Sportif, […]

The opening weekend of Serie A has been postponed due to a players strike in Italy. This is devastating news for fans of Serie A especially with a brand new season ready to kick off. In addition to La Liga going on strike last week which caused the postponement of their opening weekend, both Italy […]

Last Saturday's clash between Arsenal and Liverpool saw soccer fans on the west coast getting up as early as 4:30am PT to watch one of the biggest Premier League matches of the weekend. Meanwhile, on the east coast of the United States, fans had three hours extra sleep until they awoke at 7:30am ET with […]

The North American Soccer Almanac, an impressive introspective on MLS history, continues to drop fascinating content chronicling the game's growth in America and America's hat. The year 1996 may seem like eons ago, but Major League Soccer has since scaled heights thought impossible back then. Every facet of the game is immensely more professional. Perhaps nothing signifies this […]

This has been, and continues to be the summer transfer market of Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur. The sides who finished 6th and 5th respectively last season don’t go a day without making, or attempting to make a move. Coinciding with yesterday’s Europa League matches, and the UEFA Champions League group stage draw, the transfer market has stolen […]

UPDATE: The DC United-Portland Timbers match has been postponed; a make-up date will be announced next week. The expected landfall of Hurricane Irene has caused MLS and other major professional sports teams to shift their schedules in anticipation of dramatic winds, rain, and flooding. Irene is expected to reach land by Saturday and move up […]

After the excitement of the Spanish Super Cup between Real Madrid and Barcelona, it's a great feeling to know that the 2011-12 La Liga season is returning this weekend after a week of strikes by the players association. For those of you who live in the United States, here's where you can watch La Liga […]

I'm back again — this time with tips for the Fantasy Premier League instead of ESPN's Premier Fantasy — with some potential transfer targets that should be watched for Gameweek 3 and beyond. Michel Vorm (£4.0 million) When trying to buy quality players to lead your team to glory, you need to be able to […]

For most clubs in Italy, finishing seventh in Serie A for two consecutive seasons would be considered a positive result. But for a club like Juventus, it is nothing short of a crisis. Since their banishment to Serie B, Juventus has lacked the consistent top-of-the-table finishes they had become so used to, and as a […]

Tottenham Hotspur have signed Emmanuel Adebayor from Manchester City on a season-long loan. In a brief statement from Tottenham, they confirmed that the former Manchester City, Arsenal and Real Madrid striker has joined the White Hart Lane side. There's no word yet whether both clubs have agreed for the Togolese player to sit out this […]

The draw is set for the upcoming Champions League group stages, so let’s take a look at the groups in which the Italian clubs will be playing. GROUP A: Bayern Munich (Germany) Villarreal (Spain) Manchester City (England) Napoli (Italy) GROUP B: Inter Milan (Italy) CSKA Moscow (Russia) Lille (France) Trabzonspor (Turkey) GROUP H: Barcelona (Spain) […]

Picking Napoli to finish fourth, a spot behind last year’s finish, is certainly not a popular prediction. Most fans of Serie A fell madly in love with their attractive attacking style last season, and would be happy to see them win their first major trophy in over two decades. But despite the excitement surrounding this […]

Here is the breakdown of which teams will be in which groups in the 2011-12 Champions League, group stage: GROUP A: Bayern Munich (Germany) Villarreal (Spain) Manchester City (England) Napoli (Italy) GROUP B: Inter Milan (Italy) CSKA Moscow (Russia) Lille (France) Trabzonspor (Turkey)

The draw for the group stage of the 2011-12 Champions League tournament has begun. The highlights include Manchester City playing their first Champions League matches against Bayern Munich, Napoli and Villarreal, while Manchester United will face Benfica, Otelul and Basle. Arsenal will face Marseille, Borussia Dortmund and Olympiacos, while Chelsea will play Valencia, Genk and […]

As the summer transfer window begins to draw to a close, most of the big named transfers have already taken place. There is one exception, however, as Manchester United striker Demitar Berbatov sits on the bench unsure about his place with the squad. The Bulgarian’s contract has a few months remaining on his current contract, […]