Some Arsenal supporters may disagree, but today is the day that the Gunners passed the baton to Manchester City in the race for the Premier League title. The ease with which Manchester City was able to pinch Samir Nasri away from Arsenal was a clear sign that City have more leverage, i.e. money, than Arsenal. […]

After overseeing another defeat to their local rivals at the weekend, Sunderland manager Steve Bruce has been the focus of some fairly angry rants from fans on forums and websites across the Internet. After the sizeable investment seen over the summer, another day of derby agony was not meant to be on the cards. It […]

Here’s a look back at the good, the bad, and the ugly from week two of the Premier League. Cheers Ritchie De Laet: A wonderful glancing header gave Norwich City their first top-flight points since 2005. Wolverhampton Wanderers: Two weeks, two cheers. It’s an impressive start, which gives their supporters hopes that this type of […]

Manchester City has agreed a fee with Arsenal for the signing of Samir Nasri, the French midfielder. The transfer of Nasri from Arsenal to Manchester City will be completed after Nasri passes his medical. "Arsenal can confirm that they have agreed terms for Samir Nasri to move to Manchester City," said a statement on the […]

Sir Alex Ferguson has been through a lot in his 25 years as manager of Manchester United. Through a combination of man management, manipulating the press, psychology and outwitting opponents through his often surprising team selections, the Scot has continually found ways to overcome adversity while in charge of his Manchester United squad. Somehow, I […]

With two games, two wins, six points and just about as many monkeys already off our backs, you'd forgive the Wolverhampton Wanderers faithful for getting a little carried away.?? Whilst the media have opted to play the illusionist and conjure up all sorts of headlines about Wolves being joint top of the Premier League, I […]

Spurs traveled north into Scotland and paid Hearts a visit at Tynecastle in the qualifying round of the Europa League last week. Harry Redknapp has made no secret of his dislike of the Europa League mainly because of the scheduling and the possibility of long distance travel. He was very public as were his assistant […]

A photo of the European cover art for the upcoming release of PES 2012 has been released. In it, former Manchester United legend Cristiano Ronaldo is featured on the front cover, wearing his white Real Madrid kit. But if you peer more closely at the cover art, it looks like CR7 has aged about 10-20 […]

NBC Sports didn't wait long to begin promoting its coverage of Major League Soccer. The network has released its first video to promote its coverage. Based on the 20 second clip shown above, what are your thoughts? Is this a good sign? Do you think NBC will do a better job than FOX Soccer in […]

Hans Backe said that last week’s home draw was a step in the right direction. Well after a good week of training at Montclair State University, you would think that this would be the case. A trip to a house of horror’s in Gillette Stadium was in store as New England Revolution is always prepared […]

Who is the most searched for player on Google? Which club is most popular on Facebook? And which transfer rumors have got Twitter talking? Find those answers and more in the following infographic entitled "Who's Premier League In Digital?" I'm not a big fan of the title of the infographic, but the information contained within […]

The action this weekend in MLS really clarified the playoff picture and set clear markers as to who is in, who is contending, and who should begin their scouting for their top five draft pick. More so than recent results, this weekend began to set the table for the 2011 playoffs and establish what teams […]

On August 16, 2011 the way we can view the Barclays Premier League changed forever. From background interviews with Opta, the football stats company, we have seen the developments made in statistics technology. With the help of FourFourTwo and Opta, all iPhone users can now access in-depth stats and information live from their smartphones. FourFourTwo […]

Just as I was really excited about the launch of FOX Soccer's Premier League TV coverage this summer, I ended up being severely disappointed. The same can be said — if not worse — about the relaunch of FOXSoccer.tv, FOX's broadband channel which promises "Watch Live Soccer Anytime, Anywhere." Maybe the tagline should be reworded […]

Papers are reporting that Tottenham Hotspur midfielder (and wandering soul) Luka Modric has "gone on strike" and told club manager Harry Redknapp that he has no intention of playing for the club again. He will not travel to Old Trafford for Sunday's game against Manchester United and has now presumably forced the hand of Spurs […]