This week’s game of the week was the Saturday evening kick off at Bramall Lane, which was screened live on BSKYB. Those fortunate enough to catch the game either from the stands or via their television were treated to a five goal thriller featuring two sending offs, three penalties and a bucket load of late drama.

On Saturday night, I launched a themed series that will be called “Spotlight Match Review.” I’m hoping these reports will be discussions of tactics and analysis that will engage our community. I’m not an authority; I’m a football fan who loves the game and wants to gain expertise in match analytics. Comments are encouraged! If […]

Henri Lansbury has joined play off chasing Norwich on a 28 day emergency loan to cover for a lengthy injury list that includes midfielders Korey Smith, Stephen Hughes and Matthew Gill.

For a club with an illustrious history, a three-year internment in the purgatory of the Segunda División almost erased the San Sebastián club from the collective consciousness. As with most historical clubs who end up falling to the second division in the past couple of decades (Leeds United, Napoli, Marseille, etc.), the main problem stemmed […]

The new owners of Blackburn Rovers, Indian poultry giant Venky's, are reported to be considering renaming Ewood Park either to Venky's Stadium or to adopt a different name depending if they can find a sponsor willing to purchase the naming rights to the stadium in Lancashire. If the plan to change the name of the […]

The playoff numbers look like this... 5 year comparison Quarterfinals Totals(both legs) Avg +/- Teams 2006 12,736 NA CHI, COL, CHV, DAL, DCU, HOU, NE, RBNY 2007 17,041 33.81% CHI, CHV, DAL, DCU, HOU, KC, NE, RBNY 2008 14,960 -12.22% CHI, CHV, CLB, HOU, KC, NE, RBNY, RSL 2009 20,755 38.74% CHI, CHV, CLB, […]

In late October this website asked, Why no praise for West Brom? West Brom then promptly went on to win one more point in the following games. It is with that lesson that I must apologise to any Bolton fans if their team suddenly goes on a slide but it cannot go without saying any longer. […]

Colorado Rapids won their first MLS Cup in its team history Sunday evening after a 2-1 extra time win against FC Dallas. Here are some of the pictures from that historic night.

A simple question, but it's probably a complicated answer. Is Major League Soccer heading in the right direction or not? MLS commissioner Don Garber revealed several upcoming changes to MLS during half-time of the 2010 MLS Cup Final last night. But the final itself left a lot to be desired and possibly was an indication […]

Somebody should tell Luis Suarez that the casting for the next season of HBO's True Blood has already been finalized. The Ajax and Uruguay striker will face possible disciplinary action after he bit an opponent from PSV Eindhoven. The incident happened in Saturday's 0-0 draw. The referee didn't see it but Suarez, in addition to […]

If you read last week's post and failed to believe me, then just maybe because of this weekend's matches and results you'll start to realize that this league isn't one that falls into the cliched colloquialisms that tend to surround themselves with the Premier League. Supporters of both Manchester clubs will emerge from the weekend […]

What would be the best team you could name out of all the Premier League players who can’t get a regular game for their club side? Lining up with a vintage 4-4-2 formation, here is my selection. I’d be interested to hear yours. Goalkeeper – Shay Given (Manchester City) When he arrived from Newcastle, Given […]

Chelsea and Manchester United are now even atop the league, but the big story comes from North London, where Tottenham Hotspur put to rest that oft-cited statistic. Now Spurs have won a road match against a Big 4 opponent, beating Arsenal at the Emirates 3-2 on Saturday. That, romps by Manchester City, Bolton and Liverpool, […]

Congratulations to the Colorado Rapids, 2010 champions of Major League Soccer. The franchise were awarded their first title after a 2-1 win in Toronto over FC Dallas, with extra time needed to separated two teams that had drawn their regular season matches. On this edition of the Major League Soccer Talk podcast, myself and Christopher […]

Tuesday, November 23rd 8:00PM EST – 5:00PM PST Guests: Grant Wahl of Sports Illustrated Robert Houghton discusses the change from Wizards to Sporting Kansas City Patrick Quinn A Happy Colorado Rapids Supporter Re-Capping the 2010 MLS Cup Final Duane Rollins of the 24th Minute Blog & It's Called Football Show will discuss MLS Cup from […]