For some players, it can often take a season to settle in to a new club, especially when you arrive with a £30 million price tag around your neck. Sometimes, other aspects can slow the adaption to new surroundings. For Dimitar Berbatov, in his 3rd season at Manchester United, it seems he has finally begun […]

After three consecutive league defeats the last thing West Ham players, fans and staff will want is a clash with in form London rivals Chelsea, but that is the task that they face after the international break. If they lose this game they will be firmly rooted to the bottom of the table with the […]

It's often a question that football fans can never really answer, but why do certain players seem quite happy to sit on the bench? More often than not players are always wanting to play, so transfers to clubs where the opportunities are limited always confuses the fans. For example, one particular player is currently trying […]

Ex-Rangers and Chicago Fire winger DaMarcus Beasley has today completed a transfer to the Bundesliga with Hannover 96. While Beasley is seen as something of a journeyman, having played for six different clubs in an eleven year career, he will be looking to cement his place in Hannover's starting line-up and force his way back […]

French center-half Mikael Silvestre has today signed a two-year deal with Bremen after being released by English giants Arsenal this summer. Silvestre's experience could prove vital should Werder Bremen experience an injury crisis as the season goes on. While he is not at the level he once was, he will be helpful back-up to starting […]

For many years now we have been saying it’s a matter of time before Arsenal come good. Well after watching them grind out a result at Blackburn on Saturday maybe we won’t be waiting much longer. The ability that Arsene Wenger’s side possess is in unquestionable. But so often the easy on the eye football […]

Major League Soccer and adidas have extended their partnership agreement through 2018, according to a press release Monday. The two have been partners since the first season of MLS back in 1996. “The United States is a breeding ground for athletic talent and we need to ensure our homegrown athletes have viable opportunities to play […]

Capello Names England Squad Ahead Of Euro Qualifiers Jermain Defoe was the surprise inclusion of the England squad ahead of the Three Lion's first Euro 2012 qualifiers against Bulgaria and Switzerland. The striker was supposed to have groin surgery after Tottenham's resounding victory over Young Boys booked their place in the Champions League group stages […]

Just as the Premier League begins to stretch it's legs into a stride, the ill-timed, oft-hated and much maligned international break emerges like some disease spread upon the world footballing community. I don't necessarily dislike the break as some do, but do I look forward to it's oddly timed, momentum sucking arrival as club football bows […]

Harry Redknapp reacted angrily to a Sky Sports reporter this weekend who called him a "wheeler dealer." Redknapp snapped at the reporter and told him to f*** off. Watch the above video to see the interview. Redknapp looks obviously rattled when the reporter mentioned the "wheeler dealer" point, but Redknapp seemed more incensed by the […]

Gameweek three of the Barclays Premier League had that business as usual feel to it as it marked the first time in the young season where one or two of those marquee matches weren't on offer. Approaching the weekend, the Aston Villa v Everton clash intrigued me the most, while Manchester City v Sunderland and […]

As a lead-in for this ongoing series, I am new to the English Premier League. Well, I’ve known about the Premier League since my college years. Sophomore year, I roomed with a guy who was a sanctioned FIFA referee for youth leagues. He told me about this new league, The Premier League, and it was […]

The Week 22 numbers look like this... 5 year comparison Week 22 170 GP YTD Avg +/- GP Avg +/- Avg +/- GP 2006 13,932 6 15,082 15,361 143 2007 16,209 16.34% 6 16,311 8.15% 16,005 4.19% 144 2008 15,294 -5.64% 9 16,350 0.24% 17,036 6.45% 148 2009 16,236 6.16% 6 15,903 -2.73% 16,559 -2.80% […]

Guests: Blake Compton Returns To Discuss Officiating Debacle of CONCACAF Champions League Group Match Between Santos Laguna & Columbus Crew More discussion of officiating problems in CONCACAF Champions League Andrew Bucholtz: Vancouver Soccer Blogger Discusses MLS in 2011 Mike Buytus: Charleston Battery Supporter discusses USL-2nd Championship & New D2 Standards Re-Capping Red Bulls Victory Against San […]

Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City losses were our first hint that the league's Big Three may been on their own for another season. On this edition of the EPL Talk podcast, I'm joined by the regular co-hosts – Kartik Krishnaiyer and Laurence McKenna – to talk about the league's third weekend of action as well […]