Serie B champions Lecce have once again made the jump to Serie A, two years after finishing nineteenth and being relegated. Prior to that they spent two years in Serie B, preceded by three years in Serie A. As you can see, Lecce has made a habit of bouncing up and down the ranks, making […]

Roy Hodgson is a saint. Well, not exactly, but if you wanted to get a good indication of what type of person he is and how much patience he has, watch the above video of yesterday's Liverpool press conference after Liverpool's 1-0 win over Trabzonspor. A Turkish journalist staggered in front of Hodgson while he […]

As news that Turkish club Besiktas are prepared to take Robinho off Manchester City’s books for a cool 16 million British pounds with ten million more on offer in performance-related payments, it raises an important question. Just how poor does your form, commitment and professional behaviour have to be before a football club will stop […]

After reading Jesse Chula's article about how many Premier League matches will you watch this weekend, it made me contemplate how different the TV and Internet viewing experience is to going to a game in England. More specifically, going to an away game. I've been to plenty of top-flight games in England and Wales, but […]

Michael Ballack's stint at Chelsea has come to an end, and he has a full trophy cabinet to show for it. Since 2006, when he joined Chelsea, Ballack has won one Premier League trophy, three FA cups, one Carling Cup, one FA Community Shield, and a Champions League runners-up medal. This summer, Michael Ballack's contract […]

Lazio is a team full of great players, from Muslera in goal to Zarate up front, they've got some great players, especially for the future. Last season can only be described as a disappointment, 12th place with little fight in the team, but now, Lotito hopes to change that with some new players and a […]

GolTV is ready to kick the Bundesliga season off with a bang by broadcasting two of the opening weekend's biggest games in HD. Many of us have found ourselves frustrated by GolTV's coverage of the Bundesliga, but they're at least beginning to come around in terms fo Bundesliga coverage this season, especially after Germany's successful […]

Fresh off a 2-1 win over Cruz Azul in CONCACAF Champions League play in mid-week, Toronto FC will try to ride that momentum when it hosts the New York Red Bulls Saturday afternoon at BMO Field. The Red Bulls and Toronto are both chasing Columbus in the Eastern Conference standings, and with the Crew hosting […]

As the second gameweek of the Premier League descends upon football fans in the States and across the world, supporters scramble and plan how they'll view matches and just how many they'll be able to fit into their crowded weekends. As new ways to view the Premier League constantly introduce themselves to the masses, more […]

The James Milner transfer from Aston Villa to Manchester City dragged on for weeks but finally happened yesterday. And shortly afterwards Stephen Ireland moved from City to Villa. But who do you think will do better this season? Will James Milner make a bigger impact at City, or will Ireland do better at Villa? Vote […]

Wednesday August 18, 2010 saw the New England Revolution return to Toyota Park for a MLS match-up versus the Fire. Just last month New England had visited the Fire in a Super Liga fixture that saw the visitors seal the fate of the Fire in the tournament. Both teams came in desperate for a win, […]

Viewership of Major League Soccer games on ESPN2 is down 9.5% through August 17, according to Sports Business Daily. MLS games on ESPN2 are averaging 257,000 viewers, which is down 9.5% compared to the same time last year when the average viewing audience was 284,000. Compared to the same period in 2008, the average viewing […]

Blackpool was stunned this evening with the news that chairman Karl Oyston has resigned with immediate effect just days after their shocking 4-0 victory over Wigan. No reason has been given as to why but the Daily Mail is reporting that the 43-year-old Oyston, who took control of the club in 1999, resigned because he […]

Having spent my Wednesday evening immersed in equal parts Werder Bremen v Sampdoria Champions League playoff and Jonathan Wilson's What is a playmaker's role in the modern game?, I find it abnormally appropriate to comment on Aaron Hunt's man of the match performance in Bremen's eventual 3-1 first leg home victory v Antonio Cassano and […]

Both Fox Soccer Channel and ESPN saw a significant increase in their viewing audience numbers this past week for their coverage of the opening weekend of the Premier League on US television. Manchester United against Newcastle United drew ESPN2's largest-ever viewing number for a Monday Premier League game when 412,000 viewers watched the game. The […]