On English language websites yesterday the big news surrounding ESPN is about the network acquiring Setanta's package to air Premier League matches in the UK. But perhaps bigger news was made stateside as ESPN returned to showing regular European league football for the first time since losing La Liga rights in the early part of […]

Newcastle United yesterday unveiled their new away football kit for the 2009-10 Championship season. In what can only be described as a truly awful effort – arguably one of the worst football shirts of the 21st century – it is yet another example of how the club just seem to manage to get things so wrong. […]

With Setanta UK on the verge of going into administration after losing the TV rights to the Premier League through 2013 in the UK as well as losing the TV rights to the Scottish Premier League, the demise of Setanta UK looks certain. It may be days or hours before the plug is pulled. The […]

A new photograph of Manchester United's home football kit for the 2009-2010 season has been revealed. The picture is so dark, on purpose, that it's difficult to ascertain its features, but the shirt does appear to have the black V sign on the chest. The new Manchester United home kit will be revealed for all […]

Well, I didn't think it would happen, but thankfully it has. Sony Pictures has decided to bring The Damned United to U.S. movie screens. The adaptation of the controversial novel by author David Peace about the 44 day period that Brian Clough spent as manager of Leeds United will be released this Fall. September 25, […]

Jay DeMerit's story is well know to most US Soccer supporters. From the Chicago and the PDL to a pub league in England to the Premier League, DeMerit's grit and determination have transformed a player nobody wanted in MLS or the A-League (USL-1) into a regular USMNT call up. But now in the FIFA Confederations […]

Breaking news. ESPN has acquired all 46 live matches for the 2009-10 season on U.K. TV from the Premier League. The rights were previously held by Setanta Sports up until Friday, but when Setanta failed to pay the Premier League the money it owed them, the Premier League opened the bidding up to Sky, ESPN […]

In a major development for the soccer media industry, ESPN Gets LaLiga TV Rights In U.S. via sublicensed games. ESPN made a significant move today by announcing that GolTV sublicensed some of its U.S. TV rights of LaLiga coverage to ESPN. In March of this year, GolTV announced that it had renewed its rights to […]

Ray Wilkins seems a nice sort of bloke. He had a hugely successful career for club and country, and had spells playing abroad in France and Italy, away from the hustle and bustle of the English Leagues. He has since chiselled out a successful career as a coach at Chelsea. So he is not the […]

We've searched Twitter to find some of the top players in the Premier League who we recommend you follow on Twitter. After reviewing these, you may think that some of them are fake accounts but we're pretty certain they're all real, or at least the vast majority are. Here are six famous Premier League footballers […]

This is what I have been screaming about for a good while now. It's not just tactics, formations and who's favorite players get to start the match all of the time. It's about showing your pride for playing World Class Football against some of the top nations and showing your pride in the shield on […]

In terms of US National Team history very few days have matched yesterday in terms of pure drama. Just three days after Team USA equaled its worst ever loss to Brazil and six days after the national teams worst loss to Italy since 1934, the US found itself in a position to clinch passage to […]

FIFA.com Photo We've complained about the lack of character and urgency from the US team when compared to their predecessors. Previous US teams rose to the occasion against perceived world powers Italy and Brazil. This team did not. But when facing a less formidable team in Egypt, this US […]

After week 14 the numbers look like this... 5 year comparison WK 14 106 GP YTD Avg +/- GP Avg +/- Avg +/- GP 2005 9,538 6 14,692 13,862 93 2006 10,494 10.02% 7 14,814 0.83% 14,602 5.34% 88 2007 15,376 46.52% 12 15,035 1.49% 15,174 3.91% 97 2008 […]

Musa Otieno (leftmost) captained Kenya to a critical World Cup Qualifying win yesterday. But the insistence on the American leagues, MLS and USL to play through international breaks meant Otieno was not available for his club side Cleveland City who lost twice at home in three days to Miami FC. ESPN 2 achieved it's highest […]