As we count down the hours until tomorrow's clash of titans in Rome, wondering if we're going to enjoy a goal fest or another penalty kick shoot-out, here's a look at the most memorable European finals from the last ten years: Liverpool 3-3 AC Milan 2005 One of the most legendary comebacks of all time […]

Armin Veh was announced as Wolfsburg’s new manager after their title celebrations. The ex-Stuttgart manager will now try and replicate his 2008 Champions League form. It should be easier with the imminent loss of Dzeko and Misimovic. Mario Gomez became the most expensive player in Bundesliga history, swapping Stuttgart red for Bayern red. Bayern paid […]

The only thing that surprised me about Ricky Sbragia's resignation was the timing of it, coming just 20 or 30 minutes after the final whistle. It was odd to watch Niall Quinn speaking about his manager not wanting to take up the option of another year as manager, whilst Sbragia stood there impassively. Now it […]

Some years, it seems like the UEFA Champions League is one part football, four parts money and twelve parts hype. This year, however, the hype surrounding the Champions League Final certainly seems justified. Manchester United v. Barcelona. Champions of England v. Champions of Spain. Both clubs are goliaths. Both clubs have already won two domestic […]

With the presidential elections taking place at Real Madrid this summer the candidates have been making the usual promises to the Bernabeu faithful over potential new managers and players. This kind of thing happens every time they hold elections at Real and Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has been courted by the Spanish giants on more […]

The season finale of Special1 TV has premiered with plenty of entertainment for football fans including: A message from a very famous West Ham United supporter, A special appeal from Carlos, a deprived young man on the streets of Manchester, Jose fancies himself as the new speaker of the House of Commons, And the cast […]

So less than 24 hours after Promotion to the Premiership and the usual round of tired cliches and articles about "brave little Burnley" are beginning to pop up on-line and in the press. Do they never learn, Do they know the football history attached to this club? Burnley fans will probably laugh in the face […]

It may have been coming for a while but you have to pay tribute to Pep Guardiola's Barcelona for their achievements so far in a season that could still get even better. Champions and Copa Del Rey winners, his side have dominated the Primera Division this year and are worthy winners. They can, of course, […]

Paul Merson. The name conjures up many memories. For some, it's the troubled footballer who suffers from addictions of drugs, gambling and alcohol. For others, it's the former England international footballer Paul Merson, who played 327 matches for Arsenal. If you're wondering what the legend has been up to lately, he's been doing the dinner […]

Episode 82 features a round table discussion on South Florida's soccer scene and other US Soccer issues with two veteran journalists: Phil Schoen of GOL TV and Jeff Rusnak of the South Florida Sun Sentinel. Among the topics discussed are US Soccer's development system, the collapse of the Barca Miami bid to join MLS and […]

Goalkeeper Jaroslav Drobny (Hertha Berlin) Make no mistake about it, Berlin's rise from bottom half side to title contenders was based on defense. They were a hard side to break down and on the off-chance that a team did, there was Drobny to get by. His performance against Bayern was the stuff of legends. Defenders […]

Burnley Football Club has been promoted to the Premier League for the first time in its history after an impressive 1-0 victory against Sheffield United in the Coca-Cola Championship Playoff Final at Wembley Stadium this afternoon. Wade Elliott scored the all important goal for Burnley in the 13th minute after his long range effort found […]

Images of Aston Villa's new away football shirt for the 2009-10 season have been released on its website. The new kit is currently available for pre-order and will be officially launched on June 20. I'm not sure what it is about Nike, but many of their new shirt designs feature pinstripes which I'm not a […]

This week's seven matches averaged just under 13,800, slightly up from last year's week 10 average. It was good to see an increase, albeit a small one, with Seattle on the road. After 75 matches, exactly the 1/3 mark of the season, the league is drawing 1,128 fewer per game than the first 75 games […]

This weekend every single MLS, USL or WPS match had meaning. Americans were also playing in meaningful matches abroad whether in the Mexican or English Football League playoffs, fighting relegation in Germany, chasing a title in Scotland and Belgium or even an important regular season match in Scandinavia.We even had PDL matches serve as qualifiers […]