This morning the News of the World printed a story that will strike fear through most Newcastle United fan's hearts; their most expensive player, Michael Owen, could be leaving them for £16 million less than he cost. Owen, believed to be earning £120, 000 per week, is refusing to renew his contract with Newcastle, because they will […]

The last two plus years I've viewed with some amusement the dismissive nature with which the British media has viewed Andriy Shevchenko's football career thanks to his failures with Chelsea. Many in the British media have judged Sheva as a complete waste of a player and have used his troubled time at Chelsea to ridicule […]

Oswaldo Sanchez and Santos Laguna are among the favorites The CONCACAF Champions League begins Tuesday night with four of the six participating US and Canadian based teams in action. Here are my favorites for the tournament and what sides from the US & Canada have a realistic shot of advancing deep in the competition. Favorites: […]

The CONCACAF Champions League begins Tuesday night with four of the six participating US and Canadian based teams in action. Here are my favorites for the tournament and what sides from the US & Canada have a realistic shot of advancing deep in the competition. Favorites: Santos Laguna (MEX) Saprissa (CRC) UNAM Pumas (MEX) Cruz […]

Portsmouth boss ‘Arry Redknapp confirmed his interest in leading a Great Britain soccer team in the 2012 Summer Olympics, which will be held in London. Redknapp is from London and spent a combined 15 years playing for and managing West Ham, a club based in the eastern section of England’s capital. The other teams he’s […]

Brad Friedel Conceded three goals in Aston Villa's 3-2 loss to newly promoted Stoke City. Tim Howard Made three saves in Everton's 2-1 win over West Brom. Clint Dempsey Played 13 uninspiring minutes in Fulham's 1-0 win over Arsenal. Jay DeMerit Went the full 90 in Watford's 3-2 loss to Nottingham Forest Bobby Convey Played […]

Inter Milan meet A.S. Roma for the Italian Super Cup this evening in what has become an annual event. The Super Cup is a pre-season football competition held the week before the beginning of each season. It is contested by the winners of Serie A and Coppa Italia from the previous season and helps set the tone for the current […]

Get ready for another Super Sunday of English Premier League matches. Chelsea visits Wigan, where the Blues infamously dented their Premier League title hopes in April when Emile Heskey scored a dramatic late equalizer. Manchester City, meanwhile, will hope to bring a smile to their fans by winning their first home match of the new […]

Add Everton to the hall of shame that includes Chelsea and Wigan. All three teams are guilty of producing yellow flourescent shirts that are absolutely horrible. I mean, come on, who would actually buy these shirts and wear them in the main street? Everton debuted the new third shirt during yesterday's 2-1 away win against […]

Picture from The Telegraph via Getty Images. Maybe Tony Pulis was right. Mamady Sidibe's header gives Stoke City a shock 3-2 win at the Britannia Stadium. If you heard me this week on The Third Half, I pretty much mocked the fact I pulled this game out of the hat to do as one of […]

Steve Cherundolo Returned quickly from US National Team duty to play 18 + minutes for Hanover in a 1-1 draw with Energie Cottubus barely 36 hours after the US match concluded . Matt Taylor Played 60 minutes in Koblenz 0-0 draw with FSV Frankfurt. Gregg Berhalter Played 77 minutes in 1860 Munich's 2-1 loss to […]

Lovely Craven Cottage. The name conjures images of a county hamlet where you might retire after an afternoon of fox hunting and lawn bowling. Hardly the Gates of Hell for a club like Arsenal who have only conceded defeat to Fulham twice since 1966, a factoid repeated ad nauseam by commentators and pundits as Fulham-newcomer […]

This evening it was announced that Ukrainian flop, Andriy Shevchenko, is leaving Chelsea to go back to AC Milan. Most Chelsea fans will be asking why it has taken so long for Shevchenko to get the boot. There were questions asked about his age and suitability to English football when he was bought two years […]

If Liverpool fans have dreams of winning the Premier League this season, they can kiss them goodbye. Today at Anfield, Liverpool escaped with a 2-1 win over Middlesbrough with a woeful performance that was rescued by an own goal and then an injury time goal by Steven Gerrard. This was a cruel blow to Middlesbrough […]

Gameweek two of the Premier League features several intriguing match-ups. Liverpool faces their bogey team Middlesbrough. Tottenham is looking for their first points of the season at home against Sunderland, which is quickly being transformed into a contender. Everton faces more doom and gloom if they lose at the Hawthorns against West Brom, and Arsenal […]