It's a stretch to compare the FA Community Shield to today's match but it was ten months ago that Manchester United launched their season with a penalty shoot-out victory over Chelsea. Manchester United repeated the feat today in the UEFA Champions League final with Edwin van der Sar coming up with the late heroics to […]

It was always going to come down to one break or mistake either way, and it was the cruelest of fates for Chelsea captain John Terry and his team as Edwin van der Sar punched Nicolas Anelka’s weak penalty away to clinch the Champions League for Manchester United. Terry could’ve won the shootout in the […]

• Interesting choice by Avram Grant to start Florent Malouda on the left wing instead of the more explosive Salomon Kalou, and by Sir Alex Ferguson to start Owen Hargreaves wide right ahead of Park Ji-Sung, who didn’t even make the bench tonight. • Clarence Seedorf, who I am a big fan of, was very […]

Chalk this up to MLS’ unconscionable decision to continue play right through FIFA international blackout dates. Bob Bradley today named the squad for next Wednesday’s match at Wembley Stadium in London (A match I will be attending) and the team is missing several standards of the US setup including Pablo Mastroeni, Maurice Edu, Frankie Hedjuk […]

Today will be the second time a European cup competition has been contested by two English clubs. The 1971-72 UEFA Cup saw Tottenham Hotspur defeat Wolverhampton 3-2 on aggregate. The big news heading into today's match is the knock Ashley Cole took in training but otherwise both clubs have a full roster to select from. […]

On July 5, Premier League star Fernando Torres is scheduled to play in the Free Kick Master 2008 tournament at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas. Accompanying the Liverpool striker at the event is a who's-who of the star players in the world including Lionel Messi, Ronaldinho, Rafael Marquez, Alessandro del Piero, Robinho, Deco, Didier Drogba […]

If you're desperate to follow the Champions League Final today, you can't watch it on TV and you don't have a Slingbox, listen to the live radio commentary from The Sun. The audio quality is usually suspect, but at least you'll be able to follow the biggest match of the year online. And, don't forget, […]

Tottenham Hotspur may be traveling to South Africa for a preseason tour this summer. According to Pretoria News, Spurs may play South African Premier League champions SuperSport United in Pretoria, according to SuperSport club chairman Khulu Sibiya. Last summer, Spurs played several friendlies in South Africa against teams such as Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates.

Manchester United will be playing three friendlies in South Africa this summer. On Saturday, July 19, they'll play against Kaizer Chiefs. That match is then followed by a game against Orlando Pirates on Tuesday, July 22. And then on Saturday, July 26 the Red Devils will play the winner of the July 24th match between […]

Fulham will unveil their new 08/09 home shirt on June 2nd. The new shirt will then be officially launched in Fulham's club shop on July 15. Here's a sneak preview of the shirt (courtesy of Football Shirts): Fulham's new home shirt is manufactured by Nike again. However, this time, it looks like the polo shirt […]

Chalk this up to MLS' unconscionable decision to continue play right through FIFA international blackout dates. Bob Bradley today named the squad for next Wednesday's match at Wembley Stadium in London (A match I will be attending) and the team is missing several standards of the US setup including Pablo Mastroeni, Maurice Edu, Frankie Hedjuk […]

Around the world, tens of thousands of soccer fans will be taking time off work on Wednesday in preparation for the biggest match of the year — the Champions League Final. Below we have news on which TV networks will be showing the Champions League Final in the United States, United Kingdom and India. In […]

Chelsea have a major scare ahead of tomorrow's Champions League final after Ashley Cole was the victim of a stupid two-footed sliding challenge from team-mate Claude Makelele. Cole was helped off the field by two of Chelsea's training staff, who sprayed his ankle before wrapping it to give it support. After a few more minutes […]

Depending where you live in the world, this summer's Euro 2008 tournament will be a true test of your football watching stamina. That's because sixty four percent of Euro 2008 matches will be televised live on weekdays (with kick-off times of Noon and/or 2:45pm ET). That 64% includes the majority of first round games, two […]

The whirlwind of controversy that is Antonio Cassano is the name on most Italian football fans lips tonight. Roberto Donadoni suprised virtually everyone in Italian football by recalling the striker to his 24 man squad. Cassano has been one of Italy's most talked about players in recent years, unfortunately more for his petulance and sulking than […]