Liverpool today unveiled their new home kit for the 2008/2009 season. Manufactured by Adidas, the red design harkens back to a more classic Adidas look-and-feel (see below). One of the most unique features of the new home shirt is that the inner neck of the shirt features a red checkered area, which is inspired by […]

If I wasn't a regular viewer of the English Premier League and I watched the Champions League semi-finals this week, I'd walk away with a feeling that English teams were horrible. Bereft of skill, no composure on the ball, an inability to control games, and as negative as the worst examples of stereotypical Italian soccer. […]

Depending on how long you've been following football, you've undoubtedly listened to, read or watched hundreds if not thousands of stories about the world's game. But stop for a moment and think when was the last time one of those stories actually taught you something you didn't already know about your favorite sport? Most mainstream […]

The Major League Soccer season is a month old, and it's time to roll out the MLS Best XI for the first month of the season. GK Dario Sala, FC Dallas D Bakary Soumare, Chicago D Jack Jewsbury, Kansas City D Jay Heaps, New England M Arturo Alvarez, FC Dallas M Terry Cooke, […]

For 90 minutes, it was a game of men against boys as Barcelona completely played Manchester United off the park. Despite this, the blaugrana crucially failed to score which now puts Man United in the driving seat to win the game at Old Trafford to play in the Champions League Final. Yesterday's Chelsea against Liverpool […]

Obviously this picture doesn't show the point I'm trying to make. I just had to use for it aesthetic purposes, so I hope you don't mind. In all seriousness though, if you're watching the Champions League semifinal first leg between Barcelona and Manchester United at the Camp Nou right now, take a look at the […]

Starting this week, every week I'll be giving Yanks Abroad updates over at the Orlando Sentinel's Soccer Blog. Check it out. Every week we'll feature the best performances of the weekend. Here is this week's installment Germany Steve Cherundolo played 90 minutes for Hannover 96 in a 3-1 victory over Borussia Dortmund. Heath Pearce played […]

From the Daily Telegraph's website: "A week after officiating at Blackburn's Premier League game against leaders Manchester United, referee Rob Styles will be in charge of Saturday's League Two match between Shrewsbury Town and Chester City. Styles turned down two United penalty appeals and cautioned Wayne Rooney when he complained about a challenge by Steven […]

Posted from ChampionsLeagueTalk.com: Unlike the comedy of errors that Chelsea and Liverpool managed to produce in their first leg match, I have sky-high expectations for the Barcelona – Manchester United match. Barca will look to salvage something from what has been a bit of a lost season for them while United will be looking to […]

How many times have you heard the argument that there are too many foreigners playing in England and that it's ruining the future of the sport in that country? Interestingly, the issue isn't confined to England. Spain faces a similar problem. Read this quote from Marca, the Spanish daily sports newspaper, to learn how. "No […]

Arsene Wenger's team will not be the only thing at Arsenal getting an overhaul this summer. The Arsenal.com website will undergo a complete redesign as well as other significant changes. Liverpool-based digital media agency Rippleffect has won the four-year contract. The agency will be responsible for the complete redesign of Arsenal.com including the back-end. The […]

If you're a fan of the Bundesliga and you know your Borussia Monchengladbach from your Bochum, you'll be interested to know that we're launching a new site in the coming weeks named Bundesliga Talk.We're on the lookout for fans of German football who would be interested in blogging about the top German league as well […]

Liverpool and Chelsea are often blamed for sucking the essence and style out of football, and no player embodies that more than Dirk Kuyt. His work-rate is tremendous., his vitamins are in order, and he covers great ground. At the same time, he has the finesse of a demented walrus and is as pleasing to […]

Unlike the comedy of errors that Chelsea and Liverpool managed to produce in their first leg match, I have sky-high expectations for the Barcelona – Manchester United match. Barca will look to salvage something from what has been a bit of a lost season for them while United will be looking to overturn last year's […]

I am now contributing to the Orlando Sentinel's Other Football website run by our friend Brant Parsons. Check that site for daily new updates by Brant about the Premier League and MLS, and from me about MLS, Mexican Football and the Bundesliga. That site is for news only and my commentary will continue to appear […]