In arguably the weekend's marquee match, undefeated Manchester United traveled to Birmingham to take on undefeated at home Aston Villa to open Premier League play on Saturday. The match itself placed 10th against 2nd in the league while it saw United coming off one of their best team performances of the season, Wednesday's Manchester derby. […]

This Monday Adidas will unveil the new football jersey for Spain, but in the meantime, watch the above video starring Xabi Alonso, David Villa and Fernando Llorente as they get us excited for its release. It's going to be difficult to outdo the design of the current Spain jersey, but let's see what Adidas comes […]

It's only been a few days since the last round of Premier League games but there should be some interesting matches played out today across England from Birmingham (Aston Villa against Manchester) to Newcastle (United against Fulham), to Stoke-On-Trent (for Stoke City versus Liverpool), London (Spurs against Blackburn) and more. Feel free to use the […]

Schalke's struggles on and off the pitch have been well documented and roundly criticized, and it seems things are only going to get worse for the konigsblauen. Speaking to Bild, Felix Magath admitted that Schalke may not be able to hold onto Manuel Neuer and other players due to the club's financial situation and their […]

Everything about the new England team looks classy. The world-class stadium, the picture-perfect England kits and the footballers, or should we say millionaires, who grace the pitch and who are managed by a suave manager in the finest suit. But as many of us know, international football didn't used to be so glamorous. Just ask […]

The highlight match of the weekend will occur at the Camp Nou, where Villarreal will want to display their résumé as a legitimate threat to a dominion currently ruled by Real Madrid and FC Barcelona. After a topsy-turvy month of results where they looked somewhat hapless in away fixtures at Hércules and Sporting Gijón in […]

The latest episode of Special 1 TV has been released by the BBC, and in it we find out that Special 1 TV will now be shown on a weekly basis instead of every two weeks. In the episode, Wayne Rooney reports live from a clinic in Portland where he's getting a lot of intimate […]

With the injuries piling up at Villa Park the youngsters have been given a chance by Aston Villa boss Gerard Houllier. Marc Albrighton broke into the team under care-taker boss Kevin McDonald but now youngsters Barry Bannan, Ciaran Clark and Nathan Delfouneso have been given a run in the first team and the Villa kids […]

Well, perhaps I'm just really disappointed by the lack of action and goals in the Manchester Derby, but I'm in a foul mood, and am going to be very parsimonious in handing out the stars this week. No 4-star matches. The picks of the week are probably United visiting Villa Park, and Arsenal's Merseyside trip […]

My favorite derby is coming up this weekend, Il Derby Della Madonnina between Inter Milan and AC Milan looks to be very exciting, with a depleted Inter side facing the league-leaders AC Milan. But this isn't the only, "big match" taking place this weekend, we've also got an extremely interesting game between Juventus and Roma […]

Franz Beckenbauer's influence on the modern game cannot be emphasized enough. As a player, he is one of the most decorated footballer of all time. Five Bundesliga titles, four league cups and three European cup victories are complimented by a World Cup trophy and a European Championship trophy at the national level – two trophies […]

Bob Bradley went against conventional wisdom with his squad for the South Africa match next week and picked a good number of young players to make the squad. Three young MLS players and three international professionals will have the chance to earn their first international cap next week in Cape Town. What's interesting about the […]

It’s been a busy week in the Premier League and the fun just doesn’t stop. Game Week 13 is here already and we have another full fixture programme to look forward to. It’s at the foot of the table where the excitement and the points are to be had this weekend. The bottom three are […]

Marko Arnautovic is amongst the most promising strikers in the game. At FC Twente, he began to show his promise. The young striker bagged twelve goals in 28 league appearances in the 2008-2009 season for the Eredivisie side, and also added five league assists. Many of Europe's biggest clubs took a keen interest in the […]

Included in this squad were seven players who are currently available for selection by Championship sides, either as part of their permanent squad or on loan deals from Premier League sides. This is a great opportunity for each of these players and shows that despite the dominance of the Premier League in high level youth development, there is still a role to be played by the Championship in this area.