Chelsea midfielder Cesc Fabregas scored a textbook goal to put the Blues 2-0 in front of Palace at Selhurst Park on Saturday. Chelsea completed six passes to lead to the goal, with intricate one-touch passing that shredded the Crystal Palace defense. It was a goal that is a perfect example of how passing can unlock […]

NBC has announced the commentators for this weekend’s Premier League matches that will be shown on television and Internet across the United States. Here’s the line-up: Saturday, October 18: Manchester City vs Spurs, 7:45am, NBCSN and mun2 and NBC Sports Live Extra; Arlo White & Lee Dixon Crystal Palace vs Chelsea, 10am, NBCSN & NBC Sports […]

The draw for the fourth round of the Copa del Rey has been made with the first legs set to be played on Wednesday December 3rd and the return fixture to be contested two weeks later on December 17th; except for the tie between Cornella and the reigning title holders Real Madrid, which will be […]

As domestic and European football rolls back around, the upcoming block of fixtures is important for all those concerned with Everton Football Club. For the team it's critical that results take a turn for the better after a difficult start and for the supporters, the prospect of the upcoming Europa League jaunt to Lille is an […]

Nick Webster, formerly of FOX Soccer and now the host of the World Soccer Talk Podcast, will be on Reddit on Friday afternoon, October 17 at 3pm ET/Noon PT for a Reddit AMA (ask me anything). If you haven’t had a chance to participate in a Reddit AMA before, it’s a unique opportunity to ask questions directly to writers, […]

Beginning today, you can now receive a comprehensive guide to the weekly soccer TV and Internet listings with a free newsletter delivered to your email in-box every Thursday night. This Week In Soccer features TV and Internet listings for the Premier League, MLS, La Liga, Serie A, Liga MX, Bundesliga, Ligue Un, UEFA Champions League, […]

It's still only early days in Men In Blazers making the transformation to a weekly TV show, but based on the preliminary TV ratings for the first 3 shows of the season, the results are literally sub-optimal. After 3 episodes thus far, the Men In Blazers TV Show is averaging 30,000 viewers, which is incredibly […]

Our readers have already read a few stories about the Klinsmann/Garber mud-slinging affair. Don Garber finally took the bait, as Klinsmann had spent the better part of 6 months goading him into a war of words. For instance, Klinsmann begrudgingly took a whole host of MLS players to the World Cup, only to watch them […]

The first fixture to satisfy our insatiable desire for Premier League football after the international break is at the Etihad, as two of the current top six prepare to fight it out in this crucial early period (kickoff time is 7:45am ET, and the game will be shown live on US TV on NBCSN). Despite […]

The trend among many sports video games is to make iterations year over year instead of seismic changes. The video game publishers know that soccer fans will buy the new FIFA game each year, and as long as those numbers are strong, there doesn't seem to be the driving need to make big changes. However, […]

The international break yielded a much more tolerable set of fixtures than we're used to, but there's nothing quite like domestic competition to get the soccer senses stimulated. And this weekend we've got a host of different clashes to savor from across the globe, each with their own unique connotations and surrounding circumstances. Featuring in our […]

Next year's Africa Cup of Nations is in doubt after the proposed host country Morocco pulled out of the tournament due to fears regarding the Ebola outbreak on the continent. Last week, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) received a letter from the Moroccan government asking for the tournament to be called off and had agreed to discuss […]

It’s every Englishman’s dream to be the person who leads their country to World Cup success from the pitfalls of despair to the tears of joy and open-top bus parade around Central London. If you aren’t one of the managers of the big boys this dream will also be an impossible reality. However for Mike […]

Whether it’s promotion and relegation, or major USMNT players leaving Europe for the riches of MLS, Jurgen Klinsmann has taken numerous whacks at Don Garber’s piñata recently. And Mr. Garber, desperate not to lose any PR or standing in the eyes of the growing American soccer populace, fought back. It does reek of desperation, but […]

This week's war of words between USMNT Head Coach Jurgen Klinsmann and MLS Commissioner Don Garber is exactly what the league needs to make it more entertaining and intriguing off the pitch than on it. It's just a shame that the teleconference call wasn't streamed online for the rest of the soccer community to hear. […]