It's been a joy so far watching how ESPN's broadcast of the Premier League on Saturday mornings has evolved. It's grown, in such a short amount of time, to more of a Premier League show than just a soccer match. Today's broadcast of the Bolton Wanderers versus Tottenham Hotspur was a perfect example of that. […]

With Schalke finally grabbing a domestic win, and Stuttgart and Bayern Munich beginning to hit some form, it feels like the Bundesliga is finally taking a big, competitive swing at the smaller teams in the league. With Borussia Dortmund, Mainz, Hoffenheim and Leverkusen occupying the top four positions, and Schalke, Stuttgart, Bayern Munich and Hamburg […]

In today's Premier League action, there's plenty of promise in store for good soccer matches. Tottenham's visit to Bolton's Reebok Stadium should be a good one to watch with all eyes on Gareth Bale to see if he'll be tired from his mid-week marathon when he ran laps past Maicon. In other games today, Fulham […]

This will be a very interesting weekend, mainly because of all that has happened to mount up to these couple of days. While you had Inter Milan losing 3-1 away to Tottenham Hotspur in the Champions League, we also saw Roma win 3-2 away in Switzerland against FC Basel. AC Milan did their best against […]

After their stunning victory against reigning Champions League holders Inter Milan in midweek it’s back to the Premier League for Harry Redknapp’s men this weekend and a tough trip to Bolton. A visit to the Reebok Stadium will be a far cry from the glory of Spurs’ European exploits however in many ways this could […]

Schalke finally played to their potential this afternoon, albeit against an out of form St. Pauli side. Just days after Felix Magath criticized summer signing and Spanish legend Raul for not being enough of a goal threat, he's stepped up to the plate and delivered. Raul's brace and Klaas-Jan Huntelaar's header sealed the win for […]

Trust Manchester City supporters to add a little levity to an occasion. During Thursday's away match against Lech Poznan, the Polish supporters were jumping up and down to create an impressive display of team pride. Some Manchester City supporters joined in the festivities in their own unique way. Watch the video to see how!

With San Jose's dramatic victory last night, they will await this weekend's slate of matches to see who their next round opponent will be. Their upset victory has set the stage for an interest weekend of matches where we could conceivably see three more lower seeds win their playoff matches and once again throw the […]

Felix Magath's struggling Schalke side will host promoted side St. Pauli this Friday afternoon, and will be looking for maximum points. Schalke, who just barely missed out on the Bundesliga title last year, are rooted to the bottom of the league on six points – and one win – from their first ten matches. Magath […]

In this week's installment of the Friday Flashback Videos, we take the time machine back to the 1972-73 season in the old First Division of England. If you haven't seen this before, it's definitely a must-see series of videos. In them, you'll see some of the legends of the game including Brian Clough, Don Revie, Bill […]

After coming home with a one goal lead on aggregate from San Jose, the New York Red Bulls knew that the Earthquakes were never going to give up without a fight at Red Bull Arena. The Quakes absolutely knew they dodged a massive bullet at Buck Shaw Stadium as the scoreline could've been at least […]

Steven Gerrard gave us all a timely reminder of his quality with a stunning hat-trick to help Liverpool overcome a stubborn Napoli side. Will this performance mark the general return to form of midfielder and could he be the inspiration for another England star to return to form? We all know the ability that Gerrard […]

In Atlético Madrid's 1-2 win in the UEFA Europa League over Rosenborg in Norway on Thursday, Rosenborg enjoyed long spells of dominance over their Spanish opponents but could not convert more than once on their many scoring opportunities. Atlético capitalized on two of their only three chances in the match and escaped with a valuable […]

The Bundesliga's Europa League contestants played out some tough fixtures in their respective groups, with a mixed bag of results amongst the sides. The matches for the night were Dortmund away to France's PSG, Stuttgart away to Spain's Getafe, and Bayer Leverkusen at home versus Aris Salonika. Here are the results! Paris Saint-Germain 0 – […]

Phew!! Well what can I say? If it hadn’t been for the antics of Nani and the reliable consistency of Charlie Adam, last week’s effort would have been disastrous. This could end up being a cryptic tips column where doing the exact opposite will prove the most rewarding! I have always been taught to hold […]