The ultimate grudge match in North American football continued tonight as Houston and New England faced off in a major cup final for the third time in as many years. However this match is different in two ways from the get go: Instead of a CONCACAF based official we have an infamous English one in […]

The ultimate grudge match in North American football continued tonight as Houston and New England faced off in a major cup final for the third time in as many years. However this match is different in two ways from the get go: Instead of a CONCACAF based official we have an infamous English one in […]

Undoubtedly, the minute I post this, Ronaldo will give up on Real Madrid and move to Hamburg, so forgive me for being premature. Let’s take a look, as the season begins, at the seven best signing so far this summer in the Bundesliga. Christian Fuchs (SV Mattersburg to Bochum) Austria entered the Euros as a […]

Maybe you haven't noticed all the big name arrivals but lets put this into perspective, all roads are leading to Rome or more accurately all roads are leading to Serie A. Looking at the numbers while consulting transfer sites, more and more players are being drawn to Serie A than those leaving to play outside Italy. […]

In his four-season tenure at Blackburn, Mark Hughes guided the club to three top-10 finishes, including 7th place last year, and two appearances in European competition. He compiled an 82-47-59 record in competitive games over that span, and his team conceded over 50 goals only once. It's fair to say that he turned the fortunes […]

The concept is sound, the TV contract outstanding for people in large markets (but non existent for those outside top 25 TV markets) and the marketing is flawless. But this year’s tournament has exposed Superliga as something we had hoped it was not, and sincerely hope it will not be going forward: a sham. Superliga […]

The concept is sound, the TV contract outstanding for people in large markets (but non existent for those outside top 25 TV markets) and the marketing is flawless. But this year's tournament has exposed Superliga as something we had hoped it was not, and sincerely hope it will not be going forward: a sham. Superliga […]

Martin Rogers, World Soccer writer for Yahoo! Sports joins host Kartik Krishnaiyer on Episode 51. We review how the Euro 2008 tournament was received in England, preview tonight's Superliga final between Houston and New England as well as look ahead to the Olympic Football tournament which Martin will cover in person from China. We also […]

When Sam Allardyce left by "mutual consent" in early January, Newcastle turned to a familiar figure to turn the club's fortunes around. I said it then and I'll say it now: Kevin Keegan, who spent over a decade away from St. James Park before returning to take the reins, is a blast from the past […]

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Here are several interesting articles I came across during the past few days which may be of interest to many of you passionate fans: "Soccer's Billion-Dollar Players" — What Credit Crunch? The biggest soccer players and clubs are drowning in money, much of it borrowed (Time Magazine) "Premier League Plan To Take English Football To […]

Tell us what you think of the Premier League's new idea to play friendlies during the winter break beginning January 2011. Are you in favor of the Premier League's worldwide mini-competition idea?
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David Beckham is featured in a new TV commercial titled "Practice Pop-In." Earlier this year, Ryan Howard of the Philadelphia Phillies and Reggie Bush of the New Orleans Saints were featured in two “Practice Pop-In” commercials earlier this year. This one with Becks features an unexpected appearance at a local Los Angeles youth soccer practice. […]

It's finally official, Rafael van der Vaart the Netherlands midfielder and Hamburg's captain is on his way to Real Madrid pending the results of a medical. The Bundesliga's own version of the Ronaldo affair has come an end. Although the clubs themselves have not released the details regarding the transfer fee, reports in the German […]

It was a treat to watch Spurs dismantle Borussia Dortmund in the Feyenoord Jubilee tournament. What was really awesome about the performance was that Juande Ramos seems to have established a balanced squad amidst the frantic ins and outs at White Hart Lane with the onus on attack. Darren Bent scored again.. He seems to […]