(photo courtesy of uefa.com) Wow. There are some really great match-ups that have emerged from today's draw at UEFA headquarters. I'm going to give a quick rundown and early predictions though I reserve the right to change my mind before kick-off of the this round! 🙂 The tie that will likely generate the most press […]

The draw for round of last 16 in the Champions League was announced this morning, and there are some massive matches in store featuring Premier League teams. Here's the draw in full: Chelsea v Juventus Villarreal v Panathinaikos Sporting Lisbon v Bayern Munich Atletico Madrid v FC Porto Lyon v Barcelona Real Madrid v Liverpool […]

It used to be a lot easier. All top flight matches used to be played on a Saturday at 3pm GMT. There were no early kick-offs. No late kick-offs and, heaven forbid, no Sunday matches. Now, of course, everything has been turned upside down. Because only a few of the matches are played at the […]

Didier Drogba is back at or near his top form, while Nicolas Anelka has been banging in the goals. For Chelsea's derby against West Ham United on Sunday, who should start? Vote now. Who Should Start As Chelsea Striker?
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Champions League football returns today with both Chelsea and Liverpool in action. Chelsea is at home versus Cluj in a must-win game for Gene Hackman, I mean Luiz Felipe Scolari, (ESPN2 and ESPN360, 2:30pm ET) while PSV takes on Liverpool in a must-score game for Robbie Keane (Setanta Sports, 2:30pm ET). In the meantime, here […]

With only three places left in the next round of this seasons Champions League and with only five teams capable of filling those spots it seems like a good time to look ahead to the draw for the knockout stages. Once again all four English sides look set to qualify for the next round, with […]

If you took every professional team in English football and compiled an all-time league table that calculated the number of points the clubs have earned since their existence, which teams would be at the top? You may be surprised by the findings: Manchester United, 5559 points Liverpool, 5513 Arsenal, 5346 Wolverhampton Wanderers, 5137 Preston North […]

Is it me or does it seem like none of the Big Four want to win the Premier League title this season? Just when Liverpool gain momentum, they stumbled to another nil nil draw at Anfield Monday night against West Ham United. How can Liverpool beat Manchester United and Chelsea, but fail to defeat the […]

For the first 60 minutes at Stamford Bridge on Sunday, the game looked remarkably familiar. Chelsea were passing the ball beautifully around the pitch. Wonderful movement off the ball. Using incredible amounts of imagination and creativity. Yet they couldn't seem to score that crucial second goal. Sound familiar? Chelsea were Arsenal. Luiz Felipe Scolari's side […]

Number of days since an English football club scored a goal during Fox Soccer Channel's live soccer coverage on Saturdays: 14. We last saw a goal scored by an English team on Fox Soccer Channel on Saturday, November 15 when Nicolas Anelka knocked the final goal in for Chelsea against West Bromwich Albion. Since then […]

Who will win the Chelsea v Arsenal derby this weekend? ( polls)

Liverpool guaranteed advancement into the knockout stages with a Steven Gerrard twenty-second minute strike while Chelsea have to win against Cluj on matchday six to guarantee Champions League survival after Diawara's workrate the whole match was rewarded with an eighty-third minute header to give Bordeaux a deserved 1-1 draw against Chelsea. I'll start with Liverpool […]

There are some pivotal battles to be fought in the upcoming Matchday and while some groups look to have clear patterns emerging, others could go down to the wire. Let's take a whirlwind tour of the current state of the groups along with my speculations on the ties on Matchday 5. Group A A win […]

To further illustrate how topsy turvy the Premier League is this season, last night's Wigan 1-0 Everton result means that none of the teams in the top 10 of the Premier League won this past weekend. All of them either drew or lost. I don't have time to review all of the record books, but […]

The English Premier League provides the biggest stage in the world for players, managers, and coaches alike to showcase their various skills and talents. Audiences in the millions around the world watch teams and players, as fans tune into whatever TV or Internet coverage is available on a daily basis. An EPL managerial position is […]