On the European Continent and on the British Isles the view of the Olympic football Tournament is completely different than in the rest of the world. In Europe the tournament is seen as more of a nuisance than anything, while among those in the Western Hemisphere and in Africa it is seen as big deal. […]

It's a pretty sad reflection on the state of football shirt design when it's much easier to pick the five worst ones than is to find the best kits for the 2008/2009 Premier League season. Many of the new shirt designs are boring and predictable, borrowing the designs from already created templates. Adidas and Umbro […]

This is one of those league tables where football fans may not want their club to do that well since it could indicate how greedy a club is. But football today is a business, and when it comes down to the business of making money, commercial departments are extremely vital. Other than doing sponsorship deals, […]

Not to be outdone by its London rivals, Tottenham Hotspur has recently launched a redesigned version of its website at http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/ The new Spurs site features a sleek design but it's nothing new in comparison to other recently redesigned sites such as the ones from Chelsea and Portsmouth. In fact, take a look at the […]

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Setanta North America has confirmed its first seven pre-season matches the network will be showing in the United States and Canada in the buildup to the new Premier League season. Five of the matches will be friendlies involving Liverpool and Sunderland, while the other two matches will bring us Aston Villa's 3rd round UEFA Intertoto […]

Every year, mass media organizations such as Sky Sports, the BBC and The Guardian are scooped by a small band of football bloggers who leak photographs of new, never seen before football kits sometimes months before they're officially unveiled to the public. The race to be the first to post these rare pictures has become […]

Sometimes it's hard to believe because they monopolize the Premier League so much, but the Big Four in England have not always been the big four. Chelsea only joined the ranks in 2003. Prior to that, the league was topped by the Big Three or Big Two depending on Liverpool's inconsistent form. To understand how […]

After a long wait FC Barcelona have finally made official the signing of right-back Dani Alves from Sevilla. Alves, who can play on the right of defence or midfield, joined Sevilla from Bahia for less than one million euros in 2003 and was an outstanding player as they won back-to-back UEFA Cups in 2006 and […]

Chelsea today launched a redesigned version of its club website. The new look-and-feel of the site is completely different than the previous incarnation which was a very difficult to navigate site designed in Flash that was launched in November 2006 by Premium TV. The new site is much more intuitive and interactive than the previous […]

Chelsea has confirmed that their new away shirt for the 2008/2009 season will be all black. Designed by Adidas and sponsored by Samsung, the new shirt design is a welcome change from Chelsea's away shirt that it wore last season, which was a yellow day-glo color. The new shirt may be partially inspired by the […]

Pundits and fans often complain about the predictability of the Premier League. Looking at the fixtures announced for the 2008/2009 season, the fixtures themselves seem awfully predictable too. There's the token match pitting the newly promoted side against one of the top clubs. This August, it's West Bromwich Albion away against Arsenal. Last season it […]

In the world of technology, the top sites aren't magazines or newspapers. They're blogs. Web sites such as TechCrunch, Engadget and Boing Boing lead the way with the latest breaking news and analysis, as well as receiving more visitors than some of the giants in tech publishing. While soccer blogs aren't in the same echelon […]

Kevin Garnett of the Boston Celtics basketball team is a massive Chelsea fan. Garnett is pictured above (and see video below) wearing a Chelsea shirt before a recent NBA game. According to the Chelsea web site, Garnett and teammate Paul Pierce are both fans. The NBA players both became fans after Chelsea's preseason tour last […]

While soccer fans worldwide are living and breathing Euro 2008, here are a few Premier League-related stories of interest: Chelsea has signed with CAA to handle their branding and marketing efforts, Fans are upset about the new home Arsenal shirt, Success of cricket's Indian Premier League eyes English Premier League next, Chelsea and Manchester United […]