Roma 3 – 1 Chelsea Goalscorers: Panucci 34 (R), Vucinic 48, 58 (R), Terry 75 (C) Roma: 4-4-2 Doni; Panucci, Juan, Mexes, Cicinho; Pizarro, De Rossi, Brighi, Perrotta (Taddei 72); Vucinic (Riise 88), Totti (Baptista 62) Chelsea: 4-1-4-1 Cech; Bosingwa (Kalou 64), Terry, Alex, Bridge; Mikel Obi; Lampard, Deco, J Cole (Belletti 46), Malouda (Drogba […]

Where can you find England against Kazakhstan on US TV tomorrow? The important 2010 World Cup Qualifying match will be shown live on Fox Soccer Channel beginning at Noon ET/9am PT. This is part of the deal that Fox Sports International announced in May whereby Fox Soccer Channel has the TV rights to England's home […]

The last two times Chelsea played Manchester United, nothing much happened. Other than one of the most exciting finales in Champions League history and a Premier League firestarter at Stamford Bridge that included a fight between the groundsman and Patrice Evra, and a penalty four minutes from time to win it for Chelsea 2-1. The […]

In British newspaper match reports of Aston Villa's 2-1 away win against Tottenham Hotspur, almost all of the stories lead with sentences similar to this one found in The Sun: "Calamity keeper Heurelho Gomes messed up to leave Spurs rooted at the foot of the table." True, yes, but it doesn't provide a complete accurate […]

In less than three weeks, my wife and I have a new arrival planned for our household: our first baby boy. So while my wife was enjoying her baby shower yesterday, I ended up watching our three other children. Needless to say, I didn't get a chance to watch as much live football as I […]

Admit it. There are some players in the Premier League who get under your skin. The type of players you love to hate. But who are they and why do you hate them so much? Names of players who often get fans irate include: Ashley Cole (Chelsea) John Terry (Chelsea) Frank Lampard (Chelsea) El Hadji […]

England plays the Czech Republic in a friendly today at 3pm ET/8pm UK time. The game will be shown live on Fox Soccer Channel for U.S. viewers, while U.K. viewers can find the match on Setanta Sports. It should be interesting to see how Fabio Capello's side does at Wembley on a night when Emile […]

On Tuesday afternoon, the Premier League rolled out a massive new program entitled "Get On With The Game" that brought players, managers, chairmen and referees together to agree on common goals for the new season: to bring order back to the league and get on with the game. The Premier League's PR machine was in […]

Park in the lot across the street? Not John Terry. Capt. John parked his Bentley in a handicapped parking space while having lunch with his family at Pizza Express. Surely, he will stand up and be counted by paying his 60 GBP fine.

Manager Fashion Statement of the Year: Sam Allardyce's Pink Scarf Big Sam has been coming up short in the league this season, but not in this category. He had some tough competition from Avram Grant (Entirely Black Wardrobe), Paul Jewell (Sweatshirt/Popped Collar Dress Shirt) and Alan Curbishley (Track Suit). But, in the end, the ridiculous […]

Best Player: Cristiano Ronaldo, Manchester United It's difficult to argue with this one. Even if he does score a number of goals on penalties, he still produces a striker's tally from midfield and, unlike Frank Lampard, he manages to look skillful while doing it. The scariest thing is that he is only going to get […]