If you were to ponder the current emotions of supporters from all 20 Premier League teams, only a small proportion would be completely content with the start their side has made to this engrossing season. Chelsea and Southampton have began the campaign in spectacular fashion, while Newcastle United, Swansea City and West Ham United have also […]

Nathaniel Clyne has warned Southampton's top-four rivals the Saints are ready to fight for a Champions League spot. The England defender is confident they can maintain their challenge ahead of Sunday's clash with Manchester City at St Mary's. Clyne scored in the Saints' 1-1 draw at Aston Villa on Monday as they extended their unbeaten […]

Boss Paul Lambert defended Aston Villa's fans after their lowest league gate for 15 years. Just 25,311 watched Villa hold Southampton to a 1-1 draw at Villa Park, where Gabby Agbonlahor's opener – following Fraser Forster's gaffe – was cancelled out by Nathaniel Clyne. It was the lowest crowd in the Premier League at Villa […]

The draw for the 2015 Copa America has been revealed, so we now know who'll play each other in the opening rounds of the tournament to be played in Chile in June-July, 2015. The draw is as follows: Group A Chile Mexico Bolivia Ecuador Group B Argentina Uruguay Paraguay Jamaica Group C Brazil Colombia Peru […]

In playing Football Manager 15, it’s sometimes hard to imagine how Sega and Sports Interactive can still come up with a yearly iteration that's fresh and interesting, which is no less true with other annual sports franchises such as Madden and FIFA. Somehow, though, they've pulled it off. I haven’t played Football Manager for the last 2 years, […]

New York City FC has unveiled its away shirt for the debut 2015 season. After unveiling its home shirt in New York 10 days ago to a thumbs down from most bloggers and fans, the new MLS team today revealed its away shirt, which features a black shirt and sky blue trim. Why, oh why […]

Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini has promised his team will fight to the end to keep their Champions League hopes alive. City host Bayern Munich in a crucial clash on Tuesday knowing anything but victory could effectively end their hopes for another year. Pellegrini's men have claimed just two points from four games in Group […]

Arsenal's second largest shareholder Alisher Usmanov has told Arsene Wenger to start learning from his mistakes and claims the Gunners need to strengthen the entire team to compete with the best in Europe. The Russian billionaire, who owns 30 per cent of the club, was keen to emphasize his admiration for Wenger but believes the […]

Aston Villa celebrates tonight 140 years since the club played its first match in November, 1874. The Villains will be hoping for a move to get them away from the relegation dropzone, while a win for Southampton will move the Saints within four points of first-placed Chelsea. For viewers in the United States, here are […]

The last time Ander Herrera made an appearance for Manchester United was against West Bromwich Albion on October 20th. The midfielder started the game but was replaced at halftime by Marouane Fellaini. It was learned that Herrera had "tweaked" his rib; an injury that had kept him out of United's lineup for the previous three weeks. Since that appearance at […]

It is difficult to describe in words what an outstanding storyteller and incomparable researcher David Goldblatt is. Following up on his remarkable works Futebol Nation and The Ball is Round, Goldblatt has tackled a topic few have managed to truly understand. – the emergence of soccer and the Premier League as a global window to the new […]

Soccer fans are an opinionated group of people. We know what we like, and there are plenty of choices to choose from. Based on your opinion, what soccer podcasts are your favorite? It’s a broad topic and there are plenty of options available, so feel free to list your favorites! Share your honest opinion in the […]

Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini has dismissed "rumors" that the club could attempt to sign Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi. Messi's future at Barca has been the subject of recent speculation despite the Argentinian's hero status at the Nou Camp and his phenomenal goalscoring record. The 27-year-old scored a hat-trick against Sevilla last weekend to become […]

Signing players in the twilight of their career who have sampled illustrious glories always comes with a measure of risk. Having achieved all of their major ambitions, does the desire still linger? Do they still have the class to cut it at the top level? Can they help inspire a supposed lesser side to bigger […]

Brendan Rodgers knows his position as Liverpool boss could start to come under scrutiny if their current poor form continues. The Reds lost a fourth consecutive game in all competitions after going down 3-1 to Crystal Palace on Sunday afternoon and Rodgers' side are now 18 points off the pace of Barclays Premier League pace-setters […]