Today's Liverpool against Chelsea match doesn't have the same build-up as the one near the end of last season that put Chelsea in the ascendency, but it's still an important match nonetheless. A win for Chelsea and the club will continue on its path for an inevitable long march to a Premier League title. A […]

For the 2014/15 Premier League season, based on the relative ELO rankings, the simulations indicated an easy top four finish for Manchester City, Chelsea, and Liverpool. There was a four way scramble for fourth, with Arsenal having the edge. Manchester City were clear favorite to win the league with Chelsea a reasonably strong second. With […]

With the international break upon us next week, that means the Premier League have had to sandwich in the 10 games this weekend between Saturday and Sunday before the national team players have to report for international duty early next week. And with Everton and Tottenham playing on Thursday in the Europa League, that means […]

Manchester City endured yet another disappointing night in the Champions League after a 2-1 loss against CSKA Moscow. This match perfectly summed up the European adventures for a club that has dominated the Premier League for the last few years. Nothing appeared to go right for the Premier League champions, as they find themselves bottom […]

Traditionally, soccer’s great rivalries are founded and fed by political and geographical demographics. It's those age-old guidelines that make the rivalry between Liverpool and Chelsea a peculiar one. There’s a clear, longstanding needle between the two teams, but the classic stimulants for a rivalry don’t really exist when it comes to the Blues and the Reds. […]

The current campaign was always going to be a season of firsts for Everton. For Roberto Martinez, that was the case on a number of fronts, with the Catalonian having to deal with European football and all the accompanying connotations for the first time in his career. The players too had to get into an […]

Manchester United defender Marcos Rojo will be out of action for up to six weeks with a dislocated shoulder. The news was confirmed today by manager Louis van Gaal during his pre-match press conference. Rojo joins an injury list that includes Rafael da Silva, Ashley Young, Jonny Evans, Chris Smalling (suspended), Jesse Lingard, Radamel Falcao […]

For the second gameweek in a row, a stupendous goal was scored in UEFA Europa League action. Two weeks ago it was Erik Lamela's rabona. Today it's Vasyl Kobin's sensational bicycle kick for Metalist. And while bicycle kick goals are always a rarity, and always beloved. This one was that much better because of the beautiful […]

Just over 13 months ago, Bayern Munich produced the kind of performance that makes soccer supporters revere in awe at what they're witnessing. The Bavarians dismantled Manchester City 3-1 at the Etihad Stadium, taking the English outfit apart with a display that was bristling with supreme quality. It seemed that Pep Guardiola, just a few months […]

There are moments that typically come to define an entire season, and in the Premier League this weekend, the fixture computer has churned out a pair of matches that stir memories of unhinged drama from campaigns gone by. Those two fixtures feature prominently in our list as does an enticing clash from Germany, which will […]

In an interview with UEFA.com, CSKA Moscow defender Pontus Wernbloom gave an assessment of his side's 2-1 victory over reigning Premier League champions Manchester City on Wednesday night. The 28-year-old Swedish international, who was fortunate to avoid dismissal from the contest after the match official booked his teammate instead of giving Wernbloom a second yellow card, commented that […]

Empty seats at the Etihad Stadium has long been the most pertinent source of ammunition for cheap jibes at Manchester City. Sky blue specs have regularly been seen scattered about Eastlands on Champions League evenings in years gone by, and after another drab atmosphere was conjured against AS Roma in their previous European home match, […]

England manager Roy Hodgson has announces his 26-man squad for the upcoming Euro 2016 qualifier against Slovenia next Wednesday, as well as the Three Lions' friendly in Scotland on November 18. West Brom striker Saido Berahino has earned a call-up to the full England squad for the first time in his young career. Berahino has previously excelled for the […]

QPR manager Harry Redknapp has expressed his interest in signing Toronto FC striker Jermain Defoe during the upcoming January transfer window. Both the manager and player are familiar with each other from their time at Portsmouth and Tottenham. "He's a player we'd be interested in in January, but it depends on the expense of the […]

It wasn't a good night for English teams in the UEFA Champions League as Chelsea, the leaders of the Premier League, failed to demolish Maribor in Europe. With the score tied at 0-0 at the half, Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho made some two substitutions, but it was Maribor who opened the scoring in the second […]