Another surprise loss for a Liverpool side that is struggling to cope without Luis Suarez and Daniel Sturridge. Is a title challenge beyond their expectations now? On the other hand, West Ham fans will not be blamed for believing that a top 10 finish is well within their reach with the new signings on show […]

Saturday’s match between Arsenal and Aston Villa at Villa Park is a matchup of two out of the three undefeated clubs in the Barclays Premier League (the other is of course league-leading Chelsea). While the two clubs both have yet to lose in league play so far this season, they have done so in different […]

NBC has announced the commentators for this weekend's Premier League matches that will be shown on television and Internet across the United States. Here's the line-up: Saturday, September 20: QPR vs Stoke, 7:45am, NBCSN and NBC Sports Live Extra; Peter Drury & Clive Allen Aston Villa vs Arsenal, 10am, NBCSN and NBC Sports Live Extra; Ian […]

A surfeit of superb games are on offer this weekend, as clubs across Europe begin to get stuck in to their respective domestic leagues. Some are desperate to atone for a stuttering start, others keen to continue a prosperous beginning to their seasons. And with the league table beginning to take shape in some nations, there are […]

Last weekend was a surreal one for me. I spent most of the afternoon in York, as well as the morning in Edinburgh and the evening in Manchester. It was surreal because I was there on a Premier League Saturday, but there was little to no evidence of anything Premier League-related going on in the […]

[Programming note: Manchester City vs Chelsea will be shown LIVE on Sunday morning starting at 10:45am EST on NBC Sports Network] Manchester City's lineup is dotted with top players at every position and each individual has an distinct value to the club. Vincent Kompany is the captain and orchestrates the squad from the back. David Silva […]

[Warning: This article contains language and an image containing words which some readers may find offensive.] Partizan Belgrade have issued an apology for an anti-Semitic banner which was displayed by a section of their home supporters during last night's Europa League Group C opener against Tottenham Hotspur. The banner was unveiled during the first half […]

[Warning: This article contains language and a picture containing words which some readers may find offensive] For the second consecutive night, fans attending a UEFA European cup tournament have marred the outcome of a match. Last night in Rome, during the second half of AS Roma's Champions League match with CSKA Moscow, travelling supporters attacked stewards […]

Fulham sacked manager Felix Magath today, with the club sitting at the bottom of the Championship table with just one point to its name for the 2014/15 season. The sacking has come on the back of a 5-3 loss away to Nottingham Forest. In the midweek match, the Cottagers came back from being 2-0 down to […]

There are some players that don’t look quite right in their shirt numbers. Etched into our soccer consciousnesses are intangible, requisite criteria when it comes to the number a player should have emblazoned on the back of his jersey. It’s the reflex that niggles at us when we see Samuel Eto’o donning No. 5 for Everton, or […]

The summer window closed amid of a flurry of transfer activity. The loudest move was undoubtedly AS Monaco striker Radamel Falcao transferring to Manchester United. But the summer period was dotted with some other spectacular big-name moves: Toni Kroos and James Rodriguez to Real Madrid, Angel Di Maria to Manchester United and Luis Suarez to Barcelona. […]

Late Wednesday afternoon, reports began surfacing from Wales regarding the immediate future of Cardiff City manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. Today, it can be confirmed that the 41-year-old Norwegian boss has left the club 'by mutual consent'. A statement from chairman Mehmet Dalman on Cardiff City's website reads: "Having spoken with Ole on deciding the best […]

Unfortunately for Newcastle United manager Alan Pardew it appears he is a 'dead man walking'. The 53-year-old is only a few seasons removed from winning both the Premier League Manager of the Season and LMA Manager of the Year awards after guiding the Magpies to a surprise fifth-place finish in the English top flight. But Pardew […]

The historic Goodison Park has been home to the blue half of Merseyside since 1892 with the ground having hosted more top-flight English football matches than any other, however Everton Football Club yesterday officially outlined plans which will see the club move away from their historic home to a new ground based on the Walton […]

Earlier this evening, AS Roma returned to the UEFA Champions League following a three-year absence from the European competition. The Giallorossi announced their re-emergence into the tournament by smashing CSKA Moscow by a score of 5-1. Former Arsenal striker Gervinho scored a brace and assisted another goal as the Italian side notched four unanswered goals in […]