Before the start of every Fantasy Premier League season, veterans of the game such as myself have their own version of Christmas morning — when the game goes live, and more importantly, when the prices of players are released. Much scrutinization occurs over the next several weeks over which players look a value at the […]

The Premier League have revealed the top five "pass masters" of the 2013/14 Premier League season thus far. Top of the table is Swansea City who have the highest passing accuracy as well as most total passes. The Swans got off to a rocky start this season with back-to-back losses against Manchester United and Tottenham, […]

Currently showing immense intent to pursue the aspirations of the motivated chairman, Southampton are continuing their journey to rise up the English soccer ladder. Understandably, the Italian chairman was doubted when he decided to sack Nigel Adkins in January last season, following a run of just two league losses in 12 matches. However, you would […]

What is Liverpool Managing Director Ian Ayre thinking? Luis Suarez has just completed a 10-match suspension and returned to action last night. And now that he's back and that episode is over, the Reds have finally gotten a chance to wash away the Suarez storyline and to focus on the rest of their season. But […]

You can twist statistics to say a lot of different things, but there's no denying that Manchester United manager David Moyes received a massive boost tonight with his side's 1-0 victory against Liverpool in the League Cup thanks to a Chicharito goal. To put the win into context as far as how the season is […]

A Bradley Tank crashed into a barrier at the practice for MLS team San Jose Earthquakes yesterday. While there were no players hurt, it'll certainly be a practice that the Quakes players will remember for quite some time. The Bradley Tank crashed into a wall approximately 10 feet from where Quakes goalkeeper Jon Busch was […]

It’s not often that a defender is lauded as man-of-the-match following a 4-1 win. But after City trounced United in the season’s first Manchester derby, amongst the many contenders for the accolade was Vincent Kompany, as the City captain put in a typically inspirational performance. Sky Sports’s Jamie Carragher, a pundit notoriously difficult to appease […]

The draw for the fourth round of the Capital One Cup has been completed. Sunderland vs Southampton Leicester City vs Fulham Birmingham City vs Stoke City Manchester United vs Norwich City Burnley vs West Ham United Arsenal vs Chelsea Tottenham Hotspur vs Hull City Newcastle United vs Manchester City Ties to be played the week […]

NBC Sports Group posted record-setting numbers through the first five weeks of its exclusive coverage of the Premier League across NBC, NBCSN, CNBC, Telemundo, mun2, the Premier League Extra Time bonus TV package and the NBC Sports Live Extra live streaming product. Almost 10 million people have tuned in to NBC Sports Group’s Premier League […]

Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez scored the opening goal for Manchester United against Liverpool in the Capital One Cup third round match at Old Trafford this evening. Hernandez, who made a rare appearance starting for United, scored for the Red Devils in the 46th minute after hitting the ball first time from a Wayne Rooney corner kick. […]

Five matches remain in the third round of the Capital One Cup tonight, but most of the attention will be focused on Old Trafford where Manchester United play Liverpool in a match where we may see the return of Luis Suarez. Suarez, who was banned for 10 matches for biting Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic, is […]

An investigation into the conditions that workers are under to prepare Qatar for FIFA World Cup 2022 has revealed evidence of forced labor on a huge infrastructure project, as well as exploitation of workers and inhumane living quarters, according to a report, released today, by The Guardian newspaper. The investigation reveals: — Evidence of forced labour on […]

The soul of soccer in South Florida was completely ripped out of the region in 2001 when MLS decided to fold the Miami Fusion. Twelve years on, it's still difficult for me to write or talk about the Miami Fusion. It was a team that was so near and dear to my heart that when […]

Since Sunday’s derby match between the Manchester clubs, the alarms have been sounding (louder than usual) from Manchester United supporters. Soccer pundits have been quick to throw water on the fire by saying it is still early in the season for fans to worry. While they also point out that this United team is still […]

The mystery of the girl who pulled on an Arsenal shirt at White Hart Lane during last week's Europa League match between Spurs and Tromso has been solved. The girl's name is Lena Mari Edvardsen. She's a Tromso supporter, and traveled from Norway to London to watch her team play. But she's also an Arsenal […]