Poor old Gus Poyet. The former Brighton boss must feel like somebody’s been sneaking into his world and pulling threads with the way his career has been unravelling lately. Since his side blew their favorites tag to go crashing out of the Championship play-offs to a Crystal Palace team in wretched form on May 13, the […]

West Bromwich Albion have unveiled their new away shirt for the 2013-14 season. The Baggies new away kit is designed by adidas and features a red shirt with black stripes. It's distinct, looks modern and should be a hit at the Hawthorns. From the shirt design, the v-neck collar looks aesthetically pleasing with its red […]

On top of the Hex, and looking a sure bet for a place at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, it may seem like this isn’t time for the United States men's national team to make changes to their soccer team. Things are finally starting to click after two rocky years under Jurgen Klinsmann – […]

Stoke City have added a third match to their 2013 summer tour of the United States. The Potters had already announced matches against Houston and FC Dallas. Now their third match of Stoke's US tour will be against Philadelphia Union on July 30 at PPL Park. Philadelphia's match versus Stoke City marks the fourth time […]

West Ham United unveiled their new home kit for the 2013-14 season recently. Designed by adidas, the new Hammers home shirt evokes memories of retro adidas designs with the old-fashioned collar, three stripes down the sleeve and simple-yet-effective design. Overall, it's a great design that's far better than West Ham United jerseys from the last […]

Wigan Athletic, the current FA Cup holders, have announced a US tour, which will see them play three matches Stateside. On Saturday, July 13, Wigan Athletic will play Columbus Crew at Crew Stadium in Ohio. That'll be followed by a game against the Pittsburgh Riverhounds on July 19. Wigan also plans on adding a third […]

As the England U20’s became the latest crop to put in a lackluster showing for the Three Lions, watching Everton supporters could forgive themselves for feeling rather positive. Toffees youngsters Ross Barkley and John Lundstram both started the game for Peter Taylor’s side and both put in promising showings. Lundstram, usually a dynamic central midfielder, […]

NBC Sports has released its latest 30 second spot to promote the group's coverage of the Premier League, which kicks off on NBC on August 17, 2013. In the latest ad, NBC focuses on the sounds that make the Premier League quite unique. In case you missed any of the other ads, here they are: […]

Fulham have released a preview of their new home shirt for the 2013-14 season. For the new season, Fulham's shirts will be designed by adidas instead of Kappa. Fulham have worn adidas shirts throughout their history between 1977 and 1981, and 1997 and 2003, with many of them being memorable kits. But this one, from the […]

NBC Sports has announced that Kyle Martino will be joining NBC's studio team for its coverage of the Premier League beginning this August. Martino will rotate with Robbie Earle and Robbie Mustoe as one of NBC's Premier League analysts, and will work alongside studio host Rebecca Lowe. Martino joined NBC Sports Group in 2012 as […]

A nice crowd at Lockhart Stadium in addition to a national television audience on Univision Deportes witnessed Cruzeiro’s 4-0 friendly win over NASL outfit Fort Lauderdale Strikers. But the real story wasn’t the match but the continued growth of the protest movement in Brazil and how ex-pats in the United States feel about it. Dozens […]

“The hardest thing in the world to understand is the income tax,” so said a fairly well-known German physicist by the name of Albert Einstein. Clearly if income taxes puzzled one of our great geniuses, more than likely they would cause problems for the average Russian billionaire football club owner. Taxes are at the center […]

Cardiff City have agreed a fee with Blackpool for the signing of winger Tom Ince. For the past 12 months, several clubs have been reported to have an interest in signing the skillful winger including Swansea and, his former club, Liverpool. But it appears that Cardiff are close to finalizing a deal pending Ince agreeing […]

You've got to feel sorry for Gus Poyet. The former Tottenham Hotspur star found out on live television that he had been sacked tonight as manager of Brighton and Hove Albion. While Poyet was working for the BBC tonight analyzing games from the Confederations Cup, Brighton published a story on its website saying that Poyet […]

Today's the last day of the first round of the Confederations Cup, we've got Nigeria against Spain and Uruguay vs Tahiti. Here's the TV schedule for viewers in the United States: Nigeria vs Spain (Confederations Cup), 2:30pm, ESPN/WatchESPN Uruguay vs Tahiti (Confederations Cup), 2:30pm, ESPN2/WatchESPN Before, during or after today's matches, join the conversation in […]