Arsene Wenger will received the dreaded vote of confidence from American billionaire and majority Arsenal shareholder Stan Kroenke Thursday when the American meets in London for a board meeting, reports Guardian writer David Hytner. As we reported recently, Arsenal is supposedly going to give Wenger a £70m war chest this summer to buy new players. […]

Dave O'Brien, the sports announcer who still gives soccer fans nightmares after his dreadful World Cup 2006 calls, has come out in support of FOX Soccer's Gus Johnson. The promotion of Gus Johnson to FOX Soccer's lead commentator has been met with a mixed response from soccer fans. Many have been energized by the addition […]

FOX Soccer's live broadcast of Real Madrid against Manchester United had a viewing audience of 451,000 in the United States, according to Nielsen. The broadcast was the most-watched weekday afternoon telecast in FOX Soccer's history. The game had a larger viewing audience than the Chelsea-Barcelona semi-final last year that had 425,000 viewers. Interestingly, FOX Deportes […]

In his post-match press conference (see below) following the Bayern Munich defeat, Jack Wilshere’s face said it all. Heartbroken at the fact he had given everything and his beloved Arsenal still couldn’t live with the Bavarians, all his answers were sensible and routine. He has obviously been very well trained to deal with the media […]

If you hate spoilers, don't read below and just play the video. Manchester City has created their own version of the Harlem Shake and it features defender Aleksandar Kolarov hilariously striking a pose. Joe Hart, James Milner, Micah Richards and other City footballers join in the video fun. And there's so much going on in […]

After watching Monday night’s somewhat fortunate victory over Reading, I was left with a keen sense of frustration at the inconsistent nature of the Manchester United wide men currently at the club. Obviously the performance of Nani exuded attacking flair and skill that was a delight to witness, but unfortunately as is the case with […]

Manchester United chief executive David Gill is going to step down from his post this summer after 16 years at United. Gill will remain a director of the club, but his focus will soon concentrate on his recent position of vice chairman of the FA. Plus, he's been nominated as a candidate in May's Uefa executive […]

While we tend to focus on Major League Soccer and the National Team on this blog, we also like to pay tribute to the other competitions that are staged in this country and our neighbors to the north, Canada. In that spirit we preview the North American Soccer League. The NASL, after two solid seasons […]

Depending whether you prefer to read BBC Sport or The Guardian, Arsene Wenger's outlook for his club's chances of qualifying for the next round of the UEFA Champions League either looks dead and buried or there's still hope. The Guardian leads with a headline (see below) that says Wenger concedes trophy hopes after Bayern defeat, while BBC […]

Today, we heard Gus Johnson commentate his second soccer game for FOX Soccer, where he was the announcer for the UEFA Champions League match between Arsenal and Bayern Munich. His performance as a commentator at the Emirates Stadium tonight showed that he was a considerable amount of work ahead of him if he wants to […]

The round of 16 in the UEFA Champions League is one of the most wonderful parts of the soccer calendar, where the top teams in Europe clash to try to win the silverware. Arsenal has an opportunity to inch one step closer to the quarter-finals when they take on German heavyweight Bayern Munich at the […]

The 2012-13 Premier League season once again hasn’t disappointed with some thrilling action, matches and goals. There have been some top class performances from players from all clubs but for all the positives, there are some players who haven’t lived up to expectations. Here are five of the players who I feel haven’t performed to […]

Since being jettisoned into the spotlight of European football in October 2010 following his remarkable hat-trick against Inter Milan, Gareth Bale has gone from strength to strength. The year 2013 has seen Bale continue to churn out a string of similar profile boosting, eyebrow raising performances for both club and country, the latest of which […]

FIFA is finally making a positive step in the game with the announcement that they will have goal-line technology in place for next summer's World Cup in Brazil. "After a successful implementation of Goal-Line Technology (GLT) at the FIFA Club World Cup in Japan in December 2012, FIFA has decided to use GLT at the […]

When we're starting to take down those 2013 calendars in order to prepare for 2014, one would imagine that the landscape for the US Men's National Team and Major League Soccer could be quite different than it is right now. We've been waiting to hear what America's most heralded player, Landon Donovan, was going to […]