Pretty much every pundit of the Premier League has bemoaned the lack of defending in the league this season. This may seem like a bad thing for the Premier League, but I’m going to make the case that it doesn’t really matter and, if anything, it's a good thing. Yes, defending is important, but it isn’t […]

To the casual observer, soccer supporters might appear to constitute a kind of undifferentiated mass, a gathering of people (male, by and large) strangely mesmerized by a sport commonly featuring score lines as seemingly absent of drama as 2-1 and 1-0, or a crowd distinguished only by their local, tribal custom of donning jerseys colored […]

Bad news for Manchester United fans this morning, but it's good news for Javier Hernandez. Wayne Rooney has been ruled out of action for a further two weeks, which will mean he'll miss the match against Liverpool on January 13. Rooney injured his knee during training on Christmas Day. Meanwhile, Nani — who has been […]

After Johan Cruyff managed what was probably his last game for Catalonia in a friendly yesterday, the Dutch legend was asked whether former Barcelona manager Pep Guardiola could be next in line for the Catalonia job. In a surprising answer, Cruyff revealed, "Pep now looks set to coach in England, so he won’t have the […]

Two things are very clear about this year’s Chelsea squad; they are very talented and very inconsistent. At times watching Chelsea you think you are watching the best squad in the world and other times it’s like watching the worst in the league. Last night was very evident of this as Chelsea shockingly lost to […]

While he is a pure class striker at the peak of his powers, Robin van Persie is not Sir Alex Ferguson's best signing this past summer and not necessarily the one that Roberto Mancini should be ruing about. Mancini has made it clear and publicly known that Manchester City were chasing his signature and that […]

As silly season descends upon the Premier League again and the transfer rumours start heating up, it becomes quite easy as fans to forget about things like budgets and stability and start dreaming of shiny new player acquisitions to help your club avoid relegation or reach Europe. Truth be told, precious few transfers ever reach […]

As the year 2012 came to an end, the similarities between Liverpool’s current campaign and that of Roy Hodgson’s in 2010 are undeniable on paper. Sitting mid table – and a staggering 21 points behind bitter rivals Manchester United – Liverpool have earned a mere 31 points under Brendan Rodgers and are only 9 points […]

Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini and striker Mario Balotelli reportedly got into a bust-up on the training pitch this morning. The incident happened after Balotelli made a very aggressive tackle against Manchester City winger Scott Sinclair. According to press reports, Balotelli then got into a face-off with Mancini before the two had to be separated […]

Israeli attacking midfielder Yossi Benayoun has completed his loan deal at West Ham United, and today has returned to Chelsea. Unfortunately he's one of those talented players who has slipped off the radar despite playing for Liverpool, Arsenal and the aforementioned West Ham and Chelsea. Benayoun may not be too happy about being shipped back […]

Liverpool is ready to cut their ties with Joe Cole so the attacking midfielder can join West Ham United. If the move goes through, Joe Cole will return to the club where he started his career in the youth academy in 1994 before leaving the club in 2003 to join Chelsea. According to The Guardian, […]

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has ruled out a loan deal for Thierry Henry at the club, but some day in the future, the Frenchman will return to the club. It's inevitable. In the meantime, here's a TV documentary I unearthed. It originally aired in 2008 on British TV network ITV. The documentary features plenty of […]

After FOX lost in their joint bid with ESPN to secure the US media rights to the Premier League for seasons 2013-16, one of the unlikely winners of the decision is the FA Cup. With FOX only having five months of the Premier League remaining before they "hand over the keys" to NBC Sports, FOX […]

Expect ESPN commentator Ian Darke to be frothing at the mouth during today's broadcast of Liverpool against Sunderland on US television. Darke will assuredly be very excited about all of the transfer activity today with Daniel Sturridge expected to be in the director's box to watch his new club play Sunderland, while Demba Ba will […]

Released in July 1995, the graphics and gameplay in FIFA 96 are certainly quite different than what we're used to in more modern-day FIFA video games. The game was the first to feature 3D graphics with FIFA's technology called "Virtual Stadium." As you can see in this 25 minute video which features voiceovers explaining the […]