Since his arrival almost two and a half years ago, Manchester City has seen change unlike any other period in the club's history. The oil rich owners influence has come to the fore after a period of disappointment under Mark Hughes, with Roberto Mancini bringing legitimately accomplished world class players to the club. Aside from […]

Tuesday night's historic win by Chelsea against Barcelona in the UEFA Champions League smashed the 2012 Super Bowl's record number of tweets per second (TPS) on Twitter. The peak for the 2012 Super Bowl was 12,233 TPS. But immediately after Fernando Torres scored his injury-time goal for Chelsea, Twitter exploded with 13,683 tweets per second. […]

What is it about Britain's ITV network and them cutting away from live soccer matches? Tonight, during the Real Madrid against Bayern Munich Champions League semi-final, ITV (Independent Television) broke into the live coverage of the match and cut away to a surprised TV news presenter standing on a studio set (see above video). One […]

Konami this week launched a debut trailer for PES 2013 (see below). Plus they announced the new features that video gamers can expect to see in Pro Evolution Soccer 2013 (PES 2013), scheduled for release later this year. According to Konami, here are the new features and enhancements: Total Freedom of Control: PES 2012 introduced […]

Liverpool will kick off its summer 2012 North American tour with a friendly against Toronto FC on July 21 at Rogers Centre, in Toronto. The Merseyside club officially announced the news yesterday. The match will be played at the 47,000 capacity Rogers Center, which is a baseball stadium that's home to the Toronto Blue Jays. […]

With Chelsea distracted by the possibility of a first Champions League final victory, and Tottenham’s continued slump in form, Newcastle United appears to be in a prime position to claim the final Champions League spot, a remarkable feat for a club who arguably sold, at the time, three of their best players in Andy Carroll, […]

I am just a supporter, one of many. However, as a supporter I feel it is my duty not only to promote the sport whenever possible but also to raise awareness of issues facing the game we love. So, I write this in order to speak out about one of the more pressing debates among […]

Yesterday, EA Sports released UEFA Euro 2012 to FIFA 12 users on the major gaming systems, which means more gaming goodness to have over the summer. But as we wear out FIFA 12 and Euro 12, let’s start looking forward to FIFA 13. So far, this is what’s known about FIFA 13 (per Wikipedia): FIFA […]

Editor's note: Is Chelsea's victory against Barcelona a sign that English football is in a revival, or is it a false dawn? EPL Talk blogger Ahmed Yussuf takes one side of the argument, while I (The Gaffer) take another. Read both articles, and then you decide whose argument is more valid, in the comments section below. […]

Bayern Munich are 90 minutes away from a home Champions League final, with a massive Bavarian fanbase praying that this year will end an eleven-year wait to be crowned European champions once more. Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu is as daunting a fixture as any in world football, and the German visitors will be […]

Controversial calls have been a prominent feature of the Premier League this season. Barely a week goes by without claims of a diving incident, debatable red cards, or phantom goals. Of course this often irritates fans, particularly if your team is wronged. The fact that soccer’s major governing bodies continue to ignore fans by doing […]

In injury time against Barcelona, Chelsea hoofed the ball down field. Gary Neville told TV viewers "He's in," and then a moment later, we saw Fernando Torres controlling the ball near the halfway line and penetrating through the Barcelona defense. And then, all of a sudden, Neville let out an orgasmic howl (see video below). […]

After Saturday’s match, the standings will show that the Portland Timbers gained 3 points, but it will show that they didn’t move up in the standings. But leaving the match the Portland Timbers gained more than 3 points. Many will say that the own-goal was lucky and I give them that. Kansas City has proven […]

Feuerstein's Fire #99 – Wednesday, April 25th 8PM EDT – 5PM PDT Robert Jonas of Centerline Soccer discussing Shea Salinas/Rafa Marquez situation Mike Kuhn of Down the By Line discussing the great start to Sporting KC NASL Segment: Reviewing the weeks actions Red Bull Hour: Discussing the horriffic road loss at DC United Listen Here: […]

Being one of the biggest and most successful clubs in the world, Manchester United is usually very active in the summer transfer window. With several holes in this current Manchester United squad and their need to make improvements to improve in the Champions League, this summer is going to be no exception. World class players […]