The UEFA Champions League group stage kicked off yesterday, but FIFA president Sepp Blatter stole the headlines. Today’s “Daily Ticker” will look back at Arsenal and Chelsea’s matches, look ahead to the games the Manchester clubs play today, and see why and when Blatter may step down. EPL Teams in Europe: Chelsea 2-0 Bayer Leverkusen […]

The hat-trick. Once celebrated as an event of occasional brilliance, and a rare event that would stop the presses. It's now a plaything of the two Manchester clubs. City and United currently have four between them in the last two weeks, and it is these goals that are setting United and City apart at the […]

You couldn’t have scripted a better beginning of this new era in the already storied history of Juventus Football Club. An incredible new stadium, a new coach, new signings, and they all came together beautifully this past weekend for a 4-1 smashing of Parma. For the first time in a few seasons, the Old Lady […]

It is quite easy to have a go at Blackburn manager Steve Kean, but it doesn’t matter if you replace him because there is a lack of cohesion to the squad. Why? It has been suggested the Venky’s don’t have as much money as was once suggested. Indeed, the Venky’s holding company in India has […]

Barcelona continue to win trophies with the Catalans lifting the European and Spanish Super Cups prior to the start of La Liga's 2011-12 season. Barca will be favorites to repeat as champions for the obvious reasons such as the magic and goals of Lionel Messi as well as the familiarity of several of the starters […]

Ever since being transferred to Chelsea in last January's window, the one universal opinion on Fernando Torres is that he hasn't lived up to his previous form. He's on a drought, a severe one at that, scoring one goal last year and none in league play this year. As of right now John Terry has […]

Well, it certainly didn’t take very long for media and supporters to turn on Inter’s new coach Gian Piero Gasperini and his tactics, all of one league match to be exact. But what’s worse is that Inter’s top brass may have as well. Losing the opening match of the season on the road Sunday to […]

Here’s a look back at the good, the bad, and the ugly from week four of the Premier League. Cheers Phil Jones: Jones moved outside to right back and showed that he is a force to be reckoned with, at that position as well. Stoke City: They played determined defense throughout the match and took […]

The Premier League’s fourth gameweek came to a goalless end yesterday, but look no further for more enticing football, as the Champions League group stage gets underway today! Chelsea and Arsenal start their UCL campaigns today, while the Manchester clubs will have to wait for tomorrow to come. Today’s “Daily Ticker” includes news on Michael Dawson’s […]

If you've watched or read The Damned United, you'll know that the 1974 Charity Shield between Leeds United and Liverpool plays a pivotal role. It was a real life drama featuring remarkable characters Bill Shankly and Brian Clough. And on the pitch there was the clash between Liverpool's Kevin Keegan and Leeds United's Billy Bremner, […]

Professional sports are a business and at the end of the day it’s all about one thing and that’s money. At times I believe some people don’t see a professional athletic club in the same light as a Microsoft or a Google. But of course they need money to survive. The more you want to […]

We all got our fill of Premier League football this past weekend. For Liverpool, it was just one of those days. For the Manchester clubs it was a party, while Arsenal and Chelsea nearly blew their leads at the end of their respective matches. The weekend is not over yet, as there is one game […]

While many supporters and pundits will stress on the missed opportunities to sign a top class striker such as Sergio Aguero and Giuseppe Rossi, Juve's weaknesses might surface in the lack of a quality backup for the full-backs and the absence of a world class centre-back to partner Giorgio Chiellini. Coach Antonio Conte has a […]

The most important reason I'm excited about the upcoming launch of FIFA 12 is not the gameplay action or the impressive graphics. Instead it's the EA Sports Football Club, a novel idea that takes a video game and adds a massive element of gamification — putting a game inside a game and encouraging its users to […]

Q: Despite having to retire ‘early’ you were still able to play up until the age of 34, what do you consider your career highlights? A: It's hard to deviate from the obvious choices of playing in the 2006 World Cup, scoring my one and only goal for the National Team against our bitter rival, […]