The Japanese version of the trailer for PES 2012 (still called Winning Eleven 2012 in Japan) has been released. The above video gives you good insight into what the game will look like when it's released in September. This is the Japanese version of the game, so the language used on screen will of course […]

Tottenham Hotspur won legal clearance on Wednesday to challenge a decision to hand the 2012 Olympic stadium to rivals West Ham United after the Games. The Premier League club had sought a judicial review after the Olympic Park Legacy Company (OPLC) awarded West Ham preferred bidder status for the £486 million stadium earlier this year. […]

Last season, Milan was the center of the Italian soccer world, as the two city rivals battled at the top of the table. This season, things will not change much as Internazionale and AC Milan will lead the race for the scudetto. And just like last season, Inter will likely fall just short of the […]

It looks another exciting weekend in the Bundesliga. For viewers in the United States, here's the TV and Internet viewing guide for the weekend: Friday, August 26, 2011: Hertha Berlin v Stuttgart, 2:30pm ET, ESPN3.com and ESPN Deportes Saturday, August 27, 2011: Kaiserlautern v Bayern Munich, 9:30am ET, GolTV Bayer Leverkusen v Borussia Dortmund, 12:30pm […]

Everton has unveiled their third shirt for the 2011-12 Premier League season. Based on the mood at Goodison Park this summer with no transfer signings and very little finances available, it's no surprise that Everton's third shirt is a gloomy grey. Or, as Everton describes the color, it's "glacier marl." Designed by Le Coq Sportif, […]

The opening weekend of Serie A has been postponed due to a players strike in Italy. This is devastating news for fans of Serie A especially with a brand new season ready to kick off. In addition to La Liga going on strike last week which caused the postponement of their opening weekend, both Italy […]

Last Saturday's clash between Arsenal and Liverpool saw soccer fans on the west coast getting up as early as 4:30am PT to watch one of the biggest Premier League matches of the weekend. Meanwhile, on the east coast of the United States, fans had three hours extra sleep until they awoke at 7:30am ET with […]

The North American Soccer Almanac, an impressive introspective on MLS history, continues to drop fascinating content chronicling the game's growth in America and America's hat. The year 1996 may seem like eons ago, but Major League Soccer has since scaled heights thought impossible back then. Every facet of the game is immensely more professional. Perhaps nothing signifies this […]

This has been, and continues to be the summer transfer market of Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur. The sides who finished 6th and 5th respectively last season don’t go a day without making, or attempting to make a move. Coinciding with yesterday’s Europa League matches, and the UEFA Champions League group stage draw, the transfer market has stolen […]

After the excitement of the Spanish Super Cup between Real Madrid and Barcelona, it's a great feeling to know that the 2011-12 La Liga season is returning this weekend after a week of strikes by the players association. For those of you who live in the United States, here's where you can watch La Liga […]

I'm back again — this time with tips for the Fantasy Premier League instead of ESPN's Premier Fantasy — with some potential transfer targets that should be watched for Gameweek 3 and beyond. Michel Vorm (£4.0 million) When trying to buy quality players to lead your team to glory, you need to be able to […]

For most clubs in Italy, finishing seventh in Serie A for two consecutive seasons would be considered a positive result. But for a club like Juventus, it is nothing short of a crisis. Since their banishment to Serie B, Juventus has lacked the consistent top-of-the-table finishes they had become so used to, and as a […]

Tottenham Hotspur have signed Emmanuel Adebayor from Manchester City on a season-long loan. In a brief statement from Tottenham, they confirmed that the former Manchester City, Arsenal and Real Madrid striker has joined the White Hart Lane side. There's no word yet whether both clubs have agreed for the Togolese player to sit out this […]

The draw is set for the upcoming Champions League group stages, so let’s take a look at the groups in which the Italian clubs will be playing. GROUP A: Bayern Munich (Germany) Villarreal (Spain) Manchester City (England) Napoli (Italy) GROUP B: Inter Milan (Italy) CSKA Moscow (Russia) Lille (France) Trabzonspor (Turkey) GROUP H: Barcelona (Spain) […]

Picking Napoli to finish fourth, a spot behind last year’s finish, is certainly not a popular prediction. Most fans of Serie A fell madly in love with their attractive attacking style last season, and would be happy to see them win their first major trophy in over two decades. But despite the excitement surrounding this […]