Now I haven’t checked my Soccer Gods Handbook yet but I do believe there is a provision in there that states that the home team is not allowed to concede a goal in stoppage time, on Father’s Day, when I’m at the game. Right? For the second straight week that’s what happened at JELD-WEN field […]

Between now and the kickoff of the 2011-12 Premier League season, there are more than 80 friendlies scheduled featuring Premier League teams playing their annual preseason matches around the world. As we get closer to July, more friendlies will be announced. But for the time being, I wanted to bring you the comprehensive schedule of […]

A new photo of Tottenham Hotspur's home shirt for the 2011-12 season has been leaked on the Internet. The above photo is the best one yet that shows what Spurs will be playing in next season. The design by Puma is simple, clean and elegant. The collars are classy. And we can see that the […]

Tottenham's away shirt for the 2011-12 Premier League season will be purple, according to a photo which has been leaked on the Internet. The new away shirt from Tottenham features a purple shirt with white trim. The front of the shirt has subtle stripes incorporated into the design. The rounded collar is white. I've never […]

A photo of Tottenham's third shirt for the 2011-12 Premier League season has been leaked on the Internet. Designed by Puma, Spurs' third shirt is black with a yellow and white diagonal stripe across the left and right shoulders respectively. The collar appears to be a v-neck. The shirt also features the name of one […]

Love him or loathe him, there’s no getting away from the fact that Mario Balotelli is one of those characters who divides opinion in the footballing world. The Manchester City striker, once dubbed “unmanageable” by his boss Jose Mourinho at Inter Milan, has had a turbulent start to life in the Premier League. But it […]

Want to know how to divide a city? Then ask Alex McLeish. The Scotsman has been unveiled as the new boss at Aston Villa, moving from arch nemesis Birmingham City. The 52 year old left St Andrews last weekend, allegedly resigning via e-mail. And despite much anger from Villa fans, he has been named as […]

With all league competition complete, the summer months give way to the most important season, some say, which of course is the summer transfer season. This is a time when any team with money in their bank account has an opportunity to improve their squad. It is also a time when a player on a […]

Andre Villas-Boas has accepted an offer to become manager of Chelsea Football Club, according to reports in Portugal. Chelsea have reportedly agreed to pay the £13.2m release clause to get Villas-Boas out of his contract with Porto to head to west London. Villas-Boas is best known for leading Porto to the domestic double and Europa […]

After relegation in 2009, it appeared that Newcastle United was on a downward spiral, they had just lost their Premier League status and problems were rife in the board room. Premonitions of gloom circled around St. James’ Park, ones that were only heightened by the unveiling of that horrific away kit. However, despite being dressed […]

The United States reasserted their position within the CONCACAF region, by defeating Group B winners Jamaica 2-0 at RFK Stadium. Theodore Whitmore decided to start in a 3-4-3 formation for Jamaica. The three back formation allowed Demar Phillips and Eric Vernan to be active in the midfield, while being available to backtrack to form a […]

Not one month into their tenure as Europa League Champions, FC Porto find their title in the cross hairs of over one-hundred ninety European sides from fifty-three leagues, each of which is ready and eager to succeed them as Champions. At the end of this month, June 30, fifty teams will take the field in […]

Goals by Jermaine Jones and Clint Dempsey, plus a timely red card against Jamaica, helped the United States win their sixth ever Gold Cup quarterfinal match 2-0, in front of a mostly full RFK Stadium in Washington DC. The United States advances to play the winner of El Salvador/Panama in Houston at 7 PM ET Wednesday. Bob Bradley's lineup […]

Not too long ago, Manchester City hardly ever shared the same expectations as their Red counterparts. Then, in August 2008, the Abu Dhabi United Group bought the team and their impact has been immediately felt with an unprecedented number of signings. They struggled under the first season and just missed out on their aspirations in […]

West Bromwich Albion have announced their third preseason friendly of their 2011 US summer tour. On July 17, they'll play Ventura County Fusion at Oxnard College Stadium in California. Kick-off time is 3pm PT. "It's great to have an English Premier League team back in Ventura County," said Fusion general manager Ranbir Shergill. ""We are […]