How many times can you draw in a season and finally find a way to hold on to three points at the end? Well the New York Red Bulls finally found a way to do it in front of over 21,000 on Friday as well as a televised national audience on Soccer Night in America. […]

This was a season of disappointment for Chelsea. Since the dawn of the Abramovich era it isn’t common for words like “dismal” and “depressing” to become synonymous with the teams exploits. However this year, bar an end of the season resurgence, was a fairly painful one for fans of the West London club. Despite starting […]

The Football League has voted in principal to follow the UEFA financial fair play rules during the League’s annual general meeting in Cyprus. This signals an acceptance those that owners of Football League clubs that the era of gambling with a club’s future is coming to an end and ambition should be tempered to realistic […]

Perhaps the defining idea of this era of football, reflective of the rapidly growing interconnectedness of World society, is the multinational team. More or less since the beginning of football, there have been players plying their trade away from the homeland, but only since the inception of the Premier League have we seen football’s horizons […]

Unless you’re a keen follower of the Football League or you were watching top flight football back in the late 70’s and early 80’s, this may be the first time many of you readers are coming across Swansea City. Swansea (pronounced “Swonzee”) is situated in a city of the same name, west of London by […]

Once again it was another special night for Major League Soccer and those who have supported the Wiz, Wizards and now Sporting Kansas City as Livestrong Sporting Park opened up to rave reviews. A mid-west stadium with a European feel has created another crown jewel of stadiums within MLS. The best moment about the inside […]

The transfer season is always known for its twists and turns. Rumors fall in and out and as a result, trying to follow it all can be just plain maddening. Manchester United is no exception and yesterday they offered potentially the biggest twist of the summer. Samir Nasri, the French midfielder who – after years […]

Many people, when asked who they would like to meet from any point in history, might pick someone like Leonardo Da Vinci or Alexander the Great. When I heard this question, I thought of Roy Keane, one of the greatest professional soccer players of the modern era. Roy Keane had an illustrious career, most notably […]

On Saturday evening DC United will attempt to extend their five game unbeaten run against the San Jose Earthquakes in the first match between these two sides this season. The Earthquakes are themselves on a seven game unbeaten run so this match will feature two inform teams looking to keep their momentum heading into the […]

Sports fandom is a peculiar portion of our existence. Being a sports fan is going to leave you heartbroken more often than not. No matter what league you follow or team you root for, odds are you may go your entire life without seeing your team win a championship. The vast majority of fans leave […]

Have you ever wondered what a typical matchday experience in the Premier League? It's a home match, the above video is a good representation of what it's like thanks to Tim Howard who walks us through, in this case, a home match at Everton Football Club. The one thing that jumps out in my mind […]

With the Premier League season wrapped up for the summer and no big tournaments to speak of this summer (other than perhaps the Copa America) all football fans will be watching the transfer market with keen interest. This summer in particular will be an interesting one for Manchester United fans like myself. It is already […]

As the summer transfer window opens and teams across Europe begin their annual spending spree/discount sale, I wanted to share the perspective of American fans of Bari, Brescia, and Sampdoria, or the “Relegated Three” for the 2011-2012 season. Relegation is a part of soccer life, and much has been written on the pain of seeing […]

MLS stars Juan Agudelo and David Beckham join a cast of soccer superstars in a new viral video from Adidas. The video features a medley of sights and sounds including Seattle Sounders supporters, Portland Timbers, Lionel Messi, Kaka, Kenny Cooper and others. The new adidas Soccer “All In” TV spot premieres tonight during the Chicago […]

A photo has been leaked on the Internet revealing Manchester City's new shirt for the 2011-12 Premier League season. It's another simple but elegant design by Umbro. The sky blue shirt features a white v-neck collar, the sponsors name in black instead of white and also features the familiar logos of Manchester City and Umbro. […]