The date was Sunday, May 22nd 2011. The day and indeed the whole week prior to it was the closest, most intriguing Barclays Premier League survival battle in years – possibly ever. The publicity and anticipation spread worldwide. For one day, the eyes of the footballing enthusiast were drawn away from the Manchester United's and […]

Some Manchester United supporters may want to erase the game from their minds, but many may want to watch to see where improvements can be made in future conquests. For fans of other fans and neutrals, the above video is an interesting analysis of how positioning, marking and tactics can make a massive difference in […]

FOX averaged a 1.8 overnight rating for its coverage of the 2011 Champions League Final between Barcelona and Manchester United, which is an increase of 64% over 2010's numbers according to a FOX Sports representative. The best ratings were generated in Washington DC, Seattle, New York, Providence (RI), Los Angeles and Austin. Note that those […]

On Saturday August 8th 2009, Norwich City were condemned to a 7-1 home defeat to Colchester United and more importantly Paul Lambert; On Monday May 2nd 2011, the same man got the Canaries promoted to the Premier League where they belong. Lambert has been supported excellently by the City board with his freedom to sign […]

Legendary Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes has announced his retirement from football. The 36 year old midfielder retires after winning 10 Premier League titles, 3 FA cups and 2 Champions League trophies in a 17 year career spent entirely at Manchester United. Scholes will remain at the club in a coaching capacity and has been […]

Recently it seems that no matter how hard the New York Red Bulls play to get the first goal of the game, something always seems to bite them in the rear end. Even if it was a long cross continent trip to Vancouver, British Colombia, Canada to face the expansion side Whitecaps. Amazing thing about […]

When Wayne Rooney expressed his desire to leave Manchester United in October due to a perceived lack of ambition at the club, the forward came under immense pressure. But judging by his team's performance this past Saturday in the Champions League Final, maybe he was right after all? Against Barcelona, Rooney was one of the […]

On the wall in my office I have a framed photograph of an unremarkable building sitting beside a green bumpy pitch. I keep it as a memory of my childhood and where I came from. That picture of the North Bank, the main terrace of Swansea's old dilapidated ground (now sadly demolished), was where this […]

Laurence McKenna, Kartik Krishnaiyer, Richard Farley and The Gaffer team up to dissect the 2010-11 Premier League season that was from the best footballers, Manchester United's run in the Champions League, Swansea City's climb into the top tier and much more. Krishnaiyer and McKenna go through the list of each Premier League club and name […]

There is no greater feeling as a fan than when your club wins a big game and the play-off final is one of the biggest and Swansea fans will be celebrating heavily tonight. Losing however is painful and haunting and can affect the mood and emotions of even the strongest fan for weeks. Therefore I […]

During a weekend known as the Super Bowl of soccer, it was MLS and not the Champions League final that provided a bit of drama and the interesting story lines. Some of the more interesting stats from this weekend include: Saturday saw the most total MLS goals scored in one day. Only one team (New […]

Now that the 2010-11 Premier League season is over, Fox Soccer Plus will be broadcasting two special programs today to showcase the best of the season. They are the Premier League Year In Review Show as well as the Goals of the Season. The two-hour Premier League Year In Review Show will be shown multiple […]

Swansea will be playing in the Premier League next season after overcoming a second half Reading fight back to claw their way into the Premiership. Swansea overcame a slow start to blow away the Royals in the first half with three shots resulting in three goals for the Swans to end the half three goals […]

Over 40,000 fans left their homes in Wales this morning and invaded London to cheer on Swansea City in the Championship Playoff Final against Reading (live today at 10am on Fox Soccer Channel for viewers in the United States). More than 40,000 Reading supporters will be in Wembley too for what promises to be a […]

Earlier this weekend we reported that soccer fans in the Twin Cities were outraged after local affiliate FOX 9 News decided to break into live coverage of the UEFA Champions League Final to inform viewers that a tornado warning had been issued. Instead of informing viewers about the warning by running a ticker across the […]