No offense to Real Madrid or Schalke supporters, but the semi-finals of the Champions League this season were the worst I can remember in my living memory. The less said about the first Real Madrid against Barcelona leg, the better. Thankfully the second leg actually featured some soccer, but it was clear that Barcelona are […]

If you scan the major football news sites it is impossible to avoid the ongoing legal saga at Queens Park Rangers, that is overshadowing the fine achievement of gaining promotion to the Premier League. Before I give my analysis/ramblings on the situation I think I should not that my views are based on my opinion […]

Bolton Wanderers, one of the founding members of the Football League and four-time winners of the FA Cup, have expanded their 2011 US summer tour to include one more stop. Previously Bolton had announced a friendly date with Houston Dynamo. Now, Bolton Wanderers have also announced a preseason friendly against Orlando City in Florida on […]

This Sunday represents a difficult challenge for many soccer fans in the United States who are looking forward to watching the title decider between Manchester United against Chelsea. On one hand there is the biggest game of the season. But on the other hand, we have our civic duty to honor Mother's Day, which falls on […]

Three is a magic number Ya it is, it's a magic number Somewhere in that ancient mystic trinity You'll get three As a magic number The past, the present, the future, Faith, and hope, and charity, The heart, the brain, the body, Will give you three, It's a magic number Three matches to go! Three […]

On the 3rd of May 2009 Norwich lost against Charlton confirming their relegation to League One for the first time since 1960, marking a low moment for the club. This however was eclipsed on the opening day of the following season as Norwich marked their first game in League One with a 7-1 humiliation at home […]

I’ve heard it before. If it isn’t broke, don’t fix it. The English Premier League isn’t broken. In fact, it does a lot of things that other professional leagues around the world have been unable to replicate. It has created a league that maximizes the importance of its regular season, while maintaining fan and club […]

"United," the BBC2 documentary that debuted in April 2011, has been found on YouTube. The film, which stars David Tennant (Doctor Who) and Dougray Scott (Mission Impossible II), tells the true story of the Busby Babes, how many of them were killed in the 1958 Munich Air Disaster and how coach Jimmy Murphy was a […]

A photo of Aston Villa's home shirt for the 2011-12 Premier League season has been leaked on the Internet. Designed and manufactured by Nike, the new shirt isn't befitting one of the oldest and most successful clubs in English football. The familiar claret and sky blue colors are back but they're ruined by the checkered […]

Soccer fans will long remember the Chelsea against Tottenham Hotspur match from April 30, 2011. It featured a wonderful long-range effort from Sandro, followed by a controversial goal awarded to Frank Lampard and then a winner from Chelsea which, if you ask most people, should have been disallowed because Salomon Kalou was in an offside […]

With Norwich City's remarkable promotion to the Premier League under the stewardship of Paul Lambert, it will raise the number of Premier League managers born in and around Glasgow in Scotland to seven. If Nottingham Forest are successful in the play-offs, Billy Davies will make that number eight. At the moment, the Glasgow boys are […]

Since the insertion of the former Notts County striker Luke Rodgers into the New York Red Bulls side, something special has been happening. They started out slow, but all of a sudden exploded for seven goals at home against the Earthquakes and on the road at DC United. But this time it looked like a […]

Today marks the opening of the 2010-11 EPL Awards, an annual competition (now in its third year) that encourages the public to vote for the best of the Premier League season. There are 31 categories this year to choose from to give soccer fans the chance to vote for the best managers, best footballers, blogs, […]

The pressure was on Arsenal and Chelsea this weekend to get all three points to close the gap with Manchester United at the top of the Premier League table. Both clubs achieved those aims, which now opens up the Premier League title race. During this episode, The Gaffer and Kartik Krishnaiyer discuss the action at […]

Maybe it's wishful thinking, but if Chelsea beat Manchester United at Old Trafford next Sunday, the Blues will move into first place with a better goal difference, blowing the Premier League title race wide open when everyone thought it was already Manchester United's. But at the biggest game of the season next Sunday, who do […]