This summer I have followed Roy Hodgson's journey to Liverpool. Hodgson's move to Anfield has taught me some valuable lessons. First, every individual should do what is best for themselves and what is in their heart. Second, a manager has the right to change his mind. Roy Hodgson introduced me to the reality of being […]

Watching the collection of the top 10 best goals scored in the Premier League, they're a sight to see. Wonderful skills. Beautiful precision. Everything from Tony Yeboah's screamer for Leeds United against Liverpool to Paulo Di Canio's incredible scissor kick for West Ham United against Wimbledon, and many more. But one thing I noticed while […]

When MLS created the Designated Player rule several seasons ago, many fans were both excited and nervous. The benefits were obvious – it was an opportunity to retain great American players and attract great foreign players by allowing teams to offer a few salaries commensurate with the great leagues of Europe. The concern was always […]

Watching Blackpool play their debut Premier League game at Bloomfield Road against Fulham today, the 90 minutes surprised me. It felt like going to the movies to see a film you didn't think would be that good, but you walked away with a better appreciation and a warm and fuzzy feeling. The game featured end-to-end […]

Today's Bundesliga matches were some of the most exciting and open games in Europe. While the Premier League, Serie A, and La Liga are all now officially underway, the football gods smiled on the Bundesliga this weekend and the goals flowed. Today's matches saw Frankfurt host Hamburg, Freiburg take on Nurnberg, Hannover travel to Schalke, […]

The draw for the third round of the 2010-11 Carling Cup has been announced, and the plum tie will definitely be the north London derby between Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal. The third round games will be played the week of September 20, which means that the Spurs against Arsenal match will be just one week […]

Theo Walcott scored a spectacular goal Saturday to open up the scoring for Arsenal against Blackburn. The low hard-driven shot was so powerful that when it hit the inside corner of the net, the goal net burst and had to be repaired at half-time before the game could continue. For evidence of the incident, watch […]

It's Saturday, my favorite day of the week, when there's a smorgasbord of Premier League matches on display from all across England beginning with Blackburn Rovers against Arsenal at Ewood Park and ending with Manchester United against West Ham United at Old Trafford. And, of course, there are plenty of other games happening in between. […]

You've seen Manchester City, the football club. Now get ready for Manchester City, the movie. Later this year, a film entitled "Blue Moon Rising" will be released in cinemas throughout the United Kingdom to chronicle the meteoric rise of the blue half of Manchester. The film includes behind-the-scenes footage from the boardroom, dressing room and […]

Joachim Loew has today announced his squad for the upcoming European Cup Qualifying matches against Belgium and Azerbaijan, and experienced midfield general Michael Ballack has failed to make Loew's squad. After Ballack's comments about wrestling the national team captaincy back from Philipp Lahm, he has become a bit of a disturbance in what has become […]

Newly promoted side Kaiserslautern have astounded critics after collecting three points in their opening match against FC Koln, and have now done the unimaginable by beating Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich by a score of 2-0. Kaiserslautern manager Marco Kurz fielded a starting lineup that was not what one would expect from a recently promoted side […]

Freddie Ljungberg will change in the visitors' locker room at Qwest Field Saturday night as the Chicago Fire make the trip to Seattle to tangle with the Sounders. "It's going to be weird," he told the Fire's official Web site. "I have a lot of friends there, so it's going to be weird in that […]

Between Fox Soccer Channel, Fox Soccer Plus, ESPN2 and the recently re-launched FoxSoccer.tv, those of us in the States now get to watch more Premier League soccer games than ever before. In fact, every single Premier League game is available live in one form or another. But whenever there are changes, there are always questions. […]

The group stage draw for the 2010-11 Europa League have been announced. And of particular interest to our readers are the groups which feature Liverpool and Manchester City. Both English clubs will face tough opposition. Manchester City will face tricky ties against Juventus, Lech Poznan and Salzburg, while Liverpool will face Utrecht, Napoli and Steaua […]

European competition has fully commenced with the draw of the Europa League groups for this season. Borussia Dortmund, Stuttgart and Bayer Leverkusen will be the teams representing the Bundesliga during the competition. Here are the groups: GROUP A Group B Juventus Atletico Madrid Manchester City Bayer Leverkusen Red Bull Salzburg Rosenborg Lech Poznan Aris Salonika […]