ESPN360 is now available to Comcast customers a few days earlier than its originally planned August 4th launch date. This is spectacular news for soccer fans who are also Comcast customers. ESPN360 is only available online to customers of ISPs who have contracted with ESPN to make the service available. And Comcast was one of […]

" It was just a C team" goes the mantra. For some this is just a simple retort to accept and write off a 5-0 loss to your biggest rivals who were also playing without the majority of their top players (in fact, I would note before this tournament started Gerrado Torrado was the only […]

Part 2: The Match It took me a while to accept the surreal feeling born of both Milan teams playing in my back yard. I was at Gillette Stadium watching soccer and the place was bursting with energy. Average attendance for the New England Revolution in 2008 was 17,580. Only two sides of the stadium will […]

Following up on its successful coverage of the 2009 Peace Cup, GolTV announced this morning that it'll be televising the Emirates Cup featuring Arsenal, Atletico Madrid, Paris St. Germain and Glasgow Rangers. The tournament begins on Saturday, Aug. 1 as Rangers take on Paris Saint-Germain at 9:30 a.m. ET, followed by Arsenal versus Atlético Madrid […]

Wigan Athletic have unveiled their new away kit for the 2009/2010 season in honour of the famous Netherlands side from the 1978 World Cup. Wigan's new away kit is orange with black trim, and black shorts. Designed and manufactured by Vandanel, the new away kit celebrates the year that Wigan entered the Football League (1978) […]

I don't have to tell all of you what's been written on the internet from the local NYC/NJ beat writers that follow this club from the days of the MetroStars and are now RBNY. All of us follow the tables in Major League Soccer and as it's starring right in your face as well as […]

An abbreviated post due to my being on the road. After week 19 the numbers look like this... 5 year comparison WK 15 137 GP YTD Avg +/- GP Avg +/- Avg +/- GP 2005 13,291 6 14,799 14,506 124 2006 92,650 597.11% 1 15,564 5.17% 15,194 4.74% 121 2007 25,407 -72.58% 5 15,966 2.58% […]

Sunday morning, 26th of July: On five hours of sleep, I pull myself from my bedroom, cross the hall to the living room and land on the couch. It's a journey of maybe 20 feet, but it feels like Stage 20 of the Tour de France. I am a zombie on NyQuil dragging bags of concrete behind me. Liverpool […]

Episode 124 of the EPL Talk Podcast features interviews with Chelsea's John Terry and Carlo Ancelotti after Chelsea's 2-0 victory against Club America in the final of the World Football Challenge in Arlington, Texas. Both Terry and Ancelotti discuss their reflections on the tournament itself. Thanks to Brian Zygo for interviewing both Terry and Ancelotti. […]

Fox Soccer's senior writer Jamie Trecker joins host Kartik Krishnaiyer to break down the USMNT's 13 game summer which included two world cup qualifiers, the Confederations Cup and Gold Cup. Hear which players caught Trecker's eye and which were disapointments. Also hear his views on Coach Bob Bradley and the structure of US Soccer. We […]

A fledgling sportswriter's first attempt at covering a big match. I arrived at Gillette Stadium yesterday unsure what to expect. I mean, I knew AC Milan were about to face Inter Milan some four thousand miles from their usual sparring ground. I knew attendance for the event would be staggering compared to the NE Revolution's regular season draw. […]

Thirteen competitive games in fifty three days: That's what the USMNT faced in June and July. We had no friendlies this summer or practice games but deadly serious qualifiers and tournaments. Here is what we've learned: Charlie Davies is the real deal. Dave Denholm, my former co-host of the American Soccer Show on CSRN and […]

The departures of Cristiano Ronaldo and Carlos Tevez will seriously dent Manchester United's title challenge, according to Chelsea striker Nicolas Anelka. Ronaldo joined Real Madrid for a world record £80million, whilst Tevez left for rivals Manchester City after his loan deal expired. United have signed Luis Antonio Valencia, Michael Owen and Gabriel Obertan in a […]

Chelsea's squad returns to London today after an incredibly successful 10-day tour of the United States. While they were in the States, the club won the World Football Challenge, played in front of an average attendance of 68,687, demonstrated a renewed sense of enthusiasm and playing ability under new manager Carlo Ancelotti, and managed to wade […]

Javier Aguirre got a monkey off his back. After a struggle of a tournament which saw El Tri struggle with the likes of Nicaragua and Panama and also need PKs to beat Costa Rica, the Mexican "B" team triumphed today at Giants Stadium. This same El Tri side didn't score a legitimate goal versus Nicaragua, […]