Congratulations Wolfsburg, Champions of the Bundesliga! Wolfsburg's magical triangle all scored as the Wolves beat a deflated Werder Bremen 5-1 at home. Their home form was paramount in their unlikely title run as they took an incredible 49 points out of 51 during the campaign. It was incredibly important, as they didn't start winning on […]

Metropolitan Washington DC has quickly grown from a Southern accented backwater which happened to be the nation's capitol before A/C, to perhaps the most cosmopolitan and public transit friendly metropolitan area in the United States. The area that contains the nation's capital as well as a vibrant private sector also boasts a more vibrant culture […]

No, it isn't the latest in Photoshop trickery. It's temporary Chelsea manager Guus Hiddink during a promotional photoshoot for the cast of the West End musical Sister Act now playing in London. If you're as amused by the above picture as I am, be sure to view the entire collection of images which are as […]

Pictures have been leaked of the new away kit for newly promoted Birmingham City. Designed and manufactured by Umbro, and sponsored by F&C Investments, the new Birmingham City away kit will be released this summer for the 2009-10 season. Just like many Premier League clubs next season, Birmingham City has decided to choose a black […]

We preview the 2009 UEFA Champions League final between FC Barcelona and Manchester United. Martin Rogers of Yahoo! Sports, Chris Oakley of Some People on the Pitch, Phil Schoen who calls LaLiga matches for GOL TV and South Florida Sun Sentinel Soccer writer Jeff Rusnak joins us. Hear each of our guests feelings about the […]

A few important house notes before this long holiday weekend (Memorial Day in the United States, and a Bank Holiday in the United Kingdom): The latest episode of the highly-recommended Soccerlens Podcast, hosted by Stephen Darwin, features an interview with yours truly about the final weekend of the Premier League, my predictions on who are […]

Martin Rogers of Yahoo! Sports a regular guest on the show stops by to discuss the latest happening with the US National Team and in CONCACAF. Afterward, we discuss the National Premier Soccer League with NPSL Director of Public Relations Ryan Knapp.

9:30 ET Schalke 04 VS TSG Hoffenheim 9:30 ET Bayern Munich VS VfB Stuttgart 9:30 ET VfL Wolfsburg VS Werder Bremen 9:30 ET Arminia Bielefeld VS Hannover 96 9:30 ET Energie Cottbus VS Bayer Leverkusen 9:30 ET FC Cologne VS VfL Bochum 9:30 ET Karlsruhe VS Hertha Berlin 9:30 ET Borussia Monchengladbach VS Borussia Dortmund […]

Another new picture of Man United's new home football kit for the 2009-10 season has been leaked. While there's been a lot of debate regarding recent pictures of the shirt and whether they're legitimate or not, this one appears to be the real deal. It's a promotional image from Nike that features the new Manchester […]

This Wednesday's Champions League Final will be a mix of emotions both on and off the pitch. Reason being is that it'll be ESPN's last coverage of the Champions League before they hand the "keys" over to Fox Soccer Channel and Setanta Sports for next season. After broadcasting the Champions League for 15 years, I […]

For most of the season in the Premiership all the attention is focussed on the major issues at the top of the league. The race for the title and the battle for the big prizes grab the majority of the headlines and the lesser lights of the league are left to battle it out […]

Indios face Pachuca in the first leg of the Clausura semifinals. In addition to captivating the US based FMF audience recently, Indios has also used its late season run to develop a genuine defensive option for Bob Bradley and the nation in Marco Vidal. Vidal has openly stated that he would welcome a call up […]

SPAOTP blogger Chris Oakley is the featured guest of the latest episode of the EPL Talk Podcast. Interviewed by Kartik Krishnaiyer, Oakley discusses several interesting and timely topics such as: Looking ahead to the final week of the Premier League season, How the relegation of two EPL clubs from the northeast will affect football in […]

Followers of English football have a lot on their minds right now. There's the final day of the Premier League season followed a few days later by the Champions League Final in Rome. But just around the corner is one of the most traditional and glorious days of English football, the FA Cup Final. To […]

What do you do if you're the programming director of a soccer channel and you don't have the TV rights to this year's Champions League Final featuring the giants of Manchester United against Barcelona? If you work at Fox Soccer Channel, you provide seven hours of live coverage from Sky Sports. That's what Fox Soccer […]