On a morning (Eastern time) when all the winners are lower in the table than the vanquished opponents, today is a classic example where people will boast about the greatness of the Premiership and its unpredictability, a great league with tons of entertainment and intrigue. However, a closer look at one result in particular will […]

A couple weeks ago I was a guest on Mad About Futbol and the hosts asked me what I would do if I were the commissioner of the MLS. I kept my answer short and only touched on a couple topics, but in the back of my head was a longer laundry list. So without […]

Football is about passion. Football is about trophies. Football is about titles. On this first MLS weekend, a quick glance at the schedule shows matchups like Chivas USA-Colorado Rapids and San Jose Earthquakes (the expansion team, not the the DeRo led Quakes of old)-New England Revs. At first glance the thought, "MLS is putting these […]

The Serie A is Italy's topflight domestic football league, and home to some of the most popular and successful football clubs in the world. Whilst the Serie A draws only the 5th highest attendance figures in Europe, behind the premier divisions in England, Germany and Spain, it is ranked as the third most powerful European […]

Major League Soccer is the highest level of professional football in the United States. Whilst the League has enjoyed growing domestic support over the past decade, it does not have much of an international profile, and member clubs have virtually no following outside North America. However, the 2007 departure of David Beckham from Real Madrid […]

The Bundesliga, Germany's top-flight professional football league, is one of the best-attended sports leagues in the world. Boasting the highest average attendances in Europe, the Bundesliga attracts an average crowd of almost 39,000 spectators for each league match. Despite strong domestic support, the Bundesliga does not enjoy the same levels of international support as the […]

During the past decade, the second tier of English professional football has built the strongest following of any second division in world football. Support for the Football Championship is so strong that it is able to boast the fourth highest cumulative seasonal attendance figures of any football league in Europe. The primary reason for the […]

The draw for the quarter-finals of the Champions League was announced earlier this morning. The games to be played April 7/8 and April 14/15 are: Villarreal v Arsenal Manchester United v FC Porto Liverpool v Chelsea Barcelona v Bayern Munich The chances of having one or more English teams in the semi-final were increased by […]

Having endured yet another drawn out football related saga, it’s nice to see that Rafael Benitez and the Liverpool board have finally come to an agreement. Decisions over the Spaniard's new contract had been ongoing for months and there were periods when it looked as though Benitez would turn down any sort of deal in […]

MLS seems to always get its timing wrong. Last night's MLS First Kick went head to head with the first night of the great American sporting event known as the NCAA Tournament. March Madness which is in many ways an Americanized version of the FA Cup is in some ways more recognizable to European tastes […]

Hope springs eternal. It's a cry heard from sports fans at the beginning of every season and it's no different for MLS fans. As a neutral, my hope is that we have a great competitive season and from all accounts, I think that will be the case. Trying to predict the final outcome is also […]

The Situation at the top and who will be Meister and who will get the International spots is one to watch for sure. At the other end of the table the situation is just as close but there is little glory in anything other than the 15th Spot and up. So who will go down, […]

1- Columbus Guille Barros Schelotto continues to be the most dangerous player in MLS. Frankie Hejduk and Chad Marshall return to form a solid core at the back, and with Robert Warzycha a player of some note for club taking over for Sigi Schmid, the Crew will not miss a beat. The runaway favorites to […]

All the buzz of the last year that ESPN would be able to solidify its hold on football fans in the United States by acquiring Premier League rights is now moot. Fox Soccer Channel's audacious gamble to acquire UEFA Champions League rights has been successful according to sources. FOX's Jamie Trecker, a friend of this […]

As everyone is well aware, Friday sees the quarter-final and semi-final draws for this season's Champions League. As you will also know, four of the eight teams involved in this stage of the competition are Premier League sides, much to the despair of Uefa President, Michele Platini. Anyone who has seen or heard the former […]