ESPN's Primetime MLS Thursday games failed to attract the viewership hoped by the network. Today the network announced that it is shelving the Thursday Primetime package and will mix MLS games on multiple days during the week much as it did prior to paying for the MLS rights in 2006.From 1996 to 2005, MLS bought […]

The Espanyol season seems to be going down the tubes with every passing week. The Málaga loss debacle could have placed the writing on the wall, more importantly it could have cost the team's second coach this season his job. There are certain matches that break a team and this one could be broken beyond […]

This is Nike's newest campaign in which Atlético's Sergio Agüero and Barcelona coach Josep Guardiola tell kids in a favela to "Leave It All (On The Pitch) Or Leave Football". [display_podcast]

There are really no marquee matchups this week, but if you were forced to really find some, then Barcelona-Deportivo could be a match in which the current league leaders could stumble.

Anti-football, 1890's tactics, cheating, dirty Stokies. That seemed to be the general consensus from the debate on The Times 'The Game' blog when Oliver Kay posed the question: Are Stoke City the least popular top-flight club since Wimbledon? Fans from pretty much all corners had their say and the overwhelming answer seemed to be, yes, […]

Real Madrid´s world went crazy at the beginning of the week and the shit hit the fan on Friday as vice president that was in relative anonymity was thrust in to the position of being the top authority at Spain´s biggest club.

Ramón Calderon went into the emergency board meeting as president of Real Madrid and came out a disgraced Richard Nixon-type figure.

The MLS Superdraft yesterday provided more drama and perhaps more impact players than recent drafts. Some past MLS drafts have been very deep: 1998, 1999 and 2003 come to mind. Some however have been bordering on worthless for drama and impact players. The decision of Hermann Trophy winner Marcus Tracey of Wake Forest to sign […]

In less than 48 hours, the world of Real Madrid has gone topsy-turvy. When things were starting to go the club´s way on the pitch, things off the pitch were spiralling downward into an infinite abyss.

Who is going to win the Copa del Rey? ( polls)

The Copa del Rey got its draw for the quarterfinals and there are some intriguing matchups. Four of the last Copa del Rey winners are still in the race as well as the winningest club in this tournament. Barcelona-Espanyol The big matchup right now is is the Catalan derby being played out. Espanyol is motivated […]

The reigning Copa champs are still alive as they were able to survive a battle that Racing put up in this matchup. Los Ches were bailed out in extra time by both Vicente and Joaquín; allowing them to move on to the quarterfinals of the tournament.

It's difficult to lose a player the caliber of Dave van den Bergh. The former Dutch National Team player has a technical ability and understanding of the game rare in MLS. But Van den Bergh apparently had two ideas at the end of last season: either go back to Holland or be traded to Dallas. […]

Did everyone spot Nemanja Vidic's contribution to Manchester United's third goal against Chelsea on Sunday? The tactic, reminiscent of basketball's pick-and-roll, has been creeping into Premier League play over the course of this season. Sunday's example was the most blatant to date – and it still wasn't picked up by the referee. As you can see from […]

Manchester City are, we're told, the world's richest football club. They harbor ambitions of winning...well...everything that Manchester United just won in the last 12 months. But where's the beef? The players that City are buying – or trying to buy – are more UEFA Cup qualifiers than Champions League winners. Exhibit 1: Craig Bellamy. A […]