First of all, congratulations to West Bromwich Albion and Stoke City for their automatic entry into the Premier League next season, congratulations to Swansea and Nottingham Forest for heading up to the Championship, and congratulations to Paul Ince's MK Dons, Peterborough, and Hereford for their promotions to League One. Also, a shout out to Aldershot […]

As we wait for the Champions League final, it's a good time to look at the leagues around Europe and see who will be part of next season's competition. In this first report, we look at what I would call the "bigger" leagues in Europe — England, Italy, Spain and Germany. In part two, we'll […]

John Thorrington's memorable goal versus the Galaxy last season kick started what was previously an underwhelming career/Goal.com 1- Columbus Sigi Schmid has a team which I tipped as an MLS Cup contender last season in a position to contend for the cup a year later. Guille B. Schelotto is one of the most skilled player […]

Tottenham Hotspur looks likely to announce within the next month that they'll be building a brand new stadium next to their current White Hart Lane home. The new 50,000 seater ground will be open by 2012 and will most probably feature a corporate name rather than the hallowed White Hart Lane moniker. That's according to […]

Chances are that if you're reading this article, you're not a CEO of a Fortune 500 company. But if you were, don't be surprised to see a DVD and possibly even a DVD player being delivered to you from Everton Football Club. Everton has hired AEG to find a company willing to pay approximately £4.5 […]

Stay tuned to Bundesliga Talk in the near future for the launch of a site devoted to the love of the German league. If you're interested in writing for the site, please email me at thegaffer[at]epltalk.com Cheers, The Gaffer

A disappointing performance for DC United yesterday was made much worse yesterday by the outstanding performance of Christian Gomez and the goal scored by Facundo Erpen. Neither player would be in MLS if not for DC United’s superior scouting network, yet both players burned DC United on Sunday.

A disappointing performance for DC United yesterday was made much worse yesterday by the outstanding performance of Christian Gomez and the goal scored by Facundo Erpen. Neither player would be in MLS if not for DC United's superior scouting network, yet both players burned DC United on Sunday. Scouting is something that DC United has […]

Today marks 80 years since the greatest record in English football was set. W.R. "Dixie" Dean scored 60 times in a single season. His remarkable feat was honoured yesterday when his great grandson stepped out as club mascot for Everton's match against Arsenal.

Birmingham City today unveiled their new away shirt for the 08/09 season, which features a penguin-style design more reminiscent of Ajax than anything that the Brummies have worn in the past. Designed by Umbro, the design of the shirt is similar to the current home kit except that the main color is red instead of […]

Sky Sports interviewed American goalkeepers Brad Friedel and Kasey Keller this past weekend on the Goals On Sunday program. Watch the Kasey Keller interview and Brad Friedel interview here (thanks to 101 Great Goals for discovering the link).

In the United Kingdom, BBC and ITV will have live TV coverage of the 2008 European Championship this summer. Twenty seven of the matches will be shown between BBC1 and ITV1, while four will be shown on digital channels BBC3 and ITV4. According to the Euro 2008 schedule, most of the matches will be shown […]

There are those out there who believe the answer to the question is a resounding "no"; in fact, the vast majority of people I talk to are firmly against the concept of playoffs in the Premiership. I hear the same arguments all the time: "Every game means something in the Premiership; it's not like the […]

Thirteen years into the life of Major League Soccer and for all the signs of progress on the field, the league continues to operate more or less in vacuum as far as the general American sports landscape is concerned. For those people who love European football and do not feel MLS is worth their time, […]

A show featuring Luis Bueno of SI.com is ready to be released. We're having some server issues but when resolved look for an interesting episode of the show featuring a look back at the Superclassico, the current situation in Mexican Football after the firing of Hugo Sanchez, why Landon Donovan is so good and a […]