For the neutral fan, Arsenal's 2-1 win against Manchester United was just the tonic we needed for a more competitive season among the Big Four. The three points ensures that Arsenal is still in the title race, at least for the time being. Now questions are being asked of Man United, who have lost two […]

When you're watching the Premier League, which footballer do you identify with the most? In life, are you a hard-nosed John Terry, a metrosexual David Bentley, a wear-your-heart-on-your-sleeve Steven Gerrard, or perhaps a John Carew who has a penchant for lap dances? As a child, I identified with Kenny Dalglish when he played at Liverpool. […]

When Steven Gerrard collided with Atletico Madrid's Mariano Pernia in the third minute of injury time at Anfield Tuesday night, was Swedish referee Martin Hansen's decision to award a penalty influenced by the deafening cry from The Kop? Or was it to compensate for the incident that Hansen failed to call in the first half […]

Matchday 4 should be a pivotal one as many groups may well be decided once the games are completed. Who needs a win and who can afford to slip? Let's take a look at Tuesday's games. Group A Roma need to win at home against Chelsea but that is looking to be a tall order […]

Tomorrow in the United States will be the biggest day in the history of the country for several years. But if you had one choice between the candidates, who would you want to win the race? <a href="http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/1070829/" >If you only had one vote, who would you want to win the race this year?</a> <br […]

After watching English football on television for more than 30 years, I've watched countless boring tactical games like yesterday's two nil win by Bolton against Manchester City. But I've also seen many incredible games and wonderful individual efforts that still make me jump out of my seat. This season, the club that is impressing me […]

What is it about rain and night games that produces more entertaining football matches? Take this past week in the Premier League for example. The level of play seems to have been elevated much more in previous weeks. Was it just a fluke, or are matches more exciting when rain and darkness falls? As a […]

In what has to be considered a poor decision, the UEFA Appeals Body has reduced the initial three-match stadium closure to a two-match behind closed doors sentence, with one match deferred for two years. Consequently, Atlético must play their next home fixture in the Champions League, against PSV Eindhoven on Wednesday November 26th, without any […]

The scenes of jubilation this evening were incredible to watch as Tottenham Hotspur's Roman Pavlyuchenko scored a last minute winner to beat Liverpool 2-1 at White Hart Lane. In just one week, Harry Redknapp's reinvigorated Tottenham side have beaten Liverpool and Bolton, and staged an incredible comeback against arch-rivals Arsenal. In the pouring rain, Tottenham […]

Which Premier League club has the highest percentage of foreigners? Who has the youngest squad? And who has the oldest squad? Read the following top 10 statistics to find the answers to those questions and many more. Oldest squad: Hull City, average age 27.48 years Player to have spent the most number of seasons at […]

In a typical football season, football journalists and bloggers find one victim after another to write about. When one tragedy or soap opera ends another begins. In the past weekend, the 'Sack Juande Ramos and Damien Comolli' saga ended with both men being booted out and replaced by Harry Redknapp. The Mike Ashley soap opera […]

Liverpool's display Sunday in their historic 1-0 win at Stamford Bridge against Chelsea reminded me of the classic Liverpool side from the late seventies and early eighties. The link-up play between Xabi Alonso, Steven Gerrard, Robbie Keane, Dirk Kuyt (and later Ryan Babel) was incredible up front, showing off a ton of creativity that was […]

As we arrive at the quarter mark for the current Premier League season the standings are starting to take shape, although who would have ever thought we would see Tottenham rock bottom or Hull City in the Champions League places. As such it is another big weekend of fixtures coming up and about time players […]

Don't forget that this Sunday morning the clocks are going back one hour in England, which means that all games between Sunday and November 2nd will be shown one hour later than usual for those of us watching from the United States. The games will return to their regularly scheduled time difference on November 2nd […]

It's a pretty safe bet Madrid's Vincente Calderon Stadium will be at capacity today when Liverpool visits for its Champions League Group D match against Atletico Madrid. Shame. You never get a second chance to make a first impression, and UEFA will never get a second chance to make its first major stance against racism […]