Last week's match at Old Trafford between two in-form teams — Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur — was broadcast on ESPN2 in the United States. Regarding the number of viewers the 7:30am ET game got, it garnered a viewing audience of 388,000 and achieved a 0.3 rating. The audience of 388,000 definitely puts the game […]

2006 was a disaster for England's much vaunted strikers in so many ways it was depressing. It was clearly Sven Goran-Eriksson's nadir as the England supremo as his eccentric choices left England woefully short of options. Michael Owen was so off the pace as to be redundant and his World Cup collapse when he ruptured […]

So, it all comes down to this. One game to influence who will be the Premier League champion of 2009-10. No offense to Sunderland, Stoke or Wigan, but the game that can swing the title in the favor of Chelsea or Manchester United is this Sunday's clash between Liverpool and Chelsea at Anfield (8:30am ET, […]

I hate to be "that guy." I really do but the British media's constant efforts to chalk Chelsea's EPL campaign as the result of favor from match officials is bordering on insulting. Chelsea's last three victories came against Manchester United, Bolton and Stoke City and in all three the Blues have come under critcism for […]

A photograph of Manchester United’s new away shirt for the 2010-11 has been leaked on the Internet. Designed and manufactured by Nike, the new Manchester United shirt has been drastically changed. The new away shirt is white, features the new sponsor's name, but the sleeve design is quite radical in the way that the black […]

A photograph of Manchester United's new home shirt for the 2010-11 has been leaked on the Internet. Designed and manufactured by Nike, the new Manchester United shirt has been completely redesigned. It now includes the name of their new sponsor on the front of the shirt (previously AIG). The shirt also features an old-fashioned v-neck […]

That's the question I was asking as soon as the team news came out and we saw Harry Redknapp had moved Benoit Assou-Ekotto from left back to right back; Gareth Bale from left midfield to left back, and Luka Modric from center midfield to left midfield. All to accomodate the return to action of Wilson […]

First off, apologies for the lack of an article last week. As Arsene Wenger would no doubt put it – this was due to unforeseen circumstances. There's no need to panic though, as fantasy football tips are back with a bang this weekend to help all you managers in that final push for glory. Chelsea […]

Liverpool and Fulham square off today in their respective Europa League clashes despite the best effort of that Icelandic Valcano. But There are plenty of stories coming out of England today. A major decision on Portsmouth European hopes draws controversy, Manchester retains title as world's most valuable club and Bobby Zamora gets another endorsement for […]

A few weeks ago, ESPN2 achieved a record high TV viewing audience for a broadcast of a Premier League match on US television. That game on April 3, 2010 between Manchester United and Chelsea drew an audience of 526,000 viewers. And now with this past Saturday's derby between Manchester City and Manchester United, ESPN2 scored […]

Last weekend the Premier League was full of drama, the story of 'when 3 became 2' as finally, Arsenal's legs went in the final stretch, United gained a 'leg up' and Chelsea looked as if they were start to roast theirs. It all seemed to be going well for Arsenal, 2-0 up, looking comfortable and […]

Juventus keeper, and Italian World Cup hero, Gianluigi Buffon is reportedly looking for a way out of Serie A and Manchester looks to be his destination. The only question is whether he'll end up in blue or red. Juventus is reportedly asking for around £30 million and both clubs seemed poised to make serious offers. […]

Manchester City supporters took the mickey out on Manchester United fans at Eastlands this past Saturday (see above picture), but it was the United supporters who were having the last laugh after Paul Scholes's injury time winner. Still, you have to give credit to City supporters for being creative.

Jermain Defoe puts Tottenham ahead With only three weeks to go until the final Saturday of competition the key races in the Premier League are heating up. Two key derbys, one in Manchester and the other in London, threw the races for first and fourth place back into uncertainty as Burnley and Hull City seem […]

The highly anticipated Manchester Derby took place Saturday with frustrating and mixed results. Both teams seemed satisfied to sit back and not risk over-committing attacking players while each team was still able to enjoy decent spells of possession, but minimal quality attempts on goal. Not that a reason was needed, it being a local derby […]