Jose Mourinho and Chelsea came in for another round of criticism for playing what has been dubbed “anti-football” by critics this past Sunday at Anfield. The Blues won 2-0 to keep their league title hopes alive. This came after similarly negative displays at Manchester United, Arsenal and Manchester City. A prevalent theme among the critics […]

Just two days after the death of Tito Vilanova, Barcelona staged a remarkable comeback to beat Villarreal but Atletico Madrid remain on course to become Spanish champions after a narrow win over Valencia. Atleti are four points ahead of Barca and six in front of Real Madrid, who thumped Osasuna to keep up the pressure […]

Monday's edition of Monday Night Football on Sky Sports featured Jamie Carragher and Gary Neville analyzing the tactics that Chelsea made during the 2-0 victory against Liverpool. Carragher looked closer at Chelsea's timewasting and tactics of parking the bus, and the mistakes that Liverpool made that played right into Jose Mourinho's strategy of trying to […]

Swansea cruised to a 4-1 victory against Aston Villa, ensuring the Swans' Premier League status for another season, but the win put Villa into deep trouble with tough fixtures remaining against Tottenham and Manchester City. But should Wilfried Bony's opener have stood? The picture above shows that the Ivorian was in an offside position when […]

Here is today’s TV/Internet schedule for matches being shown in the US: Starting line-ups: Arsenal: Szczesny, Sagna, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Monreal, Arteta, Ramsey, Ozil, Cazorla, Podolski, Giroud Subs: Fabianski, Jenkinson, Vermaelen, Kallstrom, Flamini, Rosicky, Sanogo Newcastle United: Krul; Debuchy, Williamson, Coloccini (c), Dummett; Gosling, Anita, Tiote, Gouffran; Sissoko; Remy Subs: Elliot, Haidara, Yanga-Mbiwa, S Taylor, Obertan, Armstrong, Shola Ameobi Before, during or […]

More than 45 friendlies will be played in the United States this summer featuring many of the best club and national teams from around the world. National teams will be flocking to the States to begin preparations for World Cup 2014. And then after the World Cup ends on July 13, many of the best […]

In December 2012, UEFA announced that the 2020 European Championship will take place in “12 or 13” different European cities in as many countries, giving smaller soccer nations the chance to bring the European festival to their doorstep without having to shoulder the financial and logistical burdens of acting as sole or co-hosts. UEFA President […]

Soccer is all about results. It's a results oriented business, not an entertainment first oriented charity. All too often supporters and many in the media seem to forget this reality. Obsession with style and aesthetic elements of soccer has always been prevalent, but recently the proponents of the beautiful game have become maddening in their […]

With the season reaching its climax and the onus falling on the fights for the title, European places and relegation, the teams sat safely mid-table seem to have been all but forgotten. The admirable but quiet mid-table Southampton and Newcastle teams have reached their limits this season but do the finances available to these clubs […]

Photos of AC Milan's third shirt for the 2014/15 season have been leaked on the Internet. The leaked photos reveal that AC Milan will be wearing a pale yellow shirt as its third shirt with green trim. The color combination gives the Serie A club a definite Brazil theme to coincide with this summer's World […]

Luis Suarez has been named Player of the Year for the 2013/14 season in the annual award competition, as voted on by the members of The Professional Footballers' Association. The Liverpool striker won the top honor, while Chelsea's Eden Hazard won the Young Player of the Year award. Last season, Gareth Bale became only the […]

Chelsea completely blew the Premier League title race wide open today with a negative, cynical and gritty 2-0 win at Anfield, smashing Liverpool's hopes of winning the title and putting the race firmly in the hands of Manchester City — if City can win all of their remaining games. After Willian scored the second goal […]

Liverpool’s Luis Suárez once again made headlines in his native Uruguay, but not for what he was doing on the pitch. After reports that he will be named Player of the Year by the PFA later today, Suarez continues to put a smile on the faces of Liverpool supporters. Suarez is now the face of […]

There was a first-half flurry of goals in the top-of the-table battle between Bayer Leverkusen and Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga. The BVB, who recently had an impressive run of games against Real Madrid and Bundesliga toppers Bayern Munich, were held to a 2-2 draw at Bay Arena against Leverkusen in a thrilling end-of-the-season contest […]

Premier League fans, be prepared. Louis Van Gaal it's not going to be a quiet introduction to the heady world of England's top flight. The Netherlands national team head coach has already expressed an interest in managing in the Premier League (see video below) after the World Cup. And today's report indicates that a deal […]