Barcelona and Atletico Madrid both dropped points but Real Madrid won again to close the gap on La Liga’s top two to a point and leave all three clubs embroiled in a three horse-race for the Spanish title. Barcelona were held to a 1-1 draw by Levante at the Cuitat de Valencia. The home side […]

Pepe Mel’s West Brom debut as manager was solid if unspectacular. The Baggies drew 1-1 with Everton at the Hawthorns Monday night in a match that was more entertaining than one may have expected before the match. The Spanish manager got a positive reception from the home crowd as he made his entrance to the […]

Sitting just three points above the relegation zone, Swansea City find themselves in the perilous position where the club desperately need to begin winning matches to climb up the table. The team is seemingly coming apart at the seams. The police were called to training on Friday after a report of a standoff between defenders […]

There seems to be less hype surrounding Spanish football in 2014. Bayern’s 7-0 aggregate thrashing of Barcelona in the Champions League last season may have dented optimism somewhat. As might have Dortmund’s 4-3 semi-final victory over Real Madrid. With the apparent demise of Fernando Torres and David Villa, some are also arguing that the strike […]

In past January transfer windows, we have seen sides facing the drop load up on new signings and loan players in an effort to stay in the Premier League. This season we have already seen some movement in January window. One team though that has been repeatedly frustrated is West Ham United under manager Sam […]

Tomorrow morning's British tabloids are jumping on the transfer gossip that Chelsea midfielder Juan Mata may be heading to Manchester United in a £37million deal. The Daily Telegraph has the exclusive. Meanwhile, the competition is trying not to get outdone, so they've added their own twist. The Daily Mirror says Manchester United deny the deal is on, The Daily Mail says […]

Tonights show: Nick and Danny discuss the fallout from the Chelsea/United match and discuss the continuing crisis at Old Trafford. Also the discussion topics are the Suarez witch hunt and the selective memory of many football fans. Plus the Spurs resurgence and the race for fourth in the Premier League. Watch tonight at 9PM ET. […]

Plans for Manchester United's tour of the United States this summer for a series of friendlies in mid-July could be disrupted if the Red Devils fail to qualify for the UEFA Champions League and have to play in the early rounds of UEFA Europa League qualification, depending on where the club finishes in the league […]

West Bromwich Albion manager Pepe Mel will make his debut today as the new boss in charge of the Baggies. However, the match has already been clouded in controversy after the club's shirt sponsor threatened to axe their deal with the club if striker Nicolas Anelka was included in tonight's squad. And he has. So […]

While Clarence Seedorf made a winning start to his life as a manager this weekend in a 1-0 AC Milan victory over Hellas Verona, several worrying signs were apparent. The 4-2-3-1 formation that Seedorf set up the side in was certainly mouthwatering going forward. January signing Keisuke Honda linked well with Brazilians Kaka and Robinho […]

If you live in the United States and you were watching NBCSN's broadcast of Chelsea against Manchester United on Sunday, you may have noticed that the network played a mini-TV commercial in the top left corner of the screen during the broadcast of the match. The 10-second TV commercial for an automobile manufacturer appeared in […]

Whilst Manchester United manager David Moyes is still trying to get used to being manager of the biggest club in the world, I have been adapting to life as a married man. My darling wife has zero interest in English football, to the extent that she thinks Peter Crouch is famous for being married to […]

Paulo Di Canio rightfully lost faith in the Korean youngster Ji Dong-Won when he ducked out of the way of a cross in an August 31 loss at Crystal Palace. But this came just weeks after the former Sunderland manager had reportedly turned down an offer from Borussia Dortmund reportedly in the neighborhood of £5million for the […]

Ian Holloway brought Jason Puncheon to Blackpool on loan from Southampton in January 2011 to try and avoid relegation from the Premier League in the Tangerines' first top flight season since the early 1970s. At the time it seemed odd. Why would a Premier League club take a player on loan from a League One […]

One of the more interesting aspects of the Liverpool-Aston Villa penalty incident was that the TV video replay footage was inconclusive whether it should have been a penalty or not. Even after watching the replays multiple times, some pundits said it was a penalty while others said it was not. The bottom line is that […]