Malcolm Best is reluctantly joined by Norwich City manager Chris Hughton, as they discuss Mesut Özil's current form, plus the pair ponder the possible outcomes of this weekend's Premier League fixtures. Also, Greg Dyke makes some predictions of his own, Jose Mourinho confronts some home truths about his managing abilities, Ian Holloway is denied free […]

“Long is the way, and hard, that out of hell leads up to light.” – John Milton, Paradise Lost Don’t go jumping to any conclusions. Liverpool Football Club still has work to do. However, the light is becoming clearer and stronger for the faithful supporters of the Anfield club. It has been ages since Liverpool […]

It’s now seven rounds into the new Premier League season, and with the retirement of Sir Alex Ferguson from his longstanding position as manager, Manchester United are currently experiencing their worse start to a campaign since 1989. United lost again last weekend, unexpectedly falling to West Bromwich Albion 2-1 at Old Trafford. Manager David Moyes […]

Cardiff City Stadium: Saturday, October 5th, 10:00EST As Round 7 of the Premier League approaches on Saturday, one of the more intriguing matchups will be outside of England in South Wales. Cardiff City host Newcastle United at the Cardiff City Stadium in what can only be described as a game between two teams searching for […]

beIN SPORT has acquired the US media rights to the African World Cup qualifiers including the massive two-leg playoff between Egypt, managed by former US coach Bob Bradley, and Ghana. Under Bradley, Egypt has been on an incredible run but now face a formidable side, Ghana. Having the matches shown live on English-speaking US television […]

Here's the line-up of commentators for gameweek 7 of Premier League matches across the NBC Sports Group networks: Saturday, October 5: Man City vs Everton, 7:45am, NBC Sports Network, mun 2; Ian Crocker and Jim Beglin Liverpool vs Crystal Palace, 10am, NBC Sports Network; Gary Weaver and Trevor Francis Cardiff vs Newcastle, 10am, Premier League Extra […]

Liverpool FC have added former manager and player Kenny Dalglish to its board of directors. Dalglish was sacked as manager of the club in 2012 (doesn't it seem longer ago than that, 'eh?). But the Anfield club have extended an olive branch to Dalglish by inviting him to join the board, and Dalglish — it […]

Statistician wizard Ben Mayhew has compiled a series of new graphics that cut through the hype, preconceived ideas and flood of data to get to the heart of what soccer clubs should care about, and what football supporters should know — which teams are the most effective attacking and defending in your favorite leagues including the […]

During the 2012/2013 season, I was studying abroad pursuing a Master’s degree at Swansea University in South Wales. The University, located right on the coast about an hour drive from the Welsh capital of Cardiff, made their sporting facilities a joint training ground for the University teams and Swansea City’s youth academy. Upon arrival in […]

There’s something special about the time just before the Premier League table begins to settle. Clubs that will eventually end up in the Championship next season can be near the top of the table, and for an instant, just an instant, their supporters can look on and revel. I fondly recall seasons when Wolves sat […]

Sky Sports pundit Gary Neville's tactical analysis and observations on Monday Night Football are becoming so popular that soccer fans clamor for footage of his work on television even though the vast majority of the world don't have access to Sky Sports (unless you live in the United Kingdom). I recently came across the following […]

“We can compete for the title,” were the words uttered by Schalke and USA midfielder Jermaine Jones back in the July heat of the Schalke training camp. Lofty words for a club that has not won a Bundesliga league title since 1958. But the atmosphere surrounding the club was one of optimism. Schalke came off […]

As fans of The Beautiful Game, we all want to show off our team colors — whether it's wearing one of our club shirts, buying a scarf to wear around our neck, or finding another unique way to share our team pride. Another novel way to show your support for your favorite soccer club is […]

It was difficult to pick out five fixtures for this weekend, as there are so many enticing encounters across the soccer landscape over the next couple of days. But in my eyes, here are the best five contests. There's a bit of everything in there. A massive derby, title defining contests and financial juggernaut taking […]

Arsenal right back Bacary Sagna has been ruled out for three weeks due to a hamstring injury, and will miss the match this weekend against West Bromwich Albion. While Carl Jenkinson can slot in for Sagna, Wenger's other injury problems include Santi Cazorla — who Wenger says is not in contention to play against West […]