It may have taken nearly two months for him to figure out, but Pep Guardiola seems to have finally discovered the correct combination that brings the most out of the array of talent at his disposal at Bayern Munich. After a string workman-like performances and lackluster victories, Bayern finally appear to have turned the corner […]

Despite sources in Italy saying that Roberto Di Matteo may not be interested in the Sunderland job, Sunderland's Director of Football Roberto De Fanti is recommending Di Matteo for the manager position, but Ellis Short and the Sunderland staff have their work cut out for them if they want to hire the former Chelsea manager […]

If you live in North America, FIFA 14 is available in stores and online today (and later this week in Europe). Not surprisingly, many soccer fans are excited about what may be the final iteration in this current generation’s version before the Next Gen consoles monopolize the industry. I won’t re-hash everything that I said […]

David Moyes has ruled Robin van Persie out of tomorrow's League Cup match against Liverpool due to his injury. The Dutch striker picked up a groin injury prior to the match against Manchester City. And now Moyes is saying that the player has an "outside chance" of featuring against West Brom in the Premier League on […]

Here are tonight's world soccer news headlines: Premier League Arsenal's injured Theo Walcott could miss England World Cup qualifiers that will decide their fate — Mirror Roberto Di Matteo and Gus Poyet look set to spurn Sunderland — The Guardian Sunderland eye Gianfranco Zola as their next manager after sacking Paolo di Canio — Mirror […]

It’s still there. That Everton spirit. The coveted togetherness that many predicted would cease the second David Moyes walked out of Goodison Park. In fact, it’s been more prominent than ever in the past seven days. It’s helped Everton to their first two victories of the campaign and of Roberto Martinez’s tenure as manager; they […]

Here’s a fun game. Next time you go watch a soccer match in a bar, pub or somewhere else in public, just spend a moment and try and catch some of the conversation flying around. Not the endless droves of ‘banter’ thrown between groups of hardened males but specifically the talk concerning all things soccer. […]

This week marks the third round of the Football Association League Cup, better known these days as the Capital One Cup. But before we get to the preview, here's some history regarding how the tournament first started. In the late 1950’s, the competition came to mind by a gentleman named Alan Hardaker, who happened to […]

There has been much ballyhoo throughout the entire soccer world about England having trouble developing its talent, especially compared to rivals Spain and Germany at the moment. Many have snickered at the Three Lions' international performances throughout the last several years, since they were blitzed by Germany in that 2010 World Cup round of 16 […]

For starters, congratulations to my local club the Fort Lauderdale Strikers on a (revived) club record 7,653 in attendance for the renewal of the old NASL rivalry with the New York Cosmos. The Flight 19 Supporters Group, which I am a member of, unveiled a TIFO that gained attention and helped create a great atmosphere. […]

US and Everton goalkeeper Tim Howard showed off his new tattoos on Instagram over the weekend, giving the public a glimpse of a tattoo artist working on Tim Howard's latest fresh ink. Liverpool-based tattoo artist Alex Rodriguez did the work. At this rate, it looks like Howard is running out of space for new tattoos to […]

Mario Balotelli had one of those crazy days yesterday that he's renowned for. In one match, he missed the first penalty of his career. He scored a last minute penalty for AC Milan. And then immediately after the game, he got a red card (watch the video below) after flipping out at the officials. No […]

Sunderland owner Ellis Short decided to sack manager Paolo Di Canio after the managers and players had an ill-tempered training ground meeting on Sunday morning, reports The Guardian today. The newspaper reports that in analyzing Sunderland's defeat to West Brom, Di Canio criticized his players (again), but Sunderland footballer Lee Cattermole (the midfielder Di Canio stripped of […]

Earlier this year, after launching a brand-new club crest, Everton faced a backlash from its supporters who were upset that the club removed their Latin phrase and unleashed a new crest without consulting the entire Everton supporter base. Everton made a quick U-turn and said they would only use the new crest for this season, […]

Supporters of PSV Eindhoven in the Dutch Eredivisie unfurled a GTA V banner prior to their match kicking off against rivals Ajax Amsterdam. The banner was inspired and designed to look like the typography and style of GTA V (Grand Theft Auto V), the new hit video game that has generated over $1 billion in […]