So, England should be looking to win the World Cup in 2022? In case you missed it, this was the view of new FA Chairman Greg Dyke last week. And it might not be quite as ridiculous a notion as it sounds. The 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar is, after all, the best part of a […]

Countless articles have been produced, one after another, linking half of Borussia Dortmund’s squad with a transfer to Arsenal. The irony is obvious in that the English side are chronic underachievers, having failed to win a single piece of silverware for eight years and counting, whereas Borussia Dortmund have already established themselves as a European […]

There are often people at different football clubs who play a pivotal role in the day-to-day running of the business who are often overlooked by the average football supporter. One example of this is the kit man, the person responsible for ordering, sorting and maintaining all of the kits and equipment for the playing staff. […]

England fans were injured in Kiev, Ukraine last night after 30 hooded Ukrainians attacked them with knives ahead of tomorrow's World Cup qualifier between the two countries. After the attack happened, the 30 Ukrainians fled, but no one has been arrested. Three England football supporters were taken to hospital — one with a stab wound, one […]

Here are tonight's world soccer news headlines: Premier League Nike lines up £1bn kit deal with Manchester United and hated owners the Glazers — More About Advertising Paolo Di Canio fuming as Sunderland's behind-closed-doors friendly defeat to reserve side is leaked — Mirror Mesut Ozil: How Arsène Wenger convinced me to join Arsenal — The Guardian […]

A capacity crowd of more than 60,000 fans turned out today for a charity match to honor Celtic and Aston Villa legend Stiliyan Petrov. The Bulgarian, who recently retired from playing due to being diagnosed with acute leukemia, played in the charity match for the Stiliyan XI (managed by Kenny Dalglish) against a Celtic XI team […]

We all know the history of Pep Guardiola, the gifted Spaniard who rose to fame as a footballer and manager at Barcelona, becoming the youngest manager ever to win the UEFA Champions League. But what we haven't seen much of is the behind-the-scenes footage of Guardiola at work and the thoughts of the players and […]

Liverpool fear that defender Glen Johnson could be out for 10 weeks due to the injury he sustained in the match against Manchester United, according to The Mirror. Johnson suffered a high ankle sprain in the 1-0 victory against Manchester United on September 1 when he collided with Patrice Evra. But the Anfield club haven't […]

Orlando City Soccer Club won the 2013 USL PRO Championship Game Saturday night after defeating Charlotte Eagles 7-4 in front of 20,886 fans at the Citrus Bowl in downtown Orlando. The 20,000+ attendance was the largest attendance ever for an Orlando City game and an USL PRO match. “To play in front of more than […]

England's attacking options for Tuesday night's World Cup qualifying match are dwindling. With Danny Welbeck out due to an accumulation of yellow cards, and Wayne Rooney still injured with a gash in his head, Roy Hodgson found out today that striker Daniel Sturridge has been ruled out due to a thigh injury. James Milner is […]

In the battle of the daily soccer TV shows that launched in August between ESPN2's ESPN FC and FOX Sports 1's FOX Soccer Daily, there's one clear winner — ESPN FC. For the episodes that were broadcast in August, FOX Soccer Daily is averaging 31,750 viewers on FOX Sports 1. ESPN FC, meanwhile, is light years […]

During previous international breaks, the sheer amount of international games being televised simultaneously has been overwhelming for soccer fans in the USA. Yesterday afternoon, for example, there were more than 20 matches shown live on US television or Internet at the same time. However, hats off to ESPN for launching a brand-new feature called FIFA […]

Manchester City's defensive woes continued this week. After picking up a groin injury on the opening weekend of the Premer League against Newcastle United, City captain and centre half Vincent Kompany was originally scheduled to be out of first team action for four weeks or more. However, the latest reports are that Kompany may be […]

Only three years after being relegated from the Premier League, Portsmouth still owe more than £6.7million to former Pompey players. Portsmouth, who are now in League Two and are owned by the club's supporters, still have massive debts to pay off to former players including £1,633,333 that's owed to defender Tal Ben Haim. The long list […]

England climbed back to the top of their World Cup qualifying group Friday night after a comfortable 4-0 win against Moldova at Wembley Stadium. Southanpton striker Rickie Lambert grabbed his second goal of his England career, as well as playing a pivotal role in Danny Welbeck's two goals. Unfortunately, Welbeck will be suspended from England's […]