Stoke City have confirmed that Mark Hughes is the club's new manager. Hughes replaces Tony Pulis on a three-year deal "I am an ambitious manager and this is an ambitious Club. We want to become a consistent top ten Premier League Club, and I firmly believe that with an incredible amount of hard work we […]

Lots of news out of England today on a busy day with international friendlies-a-go-go being played around the world. The lead story tonight is that The Sun newspaper is reporting that Jose Mourinho has signed a four-year deal with Chelsea adding up to a cool £40 million salary for The Special One. There's no official word from […]

LA Galaxy footballer Robbie Rogers was interviewed today on The Dan Patrick Show. During the candid 10-minute interview, Rogers discussed a variety of topics including why other athletes don't come out as well as the differences between soccer fans in England compared to the United States. "There’s a reason athletes don’t come out. Sports are […]

Live from Cleveland, it's the United States Men's National Team against Belgium in an international friendly. For viewers in the United States, the game will be shown live on ESPN and ESPN3.com at 8pm ET. USA starting XI: Howard, D. Beasley, Gonzalez, Goodson, Cameron, Jones, Kljestan, Davis, Dempsey, Zusi, Altidore. Belgium starting XI: Mignolet, Vertonghen, Vermaelen, Kompany, […]

So it looks as though Roberto Martinez is set to be the man to take over at Everton. After a bittersweet season, in an FA Cup victory was immediately followed by relegation, the Spaniard has called time on his Wigan career, telling Dave Whelan this week that he will be leaving the club. If Everton […]

Former Manchester United first team coach Rene Meulensteen has emerged as a surprise favorite to replace Roberto Martinez as the manager of Wigan Athletic, according to the Manchester Evening News. David Moyes recently decided to let Meulensteen leave Old Trafford after the Dutch coach rejected an opportunity to coach the youth team. Meulensteen had spent the last seven […]

Soccer fans in Australia have gone on a buying spree for friendlies this summer featuring Manchester United and Liverpool. The ticket allocation of 82,000 for Manchester United's friendly against A-League All Stars in Sydney sold out in 18 minutes. The game, scheduled for July 20, will be played at the ANZ Stadium. Liverpool will play […]

Liverpool have agreed a deal to sign Spanish striker Iago Aspas for £9 million from Celta Vigo. The signature for the highly-rated forward was being chased by several clubs including Manchester City and Swansea City, but it appears that Liverpool have landed the deal. Aspas, who can play as a striker or on either wing, […]

England plays the Republic of Ireland today in an international friendly at Wembley, the first time these countries have played each other since 1995. Here are the starting lineups: England starting XI: Joe Hart, Johnson, Cahill, Jagielka, Cole, Lampard, Carrick, Walcott, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Rooney, Sturridge. Ireland starting XI: Forde, Coleman, O'Shea, St Ledger, Kelly, Walters, McCarthy, Whelan, […]

Cardiff City have unveiled their home shirt for their very first season in the Premier League. The new Cardiff home kit for the 2013-14 season is designed by Puma, and features an all red kit with white trim. To be completely honest with you, I've seen better kits worn by kid soccer teams. The red […]

UPDATED: This summer's International Champions Cup will feature classic match-ups including Everton against Juventus in San Francisco, Chelsea against Inter Milan in Indianapolis, Real Madrid versus LA Galaxy in Phoenix and many more matches in six US cities and one game in Europe. As part of the bracketed tournament, AC Milan and Valencia are also […]

Ten days ago, the Evening Standard newspaper reported that Gareth Bale was on the verge of signing a new contract with Tottenham Hotspur worth £130,000 a week. However, Bale's agent has revealed that Bale is not close to signing a new deal at White Hart Lane and that the player is ready to listen to […]

Arsenal legend Thierry Henry has questioned Arsenal footballers for celebrating their fourth place finish, and says that the only thing they should be celebrating is topping Spurs and nothing more. The New York Red Bulls striker said this week: “I know people have a go at them for the pictures of their celebrations but I […]

Until now, the presence of tenured managers in the Premier League like Sir Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger loomed large and were viewed as signs of success, stability and ultimately, pride. With Ferguson’s retirement, he has not only ended his 26 years in charge, but Moyes’ 11 years at Everton, making Wenger the longest serving […]

Given their current situation, it's hard to believe that Blackburn Rovers were once Premier League champions in 1995 and founding members of the Football League in 1888. On December 13, 2010, the Venky's, the new owners of Blackburn Rovers, decided to sack manager Sam Allardyce. At the time, the club sat in 13th place in […]