Chelsea plays Middlesbrough today at the Riverside Stadium in the north east of England. A win for the Blues today and they'll play Manchester United in the sixth round. If it's a draw, it'll be another fixture added to Chelsea's already congested fixture schedule. Chelsea's match against Boro comes under increasing pressure for Rafa Benitez […]

The concluding moments of the 2011/2012 Premier League season are ones ingrained into the memories of most avid fanatics of the English football scene. Sergio Agüero's last ditch attempt flashing past Paddy Kenny in the dying seconds of the season coupled with the celebrations that naturally ensued in light of Manchester City's first top flight […]

Barcelona, Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid all won again at the weekend, with the Catalans maintaining their 12-point lead at the top of La Liga and the two capital clubs vying for the runners-up spot. A more intriguing drama is the unfolding battle for the fourth Champions League place with no less than five sides […]

Arsenal will place a statue outside their ground this summer to immortalize one of their greatest footballers — Dennis Bergkamp. A bronze statue of the Dutch striker will accompany other famous Arsenal legends around the ground including former manager Herbert Chapman, and players Thierry Henry and Tony Adams. Here's a clip of one of Bergkamp's […]

Finances are always a hot button in any sport, and American soccer is no different. With a sometimes controversial system that is quite unique in an international world of football, Major League Soccer continues to do business with a salary cap that helps to keep teams from getting caught in a spiral of overspending. Previous […]

In an exclusive article by Ian Herbert in The Independent newspaper, the reporter reveals that Manchester City have plans to seek partner clubs in the USA, Mexico and China in an attempt to build a global brand. Manchester City has realized that it has smaller matchday revenues than other top clubs in the Premier League, […]

Today Everton plays a 5th round FA Cup replay against Oldham Athletic. Two weeks ago, the Football League side came back to tie the match 2-2 in controversial circumstances when it looked like the Latics goalkeeper may have handled the ball to help guide it towards goal in a last minute equalizer. While the camera […]

Two new photographs of Manchester United's new away kit for the 2013-14 Premier League season have been leaked on the Internet. The photos reveal a black and blue tartan design in a kit that's designed and manufactured by Nike. Aon will remain the sponsor next season. Chevrolet will become the new shirt sponsor beginning with […]

The Sun newspaper last week issued an apology for running a story wrongly claiming that Rafa Benitez got into a bust-up with John Terry, but now a new story resurfaced yesterday that a bust-up between senior players and Benitez happened on the training pitch, which included John Terry. Meanwhile, according to The Standard newspaper, Benitez is confident of […]

It's not an April Fool's Day joke. It's supposedly a real story. Newcastle United are looking into adding slides outside St James' Park to speed up the exit for the Toon Army leaving the ground and heading to the parking lot and surrounding areas. Somehow, I don't see this fad catching on at any other […]

FEUERSTEIN'S FIRE #138 2013 MLS SEASON PREVIEW SHOW #3 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26TH 8PM EST – 5PM PST GUESTS CHI: Ryan Sealock (Hot Time In Old Town) DC: Robert Hay Jr (MLS Talk DC Correspondant) NE: Sean Donahue (New England Soccer Today) PHI: Earl Reed (MLS Talk Philadelphia Correspondant) Red Bulls Hour 2013 Preview Michael Lewis […]

Today's derby between West Ham United and Tottenham Hotspur will feature a minute's applause before kick-off in memory of Hammers legend Bobby Moore. It's 20 years since the West Ham and England legend passed away. A win for Tottenham today, and they'll move into third place in the Premier League, four points above local neighbors […]

The world has another homosexual professional footballer. Robbie Rogers, the former U.S.A. international and Leeds player has revealed via a well-written statement on his website, that he is gay and that he is now to step away from the game to discover his identity outside of soccer. I wish him all the luck in the […]

It seems that Arsene Wenger is suffering from the same disease as Brendan Rodgers. After their clubs get one or two good wins under their belt, both managers start saying silly things. In Wenger's case, he believes Arsenal can finish second in the league this season — leapfrogging Tottenham, Chelsea and Manchester City. First things […]

After a grueling week, Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini will be glad by his team's performance Sunday against Chelsea, and admits that his side have not given up on the title. Judging by today's performance, he's absolutely correct. The only stumbling block is Manchester United who haven't given up yet and look unstoppable at the […]