As we prepare for the next league season in US Club Soccer, whether it be in Major League Soccer, the North American Soccer League, United Soccer Leagues Pro Division, PDL, NPSL, USASA or what have you. There is another competition that we can’t wait for, and it’s rounding into a special age that all of […]

Here are tonight's Premier League news headlines: Arsenal's Bacary Sagna set for exit as Arsène Wenger plans shake-up — The Guardian Video :: Luis Suarez’ 2nd Free Kick Goal Against Zenit – Europa League — The Original Winger Brendan Rodgers hails 'phenomenal' Liverpool after Zenit exit — The Guardian Sir Alex Ferguson hopes to keep […]

Today's a massive day for Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea and, to a lesser degree, Newcastle United as all four Premier League teams play the second leg of their Round of 32 tie in the Europa League. The first two matches to kick off today are Lyon versus Spurs and Metalist against Newcastle United. Alan Pardew […]

Photos of England's new home and away shirts from Nike have been leaked on the Internet. Neither of the photos are high quality, so it's difficult to get a good indication of how good (or not) the shirts look. But it's the best that we have right now. The home shirt looks similar to the […]

Tottenham Hotspur supporters were attacked in Lyon overnight by 50 masked men, several of whom made Nazi salutes. The latest reports are that three Tottenham supporters were badly injured. Tottenham plays Lyon today in the second-leg of their Europa League tie. Here are today's Premier League news headlines: Lyon thugs 'attack Spurs fans in pub' […]

In 2007, David Beckham was tasked with putting Major League Soccer on the map of the world’s game, and though he may have regretted making that move at times, he succeeded. Beckham did not, however, do it alone and many soccer fans in Seattle, Toronto, Portland and Vancouver will disagree – at least partially – […]

Arsene Wenger will received the dreaded vote of confidence from American billionaire and majority Arsenal shareholder Stan Kroenke Thursday when the American meets in London for a board meeting, reports Guardian writer David Hytner. As we reported recently, Arsenal is supposedly going to give Wenger a £70m war chest this summer to buy new players. […]

Dave O'Brien, the sports announcer who still gives soccer fans nightmares after his dreadful World Cup 2006 calls, has come out in support of FOX Soccer's Gus Johnson. The promotion of Gus Johnson to FOX Soccer's lead commentator has been met with a mixed response from soccer fans. Many have been energized by the addition […]

FOX Soccer's live broadcast of Real Madrid against Manchester United had a viewing audience of 451,000 in the United States, according to Nielsen. The broadcast was the most-watched weekday afternoon telecast in FOX Soccer's history. The game had a larger viewing audience than the Chelsea-Barcelona semi-final last year that had 425,000 viewers. Interestingly, FOX Deportes […]

In his post-match press conference (see below) following the Bayern Munich defeat, Jack Wilshere’s face said it all. Heartbroken at the fact he had given everything and his beloved Arsenal still couldn’t live with the Bavarians, all his answers were sensible and routine. He has obviously been very well trained to deal with the media […]

If you hate spoilers, don't read below and just play the video. Manchester City has created their own version of the Harlem Shake and it features defender Aleksandar Kolarov hilariously striking a pose. Joe Hart, James Milner, Micah Richards and other City footballers join in the video fun. And there's so much going on in […]

After watching Monday night’s somewhat fortunate victory over Reading, I was left with a keen sense of frustration at the inconsistent nature of the Manchester United wide men currently at the club. Obviously the performance of Nani exuded attacking flair and skill that was a delight to witness, but unfortunately as is the case with […]

Manchester United chief executive David Gill is going to step down from his post this summer after 16 years at United. Gill will remain a director of the club, but his focus will soon concentrate on his recent position of vice chairman of the FA. Plus, he's been nominated as a candidate in May's Uefa executive […]

While we tend to focus on Major League Soccer and the National Team on this blog, we also like to pay tribute to the other competitions that are staged in this country and our neighbors to the north, Canada. In that spirit we preview the North American Soccer League. The NASL, after two solid seasons […]

Depending whether you prefer to read BBC Sport or The Guardian, Arsene Wenger's outlook for his club's chances of qualifying for the next round of the UEFA Champions League either looks dead and buried or there's still hope. The Guardian leads with a headline (see below) that says Wenger concedes trophy hopes after Bayern defeat, while BBC […]