ESPN's live coverage of the opening day of the 2012-13 Premier League soccer season saw a 48% increase in the number of TV viewers compared to its average last season. The live broadcast of Arsenal against Sunderland was seen by 476,000 viewers on ESPN in the United States, which was significantly greater than the 321,000 […]

It's incredible when you think about it how the joy and agony of supporting your favorite English football club can go from one extreme to another. There are few things in life more beautiful than your favorite club winning a title, cup or promotion. And they're captured in all of its beauty in the above […]

Zorro could be heading to Liverpool or Manchester United! No, not the swashbuckler Zorro, but Pachucha's Hector Herrera — who starred in the Olympics for the gold-winning Mexican team. The 22-year-old midfielder's other nickname isn't quite as appealing — it's el zorrillo (skunk). Here are the Premier League news stories today: Manchester United and Liverpool […]

What do the Michigan Bucks and DC United have in common? They are the only two teams to score more than two goals against the Chicago Fire in 2012, but last night the Fire could only blame themselves (and not dodgy turf or a backup XI) for an embarrassing loss. With a loud but small home town […]

Sunderland has finally secured a deal for Wolverhampton Wanderers striker Steven Fletcher. The Black Cats have been chasing the signature of Fletcher for more than a week now, and once the deal is completely finalized, they'll have a proven goalscorer on their books, which they woefully need. Here are the main Premier League news headlines […]

Everton's third shirt for the 2012-13 Premier League season will be white and designed by Nike. The new Everton third shirt was revealed on Everton's website in a photograph featuring David Moyes shaking hands with new Everton signing Kevin Mirallas, who can play as either a striker or winger. Everton's third shirt features a design […]

Chelsea's game against Reading was originally scheduled for Saturday, September 1, but due to Chelsea playing in the UEFA Super Cup next week against Atletico Madrid, the Blues moved their match to tonight in front of a large crowd at Stamford Bridge (live on ESPN2 and ESPN3.com at 2:45pm ET today). While Reading got their […]

United States Men's National Team fans, if you haven't had a reason to lobby your local carrier for the new beIn Sport network, you just might have one now. The rumors I spoke of on this week's MLSTalk Podcast have come to fruition, and beIn Sport has acquired the rights to the upcoming away fixtures […]

Now that the Beat The Manager game has launched, hopefully you've had a chance to play it. If you haven't, there's still plenty of time to register for your chance to win one of several Apple iPad tablets that we'll be giving away throughout the Premier League season. But before you dive in, here are […]

Sky Sports media pundit Gary Neville was full of praise for Arsenal's debut performance by Spanish midfielder Santi Cazorla in his debut against Sunderland. On Sky's Monday Night Football (the real football, that is), Neville opined about how gifted Cazorla is, and what an incredible sense of positioning he has as well as observant as […]

Queens Park Rangers have certainly been busy in the transfer market after Saturday's clobbering from Swansea. I can just imagine the conversation after the match between QPR owner Tony Fernandes and manager Mark Hughes. Tony: "What the hell happened, Sparky?" Hughes: "Like I told you, we need to buy more players to stay up in […]

It's not confirmed by either club quite yet, but there are reports that Real Madrid has agreed a deal with Arsenal to send Turkish midfielder Nuri Sahin to Emirates Stadium on a season-long loan. The move, however, is contingent on whether Sahin wants to move to Arsenal. It's quite possible that he may wait for […]

Not long ago I wrote a piece concerning the lack of spending at Tottenham by chairman Daniel Levy and owner Joe Lewis regarding the signing of new players. My conviction is stronger than ever that the problem with Tottenham Hotspur is with the current chairman Daniel Levy. I would like to add absentee owner Joe […]

Move over Lionel Messi. The one and only Emile Heskey will be gracing the cover art for FIFA 13. Uhhhhh, yeah, righhht.

It's been a long round of negotiations, but Emmanuel Adebayor is finally heading to Tottenham Hotspur on a permanent deal. "I am pleased to be signing for Spurs on a permanent basis after finally agreeing my departure with Manchester City," said Adebayor. “It may have taken longer than expected but I am delighted to be back […]