When you have the likes of David Silva, Mario Balotelli and Samir Nasri lining up for Manchester City for a free kick, wearing their new Umbro kit, who do you think will shoot the free kick? In this new video from EA Sports, Manchester City plays Arsenal in a 2012 preseason friendly at the Bird's […]

Debate the meaning, debate the significance, debate the need all you want. The MLS All-Star Game garnered plenty of fine moments, and it was especially pleasing if you are a fan of the comeback. It's a friendly, of course. If you decided to put on baseball game #97 of 162 to find a contest of […]

The demo for PES 2013 was released this week on Xbox, PS3 and PC, and is now available for download. The features of the PES 2013 demo include: 5 min matches 8 teams: England, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Flamengo, Fluminense, Internacional and Santos 2 stadiums: Royal London Stadium and Vila Belmiro Before I got started, I […]

On Wednesday night at Boston’s Fenway Park, 37,169 avid soccer spectators took in one of the most historic nights in the 100 year history of America’s most beloved ballpark. Yawkey Way was packed over two hours before Liverpool and AS Roma took to the pitch, while Liverpool supporters from around the globe walked through the […]

Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany has signed a new six-year contract that will keep him at the league champions until 2018. The news comes not long after manager Roberto Mancini signed a five-year contract. Both new contracts send a loud signal to City fans (and opposition clubs) that Manchester City means business, and that they're […]

Ahead of his move to New York Red Bulls, I think it's fair to say that Premier League defenders and corner flags alike will be glad to see the back of Tim Cahill. Signed from Milwall in 2004 for a mere £1.5m, the Aussie has gone on to become one of the most prolific goalscoring […]

If HR Giger designed a football shirt, this is what it would look like. Unveiled today, Chelsea's third shirt for next season looks futuristic, like something you would expect to see worn in a science fiction film. The black third kit with yellow trim is one thing. But the detail on the chest with the […]

Get ready for the MLS hype machine to go into overdrive tonight. The annual MLS All-Star Game is always an opportunity that MLS embraces, to brag about their progress, recognize their official sponsors and showcase their top players to the viewing public. And with tonight's opponents being Chelsea, champions of Europe, the hype may go […]

Liverpool vs Roma, Today at 6:30 pm ET, ESPN2/ESPN Deportes/ESPN3.com With just over a week until their first competitive match of the 2012-2013 campaign in the Europa League, the boys in red cloth from Merseyside will clash with AS Roma in Massachusetts‘ capital. Charlie Adam said that everything in camp was meant to build up to […]

In a spirited and sometimes sloppily played match, Aston Villa defeated Portland Timbers 5-4 Tuesday night in a penalty shoot-out at Jeld Wen Field in Portland, Oregon. The teams tied 2-2 at the end of regulation time. With the victory, Aston Villa completed its US summer tour with three straight wins over MLS sides (beating […]

Chelsea has signed Oscar for a fee thought to be around £25m. The Brazilian attacking midfielder will meet up with the Chelsea squad after the Summer Olympics. Oscar is on the Brazilian squad, who kick off their first match tournament. According to the Chelsea club website, Oscar, full name Oscar dos Santos Emboaba Junior, who will […]

Swansea City has rejected a bid from Liverpool for talented midfielder Joe Allen, says BBC Sport. Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers offered around £10m plus Jonjo Shelvey on loan, but the offer was rejected by Swansea chairman Huw Jenkins. Swansea's valuation for Joe Allen is £15m. However, the Welsh club has a clause in the compensation agreement for […]

Who would have expected that last night's draw between LA Galaxy and Tottenham Hotspur would have created so much controversy? Gareth Bale, the man who was such a centerpiece of the Team GB football Olympic squad, ruled himself out of the team about a month ago with a back and hip injury. But he shoved […]

About a year ago on this site, I wrote an article about why I would not be watching the MLS All Stars face off against Manchester United at Red Bull Arena. In essence, I felt that another meaningless friendly, but this time with a collection of MLS talent instead of just one team, didn't peak […]

Arsenal appear to be on the verge of signing Malaga winger Santi Cazorla. Meanwhile, Arsenal masses are hyping up their potential signing to the maximum, which is par for the course. Being the curmudgeon that I am I’m obviously a little skeptical of this signing, which is also par for the course as far as my […]