In the upcoming UEFA Champions League matches, Arsenal and Chelsea will play on Tuesday, November 1st, 2011 and United and City from Manchester will play the next day. French side Marseille is coming to the Emirates for the return leg of the fixture where Aaron Ramsey scored an injury-time winner after 90 minutes of stalemate […]

As the goals rained in at Old Trafford on Sunday, I was thinking about one thing. Could this be the first ever double digit point score for an APL game? Yes it could. The previous highest was Newcastle’s 6-0 win against Aston Villa last season in Week 2 which won them 9.61 points The winning […]

This was a tough test for the New York Red Bulls as it would be a single game that would determine them to advance into the Conference Semi-Finals of a goal aggregate playoff, or heading back home wondering if their season was a failure with so many chances missed. The New York Red Bulls found […]

As if not having a derby that grabbed worldwide attention last weekend was enough, English football fans will face another derby of sorts this coming round. While, it might not generate the hype of the Manchester Derby, Chelsea versus Arsenal is still a big game. In fact, it’s big for both clubs as they are […]

If the first few months of the season is any indication, the Serie A title race is going to be very wide open and very tight throughout. After this week's 2-1 win over Fiorentina, unbeaten Juventus are top of the table, one point ahead of fellow unbeaten side Udinese heading into the mid-week's eight fixtures. […]

It’s long been a debate about what is more important to players and fans, club or country? With the explosion, especially in the last ten years or so, of the Premier League as the most exciting, well-watched league in the world, and the riches and glamour offered by the Champions League, international football has very […]

As you may have heard, the MLS Talk Podcast is running its playoff contest to reward the reader/listener who most correctly picks the winners for each round of the MLS playoffs. For the basics, check out this week's podcast. For the nitty gritty details, including how to enter, please see below. Good luck and I […]

Two second half goals in the space of two minutes were enough for Arsenal to seal their place in the Carling Cup's final eight against a wasteful Bolton side. This was Arsenal's seventh win in eight games – a stat that may surprise many, but shows that Arsenal are on the road to recovery. Although […]

Tonight MLS shifts from the regular season to the postseason as two teams that could have entries in the DSM-IV face off on Fox Soccer Channel at 9 PM ET. The New York Red Bulls will try to advance to face the Los Angeles Galaxy this weekend but standing in their way are the fourth place […]

It’s the hardest Job in football: The England manager position. As another crumbling failure's reign is nearly up, the FA face one of the most important decisions in their history. Do they go foreign again? Do they pluck for a Brit? Do they go with experience or youth? In the four years that Capello has been in charge England […]

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxkZGK85nt0 Manchester United fans will probably not want to watch this video as it may be too painful for some, but YouTuber JohnGME has analyzed a few of the goals from the 6-1 drubbing by Manchester City to expose the errors that United were causing. Namely, their midfielders didn't track back well enough, and their […]

The much beloved promotion/relegation system is apparently being threatened in England. Recent news reports suggest that foreign Premiership owners (several Americans in the list) have asked for the elimination of the promotion/relegation system and an adoption of a franchise system more reminiscent of American sports leagues. The decided reason behind this proposal is that club […]

On a crisp Monday morning at Montclair State University, the New York Red Bulls held their training session, knowing that their opponent in the wild card playoff match would be FC Dallas. For a good thirty minutes the Red Bulls had two to three squads playing keep-away and everyone had smiles on their faces. The […]

Here’s a look back at the good, the bad, and the ugly from week nine of the Premier League. Cheers David Silva: The Manchester City midfielder has been one of the best players in the league so for this season. Queens Park Rangers: They did enough to hang on against Chelsea and came away with three […]

The headline from this past weekend's Premier League action will rightfully be dominated by what transpired in the Manchester derby, but City's destruction of 10-man United wasn't the only notable result of another exciting weekend in the English top flight. City consolidated their place atop the table with their win at Old Trafford, and along […]