Now that Birmingham City has picked up their first major trophy in 48 years (the last one they won was also the League Cup, in 1963), I thought it'd be interesting to look at the other teams in the Premier League to see when they last won a major piece of silverware. But before I […]

A new photo of what may be Arsenal's new home shirt for the 2011-12 season has been published. Whether this is, in fact, Arsenal's new home shirt, we'll have to wait until we know for sure. The quality of the home shirt (pictured left) looks like a fake shirt. It's quite possible it may be […]

Another week and yet another incident allowing football fans to again see just how silly the FA operate, or in this past weekend's case, fails to operate. Reminiscent of a clumsy, bumbling teenager attempting to un-hook his first bra strap aged 16 because of their historical callowness, the FA possess neither the ability to […]

Good morning MLS fans! We are now mere weeks away from the season and, if you're like me, the previews we have been running on the site have been getting you fired up for an exciting season. Amidst all the preseason matches and television/playoff drama, here are some stories that flew under the radar last […]

Most fans of either a Premier League club or the Premier League in general are very team focused. Meet a new soccer friend, and usually the first question out of his mouth is "Who do you support?" Listen to most podcasts, too, and all you'll hear is this team name against that team name, and […]

Italy's elite clubs are struggling in the Champions League and have struggled since 2000 despite two trophies won by Milan and one by Inter in the last decade. Italian clubs were the dominant force in the 1990s with Milan and Juventus winning the Champions League with Juve reached three consecutive finals. Italian clubs were also a force […]

This odd season of English football continued today, as Birmingham City persisted and stole the Carling Cup from a more ambitious-yet snakebitten- Arsenal side, 2-1 at Wembley Stadium. Arsene Wenger lost Theo Walcott and Cesc Fabregas in their midweek match against Stoke City, so the 4-2-3-1 formation contained Andrei Arshavin and Tomas Rosicky instead. Since […]

Arsenal's six year drought without silverware persists while a 48-year dry spell ends for Birmingham City on what announcers called the biggest day in the club's history. On Sunday, Brum got an 89th minute goal from Obafemi Martins en route to a 2-1 win over the Gunners and the Carling Cup. Arsenal, on the other […]

After Birmingham City's shock victory against Arsenal to win the 2011 Carling Cup, it makes me wonder what the future holds for both teams. The last minute goal by Obafemi Martins, after Laurent Koscielny's critical mistake, puts Birmingham City into next season's Europa League. It also gives them a massive confidence boost, which will presumably […]

The first piece of silverware handed out in 2011 goes to Birmingham City, the Blues pulling the upset of Arsenal on Sunday, defeating the Gunners 2-1 in the League Cup final. For the Blues, it's only the second major trophy in the club's history. For the Gunners, it's a bitter end to a competition Arsene […]

Having seen two very different instances of what the FA would describe as ‘violent conduct’ on Saturday, I started thinking. I touched on both of these moments in my ‘Saturday Review’ piece, but after some reflection I thought that the subject required further analysis. The two moments that I’m talking about are DJ Campbell’s push […]

The Berlin Wall has long since been torn down, friends and family reunited. Germany is a country unified and has been for some time now. While the west and east of this land are connected now and equal, the east is still lagging behind in at least one important cultural aspect … football. While reunification […]

Today marks the first English cup final of 2011 pitting Arsenal against Birmingham City in the Carling Cup Final at Wembley Stadium in London. The match is massive for both teams (and supporters). And hopefully it'll be an entertaining two-sided affair. But before the League Cup Final kicks off at 11am ET, there are two […]

Four was the magic number this Saturday in the English Premier League. Aston Villa, Manchester United and those Wanderers from Wolverhampton all hit the net four times in the process of recording important wins. So, without any four-ther ado (the last ‘four’ pun, I promise) here is a rundown of the Saturday action. Manchester United’s […]

Hidden near the end of a Fox Soccer Channel press release last week about their upcoming "Clash of Giants" games on its network was a small mention of a poll. To me, it was the most newsworthy item of the entire press release since we die-hard Premier League fans already knew about the rest of […]