A photograph of Arsenal's home shirt for the 2011-12 season has been leaked on the Internet. The new Arsenal home shirt features a design that is similar to the current 2010-11 one, but the most prominent new feature is a wreath around the Arsenal crest. Also noticeable is that the sleeves are white with no […]

Ian Wright talks about the Holiday period for footballers. Check out the video here Here's the links: City go for Dzeko [BBC] Comparing EPL to NBA [Bleacher Report] Betting surprises [Sports Trading Life] 12th man clothing [Sabotage Times] Maradona linked to Fulham [Footie] Fergie fuming [Mail] Bassong challenges teammates [Espn] Football art [Sabotage Times] Feel […]

Yesterday saw Aston Villa slump to another defeat to the hands of mega rich Manchester City. This leaves Villa one point above the relegation zone and with another four goals conceded it leaves Houllier's boys with a minus 14 goal difference, joint worst in the league. What has gone wrong at Villa Park? For the last few seasons Villa […]

There are some footballers who we can all agree about. Lionel Messi, for example. There can't be any serious observer who would think he's over-rated. But such unanimity is very rare in football. Split opinion is much more common and when it comes to Dimitar Berbatov, rarely can a player have divided opinion with such […]

Despite what some of the readers may think, I'm not a supporter of the Big Four clubs in the Premier League. I enjoy watching them. But I enjoy watching them the same as I do the other 16 that form the Premier League. But what I do especially enjoy is a couple of days like […]

Ladies and gentlemen, It is our pleasure to announce the nominees or this year's Soccer Academy Major League Soccer Talk Podcast Awards, our chance to honor the year's best soccer achievements. The awards, covering 20 different areas of recognition, cover the club and international game, foreign and domestic, men's and women's, professional and collegiate. On […]

Mario had a nice day today scoring three goals for his club. Two came from the penalty spot where he made Friedel look silly. Here's the links: Worst XI [Soccerlens] Fantasy tips [Roto Experts] Life of a footballer [Sabotage Times] Robinho talks with Kaka [Dirty Tackle] Everton vs. West Ham [Hammered] Fantasy preview [N.C.N.B.] Arsenal […]

Toronto FC is the type of club that MLS would love to be successful. They have a loyal and dedicated fan base, Toronto is a growing soccer market that hosted the 2008 All Star Game, and the team has a good core of players almost made a playoff run last year. Despite all this, the […]

Will Manchester City top the table for a moment (however briefly)? Will Chelsea be knocked out of the top 4 for a day (at least)? Will Blackpool actually play a match? Join me for a live blog for the seven matches today, which include: Manchester City v Aston Villa Tottenham Hotspur v Newcastle Utd Stoke […]

You may be wondering what the above picture represents. Well, it's the entire 90 minutes plus stoppage time of yesterday's match between Arsenal and Chelsea. It's a "dataclock," which is a data representation of the two teams where it measures key moments in the game, passes, shots, fouls and more. To get the full experience […]

You had to rub your eyes to believe it. The current Premier League champions, Chelsea, losing three-nil against the team, Arsenal, who had finished last season in third place. It was a role reversal of immense proportions. Chelsea played like Arsenal of last season, committing silly defensive errors while Arsenal played like Chelsea of last […]

An important London derby took place on Monday, with Chelsea visiting Emirates Stadium to face Arsenal. The Gunners looked the sharper squad this day, and a big second half breakout sent them to a 3-1 victory against the struggling champions. The home squad started in a 4-2-3-1 formation, manager Arsene Wenger’s tried-and-true. A trio of […]

Merry Christmas and happy holidays everyone! While the United States paused work to celebrate the holidays, MLS was busy receiving come hither glances from foreign soccer stars who, seeing Thierry Henry and Beckham's success in the U.S., have decided that coming to American to finish their career would be most beneficial. The most recent, and […]

Here's some of the top managers in their recent press conferences. Here's the links: Monday gossip [Sinnacle] Arsenal vs. Chelsea preview [Two Footed Tackle] Retro Mick McCarthey [Tikabooson] Rafa snowman [Studs Up] Van der Vaart is perfect [Phil Mcnulty] Everton brace for Cahill absence [Soccerway] Weather strikes again [Sky News] What the papers say [Soccer […]

India has in recent years become an important market for the development of the Premier League as the world's most popular team sports competition. The growth of the league has been remarkable throughout Asia and here in South India it is aided by knowledge of the English language and a certain amount of Anglophilia and […]