I'm not the best with numbers, but it's not hard to see when a club is in financial turmoil. Portsmouth and Leeds are two prime examples, while Manchester City, Barcelona and Real Madrid have shown the world what it means to have debt. Well, it's a totally different story for Bayern Munich and that's something […]

Today's 'Premier League Links Of The Day' features Rooney the "Street Striker". The English footballer is on the hunt for a player from the streets. Here's the links: Team News [False 10] Hart praises Tevez [Give Me Football] Chelsea practice in the snow [Chelsea FC] Elmander rumors [Manchester Evening News] Birmingham vs. Aston Villa preview […]

Jonathan Spector made the most of a starting appearance for West Ham in its Carling Cup tie against Manchester United. He scored two goals in the first half to help West Ham knock off the Carling Cup holders, 4-0. The U.S. International headed home a cross from Victor Obinna in the 22nd minute before pouncing […]

October ended with Chelsea looking imperious and pulling away from the chasing pack at the top of the Premiership. The side seemed to playing with such verve and spirit that I simply couldn't see where any worthy challenge could come from. Manchester United were struggling to hit any real form, but continued to pick up […]

Josep Guardiola, known for his cool demeanor inside and outside of the technical area, channeled his feelings for all things Madrid when he refused to give Cristiano Ronaldo the ball for a throw-in on the half-hour mark. Unlike his outspoken and demonstrative counterpart José Mourinho, Guardiola usually keeps to himself, shouting and dictating to his […]

Somewhere in the corridors of Fox Soccer Channel's headquarters in Los Angeles, California, an executive or two must have wondered whether Fox should consider adopting ESPN's approach to Saturday morning Premier League soccer. While Fox has continued its same proven formula for several years, ESPN raised the bar significantly this season by hiring pros Ian […]

The race is on to see who will win the 2018 World Cup bid. The winner will be announced on Thursday at the FIFA headquarters. Will it be the United States, Australia, Qatar, Japan or South Korea? Vote below in the poll to let us know who you think will win. And then add your […]

The race is on to see who will win the 2018 World Cup bid. The winner will be announced on Thursday at the FIFA headquarters. Will it be England, Russia, Spain/Portugal or Holland/Belgium? Vote below in the poll to let us know who you think will win. And then add your comments in the section […]

Tonight’s game promised to give one of the closest indications so far of who could become European champions this year, but in truth, nobody could’ve predicted what followed. Barcelona dissected their rivals with precise, incisive play that arguably would have torn absolutely any team in the world apart. In doing so, they confirmed their status […]

Felix Magath's side pulled off an impressive 3-0 win at home against Olympique Lyon in mid-week to secure their place in the Champions League round of sixteen. Finally, things were beginning to look up for the Konigsblauen. A weekend fixture away to Kaiserslautern was never going to be easy based on the home side's form, […]

One of the more strange departments of the Premier League, the Dubious Goals Committee is a group surrounded in secrecy. But how does it work? And more importantly what does it actually do? In a report that has the potential to be as earth shattering as the BBC Panorama documentary exposing FIFA bungs, let’s see […]

Under trainer Mauricio Pochettino, Espanyol has gone through one of these hot streaks in every season he has managed the club. After the club fired José Manuel Esnal "Mané" in the middle of the 2008-09 season, they hired Mauricio Pochettino to get out of the relegation zone. As late as Jornada 30 in that season, […]

Our second installment of 'Premier League Links Of The Day' is here! Today's video features Dimitar Berbatov and his thoughts on his recent five goal performance. Here's the links: EPL's 10 dirties players [Bleacher Report] Adrian Durham's team of the week [Talk Sport] Carroll has the X-factor [Mirror Football] Clint Dempsey backs Mark Hughes [F […]

Let me step back from my normal neutral MLS observer/blogger and enter fan mode for a few minutes. I think this is the best way to analyze the Ben Olsen hiring. As a DC United supporter, I am ecstatic that Ben Olsen is the new head coach of the club. His resume as a DC […]

Daniel van Buyten and Martin Demichelis were never the most sturdy center-half pairing in the Bundesliga. More of than not, there have comical mix-ups that lead to a goals for the opposition, and things have only gotten worse with age. This weekend, van Buyten allowed Frankfurt's Theofanis Gekas – who is at least four inches […]