Most of already presumed it, but now the news is official. Former England National Team player Steve McManaman has joined ESPN as a soccer analyst for its networks in the United States and United Kingdom. In the U.S., he will primarily serve as a studio and match analyst for the network’s coverage of Premier League matches, […]

Damien Comolli is headed back to England. Comolli, the former Arsenal scout and director of football at Tottenham Hotspur, has been appointed by John Henry and his ownership team as director of football strategy at Anfield. The Frenchman, who was most recently the sporting director at Saint-Étienne, has established himself as a talent evaluator that […]

Some nights of football defy you not to enjoy them. Even the most mean-spirited Arsenal fan must surely have felt at least a small stirring of joy in their souls at Spurs performance against Inter Milan. If Spurs can keep this kind of performance up and it is a big if, there will be two […]

Tottenham's chances of qualifying for the knockout round of the Champions League increased significantly Tuesday night after an emphatic win against the current European champions, Internazionale Milan. Buoyed by Gareth Bale's man-of-the-match display, Tottenham Hotspur now sits in the enviable position at the top of their group and has one toe in the next round. […]

Following on from the post yesterday detailing the 5 worst transfers of this quarter old season, now it is time to look at those who have excelled at their new club. However, I must also explain how I've come to my decisions so that a few obvious omissions may be a bit more palatable for […]

I was looking for Schalke and Werder Bremen to rebound from their disappointing weekend performances and take their European counterparts to the woodshed for an old-fashioned beatdown. What actually happened though, was nowhere near as entertaining and not at all as positive. Werder Bremen 0 – 2 Twente Enschede A very even game turned unexpectedly […]

While Major League Soccer's playoffs have demanded most of our attention, the news continues rolling in. On this edition of the Major League Soccer Talk Podcast, I am joined by guest host Jeremiah Oshan (sbnation.com, sounderatheart.com) to focus on the non-playoff stories surrounding the league: awards nominees, television ratings, New York number two becoming MLS […]

In some fans’ and pundits’ opinion, Manchester City appears to be the team best equipped to challenge Chelsea for the Premier League title. But last Saturday 2-1 defeat at Wolves showed that despite all the talent there are evidently a few holes that need to be filled in. First credit must be given to Wolves […]

Once again Gareth Bale starred for Tottenham in the Champions League, with two stunning assists that helped the Champions League new-boys to a memorable 3-1 win over the tournament holders Inter Milan. Bale had already sent out a warning to Rafa Benitez’s side two weeks ago, when with Spurs four goals, and a man down, […]

The next time a sports fan starts bashing soccer by mentioning hooliganism in the same sentence, have them watch the above video of baseball fans rioting in San Francisco after the Giants won the World Series. They started a fire in the street and attacked a car and its occupants before police broke up the […]

Xbox Live users received an update that included many new features including an application that allows ESPN 3 content to be streamed right to your television through an Xbox 360 this Monday. For those unfamiliar, ESPN 3 is the re-branded ESPN web content provider available at http://espn.go.com/espn3/. The majority of events are college American football but also includes basketball, cricket, rugby, and, […]

Fox Soccer Channel has canceled Soccer Talk Live, its weekly talk show featuring host Kyle Martino. The show debuted in August and lasted less than three months before the network decided to pull the plug. “I’m thankful for everybody who helped bring Soccer Talk Live from concept to reality," said Fox Soccer Channel’s General Manager […]

Please come join me beginning around 3:15 PM ET/19:15 GMT as we live blog during two crucial Champions League matches. PREVIEW: Tottenham v. Inter Milan: After giving up a 4-0 lead at the San Siro against Inter, Spurs rebounded with a Gareth Bale hat trick in the second half, leading many Spurs fans to believe […]

Rafa Benitez came out on the attack Monday in yet another bizarre press conference where he inferred that Roy Hodgson "cannot see a priest on a mountain of sugar." No, I'm not making this up and I have no idea what he's talking about, but watch the above video to see proof of how much […]

UEFA Champions League While Real Madrid and Barcelona can earn their spots into the knockout round with wins against AC Milan and FC København, respectively, and will likely qualify even without victories in Matchday 4, Valencia does not have that margin of error as they play their reverse fixture against Rangers on Tuesday night. Ever […]