Happy Easter to everyone and thanks to today's Holiday we're combining all three reviews into one this week largely because all the matches were played on Saturday this week. Attendance bounced back this week in MLS in the biggest possible way with large crowds in Houston, Los Angeles, and Seattle, and respectable crowds in Salt […]

Much has changed in the world of football in the past eight years since the Miami Fusion folded. Despite having their best season ever in that final year, 2001, when the Fusion was one game away from the MLS Cup as well as having their best year in attendance, Major League Soccer pulled the plug […]

Episode 8 of Special 1 TV is unusually short on material this week, but it's one of the funniest episodes all season. The highlights include Sven giving a lap dance, Wayne Rooney and Sven posing to a Europop song and a call from Guus Hiddink. Be champions!

By Chris Riordan The detractors of MLS are very quick to point out the leagues’ deficiencies. However, there is something that MLS has, which a lot of Europe ’s top flights don’t … parity. Sure, it’s a bit frustrating seeing the level of team’s play fluctuate so much, week to week. It certainly show’s the […]

Call yourself a fan? As the season reaches its climax and the play-offs loom, your support matters all the more. The good news is we can help make sure that you're there for the games that really matter! Coke Zone are offering 5 pairs of tickets for every single Coca-Cola Football League game in their […]

David Moyes has spent over a decade managing clubs in English football, hitting his peak over the last couple of seasons after some strange yo-yo performances by the Merseyside club in prior years. He has earned a spot in the Champions League and secured UEFA Cup play twice, likely a third time straight this year […]

I was traveling yesterday and did not get the opportunity to do the TV listings involving American players. ALL TIMES EASTERN Saturday Rennes- St Etiene, 3pm Setanta San Jose- Chicago 4pm, Telefutura TFC- FC Dallas 4pm, MLS DK Washington-Chicago (WPS), 6pm FSC San Luis-Tecos, 6pm Telefutura RSL-DC United, 6pm DK Carolina-Minnesota 7pm USL Live Columbus-Colorado, […]

By Chris Riordan There is an important question beckoning, one that needs an answer. Where can talented members of the U.S. men’s National Team go, to best cultivate their talent? Some of our most talented players are withering away on benches in Europe . Last year, Jozy Altidore was transferred from Red Bull New York […]

ESPN360.com and Verizon have teamed up to offer free viewing parties for this week's Champions League matches featuring the second leg of the quarter-finals between Porto and Manchester United, Chelsea versus Liverpool, Arsenal against Villarreal and Bayern Munich vs. Barcelona. The free viewing parties will be hosted in Boston, New York and Washington, DC. They're […]

In the 1996 movie Independence Day, upon finding out the best way to tackle the alien mother ships, the general orders “Get on the wire, tell them how to bring those sons of b*****s down..” In the film they had spent countless hours searching for the strategy to bring down a seemingly invincible opponent until, […]

Orlando Sentinel soccer writer Brant Parsons is the guest on the latest episode of the EPL Talk Podcast, the only Premier League interview show on the Internet. Hosted by Kartik Krishnaiyer, best known as the co-host of the American Soccer Show on CSRN, the interview with Parsons discusses several topics including: what it's like being […]

Never mind the fact that I’ve been subjecting myself to the pain of following Manchester City for nigh on 12 years – Despite what I and every other City fan have been singing at the top of our lungs all season, I always knew deep down I wasn’t coming to Istanbul at the end of […]

Here are the latest stories catching my eye today that I wanted to pass along to you: Clough: The Documentary (FootballFilter). During the past several weeks, the amount of attention given to the story of Brian Clough has been enormous — especially because of the movie, The Damned United, and the controversy regarding the book […]

With only seven matches left in the 2008-2009 campaign – or eight if you're Pompey or United – it's time for some to make the move for European glory. For others, it's a chance to move away from the trap door. It's a full weekend of fixtures, so let's get started (all times eastern): Editor's […]

The crackdown on football blogs by Football DataCo and NetResult continues. This time it's not only to prevent a website using club crests, but FootyTweets has received a cease and desist letter telling the site owner to stop providing match updates by Twitter unless he purchases a licence that will allow him to do a […]