Literally in the last few minutes, the BBC are reporting that Keegan has resigned due to the football structure of Newcastle United. He feels that his position has been completely undermined by Dennis Wise and Tony Jiminez. A hastily released statement by Keegan pointedly clarifies that his position has become untenable due to pressure put […]

Color me sky blue and call me biased. On Monday, my concern about the takeover of Manchester City by Arab investors from Abu Dhabi had me concerned. Could these men be as callous and destructive as the American and other foreign ownership groups that have invested in Premier League clubs? Three days later after much […]

Tropical Storm Hanna has wreaked havoc on Haiti and it also delayed the start of tonight’s CONCACAF Champions League match between Puerto Rico and Alajuelense. For the first time ever a Costa Rican club has been eliminated from a CONCACAF tournament by an American club with the USL-1 side doing the honors. The Islanders won […]

One of the top destinations on the Internet for soccer news and conversation is BigSoccer.com, but many of us don't know much about the man who created the mega popuar site. That is, until now. Enjoy the interview with BigSoccer founder Jesse Hertzberg: The Gaffer (TG): When was BigSoccer launched and how did you come […]

If Mike Ashley wants to do the right thing and avoid being run out of Newcastle, he needs to sack Dennis Wise and get on his knees to convince Kevin Keegan to stay at Newcastle United. King Kev is hardly a master tactician but what he does have is an immense passion for the Tyneside […]

Mike Ashley drinking a pint? Here's the video by popular request of the Newcastle owner guzzling a beer during his side's recent 3-0 hammering by Arsenal. And if you're a Geordie, what's your opinion about commentator Steve Banyard's stereotypical comment? Unfortunately, the video is no longer available.

PES 2009 isn't scheduled for release in Europe until October 17, 2008 and in North America until November 12, but we have four different previews for you today. PES (Pro Evolution Soccer), by Konami, is the most critically acclaimed football video game title. PES 2009 will be available for the PS3, Xbox 360, PlayStation Portable, […]

Tropical Storm Hanna has reaked havoc on Haiti and it also delayed the start of tonight's CONCACAF Champions League match between Puerto Rico and Alajuelense. For the first time ever a Costa Rican club has been eliminated from a CONCACAF tournament by an American club with the USL-1 side doing the honors. The Islanders won […]

Nerazzurri Fans may well ask who is this Portuguese wonder boy? What will he add to our club? What is his style? and will he fill the boots of Luis Figo to become the next midfield magician for Inter? Comparison to Cristiano Ronaldo is little surprise as Quaresma is yet one more from that current crop of outstanding Portuguese playmakers. […]

Congratulations Mike Ashley and Bjorgolfur Gudmundsson on showing everyone how not to run a Premiership Football Club over the last 48 hours. Both of them have shown incredible levels of naivety in their experience of how to support a manager, keep the fans on side and lose all the good faith they'd generated by selling […]

In the immediate aftermath of Arsenal's 1-0 defeat at Craven Cottage on the second Saturday evening of the Premiership, several pundits queued up to pass judgement on Arsenal, the players who performed and the lack of signings. Two games into the season and Arsenal have no chance of winning anything, finishing in the top four […]

The first managerial departure of the season came today as Alan Curbishley resigned his post as West Ham manager. Curbishley had been at or near the top of the list of managers speculated to go, along with Newcastle boss Kevin Keegan, so this bit of news shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone. However, the […]

I got the chance to spend some time at the US National Team's training session today in preperation for the upcoming World Cup qualifying matches against Cuba and Trinidad & Tobago. Nineteen players are in camp, and the team was in high spirits and looked lively on the training pitch. I had an opportunity to […]

The group stage kicks off in about two weeks so until then I will be doing previews of the group stage in alphabetical order. I wanted to wait until after the transfer window had closed so that I would be able to judge the rosters fairly. There were some last minute moves that could have […]

The King XL FG Ruby is a 40th year anniversary special edition boot, designed to commemorate the iconic career of the PUMA King boot line. Based on the career of Eusébio (the Black Pearl), one of football's greatest players, the edition features the years "1968-2008" below the King logo and comes in a red colour having […]