Even after DC United beats the Charleston Battery in tonight’s US Open Cup Final, USL will have achieved something tangible that MLS failed at attempting, and failed badly at: to advance a team out of the qualifying round of the CONCACAF Champions League. Montreal got a draw on the road to Real Esteli and advance […]

Even after DC United beats the Charleston Battery in tonight's US Open Cup Final, USL will have achieved something tangible that MLS failed at attempting, and failed badly at: to advance a team out of the qualifying round of the CONCACAF Champions League. Montreal got a draw on the road to Real Esteli and advance […]

FIFA 09 Preview? We've got it here including the official preview, a trailer from EA featuring Maurice Edu and a couple of fan videos showing actual gameplay. [display_podcast] Electronic Arts must hate the August transfer window. With their FIFA series being released in early September, EA has no time to include the latest big signings […]

Only a few days remain before England plays their first 2010 World Cup qualifying match against Andorra at the Estadio Olímpico de Montjuïc in Barcelona, Spain. No matter what England does, they cannot win. England's 2007 match against Andorra continues to be a dark cloud that hangs over the heads of the England football team. […]

In 11th hour Genoa made probably the most impressive move of the transfer deadline by bringing back Diego Milito from Real Zaragoza. Arrivals 02/09/2008 Iago Falqué Barcelona to Juventus 01/09/2008 Bosko Jankovic to Genoa 01/09/2008 D. Brivio Vicenza to Genoa (Loan) 01/09/2008 Djordje Rakic Salzburg to Reggina (Loan) 01/09/2008 G. Stendardo Lazio to Lecce (Loan) […]

Ray Hudson is a playing, coaching and broadcasting figure who has few equals in the United States today. As a seven year member of the Fort Lauderdale Strikers of the NASL, Hudson played alongside such legends of the game as Nene Cubillias, Gerd Mueller and George Best. Later he played several for the Strikers of […]

After a relatively internet free long weekend I return to see three new pages of posts on this blog. As I catch up on the news about the flurry of buying activity on the last day of transfer markets I am perplexed to see there is not one article I can write about transfers. So […]

Fox Soccer Channel is paying approximately $7.5 million a year to be rated by Nielsen, a ratings system used to gauge television viewing habits in the United States. Beginning October 1st, Fox Soccer Channel will be rated by Nielsen for the first time. “This is a big step for our network,” said David Sternberg, executive […]

Which club is next most likely to be taken over by Middle East investors? ( surveys)

With all of the activity in the Premier League transfer window yesterday, the excitement is already building for the next round of Premiership games. After the international break, there are two massive games we have to look forward to on September 13: Liverpool against Manchester United (7:45am ET/12:45pm UK) and Manchester City v Chelsea (12:30pm […]

If your head is spinning like mine is from all of the Premier League news from the past 48 hours, maybe it's time to get back to reality and read some interesting posts about other football leagues other than the Premiership. Here are just a few of the excellent articles penned by the other bloggers […]

The first month in the campaign to win promotion to the BPL is over and here are my thoughts on the CCC season so far and lord knows it will probably change by the end of the season. The relegated teams from the BPL last year are having solid seasons minus Derby County. Birmingham are […]

Newcastle United have just released a statement saying that they wish for Kevin Keegan "to continue to play an instrumental role as manager of the club". This announcement further confuses the matter of whether Keegan will be staying at St James' Park, or not. To see a full copy of the statement go here. More […]

Kevin Keegan's departure from Newcastle United signals the lowest point for Mike Ashley during his 15 month tenure at the club. Keegan was the Toon's prodigal son, and by leaving the club he has incurred the wrath of the fans against Ashley. The majority of Newcastle fans think that it is Ashley's fault that Keegan […]

Imagine an all-star team of footballers featuring the top names in the sport. Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaka, Cesc Fabregas, Fernando Torres, Thierry Henry, Robinho and David Villa. Now imagine all of these players on the same team, Manchester City. Before yesterday, that notion sounded ridiculous, but now that the Abu Dhabi United Group is in charge […]