Welcome back to Bundesliga Statistics for week two. Standing alone at the head of the table? Newly promoted TSG 1899 Hoffenheim with two wins from their first two games. Astounding stuff, but we're here to talk numbers not newcomers. Last week five categories were featured, this week it's been expanded to eight. Furthermore the categories […]

Week Three is done and dusted and here are your scorers, those red-carded and updated table (on the right side of the page) for the Championship. Charlton 4( Holland 26', Gray (pen) 42', Varney 69', Bouazza 72') Reading 2 ( Sonko 45', Hunt (pen) 54') Birmingham 2( Phillips 13', O'Connor 45') Barnsley 0 Coventry City […]

It's Bank Holiday Monday in Britain today where those lucky Brits are at the seaside or relaxing while the rest of the world is working. Down near the coast, Portsmouth will be entertaining Manchester United at Fratton Park, which is usually a very tricky place for United to get all three points. After Pompey's thrashing […]

Everyone is used to hearing the Premiership being called the best league in the world, I disagree, I don’t even think it’s the best in its own country! At the beginning of the season you can be pretty sure of predicting the top four in the Premiership, and usually it’s a two horse race for […]

It took more than 90 minutes but the outcome was similar to their last win back in 2006, as Internazionale are winners of the first Cup of the season, walking away with Super Cup silverware yesterday evening. New signing Sulley Muntari scored first for home-side Inter in the 18th minute (what an amazing start for him as […]

I'm On Setanta Sports has returned with the second episode of the new season featuring a heartfelt Berba Appeal by Wayne Rooney. Jose Mourinho and Sven-Goran Eriksson star alongside The Boy, as well as the usual cast of callers. Have a great week. Be champions!

Going to see a football match at Old Trafford, Goodison Park, Stamford Bridge or any other ground in the Premier League is a far different experience than what happened 20 years ago. No more terracing. No violence between the opposing sets of fans, and no more cheap tickets that would allow a larger percentage of […]

Setanta Broadband isn't currently compatible with the Apple iPhone, but a source inside Setanta Sports USA has informed me that they are currently in the process of implementing a new solution and intend to make it as cross-platform as possible and are specifically seeking support for the iPhone with Safari.

If you're interested in spending a few carefree minutes playing an online football game, one that's worth playing is Match's Super League. While the game looks pretty simple and slightly unappealing at first, it quickly becomes extremely addictive. You play against fictitious clubs in your mini-league as you try to become champions. Some of the […]

You may have missed an article by Oliver Kay in The Times this past weekend that featured a very revealing interview with Manchester City executive chairman Garry Cook regarding the future of the Premier League. The headline perfectly sums up Kay's article: "Vision Of A Breakaway League With No Relegation." Here are the revealing quotes […]

This morning the News of the World printed a story that will strike fear through most Newcastle United fan's hearts; their most expensive player, Michael Owen, could be leaving them for £16 million less than he cost. Owen, believed to be earning £120, 000 per week, is refusing to renew his contract with Newcastle, because they will […]

The last two plus years I've viewed with some amusement the dismissive nature with which the British media has viewed Andriy Shevchenko's football career thanks to his failures with Chelsea. Many in the British media have judged Sheva as a complete waste of a player and have used his troubled time at Chelsea to ridicule […]

Oswaldo Sanchez and Santos Laguna are among the favorites The CONCACAF Champions League begins Tuesday night with four of the six participating US and Canadian based teams in action. Here are my favorites for the tournament and what sides from the US & Canada have a realistic shot of advancing deep in the competition. Favorites: […]

The CONCACAF Champions League begins Tuesday night with four of the six participating US and Canadian based teams in action. Here are my favorites for the tournament and what sides from the US & Canada have a realistic shot of advancing deep in the competition. Favorites: Santos Laguna (MEX) Saprissa (CRC) UNAM Pumas (MEX) Cruz […]

Portsmouth boss ‘Arry Redknapp confirmed his interest in leading a Great Britain soccer team in the 2012 Summer Olympics, which will be held in London. Redknapp is from London and spent a combined 15 years playing for and managing West Ham, a club based in the eastern section of England’s capital. The other teams he’s […]