Imagine it's Saturday, August 15 2009. This is not just any Saturday, though. It's the kickoff of the 2009/2010 Premier League season. Leeds United has been promoted back to the big league. Man United is hoping to win their fourth EPL title in a row, and Arsenal will play their first new season without Arsene […]

The Daily Express newspaper is reporting that Manchester City owner Thaksin Shinawatra has sent a letter to each Man City player saying that he's dissatisfied with the team's performance in the second half of the year, that each player is up for sale and that he plans on having an entirely new squad before the […]

The FA Cup Final has been bothering me all week. With so much of the focus from the past two weeks centering around the qualification for the Champions League Final and one of the best endings to a Premier League season ever, it's been hard to focus on Saturday's match between Portsmouth and Cardiff City. […]

A photo of Portsmouth's new home shirt for the 2008/2009 season has been leaked. Manufactured by Canterbury, the home shirt features a blue and gold design that will mark the club's 110th anniversary. Thanks to the Football Shirts web site for discovering the picture.

This week's Thursday night feature match saw Rocky Mountain Cup rivals Real Salt Lake and the Colorado Rapids meet at Dick's Sporting Goods Park. In a physical yet mostly midfield affair, it was the at home Rapids who found their touch in the final third to take a 2-0 victory and maintain its hold on […]

Telegraph UK – With only days to go until a nail-biting end to this year's Serie A, Inter Milan found itself caught up in a Mafia scandal. Read more on this breaking story here – Telegraph sports

Men's National Team coach Bob Bradley has announced the provisional squad for the three upcoming friendlies against England, Spain and Argentina. Here is the list: ROSTER BY POSITION GOALKEEPERS (5): Dominic Cervi (Out of Contract), Brad Guzan (Chivas USA), Tim Howard (Everton FC), Troy Perkins (Valerenga IF), Chris Seitz (Real Salt Lake) DEFENDERS (9): Carlos […]

Guevara has accomplished more than just about any current MLS player in this league Inspired by our buddy Martin Rogers list of the top players overall in MLS, we've come up with a list of the top eight non US or Canadian players in MLS. 1- Amado Guevara, Toronto FC Guevara has been one of […]

ESPN has launched a series of ads on their network to promote their coverage of the upcoming Euro 2008 tournament. The TV ads feature Germany, Spain, Portugal, Greece and Italy. My personal favorite is the Portugese one, but each of them is well done. So far, ESPN hasn't made a wrong move in their preparation […]

I've had some time now to reflect on yesterday's final and despite my initial displeasure with it, I have to credit Walter Smith for not tinkering with had been a winning formula. He stuck to his tried and tested 4-1-4-1 formation and had his team play a conservative first half, soaking up the pressure Zenit […]

Mark your calendars. The 2008/2009 Premier League season will begin on Saturday, August 16 — 93 days from today. The FA Community Shield, meanwhile, will be played on Sunday, August 10. It'll feature Manchester United, winner of the Premier League title, against the winner of Saturday's FA Cup Final — either Portsmouth or Cardiff City. […]

Euro 2008 will be here before you know it, but first we have the business of the FA Cup Final and Champions League Final to deal with, as well as the Championship Playoff final between Bristol City and Hull City. But for those of you who can't wait for Euro 2008 to begin, be sure […]

By Milo Hewitt First, thanks to The Gaffer I had the opportunity to attend this one-off exclusive show, a must for any Arsenal fan. My friend and I arrived at Fountain Studios in Wembley at approx 5:45 pm. While waiting in the queue we saw Paul Merson and Michael Thomas waiting by the stage door. […]

MLS has now for years struggled to bring passion to is stadiums. American pro sports are known the world over for having casual, somewhat disinterested supporters based on European or Latin American standards. For MLS’ first decade of existence, these types of fans seemed to be the majority in MLS stadiums, and thus the league […]