Watching yesterday’s edition of the Second City Derby, won in style 5-1 by Aston Villa, one had to have been impressed with the victors. They scored from open play and set pieces. They ran Birmingham ragged from start to finish. Ever since manager Martin O’Neill altered his team’s formation to a 4-3-3, they’ve been almost […]

Hot off the presses, here's the latest episode of "I'm On Setanta Sports" from Sunday, April 20, 2008. Be champions! [display_podcast]

Who will win the Champions League this year?
( surveys)

Most of you will be familiar with the history behind this matchup, if not check the feature over at the Telegraph, and more often than not the recent history has produced tight matches with little entertainment value though plenty of drama and hype. Jorge Valdano, former Real Madrid player and World Cup winner with Argentina, […]

With so much focus on the English Premier League and its dominance of the Champions League, I wanted to switch gears and take a look at some of the other leagues in Europe.

Born Nov. 9, 1974, in Conegliano, I left home at the age of 16 to start my pro career with Pavoda of the Italian Serie B, in 1993 was traded to Juventus and have been there ever since. During my career, the team has won 7 Italian championships, 4 Italian Super cups and one European […]

I have seen the future of online football gaming and its name is Football Superstars. Since the launch of the original Football Manager game in 1982 (developed by Kevin Toms; interviewed here), the world of football games for computers and video game consoles has made huge advancements both in terms of graphics and playability. Over […]

It's hardly surprising that Manchester United is the most successful club in Premier League history. What is quite surprising, though, is where a lot of the other clubs are positioned in the all-time Premier League table. Where does your favorite team rank from the beginning of the Premier League in 1992-93 until now? Click the […]

Liverpool co-owner Tom Hicks complained last week that the club is being poorly run by Liverpool CEO Rick Parry, but one thing he didn't give Parry credit for is the Liverpool FC website. Why? It's been the number one most visited football website in the UK for months. Here are the top 10 most visited […]

Rome draws at home and Inter wins on the road that sounds like game, set, match ! Congratulations Inter Milan as the Nerazzurri increased their lead over Roma to six-points in the Scudetto race. Although Inter Milan still have to play the second leg of the Milan derby, I can't see them losing the title […]

Argento-croat striker Dario Cvitanich decided that he will not head to Espanyol, so now they will have to look at Plan B. The Banfield net piercer saw the opportunity to go to Ajax and penned a five-year, 6 million euro deal to play for Ajax. Expect him to really shine next year where he will […]

It's amazing when you think about it. The 2007/2008 Premier League season kicked off on August 11. Since then, more than 250 days have passed where teams have played week-in, week-out. Now, in the space of 10 days, the Premier League title will likely be decided. Plus we'll know which teams will be in the […]

The Premier League and Sky Sports couldn't have planned it better. With Man United's draw against Blackburn, the title could be decided this Saturday if United beats Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. Going into the match, Man United definitely has the psychological advantage. Sir Alex Ferguson knows that Chelsea has to win to keep their chances […]

Columbus performance Thursday night at RFK Stadium was outstanding all around, and showed a fighting spirit the Crew often times lacked on the road (accept strangely at Foxboro against the Revs) the past few seasons. The most impressive performance of the night from the Crew was once again from Robbie Rogers. The winger showed his […]

Fernando Torres has titillated the Anfield crowd with thirty goals this season, but–due to recent revelations about the club’s finances–banks may cut his Merseyside career short. Liverpool borrowed £31.5m last summer to purchase Torres and winger Ryan Babel, unusual since most Premier League clubs use TV revenue cash to cover transfers. The club took out […]