It's been a week of highs and lows for the English Football Association. Mostly lows. Deep, dark lows with the demoralizing and embarrassing nil-nil draw for England against Israel, and the unconvincing 3-0 away win versus Andorra. But there has been one high and that's the TV contract that the FA signed with ITV and […]

After a Saturday like this, I now know why I'm not too fond of international matches anymore. They're bloody boring in comparison! Growing up in Wales, I remember the thrill of watching the British Home Championships on Saturdays when England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland would play each other to see who would be deemed […]

As mentioend here first on Saturday...former French international and Real Madrid superstar Zinedine Zidane might reunite with David Beckham at the Home Depot Center this upcoming MLS season. Germany sports daily Bild has reported that the retired superstar wants to return to the pitch. The FIFA World Player of the Year will supposedly sign a […]

Don't laugh, but ABC's coverage of the 2006 World Cup has been nominated for an Emmy. No, I'm not making this up. While many of us, myself included, thought that ABC's coverage was an embarrassment, especially the ineptitude displayed by baseball-come-soccer commentator Dave O'Brien, the clueless powers that be at the Emmy's obviously thought different. […]

Sky has quietly launched a beta version its own You-Tube style video user-generated site ths week named SkyCast. Right now, there isn't a whole lot to choose from except a couple of hysteric FanZone clips. But the hope from Sky is that fans will upload enough interesting videos that some of them may be incorporated […]

Not sure if you've noticed, but GolTV has completely changed its look and feel. If you've haven't been watching the channel recently, you'll see cleaner looking title graphics, and a sharper logo. Without a doubt, it makes the channel look more modern and futuristic and on a par with Fox Soccer Channel's graphics, which I […]

A major blow for Preston's play-off hopes as they dropped three points to struggling Leeds on Friday. Northern Ireland's mid-week hero David Healy scored in the 90th minute to steal three valuable points and pull Leeds off the bottom of the table. Preston boss Paul Simpson was livid after the match and described his side's […]

During Sunday's telecast of US-Ecuador ESPN's Eric Wynalda made the statement that he felt Landon Donovan was shirking his responsibility to the national team by stating he would skip one of the major tournaments the US is playing this summer. Donovan was asked about Wynalda's comments on Tuesday by a local reporter in Dallas, and […]

I must admit, I never saw this coming. It seemed perennial bad boy Clint Mathis had found a home in Colorado where Fernando Clavijo seemed more capable of controlling him than his previous coaches. Now Colorado has traded Mathis to Red Bull New York coached by none other than Bruce Arena, the same Bruce Arena […]

The Football Association will today announce that ITV and Setanta has won the UK TV rights for four years of FA Cup and England matches for more than £400 million. The expected announcement will deal a cruel blow to current TV rights owners Sky and BBC, especially the latter who is now left with only […]

Now that the race for the Premiership title is entering its final stage of the season, how close is Manchester United to lifting the trophy and can Chelsea snatch the title before the season concludes on Sunday, May 13? Despite the current six point gap, the key for Chelsea, no matter how simple it sounds, […]

Picture from Fox Sports.com/ Eddie Johnson's goal less streak for the National Team reaches 13 in a shocking performance Wednesday Night versus Guatemala. May 16th 1998. The United States was coming off a convincing 3-0 victory in Vienna against Austria, a team that like the USA was preparing for France 1998 that summer. The US […]

I'll declare my bias right off the start — I hope Nottingham Forest get an automatic promotion to the Championship this season. That being said, there is a massive game this weekend as third-place Forest face second-place Bristol City at Ashton Gate. Promotion could be worth up to £10m this season and Forest were once […]

By John NicholsonOne of the great conundrums of football is how a team of averagely talented players can sometimes play better and beat a team of superior players. This is often especially the case during international weeks such as the one that has just happened. As you will be aware, England haven't been playing well […]

If you're searching for a way to experience Saturday's Premiership match between Arsenal and Liverpool online, join the EPL Talk Chat hosted by bcjohn. We'll have Arsenal, Liverpool and neutral fans from around the world chatting in real-time about the first cup final of the season. We'll also be able to tip you off regarding […]