Wednesday night may be the first time this has ever happened. Across the United States, 25% of the Premier League teams will be playing in different friendlies. In the Pacific Northwest, Seattle Sounders plays Manchester United. Down the road in Portland, the Timbers take on West Bromwich Albion. In the Midwestern United States, Newcastle United […]

By Conor Diggin This week I will be looking at how each of the new Championship teams will fare starting with those relegated from the Premiership. With the new season fast-approaching, Birmingham, Blackpool and West Ham fans are all hoping to see their team go straight back up in the first attempt. I will start […]

One of the joys of any major soccer tournament is the collecting of Panini soccer stickers. The quest to get enough stickers to complete the entire sticker book collection seems simple enough. However, anyone who has bought or collected Panini stickers knows that very few people finish the task. To me, that's all part of […]

Liverpool-based Everton FC will begin their brief United States Preseason Tour tomorrow night, as they face the Philadelphia Union at PPL Park. In a blow for fans of the US Men's National Team, it was reported this afternoon by Steven Goff (Twitter @SoccerInsider) that goalkeeper Tim Howard would not be appearing for Everton in their […]

A musician by the name of The Wizard of Ox has paid tribute to Lionel Messi in the above music video which combines highlights of the Barcelona magician backed by a great dance track and the poetic commentary of GolTV's Ray Hudson and Catalan radio commentator (and journalist) Joaquim Maria Puyal. Titled "The Feet Continue […]

Manchester City and EA Sports announced a deal in Vancouver this past weekend. It'll mean that the entire Manchester City squad will have their full facials featured in the game. Plus, FIFA 12 will include the new Eithad Stadium, exclusive Man City match simulations and an exclusive club specific pack design. To kick off the […]

Share your opinion of this documentary on Facebook or Twitter Last night the Channel 4 showed a powerful documentary about wealthy businessmen and consortium buying football clubs in England. ‘Dispatches – How to buy a football club’ featured an undercover reporter claiming to represent a wealthy group of investors in a journey that took the reporter to the […]

On September 11th last year, I sat in the AWD Arena in Hannover and watched an enthralling 2-2 draw between Hannover and Bayer Leverkusen. After two wins from their opening two games, there was a sense of confidence amongst the swelled ranks of Hannover fans. Early on, their confidence seemed well place. Hannover took the lead […]

Rossi to sign this week? Juventus have made it clear that among their summer signings they plan to spend big on a marquee striker. However, without the promise if Champions League football next season that task can prove difficult. The club have been linked to just about every available striker in Europe, including Sergio Aguero […]

To say that Jack Wilshere’s loan spell at Bolton two years ago changed the face of English football would be an extreme exaggeration. However, the youngster’s positive experience at the Reebok did open the door for a different type of loan, one involving a young player gaining experience at a high level Premier League club, […]

The MLS All-Star Game against Manchester United is almost upon us as the regular season has a little less than two weeks before this magical time comes to Red Bull Arena on Wednesday, July 27th. After seeing the defending Premier League Champions dispose of Steve Nicol’s New England Revolution side so handedly at Gillette Stadium, […]

As the Premier League approaches its nineteenth birthday, it is important to remember some of the younger years that have helped shape it into the spectacle it is today. About to enter its landmark twentieth season, let's look back to the start of the 21st century when England’s revamped top flight league began a steady […]

When the summer transfer window opened for Major League Soccer the Red Bulls were very determined to get a brand new keeper to help this club stop the leak and help the offense put some goals into the oppositions net. Getting his ITC & P1 Visa was former Hamburg keeper Frank Rost and right away […]

After yesterday saw penalty taking dominate the headlines in international football, I stumbled across this audacious penalty from Theyab Awana of United Arab Emirates as his side romped to a 7-2 victory over Lebanon. I am sure that had Awana been in a pressure situation he may not have been quite so outrageous but at […]

Forfeits are usually a term for CYO soccer when a team doesn't have the requisite ten players or there aren't enough oranges for halftime. Rarely does the terminology enter a debate in professional sports, where the money and resources are available to shift matches around based on inclement weather. But after the postponement of the Vancouver Whitecaps […]