Argentinian club Velez Sarsfield have announced the sale of Ricky Alvarez to Inter Milan, for a fee of around 11 million euros. The 23 year old attacking midfielder was a sought after player in the current transfer window and had reportedly attracted the attention of some big clubs, including Arsenal and Roma. Inter’s new coach, […]

Last season, Blackpool was one of the top stories in the Premiership, adding so much romanticism and excitement to the league. Now, one of the mainstays of Blackpool's success (despite their relegation) has joined Liverpool. Captain Charlie Adam will be playing his football for manager Kenny Dalglish next season, not Ian Holloway. But even though […]

The wonderful thing about the Bundesliga is its unpredictability. You just never know what is going to happen. Witness the remarkable rises of Mainz, Hannover or Nürnberg last season, while teams expected to challenge at the top of the table – Stuttgart, Werder Bremen and Wolfsburg – spent much of the season desperately fighting against […]

There are a few common factors that can cause a footballer's potential transfer value to skyrocket. Those characteristics include youth, while at the same time possessing a decent level of experience, individual skill, soccer brains, attacking prowess and some those more nebulous intangibles that draw fans to stadiums and televisions to see them play. This […]

UPDATED: On July 13, Manchester United will set foot on the pitch at Gillette Stadium near Boston to play its first of five friendlies across the United States. The first match against New England Revolution will kick off at 8pm ET on Wednesday, July 13. Are you going? If so, post a comment below in […]

Football grounds in Great Britain are like cathedrals. Many of them are beautifully designed stadiums. And for many football supporters, especially those who have been with the club for most of their life, they see them as holy places. A place of "worship," from August through May. So it's no wonder that many English football […]

We've heard a lot of talk already about the improved Player Impact Engine which will debut in FIFA 12 on September 27 in the US and September in Europe, but what does the addition of "real world physicality" really mean in a video game? In the above video, FIFA 12's Lead Gameplay Producer Aaron McHardy […]

About three weeks ago MLS had unquestionably its goal of the year, as Vancouver's enigmatic DP Eric Hassli scored an amazing goal to even his team's score with Seattle at 2. At the time, pundits and media alike proclaimed it the favorite for goal of the year (or possibly even the best goal ever), unless […]

Everton goalkeeper Tim Howard will be going commando next Premier League season. Le Coq Sportif has unveiled their new Everton goalkeeper shirt for the 2011-12 Premier League season. It's a camouflage design (see above picture). Whether Everton will plan on knocking down Gwladys Street Stand to plant a forest, so Tim Howard can stand in […]

Not enough people these days can get down to the ground of their football team on matchday and go watch a match. In fact, I bet a lot of readers will not have gone to more than a handful of matches, if any, in their entire lives to support their club. I think this is […]

If you live in the United States and you follow the Premier League, Fox Soccer Channel (soon to be renamed FOX Soccer) is a must in your life. It's the main source of Premier League matches as well as news and review shows as well as a gateway into Europe with the Champions League and […]

A this time of year the tabloids morph into a machine of unadulterated speculation with very little footing in reality, churning out transfer speculation in the hope of shifting a few extra copies. Suddenly every journalist has inside sources that they just cannot reveal and the inside scoop on who is moving where, working on the principle […]

Football fans often have little to do over the summer after the football season comes to an end. That span of three months before the best league in the world kicks off is filled with transfer rumors, debates about goal line technology and more. So to pass the time, aside from reading the latest development […]

The saga involving Carlos Tevez and whether he'll stay with Manchester City looks headed for disaster. "It is with great regret that I have to inform Manchester City of my wish to leave the club," said Tevez, in an exclusive interview with The Daily Mail newspaper. "I would like to state that I have great respect […]

Philadelphia Union manager Piotr Nowak is one of the best coaching minds in Major League Soccer. The former Polish international knows what is needed to achieve success in MLS. Nowak knows how to recognize talent and make players fit into his system. After a tough inaugural season, the Union is right up with the best […]