West Ham United's shirt fiasco is far from over. The east London club has received permission from the Premier League to feature squad numbers on the front of their shirts beginning with tomorrow's game at home against Newcastle United. After their sponsor XL Holidays went bankrupt, West Ham had patches sewn on the front of […]

Can Roma and AC Milan turn things around this week? I think Roma will and must as Mourinho and Inter already have that 3 point lead which cost Roma the title last season. AC Milan are having injury trouble already so Clarence Seedorf will have to fill the absence of Andrea Pirlo in the midfield and […]

A hat trick by Patrick Helmes and an unrelenting offense saw Bayer Leverkusen take apart Hannover 96 tonight. The illness and injury riddles Reds, were humiliated by Bayer 04, but also their lack of fight as they seemed disinterested in the proceedings. Bayer have the most fluid attack in the Bundesliga with Rofles and Augusto […]

For so long this past summer it seemed that Sir Alex Ferguson was not going to capture the top striker that he craved so much, but on transfer deadline day Dimitar Berbatov finally arrived from Tottenham and the Scotsman could breathe a huge sigh of relief. An attack of Cristiano Ronaldo, Carlos Tevez and Wayne […]

What will be the outcome of Werder's visit to Bayern? ( polls)

I’ll be honest. Late in this season with European Football having kicked off, the US National Team’s qualifying in full swing, USL about to decide its playoff participants, and College Soccer having started up I’m having my difficult being motivated to watch MLS games. My disinterest cannot be blamed on the quality of play: I’m […]

Jorge Rojas: MLS Super Signing I'll be honest. Late in this season with European Football having kicked off, the US National Team's qualifying in full swing, USL about to decide its playoff participants, and College Soccer having started up I'm having my difficult being motivated to watch MLS games. My disinterest cannot be blamed on […]

Athletic Bilbao´s Basque only policy puts them is quite a distinct disadvantage in today´s more globalized football industry. They see themselves Although it is still early, and Athletic Bilbao once again see themselves fighting to avoid relegation (as them along with Real Madrid and Barcelona are the three teams that never played in second division). […]

Who will win the Battle Of The Bridge this Sunday? ( polls)

The network will make its debut in Spanish television screen this weekend when they transmit weekend's matches from Europe and throughout South America. Spanish network Mediapro joined forces with the all-soccer network and they were able to agree with regional networks like Euskaltel, Orange, and Telecable. Gol, alongside Mediapro, will become the biggest players in […]

Real Madrid midfielder Fernando Gago became the second South American international to have to miss an extended period of time after Champions League play. Gago will be out for close to a month after suffering a level two muscle tear in his left thigh in Wednesday’s Champions League opener against BATE Borisov. Gago will come […]

Football is not always a beautiful game; sometimes bookings are necessary. Thankfully, we're on hand to keep all these bookings straight. There are 34 distinct offences that the DFB considers bookable. In their honor I've written this paean to the punished: We are here not to castigate but to celebrate these masters of misconduct, ballerinas […]

It was an outstanding performance for Italian football in the first round of UEFA Cup action, as all four Serie A clubs registered first-leg victory. AC Milan adjusting to a non-Champions League season are full steam ahead winning 3 – 1 over FC Zürich. This triumph couldn't have come at a better time for Rossoneri […]

Just a quick editorial note to start, I had hoped to complete my Group Previews before Matchday 1 but that was not the case. I will still be pushing those out, hopefully finish before Matchday 2 hits. Now, on to last night's action. After absences last season for perennial Champions League participants Bayern Munich (pictured […]