In the world of tweets and Facebook commentary, opinion and debate is not hard to come by in modern football. Throw a #hashtag on your thoughts, and they’re there for the world to see. After England scraped through against Ukraine last night to claim top spot in Group D in Euro 2012, the twitterati was […]

Nothing ruins joyous occasion like dour tactics. They can't overshadow another call for goal line technology, but they obscure Wayne Rooney's return. They can also put a rousing performance from John Terry on the backburner. Regressing to the approach he employed versus France, Roy Hodgson again proved himself the most important man on the field, […]

Ukraine scored against England on Tuesday evening, but the goal didn't count because the officials ruled that the ball didn't cross the line. Except that it did. Slow-motion replays (and photographs) reveal that Ukraine's shot, which hit England goalkeeper Joe Hart and then flew into over the line before being scrambled away by John Terry, […]

England vs Ukraine: 2:45pm ET Sweden vs France: 2:45pm ET TV schedule Buy England and Ukraine shirts Buy Sweden and France shirts This is it. The match that almost all of us have been waiting to watch — England against Ukraine. The atmosphere will feel like a Premier League ground with vocal Ukrainian support. Hopefully Roy Hodgson's men have what it takes to qualify for […]

Today's the final day of the opening group matches, so there's a ton of news about today's matches as well as the teams going home. Let's hope England continues their Euro 2012 tour for a few more days, at least. Here are today's Euro 2012 news headlines: So how good are Italy, now the official […]

Even if Wayne Rooney was available, England would have been happy with four points from their first two group games. And given their inexplicable reverence for a France (as if France weren't a team that flamed out of the last World Cup), the Three Lions probably would not have approached Les Bleus any differently. Hodgson […]

Following the recent departure of Harry Redknapp from Tottenham Hotspur, attention has quickly focused on the search for his replacement. In recent seasons, the North London club has enjoyed spells of success in the Premier League and Champions League. Now standing at a proverbial crossroads, Spurs’ fortunes will rest largely on chairman Daniel Levy’s forthcoming […]

Had anyone chosen to watch the Ireland-Croatia game in a pub, there was hardly enough time for someone to wet their lips before the first goal was scored. Sean St. Ledger offered a brief moment of hope that was soon to be eradicated by Jelavic’s poached effort before half time. The second half started much […]

Spain vs Croatia: 2:45pm ET Italy vs Ireland: 2:45pm ET TV schedule Get our your calculators. You may need them later to figure out who will advance from this group. The easy path will be for Spain and Italy to win, sending both nations through to the quarter-finals. Where it gets complicated is if there is a […]

Earlier today, the Premier League revealed the fixtures for the 2012-13 season. In the world of soccer blogs, today is a Black Monday (more about that later), but what do you think of the fixtures that have been revealed for your team? Do you think your club will get a good start to the season? […]

After a full two to three week break from MLS action and bowing out early in the US Open Cup, the New York Red Bulls were ready to resume their season and their first test would be a Chicago Fire side that has been getting better. Sadly Toyota Park has been a house of horrors […]

I overheard a conversation between two football fans today; the gist of it was that Roy Keane had forgotten that the fans paid his wages as a player. They concluded that Roy was an idiot for suggesting that Irish fans need to adjust their acceptance of performances. To me this is a perfectly reasonable statement. […]

For Toronto and Philadelphia, the "international break" was an opportunity for renewal and revival. Both teams had miserable starts to the season but both still were in shouting distance of fifth place in the Eastern Conference. For the Union, the Nowak era was loudly coming to an end as popular players were slowly being shipped […]

The suspense is building for tomorrow's England match against Ukraine, but there's still two high-quality games on television today — Spain against Croatia, and Ireland versus Italy. Here are the latest Euro 2012 news headlines for today: Theo Walcott makes early trip to training but is still a doubt for Ukraine match after an injury […]

How boring would sports be without hubris and schadenfreude? In advance of Friday’s match with England, Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet gazed deep into its crystal ball and predicted England’s riotous tabloids, including the Sun, the Daily Mirror, and the Daily Mail, running rampant in the wake of an England loss, complete with mocked-up front pages. They’re […]