So this is what the English Premier League is all about: fantastic goals, shocking tackles, even more shocking misses, incredible speed, electric atmosphere and pure headline drama. Even as a supporter of the losing team, this was the most excitement I’ve had watching a Manchester United-Chelsea match since Moscow 2008 (well, at least some of […]

The talking point since First Kick has been the same: the Western Conference is vastly superior to the Eastern Conference. For the past six months or so, we've heard about the top teams in the West and their chances of winning the MLS Cup. Recently, with the playoffs looming, the talk has focused on how […]

Earlier this year, I was very critical of FOX's coverage of the Champions League Final where they seemingly ostracized soccer fans in favor of attracting a mainstream audience. During the broadcast, they dumbed down the coverage so much that neither soccer fans nor casual observers were satisfied with the coverage. So when FOX announced that […]

FIFA 12 features 40 new goal celebrations, all of which can be seen in the following video. Interestingly, Arsenal was picked as the club to demonstrate the goal celebrations. Based on their current form in the Premier League this season, they may not be the best choice. But despite their poor form, they have been […]

There's no question that emotion can play a big part in being a sports fan–it's why we support teams through thick and thin. Some fans happily support teams their entire lives without ever seeing an ounce of success, while others angrily curse their team for not repeating their glory days. The hero aspect of sports […]

Without a doubt, today's the biggest Premier League day of the season so far. Tottenham against Liverpool get things started early with an enticing match at White Hart Lane. That's followed by Fulham against the seemingly indestructible Manchester City. Poor Martin Jol couldn't have picked a worse time to play City. At the same […]

Monday, September 19th 8:00PM EDT – 5:00PM PDT Guests: Mike Kuhn of Down The Byline, Sporting Kansas City Blog NASL Segment: Brian Quarstad of Inisde Minnesota Soccer Red Bulls Hour: Matthew Conroy of The Vipers Nest discusses the Red Bulls One Goal Road victory at FC Dallas CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE GROUP STAGE ROUND 4 REVIEW […]

For the last two plus months the Red Bulls have been in such a dreadful slump that all they have ever done was fight back from being a goal or two down by their opponents either at Red Bull Arena or on the road. No matter how gallant the comebacks have been, it simply wasn't […]

Swansea City finally scored a Premier League goal and got their first win of the season Saturday after a convincing 3-0 home victory against West Bromwich Albion. Before the match kicked off, the best possible news came through. As I wrote last week, it was important for Swansea to stop pinning their hopes on Danny Graham, […]

DDDWDDLWLLDDLLWL No, this isn't the code to unlock the hidden levels on Angry Birds. It's Arsenal record in the league after their Carling Cup Final collapse in February against Birmingham City. The wins for Arsenal came against Blackpool, Manchester United and Swansea City. Despite the impressive win against Man United, Arsenal have — in the […]

Having your picture gracing the cover of the FIFA 12 video game as well as being one of the best soccer players in the United States doesn't mean you're a good video game player. That's one of the lessons learned after watching the video below featuring Landon Donovan taking on baseball pitcher Tim Lincecum in […]

While the biggest Premier League matches are saved for tomorrow, we still have six intriguing matches scheduled today. Blackburn Rovers against Arsenal kicks things off today with the early kick-off. Rovers will be desperate for a home win. If they lose, the pressure will be on the Venky's to sack manager Steve Kean. Rumors are […]

After a convincing 2-0 win against Bayer Leverkusen in Chelsea's 2011-12 Champions League debut, lots of fun and interesting questions have popped up. In a league and sport that is covered to death, where every game says something, what did we take away from this event? Is Fernando Torres right on the edge of being […]

I've been on the road in California this week on business, so I'm still catching up on some of the stories I may have missed. One of them, which is an important one for gamers, is the release of the FIFA 12 demos for XBOX 360, PS3 and PC, which are now available for download. […]

The Good: Thiago Silva snatched a point for Milan It was a typical Barcelona match. The Spanish champions passed the ball around the pitch with ease, albeit after conceding a very untypical-Barca goal in the first minute. They scored two goals off some brilliant movement and looked certain to take three points comfortably. That is […]