On my recent journey to Mexico, I did a double-take when I walked into a souvenir shop in Cozumel to find a stack of Pringles potato chip canisters. One of which featured Peter Crouch, the man, the myth, the legend. The same bloke, of course, that The Guardian's sports editor Sean Ingle claims walked into […]

When Mesut Ozil joined Real Madrid this past summer, some wondered who he was and where he had come from, especially considering his dazzling performances in South Africa. Mesut Ozil was born 15th October 1988 in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. He quickly established himself as a key player to the Gelsenkirchen team and he continued to play […]

In what was an important game for both teams, it was Tottenham that huffed and puffed and finally showed their class to overcome a dogged Sunderland side at the Stadium of Light Saturday. In a week where Tottenham were beaten to the Olympic Stadium by rival bidders West Ham, this win kept them on track […]

Tuesday, February 15th 8:00PM EST – 5:00PM PST Guests: Neil Morris of The Independent in the Triangle of North Carolina's three cities outside of Charlotte discusses the Carolina Railhawks and the NASL Warren Jones: Houston Dynamo supporter will discuss the official groundbreaking of their new downtown stadium that will be ready for the 2012 season.

While Tottenham Hotspur readies for the resumption of European nights, West Ham United drowns deep in the relegation zone. But West Ham have at least trumped Tottenham's bid for London's Olympic Stadium after the Olympic Park Legacy Company'sunanimous decision Friday. The Hammers' bid, led by their brain trust of David Gold, David Sullivan and Karren Brady, was more conservative […]

Video: FSMD: Righteous Rooney Wayne Rooney scored one of the goals of the season Saturday to defeat Manchester City in the hotly contested Manchester derby. In a drab game that had several uneventful spells mixed with possession-football by both sides, chances were few and far between. So it took a moment of brilliance from Rooney […]

The day has finally come for all of us who support our clubs in Major League Soccer. The announcement of the 2011 regular season schedule was finally released on Thursday, February 10. Finally all of us can now plan our road trips and use our vacation times to travel and see our teams play against […]

It's been a very long time since the margin of difference in talent between Manchester United and Manchester City has been this thin. Whatever happens, it's going to be a very close game with so much on the line. A win for City will catapult their league title ambitions. A win for United will move […]

All week we’ve been hearing about the fight involving Tottenham and West Ham for the right to move into the Olympic Stadium in 2012. We’ve seen Daniel Levy and Karren Brady exchanging blows in the press, while numerous celebrities have been throwing punches in aid of their favoured bid. With the bout going to a […]

Saturday's early kick-off between Manchester United and Manchester City is being billed as The Most Expensive Game In History: According to analyst estimates, team statements and media reports, the players on the field and on the two benches in the Manchester Derby will have cost their teams roughly $850 million to acquire, or about as […]

Manchester United will play a brand-new song as their pre-match anthem tomorrow before the game against Manchester City at Old Trafford. The new anthem entitled "United Road" is by The World Red Army Featuring Richie and was written by Will Robinson & Daniel Ryan. While I'm not a Manchester United supporter, I find the song […]

Round 23 of 38 might be a little too early to mention relegation six-pointers, but with teams twelfth to twentieth a within a slender five points of each other and the gap widening between these teams and the first eleven of La Liga, a three-point win should not be underestimated as time snowballs downward to […]

West Bromwich Albion have appointed manager Roy Hodgson to replace Roberto Di Matteo. Caretaker manager Michael Appleton will remain in charge of the West Brom team in their match tomorrow against West Ham United. Whether the appointment of Hodgson will be enough to keep West Brom in the Premier League by the end of the […]

In the relatively short span that I've being a fan of MLS, I have grown to consider the television coverage of MLS to be like the Snake Exhibit at your local zoo: isolated, thought of in a wide variety of fashions from cool to ambivalent to disgusting, and lacking the level of interaction that allows […]

Special 1 TV returns with another episode as they dissect what happened during the incredibly entertaining Newcastle versus Arsenal match from last weekend. Plus several other topics are discussed including whether Sven will return, and what life is like in the bottom three of the Premier League. Be champions!