Critics of Tony Pulis are seemingly found at every corner in the British press. Yet his accomplishments with Stoke City have gone underappreciated. He came back to Stoke in 2006 after boardroom intrigue had forced him out of the job previously. That first season back as the manager of the Championship side, Pulis took a […]

Major League Soccer has announced that Manchester City and New York Yankees have partnered together to launch New York City Football Club, MLS's 20th team that is expected to begin play in 2015. Manchester City will be the majority owner of the new Club. As an investor, the Yankees will be an active member of […]

Stoke City manager Tony Pulis is set to leave the club, according to a report by The Telegraph. Pulis has been manager at Stoke City since 2006, but the club's supporters have become very disillusioned with the manager after a below-par season where the team seems stuck in their ways. Telegraph reporter John Percy said today […]

Napoli's president has sent his sporting director to Manchester City to discuss a swap deal that would send Edin Dzeko to Napoli in return for Edinson Cavani heading to Manchester City. Napoli's president told his sporting director, "'Go to City and take the chance to negotiate over Dzeko and see what they are willing to […]

Liverpool are understood to be lining up a move for Manchester City defender Kolo Toure, who is currently in New York City after arriving for the club's US post-season tour. Manager Brendan Rodgers is looking for replacements to fill in the gap left by retired centre-back Jamie Carragher. Toure is out of contract at City […]

Tonight BBC One aired the latest Panorama episode, this one entitled Hillsborough: How They Buried The Truth. The episode reveals previously unbroadcast footage that proves that the coroner's ruling that no spectators could have been saved after the 3:15pm time was untrue. Plus the BBC documentary examines how police, politicians, lawyers and judges all played a part […]

If there's one reason why Queens Park Rangers should be in the Premier League next season, it's that their kits look like Premier League quality. Based on form on the pitch, the London club is deservedly in the Championship next season. It's just a shame that Lotto couldn't have produced better kits during the club's […]

NBC debuted a brand-new 30-second spot this past weekend to promote its coverage of the English Premier League that kicks off August 17, 2013. For those of you who know me, you'll know that I don't swear very often. But this video is f***ing brilliant! "Forget Downton Abbey, this is real English drama" teases the […]

The retirement of Sir Alex Ferguson last week and the subsequent extensive coverage reminded me just how far soccer has come here in the States. Since I began following soccer as a teenager some eight years ago, the sport wasn’t anywhere near the consciousness of the typical sports fan. Other than myself, there were only […]

“Playing the right way” is a commentary that has become more and more prevalent among the media and fans in recent years. Style is everything to many, and merely playing for results is considered by some a crisis of morality. The desire of many elites to put personal preferences as far as playing style and […]

Today is the final day of voting for the 5th Annual EPL Awards, to to recognize the best of the 2012-13 Premier League season including everything from footballers, managers, podcasts, books, websites, video networks and much more. Polls close tonight (Monday, May 20) at midnight ET (5am BST). The winners will be announced tomorrow on […]

Tottenham Hotspur are set to announce that Gareth Bale has agreed a new £130,000 per week contract that will allow him to leave White Hart Lane next summer if a club comes in with a bid in excess of £50 million, according to a report in the Evening Standard newspaper. The newspaper reports that Bale has committed […]

As is tradition at the end of every Premier League season, Sky Sports puts together a montage that captures many of the memorable sights and sounds from the season that just ended. But hurry! Since the video below contains footage protected by rights holders, watch it now before Sky Sports or the Premier League remove […]

England's new shirt for the FA's 150th Anniversary Year has been revealed. It's the first England shirt from Nike after taking over from Umbro. And in typical Nike style when it comes to soccer shirts, it's underwhelming to say the least. While Umbro added a long legacy of classy shirt to the history of England, […]

BBC's TV program Panorama has viewed never before broadcast footage of the Hillsborough Disaster, and has shown that – despite the coroner's ruling that all those who died that day had been beyond help by 3:15pm – crucial evidence has been found that an off-duty police officer tried to revive a dying boy who was still alive […]