Football is about passion. Football is about trophies. Football is about titles. On this first MLS weekend, a quick glance at the schedule shows matchups like Chivas USA-Colorado Rapids and San Jose Earthquakes (the expansion team, not the the DeRo led Quakes of old)-New England Revs. At first glance the thought, "MLS is putting these […]

The Serie A is Italy's topflight domestic football league, and home to some of the most popular and successful football clubs in the world. Whilst the Serie A draws only the 5th highest attendance figures in Europe, behind the premier divisions in England, Germany and Spain, it is ranked as the third most powerful European […]

Major League Soccer is the highest level of professional football in the United States. Whilst the League has enjoyed growing domestic support over the past decade, it does not have much of an international profile, and member clubs have virtually no following outside North America. However, the 2007 departure of David Beckham from Real Madrid […]

The Bundesliga, Germany's top-flight professional football league, is one of the best-attended sports leagues in the world. Boasting the highest average attendances in Europe, the Bundesliga attracts an average crowd of almost 39,000 spectators for each league match. Despite strong domestic support, the Bundesliga does not enjoy the same levels of international support as the […]

During the past decade, the second tier of English professional football has built the strongest following of any second division in world football. Support for the Football Championship is so strong that it is able to boast the fourth highest cumulative seasonal attendance figures of any football league in Europe. The primary reason for the […]

In a week where I have wondered about the potential of defensive creep within the Bundesliga, a dire 1-0 match took place between Borussia Monchengladbach and Bochum at Borussia Park tonight. In the first half, Gladbach came out firing on all cylinders and spent the first 20 minutes playing Bochum off the pitch. Their offensive […]

On Friday, the Champions League Quarterfinal draw was revealed and La Liga teams were given a difficult path towards an all-Spain final. Futbol Club Barcelona FC Barcelona who are chasing a historic treble will face Bayern Munich in the quarters and if they can get past the German super club than they will face either […]

In the Champion's League, Bayern Munich drew Barcelona in the most intriguing clash of the quarter finals. The former champions of the competition will square off April 8th at Camp Nou and April 14th at the Allianz. The winner will subjected to watching the footage of another dire Liverpool/Chelsea clash and if they don't commit […]

The draw for the quarter-finals of the Champions League was announced earlier this morning. The games to be played April 7/8 and April 14/15 are: Villarreal v Arsenal Manchester United v FC Porto Liverpool v Chelsea Barcelona v Bayern Munich The chances of having one or more English teams in the semi-final were increased by […]

Having endured yet another drawn out football related saga, it’s nice to see that Rafael Benitez and the Liverpool board have finally come to an agreement. Decisions over the Spaniard's new contract had been ongoing for months and there were periods when it looked as though Benitez would turn down any sort of deal in […]

MLS seems to always get its timing wrong. Last night's MLS First Kick went head to head with the first night of the great American sporting event known as the NCAA Tournament. March Madness which is in many ways an Americanized version of the FA Cup is in some ways more recognizable to European tastes […]

A stunning come back from a two goal deficit saw Hamburg join Werder Bremen in the quarter finals of the UEFA Cup. Going to Istanbul, having already conceded a precious road goal, Hamburg had to score a goal against Galatasaray. A dreadful first half, where Martin Jol’s men were played off the pitch, saw them […]

Hope springs eternal. It's a cry heard from sports fans at the beginning of every season and it's no different for MLS fans. As a neutral, my hope is that we have a great competitive season and from all accounts, I think that will be the case. Trying to predict the final outcome is also […]

Could Manchester City finally put their 33 year major trophy drought to bed this season by winning the UEFA Cup this season? Why not, what with Ajax crashing out last night at the hands of Marseille and Zenit St Petersburg and CSKA Moscow losing today, the competition for the trophy is getting into the nitty […]

The Situation at the top and who will be Meister and who will get the International spots is one to watch for sure. At the other end of the table the situation is just as close but there is little glory in anything other than the 15th Spot and up. So who will go down, […]