For AC Milan in Saturday's fabled Derby della Madonnina, Gennaro Gattuso's nightmare came true. If not for Inter's new-look, new-effect attack, poor Captain Rino would be carrying all responsibility for the unbalanced result (AC Milan 0:4 Inter). Inter earned three (and perhaps all four) of their strikes, yet more could not have gone wrong in […]

That the EPL is the best championship in the world is plain for everyone to see. The teams are far and away the strongest, most physical, and quickest. With exceptions to super teams like Barcelona, the four Premier League teams involved in the Champions League can (and do) knock off foreign opposition rather easily. Yet […]

The year is 1996. The All New Manchester United juggernaut has just driven relentlessly to the Premier League and FA Cup double, sneering past the wheezing, spluttering, broken down Alfa Romeo of Kevin Keegan's Newcastle on its way. The chance arises, that summer, to buy a young starlet from France, Zinedine Zidane. While there is […]

(MONDAY EVENING UPDATE BELOW) USL announced Thursday afternoon, Nurock Soccer Holdings LLC has purchased the USL from Umbro/Nike. Brian Quarstad of Inside Minnesota Soccer and Major League Soccer Talk are currently working on the story......and will update the story as warranted. We are aware that the sale to Nurock is a shock to many including […]

With the Russian Premier League’s most important match of the season in the books, Russian Football Now’s Chris Riordan (also of MLS Talk) and Richard Farley took ten minutes to break down the result in their second QuickCast. After their 3-0 victory, Rubin sits four points ahead of Spartak atop the league’s table. Each of […]

With the recent issues surrounding diving and simulation in the box and elsewhere, once again we are in a broiling debate over the use of re-play video technology to assist referees. This week, Eduardo clearly dove in the box against Celtic and it flat changed the game. Perhaps, had Celtic put the first ball in […]

After week 24 the numbers look like this... 5 year comparison WK 24 172 GP YTD Avg +/- GP Avg +/- Avg +/- GP 2005 16,101 5 14,930 14,897 156 2006 14,880 -7.58% 6 15,109 1.20% 15,129 1.56% 159 2007 17,987 20.88% 8 16,425 8.71% 16,118 6.54% 159 2008 16,016 -10.95% 7 16,384 -0.25% 16,925 […]

I’ve read a great deal about perceived MLS failures in CONCACAF over the last week. As many of our readers know, I am not defender or apologist for MLS. But, calling two loses to FMF sides,” failures” again show many MLS fans live in an alternate reality. If anything Columbus and DC United should be […]

In the first Milan derby of the season Inter Milan sent out a clear warning not only to AC Milan but also to any potential title challengers that they don’t plan to give up their title without a fight. Inter Milan run out 4-0 winners at the San Siro as the new look Inter Milan […]

Spurs have been the surprise team so far this season with some great performances. I don’t say surprise in that they are not expected to play well but they have already beaten Liverpool, admittedly at the moment they aren’t playing the way they did last season, and look extremely strong in all areas. However their […]

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Over the next several days and in conjunction with Brian Quarstad (who wrote most of this piece and whose counsel on USL matters is invaluable) I will be presenting to you a multi-part series on the United Soccer Leagues. Where it has come from, where it might be going as well as some of the […]

With four Fantasy Premier League gameweeks already down, managers are starting to get an idea of whose scoring points – and whose not. With the forwards scoring points, the summer transfer window closing soon, and a two week international break upon us, there are a number of factors to take into consideration over the next […]

In this weekend's big clash, West Bromwich Albion and Sheffield United each walked away with a share of the spoils as they maintained their unbeaten starts and continued to improve their Championship football odds. After a quiet first period, the Baggies twice took the lead but twice found themselves pegged back by a persistent United […]