So less than 24 hours after Promotion to the Premiership and the usual round of tired cliches and articles about "brave little Burnley" are beginning to pop up on-line and in the press. Do they never learn, Do they know the football history attached to this club? Burnley fans will probably laugh in the face […]

It may have been coming for a while but you have to pay tribute to Pep Guardiola's Barcelona for their achievements so far in a season that could still get even better. Champions and Copa Del Rey winners, his side have dominated the Primera Division this year and are worthy winners. They can, of course, […]

Paul Merson. The name conjures up many memories. For some, it's the troubled footballer who suffers from addictions of drugs, gambling and alcohol. For others, it's the former England international footballer Paul Merson, who played 327 matches for Arsenal. If you're wondering what the legend has been up to lately, he's been doing the dinner […]

Episode 82 features a round table discussion on South Florida's soccer scene and other US Soccer issues with two veteran journalists: Phil Schoen of GOL TV and Jeff Rusnak of the South Florida Sun Sentinel. Among the topics discussed are US Soccer's development system, the collapse of the Barca Miami bid to join MLS and […]

Goalkeeper Jaroslav Drobny (Hertha Berlin) Make no mistake about it, Berlin's rise from bottom half side to title contenders was based on defense. They were a hard side to break down and on the off-chance that a team did, there was Drobny to get by. His performance against Bayern was the stuff of legends. Defenders […]

Burnley Football Club has been promoted to the Premier League for the first time in its history after an impressive 1-0 victory against Sheffield United in the Coca-Cola Championship Playoff Final at Wembley Stadium this afternoon. Wade Elliott scored the all important goal for Burnley in the 13th minute after his long range effort found […]

Images of Aston Villa's new away football shirt for the 2009-10 season have been released on its website. The new kit is currently available for pre-order and will be officially launched on June 20. I'm not sure what it is about Nike, but many of their new shirt designs feature pinstripes which I'm not a […]

This week's seven matches averaged just under 13,800, slightly up from last year's week 10 average. It was good to see an increase, albeit a small one, with Seattle on the road. After 75 matches, exactly the 1/3 mark of the season, the league is drawing 1,128 fewer per game than the first 75 games […]

This weekend every single MLS, USL or WPS match had meaning. Americans were also playing in meaningful matches abroad whether in the Mexican or English Football League playoffs, fighting relegation in Germany, chasing a title in Scotland and Belgium or even an important regular season match in Scandinavia.We even had PDL matches serve as qualifiers […]

West Brom: A season of Ifs, Buts, Maybes and Not Quites for The Baggies this season, but it was nevertheless extremely entertaining. Tony Mowbray will not leave, nor should he, and he has created a side who played some of the most exciting football this season. Sure, they lack a quality centre half – Meite […]

Well the epic survival Sunday is now over and it included tears flooding in Newcastle and Middlesbrough – not to mention Fulham qualifying for Europe and Ricky Sbragia quitting as manager of Sunderland. We now turn our attention to the Championship final tomorrow at Wembley between Sheffield United and Burnley, contesting for that precious final place in the Premier League. […]

It has been announced after Sunderland's home defeat to Chelsea, Ricky Sbragia has stepped down -despite avoiding relegation. Sbragia initially took over at the Stadium Of Light in December as caretaker manager in the wake of Roy Keane's departure. Following a 1-0 defeat to Manchester United, Sbragia went on to take seven points from the next […]

All the pomp and circumstance of ESPN yielded us a predictable 24 for the upcoming qualifiers versus Costa Rica and Honduras. Here is the squad: GOALKEEPERS (2): Brad Guzan (Aston Villa: 5/3 SO), Tim Howard (Everton: 9/7 SO) DEFENDERS (9): Carlos Bocanegra (Rennes: 19/2), Jonathan Bornstein (Chivas USA: 1/0), Danny Califf (Midtjylland: 4/0), Jay DeMerit […]

It's finally here. This is what we've all been waiting for. The final day of the Premier League season. Cue the TV footage of football supporters biting their nails, heads in hands, young children crying and fans frozen in their seats even after the final whistle. And, of course, we cannot forget the jubilant supporters […]

Before todays mixed signals coming from the Giussepi Mezza, we were 90% sure that Carlo Ancelotti was coming to Chelsea. However, there is still a strong possibility of this and we expect to find out this week. Rossoneri vice-president Adriano Galliani confirmed last week that the club will make a statement on Ancelotti's future this coming monday, […]