Earlier this year the Ligapokal was cancelled due to fixture congestion in the aftermath of Euro '08, but was expected to return bigger and better. Understandable, if unfortunate. Now according to kicker the old men at the DFL* have already cancelled the 2009 edition of the competition. The reasoning behind the move? According to DFL […]

While Mexico struggles to get out of the semifinal round of CONCACAF Qualifying, the US clinched a birth in the final round with two games to spare. This gave Bob Bradley the opportunity to try a new lineup against a side that qualified for the 2006 World Cup on the road: in other words Bradley […]

While Mexico struggles to get out of the semifinal round of CONCACAF Qualifying, the US clinched a birth in the final round with two games to spare. This gave Bob Bradley the opportunity to try a new lineup against a side that qualified for the 2006 World Cup on the road: in other words Bradley […]

The Football Association has begun a probe into the Norwich-Derby match after unusal betting patterns occured at haftime of the match. Derby won the match 2-1. Norwich PM Norman Lamb has asked Sporting Secretary Andy Burnham to look into the allegations. Derby County have said they will fully co-operate with the investigation. Derby Manager […]

With World Cup qualifying on, its been a little slow for UEFA club competition news but here are some stories around the web that I thought you'd find interesting. ESPN Soccernet details the problems at Fenerbahce Bundesliga Talk has posted a quick update on every club in the league Owen Slot, Chief Sports Reporter for […]

This Sunday at 4pm UK time, Stoke City plays at home against Spurs. If Spurs lose this match, what should happen? Vote now. If Spurs lose to Stoke on Sunday, who should be in charge of Tottenham?
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Fulham has unveiled their third shirt for the 2008/2009 season. Designed and manufactured by Nike, the new third shirt is yellow and will be available exclusively through Fulham's online store and club shops. The new shirt is yellow with black trim and is modeled in the picture by Jimmy Bullard, Danny Murphy and Andrew Johnson.

Now that the International break is over the Championship gets back into action Saturday. Here are the fixtures for this coming weekend. Bristol City (L-D-L-W-L) v Norwich (L-L-D-W-L) – Ashton Gate 10am est Burnley (L-W-W-D-W) v Birmingham (W-D-W-L-W)- Turf Moor 10am est Cardiff City (D-W-L-D-W) v Charlton (W-L-L-D-W)- Ninan Park 10am est Derby County (W-D-W-D-D) v Plymouth […]

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Final Thoughts: Despite the loss a very good run out and effort from the US kids who were facing an experienced and desperate Soca Warrior side. What Bob Bradley must learn however was on display in Edmonton tonight. If you attack against Mexico instead of holding back and relying on the counters and set pieces […]

Final Thoughts: Despite the loss a very good run out and effort from the US kids who were facing an experienced and desperate Soca Warrior side. What Bob Bradley must learn however was on display in Edmonton tonight. If you attack against Mexico instead of holding back and relying on the counters and set pieces […]

Another Germany-Wales match, another game too close for comfort for die Nationalmannschaft. The all-time series record stands at 8 wins for Germany, 2 for Wales and 6 draws between them. I don't know what it is with the Welsh, but they punch above their weight when playing against Ballack and co. Germany needed all my […]

The traditional home of Football Americana style has submitted a big to join Major League Soccer. Jeff Cooper a St Louis area lawyer who for years now has been pushing for MLS to come to the traditional home of the game in the United States submitted a big to join the league today. Given the […]

The traditional home of Football Americana style has submitted a big to join Major League Soccer. Jeff Cooper a St Louis area lawyer who for years now has been pushing for MLS to come to the traditional home of the game in the United States submitted a big to join the league today. Given the […]

I had a great conversation with Jonathan Starling of the Third Half podcast last week. We discussed the upcoming UEFA Cup group stage, UEFA's stance on debt-laden clubs, the situation at Ajax and many other topics. I've posted the Champions League Talk segment of the show here as a separate podcast file but if you'd […]