Every year, mass media organizations such as Sky Sports, the BBC and The Guardian are scooped by a small band of football bloggers who leak photographs of new, never seen before football kits sometimes months before they're officially unveiled to the public. The race to be the first to post these rare pictures has become […]

Major League Soccer has provided us with little relief to the usual summer doldrums. As happens most MLS seasons the combination of high temperatures, half full stadiums and international call ups hurt the quality of football and make MLS in many ways a laughingstock of world football. MLS’ midweek performances against USL sides have sent […]

Ralston's return from injury helped the Revs big run/photo from Soccernet CSRN’s American Soccer Spot Midseason Awards: Best team: New England Revolution Best DP signing: Macello Gallardo, DC United Best non DP signing: Amado Guevara, Toronto FC Best value international signing: Kheli Dube, New England Best young player (under 20): Sue?o MLS winner […]

Reuters reports that UEFA is considering changing the name of its second tier UEFA Cup competition to the UEFA Europa League or the Europa Cup. The planned rebranding was revealed by Bayern Munich chief executive Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, also the acting chairman of the new European Clubs Association, The European Clubs Assocation was presented with the […]

Great news. The Premier League has opened the doors to its 2008/2009 Fantasy Premier League, and on behalf of EPL Talk, I'd like to invite you to join our private league. To play for free against hundreds of football fans from around the world, here's all you have to do: Visit the Fantasy Premier League […]

This year saw the birth of Indian Premier League cricket. For those of you who are unfamiliar with the concept, it’s a shortened version of the regular game played by the best cricket players in the world with all the glitz and glamour you would never have associated with cricket ten years ago. In essence […]

Aston Villa today unveiled the design of their new away shirt for the 2008/2009 season, as well as their new home shirt. The new shirt, designed by Nike, is in stark contrast to previous designs of their away shirt. Last season's was white, but this new one appears to be blue with navy or black […]

Aston Villa today unveiled their new home shirt for the 2008/2009 season. The new shirt is designed by Nike and sponsored by Acorns Children's Hospice and is, in fact, the same shirt design that Football Shirt Culture leaked on Friday. The new kit will be available for sale beginning July 24, and is currently available […]

Sometimes it's hard to believe because they monopolize the Premier League so much, but the Big Four in England have not always been the big four. Chelsea only joined the ranks in 2003. Prior to that, the league was topped by the Big Three or Big Two depending on Liverpool's inconsistent form. To understand how […]

A photograph of the new Blackburn Rovers away shirt for the 2008/2009 season has been leaked. Designed and manufactured by Umbro and sponsored by Crown Paints, the new design is very unique by Rovers standards. The navy blue away shirt features the familiar blue and white colors of Blackburn's home kit that run down the […]

It's been years since I last watched a Wimbledon men's singles tennis final on TV. By luck, it was one of the most extraordinary finals ever as Rafael Nadal narrowly defeated Roger Federer in five sets. As a sports fan who spends the vast majority of his time watching soccer matches, there were a couple […]

Major League Soccer has provided us with little relief to the usual summer doldrums. As happens most MLS seasons the combination of high temperatures, half full stadiums and international call ups hurt the quality of football and make MLS in many ways a laughingstock of world football. MLS' midweek performances against USL sides have sent […]

The BBC, goal.com, The Guardian and other news sources are reporting that five players have been charged over alleged match-fixing of last season's Serie A fixtures between Atalanta and relegated Livorno. Atalanta's Gian Paolo Bellini and Livorno's former captain David Balleri have been charged with match-fixing. Brothers Emanuele and Antonio Filippini and team-mate Alessandro Grandoni […]

The home shirt is of course their historical black and white strip but with slightly bigger bands than last season. Detailing such as player name, number, and the nike logo are all in yellow. The shorts are white with yellow profiles, with the SWOOSH and the number in black on the left side and […]

Hull City today unveiled their new home shirt for the 2008/2009 season. The Yorkshire club, who are in the Premier League for their first time, have gone back to their traditional black and amber stripes for their home shirt, designed by Umbro. Sponsored by Karoo, the new shirt goes on sale at their club shop […]