Villa Park is one of my favorite grounds in England. It’s what you’d call a proper stadium; home to an established club and accompanied by a set of knowledgeable, passionate supporters. The home of Aston Villa has preserved so much of it’s illustrious history. From the stylish, classical decoration on the outside of the stadium, […]

Here are tonight's world soccer news headlines: Premier League Referee Mike Jones is demoted after wrongly ruling out Leroy Fer's unsporting 'goal' — The Mail Norwich boss Chris Hughton blasts Leroy Fer for his unsportsmanlike goal against Cardiff — The Mirror Arsène Wenger seeks first blood in battle against old rival José Mourinho — The […]

Jose Mourinho has always stated that soccer is a game that revolves around transition and change of possession. After his 2-1 victory over Manchester City, it's evident that Mourinho is crafting a deadly counter-attacking Chelsea side with Fernando Torres as his star-striker. It's the Chelsea manager's age-old formula of a hard-working side that exploits the […]

I am hearing rumblings of an MLS announcement about David Beckham and a Miami franchise. My sources indicate it will be announced either in December at MLS Cup or in January at the Superdraft/NSCAA Convention. Either way, Orlando City will have been announced as moving from USL PRO to MLS by that time creating an […]

Match of The Day pundit Alan Hansen believes that Arsenal will not win the Premier League this season. Hansen, writing in his weekly Telegraph column, said: "Despite their hugely impressive reaction since losing to Aston Villa on the opening day of the season, which has enabled them to move clear at the top of the table, I […]

Michael Bradley's winning goal for AS Roma yesterday over Udinese ensured that the Serie A club continues to top the table in Italy. AS Roma fans are getting excited by the team's performances this season, but one Italian commentator in particular was more excitable than others. In the commentary by Carlo Zampa, the commentator goes wild […]

Fulham manager Martin Jol has played down rumors that Clint Dempsey could be returning to Craven Cottage on loan. Last week, USMNT coach Jurgen Klinsmann said he wanted Dempsey and some of his US colleagues to play in Europe during the MLS off-season to stay match-fit in the lead-up to the World Cup next summer. […]

UEFA President Michel Platini wants to expand the World Cup from 32 to 40 teams. Platini is expected to challenge Blatter for the FIFA presidency in 2015, and the interview may be the first step in the Frenchman sowing the seeds to win votes and hearts of soccer federations around the globe. Platini said, in […]

Every season, there continues to be a debate over what team has the deadliest strike partnership. While many are convinced that the days of a two striker formation are numbered, they seem to be proven wrong on occasion by a handful of exceptionally talented players who just cant stop scoring regardless of the league they […]

Tottenham Hotspur are interested in partnering with a London-based NFL team to share the new White Hart Lane stadium, which could be ready for opening in 2016. According to Metro newspaper today, the combined effort could help build a new 65,000-seat stadium. Tottenham recently appointed new architects who could be drawing up plans for a […]

USMNT hopeful Julian Green has accepted a call-up to the USA's upcoming friendlies against Scotland and Austria. The 18-year-old Bayern Munich footballer, who is a Tampa Bay native, won't be eligible to play, but he'll be training with the US squad. He's ineligible to play because he has played for Germany's u-19 national team in […]

Heading into their Super Sunday match at Stamford Bridge, David Silva and Sergio Aguero are in good form and that usually bodes well for Manchester City. In the past, the Spanish midfielder and Argentine striker have combined to be a dangerous partnership. Last season, both players endured injuries, battled fatigue from international duty and adjusted […]

For most Premier League viewers in the US, this week’s version of ‘Super Sunday’ is all about the matchup between big money clubs, Chelsea and Manchester City. There are actually four other BPL matches on Sunday, two of them are on at the same time as Chelsea-City: Tottenham-Hull City and Swansea City-West Ham United. It’s […]

Barcelona have taken the bragging rights in the first El Clasico of the season with a 2-1 victory against Real Madrid at the Camp Nou Stadium in Catalonia. Neymar opened the scoring for Barcelona with his first El Clasico goal: However, Real Madrid will feel robbed by the referee's decision not to award the team […]

Barcelona supporters unveiled a mosaic at the Camp Nou today before El Clasico with Real Madrid, to show their support for former manager Tito Vilanova who is battling cancer. The mosaic read 'Forca Tito!' Vilanova resigned as Barcelona manager in July after he relapsed from his condition of parotid gland cancer. At the time, he […]