Manchester United have expressed an interested in investigating the viability of adding a safe standing area into Old Trafford. According to a report in The Independent newspaper, the article reads: "The Independent understands that the club's new chief executive, Ed Woodward, expressed a willingness to explore the idea when supporters' representatives put it to him at a recent […]

Major League Soccer has begun the bidding process to determine who will acquire the US media rights to the top flight domestic league. The current deal between ESPN and MLS, which was agreed in 2006, and expires next year, was packaged together with rights to home USMNT games. ESPN is currently paying less than $9 […]

ESPN has already announced its TV coverage plans for World Cup 2014, and has shared details regarding how the operation will be set up, but one of the most pressing decisions the network still has to make is who will be the main commentator for the 2014 World Cup Final. Martin Tyler is under contract […]

In English football, which club has the fourth highest total of major honors? What would your answer be? Most would assume Manchester United, Liverpool, and Arsenal to take the top three positions and they would be correct. But who has the fourth highest? Chelsea? The Blues have picked up the majority of their trophy haul in recent […]

Although nothing official has been announced yet, The FA are in talks with the USSF to finalize a friendly with England to be played on US soil in May or early June. The location of the game is yet to be determined, but it's very likely that England will play another game on US soil […]

Now that we know 20 of the 32 teams who will be playing in the 2014 FIFA World Cup, the level of anticipation for the World Cup draw on December 6 is growing. However, controversy has been building over the past 24-48 hours regarding what eight teams will be seeded, as well as the role […]

After a stuttering start to his campaign with Manchester United, the international break should have offered some welcome relief for Javier Hernandez. But anyone who has followed Mexico’s most recent qualifying campaign will have known this to be unlikely, as El Tri have been nothing short of atrocious as of late. They can still qualify […]

You know the story by now. As the seconds drained away in Costa Rica and Panama, Mexico had completed their final and ultimate capitulation: Needing just a point to seal a playoff berth, El Tri — under their third manager in three months — were losing 2-1 in the rain against a Costa Rica side with […]

Telemundo's coverage of Costa Rica against Mexico on US television reached a total viewing audience of 8 million on Tuesday night. Called by Andres Cantor alongside Sammy Sadovnik providing analysis and commentary, the match ranked as the highest-rated Mexican National Team match of the year among total viewers in any network, and reached a cumulative […]

I didn’t play soccer as a child. I’m one of those American soccer fans who came to the sport as an adult. I wasn’t one of you. I’m new(er) but found that I could inhale a LOT of soccer knowledge via wikipedia, satellite TV, live games, blogs, podcasts, etc. Pretty quickly, I become knowledgeable even […]

After the United States defeated Panama 3-2 last night in World Cup qualifying, the victory meant that Mexico — despite losing 2-1 to Costa Rica — qualified for the World Cup playoffs, to play New Zealand in a home and away matches next month. Amazingly, newspapers in Mexico — the United States's fiercest rival — […]

Mexico and Manchester United striker Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez says that God has given Mexico another chance, after his nation were defeated last night against Costa Rica but still managed to qualify for the World Cup playoff due to the United States defeating Panama. In an interview with ESPN, here's what Chicharito said post-game: "This was […]

Maybe it's time that the British press should give England manager Roy Hodgson some credit? According to the latest data from the excellent MyFootballFacts.com website, Roy Hodgson now has the best record percentage out of all of the England managers since 1872, when the Football Association formed its first England team. Hodgson has a record […]

If you missed last night's action in the CONCACAF World Cup qualification process, you missed one of the most unreal nights of soccer in years — since perhaps the injury time winner by Sergio Aguero to win the Premier League title for Manchester City in 2012. With Costa Rica beating Mexico 2-1 and Panama defeating the […]

The self-loathing elements of the British press have had the short and long knives out for England manager Roy Hodgson for well over a year now. It is obvious that large elements of the media did not want Hodgson to get the job over Harry Redknapp. And once he did, he was pillaged for player […]