After yesterday's shock sacking of Martin O'Neill, Aston Villa footballers, manager and supporters may perceive Sunderland as a wounded animal and an opportunity to leapfrog over them to safety. After all, if Paul Lambert's side can get a vital home victory against Liverpool today at Villa Park, the Midlands side will jump from 18th to […]

Six members of the England national team may be forced out of the two Chelsea and Manchester City friendlies scheduled to be played in St Louis and New York City in late May. Since England's chances of qualifying for the 2014 World Cup are at risk after the national team drew against Montenegro last week, […]

"Desperation." "Must have it." "Need to keep our confidence high." "Must win game." These are the adjectives that were thrown at the New York Red Bulls as they started with two draws and two losses this season. But there was no loss of confidence with this side as they felt the bounces didn’t go their […]

It was another action packed day in the Premier League with 22 goals in 8 goals for an average of 2.75 goals per match. Despite the fact that the exciting matches today were sandwiched between a boring early kick-off and an equally dire late match, there was still plenty to savor including some sensational goals. […]

Sunderland have sacked manager Martin O'Neill after the club lost to Manchester United today and dropped to 16th in the Premier League. "Sunderland AFC has announced that it has parted company with manager Martin O’Neill this evening," read a club statement. "The club would like to place on record its thanks to Martin and wishes […]

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Hallelujah! After a two week international break, Premier League football returns today with several must-watch matches. Kicking things off with the early kick-off is Sunderland against Manchester United (8:45am ET). While United has the Premier League title pretty much sewn up, they'll want to exorcise the ghosts of last season by walloping Sunderland instead of […]

Swansea City have set the buy-out clause to break Michael Laudrup's recently signed contract at a whopping £10 million, scaring off all but the richest suitors. With Laudrup flying high in his first season in the Premier League, you can only imagine that a club such as Real Madrid or Chelsea would be able to […]

Manchester City will embark on its third US tour in four years when the club plays Chelsea in a friendly in St. Louis, just four days after the 2012-13 Premier League season ends. The match between Chelsea and Manchester City is scheduled for Thursday, May 23 at 7:30pm CST and will be played at the […]

Depending on your allegiances, the last day for FOX Soccer as a network is either (a) May 19, when the 2012-13 Premier League season (and FOX Soccer's rights to show the EPL) come to an end, (b) August 17, when FOX Sports 1 launches or (c) September 2, when FOX Soccer becomes FXX. For many […]

FFS returns following an uninspiring week of international fixtures. Join host Barry Deane as he discusses the week's games and introduces the overly-respectful footballer and Ray Winstone's In-play betting. There's also a song about Arsene Wenger's most prized possession. His coat.

The Football Association is investigating allegations of racist chanting against Rio and Anton Ferdinand from the San Marino game last week, but have found no evidence as of yet. The FA says it has no reason to doubt media reports of racist chanting, and will continue its investigation. A FA statement read, "We have made […]

Manchester City defender Vincent Kompany has done something that many young children always dream of doing. He's bought his own football club. Kompany has bought third division Belgian side FC Bleid, who currently sit 19th in the table. The Brussels side will be renamed, will have a new logo selected as well as new kits […]

Robbie Earle and Robbie Mustoe are expected to be announced in the next few weeks as the latest additions to the NBC Sports team that will bring the English Premier League into millions of homes beginning this summer. Rebecca Lowe has already been revealed as the host/presenter of NBC's EPL coverage. Mustoe and Earle, who […]

It looks inevitable that FOX Soccer will shut down later this year. At a presentation this morning, FX executives announced the launch of their new sister channel dubbed FXX, which will premiere on September 2. Despite contrary reports in some media outlets this morning, there has been no confirmation that FOX Soccer will become FXX […]