This week some American soccer fans have decried Jurgen Klinsmann’s decision to leave Jozy Altidore off the U.S. Men’s National Team roster for the two upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Antigua and Barbuda and Guatemala. Altidore’s omission is a wise decision by Coach Klinsmann. It is also a good thing for the U.S. team and […]

The Italian FA yesterday confirmed that Liverpool striker Fabio Borini has suffered a fractured foot. The U21 striker has been ruled out of the Azzurri's World Cup qualifying match against Sweden today, after picking up the injury in training. A statement issued on the Italian FA website confirmed the 21-year old had went for an […]

Today marks one giant step closer to justice for the 96 people who died at the Hillsborough Disaster after Britain's independent police watchdog is "to launch a major investigation into allegations of misconduct by South Yorkshire police, West Midlands police and others arising from the Hillsborough independent panel report published last month," according to The Guardian. This […]

Juventus legend Alessandro Del Piero says he declined a summer move to Liverpool and chose to move to Australia instead because of the Heysel Tragedy. The Heysel Stadium Disaster occurred in May, 1985 when 39 Juventus fans tragically died after a wall in the stadium collapsed. The incident happened after Liverpool fans breached a fence […]

While the debate about diving rages on, there's still plenty of real news to chew on this evening including Santi Cazorla saying that joining Arsenal has helped him get noticed in Spain. Deservedly so based on his performances thus far. Read below for more details regarding that story and much more. Here are the Premier […]

Spain doesn't just rule the world in soccer, but they're also champions in Subbuteo, the table soccer game that has long been a tradition in England and around the world. In this 30 minute documentary entitled "Can You Flick It? A Subbuteo Story," there's plenty of fascinating video to watch including armed police coming in […]

Now that we're in the international break, it's a perfect opportunity to review your Fantasy Premier League team and to think ahead about some of the changes you may want to make. The beauty of Leighton Baines (7.4): A Bob Dylan fan who spends vacations wandering around Greenwich Village. A defender who keeps clean sheets, […]

Everton's Marouane Fellaini has been ruled out for three weeks due to knee injury he suffered in the weekend match against Wigan. That's the bad news. The good news is that the two week international break will mean he won't miss as many matches as he normally would during the busy Premier League season. Here […]

Italian sportswriter Luca Caioli’s new biography entitled Roberto Mancini is readable, revealing, but yet somehow incomplete. Caioli relies exclusively on interviews with influential contemporaries of Mancini to paint a picture of the man as a player and as a manager. The interviews are filled with interesting nuggets, including Gianluca Vialli — his Sampdoria teammate — […]

After reading some online reviews of the new FIFA 13 game, there were some comments on the articles that struck really struck me. Whilst the majority of them were overwhelmingly positive, there were some voicing their disappointment that the creators had yet to include one particular feature. The option to ‘take a dive’ is one […]

Former Liverpool striker Roger Hunt, a member of England's team that won the World Cup in 1966 and a footballer who won two top-flight titles with the Reds, has come out and said that someone at Anfield needs to tell Luis Suarez to stop taking theatrical dives. "I think he's got the reputation now and […]

At the youthful age of just 20-years old, Thomas Ince is on the verge of becoming something most footballers can only dream of. According to numerous sources, the Blackpool winger is heavily linked with a sensational transfer to Manchester United when the transfer window opens in January. Tom Ince could follow in the footsteps of […]

Gary Neville has hailed Stoke City defender Ryan Shawcross as an example to youngsters after Stoke's captain has been called up to Englabd's squad. "Any kid who has a dream should look at Ryan Shawcross maybe more than people at the highest elements of the game," said Neville. "He is a great story and the […]

It's easy to live in a bubble when following soccer in the United States. Ninety nine percent of my interactions are with hardcore soccer fans, so when I talk to a fan who's new to the Premier League, it's often revealing. One of my friends posted on Facebook asking for suggestions of which Premier League […]

Feuerstein's Fire #120 Tuesday, October 9th 8PM EDT – 5PM PDT World Cup Qualifying Preview show Guests: Duane Rollins of the 24th Minute Blog discussing Canada's last two games Michael Lewis of Big Apple Soccer & Tropigol to discuss the USA's last two games NASL Segment: Re-Capping the First Leg Semi-Final Games Red Bull Hour: […]