It's been an odd soccer season for me. Since I don't have DirecTV or DISH Network, my cable subscription to Comcast only gets me so far with my soccer viewing experience. This season, no access to beIN Sport means that I haven't watched one minute of La Liga, Serie A or Championship soccer. Yes, I've […]

Robin van Persie could face a ban from The FA if they decide to punish the Manchester United striker for his elbow on Yohan Cabaye from yesterday's match against Newcastle United. With van Persie and Rooney on song for United right now, that's the last thing that Sir Alex Ferguson would want. Today's a bumper […]

Football Manager 2013 is set for release on November 2, but if you pre-order the game, you'll get the beta version two weeks before the launch date. To raise the hype for the upcoming release of the popular computer game, the team at Sports Interactive have released a new […]

Ashley Cole, in a moment of immaturity, posted his tweet on Friday morning, calling the FA a bunch of twats. And now he's set to pay the price with fines from Chelsea and possibly England, as well as exclusion from England's upcoming World Cup qualifier against San Marino. Here are the Premier League news headlines […]

So last night, overcoming Al Gore's altitude prediction models, San Jose all but secured the Supporters' Shield with a big 4-1 victory at Dick's Sporting Goods Park against the Colorado Rapids. As pointed out by Earthquakes beat writer Robert Jonas, San Jose is now ensured of a CONCACAF Champions League spot for the 2013-14 season […]

On a fantastic Saturday Afternoon at Red Bull Arena, with beautiful, mild weather in the forecast, over 21,000 in attendance came expecting to see the Red Bulls make another win at their fortress. But for a second time this season, the Chicago Fire came to Red Bull Arena wanting to make a statement after they were […]

Four matches to savor and enjoy today before we have two weeks of no Premier League football due to the dreaded international break. Hopefully today's action can be at least as good as yesterday's matches. Southampton vs Fulham, 8:30am, FOX Soccer Liverpool vs Stoke, 10am, FOX Soccer Plus and FOX Soccer 2Go Tottenham vs Aston Villa, […]

The defending Premier League Champions have provided uneven and perhaps even worrying performances fixture after fixture in all competitions this season. Not since the second half of the Community Shield win over Chelsea, had City looked in command of a match and secure at the back. Late transfer activity seemed to do more unsettle the […]

People have been writing about the modern association of soccer with business for many years now. Soccernomics, that beautiful book that marries football passion with economic realities, helpfully points out that the problem with this association is that clubs aren’t often treated with the same rules as a free-market business. They hardly ever close their […]

Sunderland's trip to the Etihad Stadium on Saturday afternoon was not very rewarding. Aleksandar Kolarov contributed a goal and an assist as Manchester City dominated the match, earning a 3-0 victory over the visiting Black Cats. The hosts made a host of changes to their lineup from their midweek draw to Borussia Dortmund. The team […]

Just as we're getting back into the swing of Premier League action again, an international break beckons. The next Saturday we'll have filled with Premier League matches is two weeks away, so savor today as much as you can. Six matches are on deck today: Manchester City vs Sunderland, 7:45am, ESPN2/ESPN3.com Chelsea vs Norwich, 10am, […]

As if we needed another reason to stay glued to Sunday's match between Newcastle United and Manchester United. We now have another one. Alan Pardew promises that the Toon Army will go out with an all-out attack against Manchester United. This will certainly be a must-see match, as a result. Here are tonight's main stories: […]

This is a great weekend if you love Major League Soccer. Great match-ups will dot your TV screen nearly the entire weekend long, starting tomorrow afternoon and winding up late on Sunday night. Of course when you have some high-quality fixtures, you also get some doozies as well. You can't have it all, can you? […]

FOX's tape delay broadcast of Liverpool against Manchester United on its free-to-air network TV channel was watched by 1 million viewers on September 23, 2012. The Sunday afternoon tape-delayed broadcast averaged a 0.7/1 with an estimated 1 million viewers tuning in. This compares to the September 18, 2011 match, which had a 1.0/2 rating, but […]

Whether you're a Manchester United or Newcastle United supporter, or a neutral or someone who has a keen interest in Sunday's big match, who do you think should be in the starting XI for Manchester United and Newcastle United on Sunday when the Red Devils play at St. James's Park? Post your suggested starting XI […]