This week's winner was scored by Fabrizio Miccoli. Miccoli bagged two goals on Sunday against Roma but it was the first one which was particularly nice and helped set tempo for the rest of the match. Sadly Miccoli left the match after experiencing a muscular injury in the second half and Palermo are currently awaiting results on the extent of […]

What do Werder Bremen, Villareal, Atletico Madrid, Panathinaikos, PSV Eindhoven, Marseille, Dynamo Kyiv, Celtic and Fenerbahce have in common (hint: the answer is not "They're all in the Champions League group stage which starts today")? Give up? Well, all of these clubs are in fact in the group stage of the Champions League, but the […]

FC Basel 1893 How They Got Here:Basel beat Vitoria de Guimaraes (also known as Vitoria SC) 2-1 on aggregate in the third round of qualifying. Basel won the Swiss League last season. Star Performer: MF Benjamin Huggel. An experienced member of the Swiss national squad, Huggel is a strong presence in central midfield. In his […]

Simply log on to the UEFA website. When registering your team, go to the League tab and look All Talk All Stars. Then look for the All Talk All-Star League. The grand prize will include a huge pat on the back and an inflated ego! If you have any questions, please send an email to […]

Simply log on to the UEFA website. When registering your team, go to the League tab and look All Talk All Stars. Then look for the All Talk All-Star League. The grand prize will include a huge pat on the back and an inflated ego! If you have any questions, please send an email to […]

Predictions: 1- Saprissa 2- Cruz Azul 3- DC United 4- Marathon Top two group finishers advance to quarterfinals /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} This group is the preverbal group of death in a major competition. […]

Predictions: 1- Saprissa 2- Cruz Azul 3- DC United 4- Marathon Top two group finishers advance to quarterfinals This group is the preverbal group of death in a major competition. Featuring three teams that have one the forerunner of this competition, the now defunct CONCACAF Champions Cup this will be a tough group to forecast. […]

Welcome to the 1st edition of "La Liga Team Of The Week" Isn't this the best part of the sports year. Mainly because its the start of football season, both American and International aka Real football. Its gonna be one great season and hopefully as a Barca fan, the Blaugrana will win a treble although […]

Picture via Sky Sports Tim Cahill comes to the rescue again as Stoke City's set piece defending comes back to haunt them as despite coming back to level at two thanks to Rory Delap's throws, Everton leave the Britannia Stadium 3-2 winners. One goal from open play, four set piece goals, and an extremely entertaining […]

The Premier League and its clubs are so rich with cash these days that they're giving away £500,000 to fans. Well, not exactly. Take a look at the following phishing e-mail that my wife received last week: The phishing company is hoping to get unsuspecting football fans to provide their private data. The "From:" address […]

Portsmouth will launch their new third shirt for the 2008/2009 season this Thursday, September 18. The new kit is designed by Canterbury and features the same design as the away kit except that the third kit is black with gold trim. The shirt celebrates Portsmouth's 110th anniversary as a football club.

Was Bob Bradley watching GOL TV this morning? How about Peter Nowak? If they did happen to stumble upon Villerreal’s La Liga match with Deportiva, they would have been shocked by what they saw. The same player Bradley has not called into the national team since February came on at halftime and immediately made his […]

Was Bob Bradley watching GOL TV this morning? How about Peter Nowak? If they did happen to stumble upon Villerreal's La Liga match with Deportiva, they would have been shocked by what they saw. The same player Bradley has not called into the national team since February came on at halftime and immediately made his […]

After a week of protest and criticism from fans and neutrals alike, myself included, current Newcastle owner Mike Ashley finally got the message: he’s not wanted anymore. Here’s the complete transcript of the statement he made earlier today: “I have enjoyed sport since I was a boy. I love football. I have followed England in every […]

The newest episode of I'm On Setanta Sports is back and it's one of the best this season. Jose Mourinho, The Boy and It reenact the transfer deadline day drama at Manchester City and Manchester United involving Dimitar Berbatov. Fantastic stuff! [display_podcast]