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ST GALLEN, SWITZERLAND – JULY 25: Marco Reus of Dortmund (R) celebrates his team’s second goal with team mate Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang during the friendly match between Juventus and Borussia Dortmund on July 25, 2015 in St Gallen, Switzerland. (Photo by Daniel Kopatsch/Getty Images)

While you were watching Liverpool vs. Tottenham you missed the best game of the day

0 comments by on 4/2/2016

While you were probably watching Liverpool vs. Tottenham on NBC, the best game of the day was taking place on another over-the-air TV network. It was over on Fox where Bundesliga sides Borussia Dortmund and Werder Bremen were playing out a wild game that featured five second half goals and three lead changes. But you […]

BERLIN, GERMANY – MARCH 25: England Coach Roy Hodgson during a training session prior to the International Friendly match against Germany at the Olympiastadion on March 25, 2016 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Annegret Hilse/Getty Images)

3 ways England can embarrassingly crash out of Euro 2016

0 comments by on 3/29/2016

One of the most exciting parts of the buildup to any major international tournaments is always the over-hyping of the English national team. Whenever the World Cup or European Championships roll around, the hype around the English team creates sky high expectations, only for the team to woefully under-perform and either crash out of the […]

BELGRADE, SERBIA – SEPTEMBER 07: National football team of France poses to photographers prior the International friendly match between Serbia and France at the Stadium JNA on September 07, 2014 in Belgrade, Serbia, 2014. (Photo by Srdjan Stevanovic/Getty Images)

A way too early Euro 2016 Preview

0 comments by on 3/27/2016

With this being the last international break before this summers European Championships in France, many of the participants will be ironing out the final kinks in their teams with a few friendlies this week. Barring a few injuries here or there, it’s safe to assume that the players that were called up to their national […]

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – MARCH 14: Manuel Pellegrini, manager of Manchester City talks during a press conference ahead of the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 Second Leg match against Dynamo Kyiv at the Football Academy training ground on March 14, 2016 in Manchester, United Kingdom. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images)

Should Manchester City have announced that Pellegrini was leaving in February?

0 comments by on 3/21/2016

On February 1st, 2016, Manchester City had 47 points and were second in the Barclays Premier League, just three points behind leaders Leicester City. It was on that day that the club made the decision to announce that manager Manuel Pellegrini would not be returning as their manager next season. A few days later they […]

LEICESTER, ENGLAND – AUGUST 22: Riyad Mahrez of Leicester City celebrates scoring his team’s first goal during the Barclays Premier League match between Leicester City and Tottenham Hotspur at The King Power Stadium on August 22, 2015 in Leicester, England. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)

Are Leicester City really a “Cinderella” team?

0 comments by on 3/17/2016

As March Madness tips off we in the United States have been busy filling out our brackets in search of the next cinderella team that may make a run to the Final Four. Of course, over in the Barclays Premier League we’ve been treated to a whole season of a cinderella team as Leicester City […]

xxxx during the Barclays Premier League match between Manchester United and Chelsea at Old Trafford on December 28, 2015 in Manchester, England.

Why players coming back from injury is a bad thing for Manchester United

0 comments by on 3/16/2016

Manchester United’s up and down season finally looked like it was going to get back on track. They had scored three goals each in back to back games against Derby County and Stoke City before drawing at Stamford Bridge. But of course just like it has all year, whenever things seemed like they started to […]

LONDON, ENGLAND – MAY 15: The FA Cup Trophy is pictures prior to the FA Cup sponsored by E.ON Final match between Chelsea and Portsmouth at Wembley Stadium on May 15, 2010 in London, England. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)

You need to watch Gary Lineker’s On The Road To FA Cup Glory

0 comments by on 3/11/2016

“In an era of Champions League superstars, do fans still care? Do the fans still dream of drawing a big club, of slaying a giant? Do the players dream of the Wembley arch, like I once dreamed of the Twin Towers? Do the chairmen still pray for a lucrative draw at Anfield or Old Trafford? […]

LEICESTER, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 27: Leonardo Ulloa of Leicester City celebrates scoring his team’s first goal during the Barclays Premier League match between Leicester City and Norwich City at The King Power Stadium on February 27, 2016 in Leicester, England. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)

Leicester City’s win over Norwich shows they are title favorites

0 comments by on 2/29/2016

It used to be a familiar sight at Old Trafford. When Sir Alex Ferguson was winning Premier League titles in the 90’s and 00’s it seemed like it almost happened weekly. A smaller club would come in to Old Trafford and their tactics would be that of ‘damage control.’ They’d keep nine or 10 men […]

HIGHBURY, LONDON – MAY 15: Former Daily Mirror Editor, Piers Morgan with his family during the FA Barclaycard Premiership match between Arsenal and Leicester City at Highbury on May 15, 2004 in London. Morgan, was forced to resign from the paper on May 14, after it was proven that a set of photos he had published, purporting to show British troops abusing Iraqi prisoners were in fact fake. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)

Tears for Piers: The Manchester United Edition

0 comments by on 2/28/2016

When Robin van Persie left Arsenal to sign with Manchester United, well known and very outspoken Arsenal fan and occasional CNN reporter Piers Morgan was not happy. As he’s known to do, Morgan immediately took to twitter to go into a full blown meltdown about how he thought van Persie was different and selling him […]

The Copa America Centenario Draw was certainly something

0 comments by on 2/22/2016

If you were expecting the broadcast of the Copa America Centenario draw to kick off and get right down to business, well then this was probably the first live draw for a major FIFA tournament you’ve ever watched. Right from the get go we were treated to talks of ticket sales and some pointless musical […]

during the Barclays Premier League match between Sunderland and Manchester United at the Stadium of Light on February 13, 2016 in Sunderland, England.

Wayne Rooney out 6-8 weeks with knee injury

0 comments by on 2/17/2016

Wayne Rooney is set to miss the next two months after picking up a knee ligament injury in training this week. The news was broken when United landed in Denmark ahead of their Europa League match against FC Midtjylland on Thursday. The team had previously announced that Rooney was not in the traveling 18 man squad […]

during the Barclays Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Watford at White Hart Lane on February 6, 2016 in London, England.

Is Mauricio Pochettino the best manager in England?

0 comments by on 2/10/2016

For the big name clubs in England this season, the 2015/16 Premier League campaign has been defined by turmoil at the managerial position. Louis van Gaal has seemingly been on the hot seat all season but has somehow escaped firing despite United winning just five of their last 16 matches – with two of those […]

CARSON, CA – FEBRUARY 5: Jozy Altidore #17 of the United States battles with Steven Vitoria #15 of Canada during the first half of their international friendly soccer match at StubHub Center February 5, 2016 in Carson, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

Did the USMNT January friendlies mean anything at all?

0 comments by on 2/8/2016

The USMNT have wrapped up their annual January camp with a pair of ugly friendly wins over Iceland and Canada thanks to a couple of late goals. No one is going to overstate the importance, or lack thereof, of these victories as the annual January camp is comprised of primarily MLS based players since it’s […]

during the Barclays Premier League match between Manchester United and Southampton at Old Trafford on January 23, 2016 in Manchester, England.

What is the ceiling on Southampton’s season this year

0 comments by on 1/25/2016

As you may remember, the summer of 2014 was not kind to Southampton. Following a very impressive 2013/14 season for the newly promoted club, they were promptly raided for many of their top young players, and their manager by the bigger Premier League clubs. Every pundit around thought they had lost too much and the […]

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