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Goodbye to hell

It was 30 years ago. I was standing exactly here. My uncle, a football player and a Fenerbahce fan, took me to a friendly match between Fenerbahce and England's Tottenham Hotspur. The stadium was Ali Sami Yen.

Soccer Break – Monday edition

Birmingham City's Obafemi Martins (2nd L) reacts after scoring during their English League Cup final soccer match against Arsenal at Wembley Stadium in London February 27, 2011. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett

Game Snowed Off? Pass Time Playing Soccer Games Online

With the latest bout of bad weather once again hitting the fixture list up and down the country over the weekend many unfortunate football fans from the lower leagues (and particularly north of the border) have once again been hit by the devastating pr...

Game Snowed Off? Pass Time Playing Soccer Games Online

With the latest bout of bad weather once again hitting the fixture list up and down the country over the weekend many unfortunate football fans from the lower leagues (and particularly north of the border) have once again been hit by the devastating pr...

FIFA takes agenda by scruff of the snood

Snood-wearing players like Carlos Tevez and Samir Nasri may have to change their fashion habits after the International Board meeting next month.

Football still offside in attitude to women

The British media furore over two television presenters’ sexist comments over a lineswoman at a Premier League match at the weekend has thrown the spotlight on the subject of women insoccer – be it on the pitch or off.

the year in photos

in 2010, photos change, words not so much. MLS Superdraft breakdown - you know you’re not getting that here. But every year the draft marks the beginning of a new soccer season. Beyond the MLS hot stove, it means the first USMNT game of the new year is around the corner, with the Gold Cup just...

Premier League Links Of The Day: January 7, 2010

Let’s gear up for tomorrows FA Cup matches with a video. Take a look at the highlights from last years final. Here’s the links: Aston Villa shaken up [Caught Offside] Buy Beckham’s 2008 Porsche [Ebay] Manchester City played for the draw [A Different League] Obi Mikel out until February [Sky] Dzeko interview [M.C.F.C.] Soccer Songs...

Beckham’s value is his values

Just why are so many clubs so keen on signing the former England midfielder David Beckham?

Premiership: Weakened Or Strongest Ever?

The Premiership, probably at the moment, is the most open league for anyone to win since its introduction in 1992. The emergence of teams like Bolton and Sunderland is making them competitors worthy of testing the best in the league. The league in my mind has stretched across a different range altogether, watching a resurgent...

toronto tilt shift

LOOKING FOR LOVE AT MLS CUP Ratings for MLS Cup plunged 44 percent from last year and grabbed just 748,000 viewers, a near record low. It’s almost as if ESPN knew what was coming–the game, the crowd, the referee, the weather, the ratings. Why else would they not promo the game during their international friendly double-header...

Is Extreme Partisanship Bad For Football?

The partisan nature of football is one of the greatest things about the sport. It gives us the chance to get behind one team, to share banter with opposing fans and feel that ecstatic high when our team wins. But do we take things too far? I am not talking about violence or poor behaviour...