Admiral Sportswear, the British sports brand with nearly 100 years heritage, has just launched a capsule collection for online retailer Very.co.uk. The streetwear inspired collection comprises of 5 pieces in...

On Sunday, January 22, 2012, Manchester United will take the pitch against Arsenal at the Emirates. Cognizant of the simple fact that Manchester United handed Arsenal an 8-2 loss that is counted amongst the very worst in a period of 100 years, no one is giving much reason to believe that the Gunners have a chance against the Red Devils.

I love to see the MLS passion pouring in from these new ports of call. Devoted fans from Toronto, Portland, Vancouver, Seattle and, going a little further back, Salt Lake City, have done wonders to energize Major League Soccer, now going into its 17th season.

And plenty of new fans from older markets are adding more air to the MLS baloon, too.

The legend of Pep Guardiola continues as he was named the best manager of 2011, ahead of José Mourinho (Real Madrid), last year's winner, and Sir Alex Ferguson (Manchester United).

Guardiola, who was recently named the world's best manager by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS), picks up yet another acknowledgement to his brilliant career.

The legend of Pep Guardiola continues as he was named the best manager of 2011, ahead of José Mourinho (Real Madrid), last year's winner, and Sir Alex Ferguson (Manchester United).

Guardiola, who was recently named the world's best manager by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS), picks up yet another acknowledgement to his brilliant career.

Goal: Liverpool Oldham Athletic Preview: Visitors looking for first win at Anfield in nearly 100 years

The FA Cup kicks off for the Reds against the League One side, with Paul Dickov's outfit hoping to cause early upset, as Kenny Dalglish's team try to end difficult week on a high

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An anaemic economy, nostalgic fans and onerous planning laws are all proving tough obstacles for soccer clubs hoping to increase income with new state-of-the-art stadiums. A trio of London-based Premier League clubs formed more than 100 years ago - Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea and Queens Park Rangers - are among those with plans for new homes.

For the longest time I have been a type of Eurosnob, you know those fans who want the MLS to be like Europe. I am not a fan of the single table, nor am I a fan of only the ManUre's of the world. I was only a Eurosnob about youth development. They have been doing it there for 100+ years so they have to know how to do it.

Titi is in London this weekend for the unveiling of his Arsenal commemorative statue. We can only hope the sculptor wasn't obliged to replicate his shoes n'gilet combo. We'd prefer not to have to look at that for the next 100 years. Image: PacificCoastNews.com.

In a week where the whole of Manchester was thrown out of Europe's elite competition, we admirably restrained our 'inner mean girl' while you lot let rip on Shakira's new 'do and Yoann Gourcuff reappeared on our radar, you may well ask what could possibly be left for us to report on?

The Seattle Sounders won the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup title for the third consecutive time Tuesday night by defeating the Chicago Fire 2-0, to the delight of the huge crowd at their CenturyLink home field. The Sounders made Open Cup history by becoming only the fourth club in the nearly 100 years of the [.

Tonight there will be held the longest running US soccer tradition, the US Open Cup Final. Almost 100 years of soccer tradition and almost no one knows about it or even cares. I really started thinking about the US open cup because of the fact that a lot of supporters from our hated rival like to point out that they have won the thing twice now and are in the final tonight.

Kenny and 100 years with our birds

Liverpoolfc.tv columnist Kristian Walsh looks at why we shouldn't take old faces for granted in a week when Liverpool celebrates 100 years of its Liver Birds.

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Managing director Ian Ayre has vowed that Liverpool FC will return to Malaysia after the "unbelievable" welcome they received on their first visit to the country.
The Reds touched down in Liverpool on a high yesterday after a hugely successful eight-day tour of the Far East.
The trip finished with a brief stop in Singapore where they held an open training session for supporters but it was the time spent in Malaysia which will live long in the memory.

In the same week that Gloucestershire FA Chairman Roger Burden was elected Vice-Chair of the national FA, there was another bit of good news from his 'patch.' Almondsbury Town FC will continue, albeit a number of leagues below the league they ended last season in. Back in April I wrote about how the Almonds, a club with more than 100 years of history, were evicted from their home at Oaklands Park by none other than, the Gloucestershire FA.

Liverpool fly off on their Standard Chartered sponsored pre-season tour today with Managing Director Ian Ayre hoping the Reds leave a lifetime of memories for their fanatical Asian fans to savour.
The Reds' squad departs Liverpool John Lennon airport this afternoon for a thirteen hour flight to Guangzhou ahead of the first leg of their Asian tour.

Liverpool fly off on their Standard Chartered sponsored pre-season tour today with Managing Director Ian Ayre hoping the Reds leave a lifetime of memories for their fanatical Asian fans to savour.
The Reds' squad departs Liverpool John Lennon airport this afternoon for a thirteen hour flight to Guangzhou ahead of the first leg of their Asian tour.

John W Henry admits redevelopment of Anfield may not be viable

• Henry says 'many obstacles' in way of preferred option • Liverpool move to Stanley Park still under consideration Liverpool's principal owner, John W Henry, has admitted the preferred option of redeveloping Anfield may not be possible as there are "so many obstacles".

By NESTOR F. SEBASTIAN

The tournament that essentially inspired the World Cup had been watered down.

Little by little, Copa America had lost some of its prestige. CONMEBOL decided to implement a two-year cycle in the South American tournament in the mid-1980s to give each nation a chance to host the competition.

In observance of Memorial Day.

But here's three links to chew on for Tuesday:

*Here's more on the status of the Whitecaps ahead of Vancouver's game Wednesday night against Chivas USA in Carson.

*New disclosures today on the scandal enveloping CONCACAF head Jack Warner.

*Former Chivas USA defender Claudio Suarez claims Mexican soccer is 100 years ahead of the U.

The Club has confirmed that the team will be travelling to London on Tuesday night

Ok, many of you would have already heard the news... No it's not about Giggs and his Super injunction, its about that Volcano eruption of the Volcano whose name is quite tricky - Grimsvoetn. Last season there was a similar Volcano eruption which disrupted our travel plans to Milan.

The FA is all about supporting grassroots football isn't it? Well not if you are Almondsbury Town FC and they evict you...

Almondsbury Town FC have been enjoying a great season. They are playing at the highest level in the club's history with a decent squad of good local players.

Liverpool can count on their heritage to seal big sponsorship deals even if they are not playing in Europe next season, the Premier League club's managing director Ian Ayre said on Thursday.
The five-times European champions, who share the record of 18 English league titles with Manchester United, are in danger of missing out on continental club competition if a revival in their league form does not repair a bad start to the campaign.

When the Wizards changed their name to Sporting KC I was a little upset, but I quickly got over it. I kept telling myself that the ownership group will still embrace the Wizard name as a nickname. Then I started talking to other people in the area. The response I got was not as optimistic as expected.

Date: Saturday Jan 15 2011
Ground: Seel Park
Comp: Evostik Div One North (step four)
Match: Mossley 1 Warrington Town 1 HT: 1-1

Rowney 27; Salmon 2

ATT: 156
Additional: Entrance £7.00, Programme £2

Seel Park in pictures

Mossley, or as the locals pronounce it Mozz-Leh, hadn't been on my radar until very recently (despite it being another sub 40 miler for me that I'd overlooked, along with other Manc area clubs Flixton, Irlam and Trafford).

Date: Saturday Jan 15 2011
Ground: Seel Park
Comp: Evostik Div One North (step four)
Match: Mossley 1 Warrington Town 1 HT: 1-1

Rowney 27; Salmon 2

ATT: 156
Additional: Entrance £7.00, Programme £2

Seel Park in pictures

Mossley, or as the locals pronounce it Mozz-Leh, hadn't been on my radar until very recently (despite it being another sub 40 miler for me that I'd overlooked, along with other Manc area clubs Flixton, Irlam and Trafford).

In 2002, Liverpool announced plans to build a new 55,000 seater stadium on Stanley Park, sparking a hot debate that has raged on from day one. Some demanded Liverpool stay and redevelop Anfield, the spiritual home of the Merseysiders. But others disagreed, saying Liverpool needed to move to Stanley Park to increase revenue from higher ticket sales.

Tom Werner has vowed to restore the principles on which Liverpool FC built their success.
But the Liverpool chairman insists he does not need to oversee a revolution at Anfield.
After a turbulent three-and-a-half-year period under former owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett, an air of relative stability has been brought to matters off the pitch following October's £300million purchase by New England Sports Ventures.

One of the problems we've faced with regards to the new White Hart Lane or Olympic Stadium argument is mixed messages from all parties. It's been hard to understand exactly what's going on from one day to the next. It's fair to say Spurs haven't been forthcoming with answers and it's hard to see how they can be without potentially putting one of their options in jeopardy which is something from a business perspective they're unlikely to do.