Arsenal's 13-match unbeaten run came to an end after a Darren Bent goal gave Sunderland all three points at the Stadium of Light. Full Report to Come. Click to continue reading...

You can tell it is International fortnight can't you, Cesc goes off to join his fellow Spaniards and the gutter press get themselves all excited. They know they can fire silly questions at our captain and Barca players, then add whatever answer they want to the question and then print it, in fact worse than that they ad a few " " either side of the rubbish they write!

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Everyone's sure to be happy with last night's result – we know we are. The boys came out to win and they did it, attacking well from the very beginning, with Pedro being surprisingly awesome. Pep was resting several starters for this match, with Xavi, Messi, Dani, Iniesta, Bojan, and Pinto on the bench. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal continued their superb form in all competitions by winning away from home at Molineux against Wolves. Full Report to come Click to continue reading...

You can rack up all the excuses you want: it's a world cup year, the players are fatigued, they were freezing cold, yada yada. But at the end of the day, the reality of the matter is that Barca are simply not up to par this season. Especially lately.
Last night's match felt somewhat like a final going in, and the draw coming out felt like a loss. Click to continue reading...

Is this the vision of Pep you would expect to see on what he should have been celebrating as his 500th day coaching Barca? It did turn out to be a memorable night... but not in a good way.
We dropped two points last night when we should have come off with all three. We can't help but be annoyed by this, for several reasons. Click to continue reading...

Sure we were playing against a third division side last night, but did anyone really think that we'd tear it up like we did against Zaragoza? The way we see it, 2-0 is a great achievement for a lineup of mostly substitutes and B-teamers. Because without those six starters who were rested, there goes most of the defensive strength, the midfield dominance and the attacking creativity. Click to continue reading...

Was that Barca out there last night? Because all we saw was a blue and red steamroller which, engineered by perfection in the form of Seydou Keita, charged onto the pitch full speed ahead and flattened the quaking opposition. Zaragoza never stood a chance against a Barca side that came out last night with more hunger than we've probably seen in them this season. Click to continue reading...

Last year when we was going through our barren (pre Arshavin) spell if someone had said would you be happy with a 2-2 draw away against the Whammers I would have taken that all day long. But this year we have progressed as a team, a team that can pass forwards and create chances with ease. We still lack the mental capacity to finish games off.

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In the first ever Development Academy meeting between in-state rivals FC Dallas and Houston Dynamo, the Dynamo came out on top in a 3-2 seesaw battle. The first 20 minutes was a feeling out process between the two teams with neither side gaining a clear advantage. The chances were few and far between with the clearest one coming to Houston midway through the first half. Click to continue reading...

Sometimes miracles don't happen. The late surge by FC Dallas to secure an incredibly unlikely post-season berth came up short at packed Qwest Field in chilly Seattle as Dallas fell 2-1 to Seattle Sounders FC. Despite a furious late-season push, Dallas entered the match needing a win to secure a place in the post-season. Click to continue reading...

After watching this match, we're mainly thinking one thing: this is going to be a long, hard season. Barca won't be skipping past opponent after opponent, demolishing all those who cross our path, not this time around.
A team we would have royally thrashed a year ago managed to calmly beat us last night, why is that? Click to continue reading...

FC Dallas continued their scorching hot run for an improbable playoff berth Saturday night at Pizza Hut Park in Frisco with a well-played 2-1 victory over the Colorado Rapids in front of 15,243. In a virtual must-win match for the home club, Dallas defenders George John and Ugo Ihemelu provided all the scoring Dallas would need for the win. Click to continue reading...

Looking at things from an outside perspective, what you see is this: most of the squad just returned from an exhausting international break, and directly went head to head with a top La Liga team, playing away without two of our star forwards. And we still managed a draw. Sounds pretty good, doesn't it? Click to continue reading...

Arsenal beat Birmingham thanks to goals from Robin van Persie, Abou Diaby and Andrey Arshavin. Full report to come. Click to continue reading...

FC Dallas continued their improbable late-season run for the playoffs with a hard-fought 2-1 win over the San Jose Earthquakes Wednesday night at Buck Shaw Stadium in Santa Clara, California. Thank you, MLS playoff system. Click to continue reading...

I woke up early on Sunday morning with a mood of excitement and trepidation. Normally, I like to sleep in a bit on Sundays because they have a more relaxed feel, and because our cats give us the morning off and don't bang around our house that much to keep us awake. Click to continue reading...

The 2009-2010 season continues to be a serious case of Dr. Jekyll, Mr. Hyde. And we were without a doubt on the negative end of that spectrum against Chelsea on Sunday, despite being the better team in the first half. Losing 0-2 for the second match running is not a pleasant feeling, but rather than [. Click to continue reading...

Here are Matt's photos from the second half of the Cotton Bowl doubleheader.

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Jonjon's view on Yesterday's game.

I had to talk about the game as I was about to burst inside..

That was magnificent, that performance showed many aspects of the new improved 2009-10 team...

A while ago, I think it was Ave and me that talked about the fact that if we learned to finish off our chances we dont need to worry about defending.

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I made my first trip to Vancouver during the 2006 season to start that year, and have made it up at least once a season since then. I love the city for its beauty, good pubs, great beer, interesting sights, and laid back attitude, although in the years since I've been going up, I haven't seen the Timbers win there. Click to continue reading...

Following last week's excellent end-to-end shutout victory, FC Dallas again played a nearly flawless match as they used a goal from the head of Jeff Cunningham to forge a 1-0 win over the New England Revolution at a festive Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas. Playing as opening billing to the Mexico / Columbia friendly, FC Dallas beat the Revolution for the first time since 2006. Click to continue reading...

Well, on a night when Chris Hughton made Nile Ranger a second half stranger, all the points almost went to Queens Park Rangers and their pacy danger. This was arguably the best side I have seen Newcastle up against so far this season and with pace throughout their team and Routledge always a menace, QPR [. Click to continue reading...

Late goals from Robin van Persie and Andrey Arshavin secured victory for Arsenal after dominating much of the game against Olympiacos. More to come. Click to continue reading...

Jeff Cunningham's torrid goal-scoring streak continued Saturday night as his two goals all but ended road-sick Real Salt Lake's playoff chances in a 3-0 FC Dallas win. In what might have been the most complete match of the season, FC Dallas went ahead in the 5th minute against the early run of play. Click to continue reading...

All I can say right now is "WOW" about Fernando Torres. No matter what I try to think up as far as superlatives, adjectives, descriptions, or explanations, it all fails to truly sum up the impact El Nino is having on this season up to this point. With 8 goals in 8 matches, there is [...] Click to continue reading...

That's about it then right? Enough now with the endless quest for the playoffs? Toronto had to leave Illinois with three points tonight but could only grab one from a match that saw TFC start with a frenetic energy and end with most players about to collapse. The 2-2 result was probably fair for both teams who both showed a lot more in the way of mistakes rather than skill. Click to continue reading...

Vito Mannone was Man of the Match as Arsenal narrowly grabbed three points against Fulham at Craven Cottage. More to come. Click to continue reading...

This is a victory that marks history, as the current squad have thus become the first Barcelona side to win their first four Liga matches in over a decade. And it doesn't look like the winning streak will be ending anytime soon, with the way the team was looking last night.
With possession of around seventy-three percent, Barca were totally dominating the match, especially for the first half. Click to continue reading...

Newcastle were beaten by Peterborough and dumped out of the Carling Cup last night. It's probably for the best given our small squad and the higher importance of the Championship but, despite such pragmatism, it still stings to lose. I wasn't at the game, didn't see it on TV and didn't listen to it on the [. Click to continue reading...

I have been attending matches in the North End, or as we call it "The Shed" since 2005, and Timbers matches in general since 2001. I have seen some truly magical things during that time: amazing goals, wonderful tifo displays... Click to continue reading...

Thomas Vermaelen, wow what a signing. Arsene Wenger sure doesn't know a good defender when he sees one.

Why was he born 8 miles across the Belgium border, his parents ruined my headline?
He is tenacious in defence, and attacks corners like a madman and is showing the team the way, we now have a new confidence on corners, you can see the takers trying harder to hit a man rather than just hit and hope.

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In American football, teams often look to try to win the game on at least two of the "three" sides of the ball, offense, defense and special teams. Soccer, of course, is a much more free-flowing sport, but winning offense and defense is sometimes not enough to win a match. If soccer has a pointy-ball equivalent, it is the set-piece that comes closest to special teams. Click to continue reading...

If BMO ever decides to pull their sponsorship from Toronto FC, we'd like to make a suggestion - Nyquil. The nighttime syrup has nothing on a TFC road match for helping you get your Z's. The Reds went to Los Angeles on Saturday night knowing that all of their close rivals for the post season had dropped points earlier in the day. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal bounced back from last week's traumatic defeat at Manchester City with centreback Thomas Vermaelen scoring twice in a 4-0 stroll against Wigan. Croatia international Eduardo claimed the third although the ball found the net via a deflection off Emmanuel Eboue and Cesc Fabregas notched a fourth in stoppage time as Arsene Wenger's side turned on [. Click to continue reading...