By L.E. Eisenmenger - BOSTON, MA (Nov 4, 2009) USSoccerPlayers -- Fenway Sports Group (FSG) recently penned a deal with Fulham to find a jersey sponsor for the London-based EPL team. Seeking an ambitious six million pounds annually, FSG intends to connect Fulham with a US-based corporation with global marketing needs in the United Kingdom, Europe, and particularly Asian markets, where the EPL recently experienced explosive growth. Click to continue reading...

One of the misfortunes of living outside the United Kingdom and supporting English football is that when a legend dies, there are incredible heartwarming documentaries and news programs shown in the UK profiling that hero but they're unavailable due to rights restrictions where I, and many of you, live.

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If you're living in the United Kingdom and want to win a World Cup 2010 edition Sony Ericsson W995 mobile phone, well here's your chance. We're lucky enough to have Sony Ericsson offer us a FIFA branded SE W995 handset worth £500 to give away to one lucky UK reader, and the chance to win further [.. Click to continue reading...

At the start of the 1989-90 season, leading clubs like Arsenal and Manchester United boasted just one or two regular first-team players who were born outside the United Kingdom.

Now, Premier League teams have, on average, 13 foreign-born stars within their ranks.

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A couple of weeks ago, all the pundits claimed that the proposed move of Xabi Alonso to Real Madrid was almost a done deal, as the midfielder was said to have requested a move to the Bernabeu. However, a lot has gone on since then, and the Spanish giants are reportedly unwilling to meet the Reds' [.. Click to continue reading...

The new season is almost upon us so, fresh from the training ground, here is the very latest Heart of Clackmannannshire team photograph ahead of the new season. The more observant amongst you may have noticed a couple of new signings for The Clackas. Jim Reaper joins the club from Steaua Transylvania, whilst veteran Bert Harris has travelled north to finish his career in Scotland after forty-one glorious seasons with Royal Perivale, Perfidious Albion and a disastrous spell in Austria playing for Flaccid Vienna, which ended after an interview deemed so hate-filled that he was barred for life from entering anywhere in Europe outside of the United Kingdom.

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Well, here's probably the first of many English players going abroad. Serial drunkard Jermaine Pennant will be playing for Real Zaragoza in the La Liga. With the current financial climate in the United Kingdom, who can blame him really? By next April, every Tom, Dick and Harry of the rich and famous nature will be [. Click to continue reading...

With J Hutcherson -- There's a billboard heading out of Waldorf, Maryland advertising "International soccer." Last night, what they meant was on display at Regency Furniture Stadium. Crystal Palace Baltimore in the away whites versus what was helpfully referred to as Crystal Palace United Kingdom, in the home red and blue. Click to continue reading...

Michael Jackson passed away at the age of 50, after he collapsed at the rented house he occupied in Holmby Hills in Los Angeles. According to various reports, it is believed that the King of Pop was in a coma before he expired. Similarly, the career of a certain English football star who shares the [. Click to continue reading...

Some of you may have seen a few items related to the English Premier League broadcast rights. Sentanta has gone into receivership and their UK broadcast rights have been pulled. ESPN has won the rights to broadcast 46 live Premier League matches in the United Kingdom for the 2009-10 season, and has also been awarded a contract for the 2010-13 seasons.

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Episode 119 features an interview with Soccerex Director of Business Development Misha Sher. Hear about Sher's football background as a youth player in the Ukraine (part of the USSR in those days), his college and professional career in the United States at Ohio Wesleyan and in the A League (now USL-1).

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The Premier League have announced that they have terminated their contract with Setanta Sports in the United Kingdom. That means that Setanta has lost the TV rights for the 2009-2010 Premier League season and will sell the rights to the 46 lives games to the highest bidder.

The bidding deadline for the TV rights to those 46 games in England is Monday.

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The home side Finland know that a victory over Euro 2008 semi-finalists Russia will take them into the crucial second spot in group four. The two teams look likely to be battling it out for second spot, with European heavyweights Germany top of the group and seemingly all but qualified for the finals.

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366 days to go ... tomorrow's one year to the 2010 World Cup.
Where has the time gone?!?
Today, a World Cup ticket update from FIFA.com ...
As of today (with four out of 32 teams qualified, in addition to the hosts South Africa) there have been a total of 630,021 tickets in 188 different countries/territories sold. Click to continue reading...

The Americans playing in the United Kingdom achieved some highly touted results this campaign, including league titles, cup finals, and European qualification. Click to continue reading...

Hi insiders after six weeks in the making we can present below the results of the 2008 Arsenalinsider survey. Firstly many thanks to all 25,000 of you who took the time to enter our survey. The information you have given us will help Arsenalinsider to be even bigger and better for the 2009/10 season here in blog land.

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After a bit of a breather watching the league games, we are back to the international stage of club competitions, and it gets no better than the Champions League. With only eight teams left, the battle is on as each club vies for a place in the last four of the competition.

The first leg of the quarter-finals between Manchester United and Porto was played at Old Trafford, and viewers were left with a familiar feeling reminiscing the time when Mourinho danced down the touchline when his charges drew an impossible encounter in the red half of Manchester.

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Rio Ferdinand has come out singing in praise of Manchester United and England teammate Wayne Rooney for his performance in the World Cup qualifying games.

The defender, who has just got back onto his feet after nursing an injured back, has been quoted by the Manchester Evening News as saying that the forward is an essential part of the team, and his consistency has been fantastic recently.

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A few months ago we mentioned that the UK's Football Association had banned leagues from keeping scores or standings for 7 and 8 year old players. This wasn't a surprise and US Soccer recommends this as well, though many leagues continue to do so. But now it seems to have gotten a bit extreme. A proud [. Click to continue reading...

A few months ago we mentioned that the UK's Football Association had banned leagues from keeping scores or standings for 7 and 8 year old players. This wasn't a surprise and US Soccer recommends this as well, though many leagues continue to do so. But now it seems to have gotten a bit extreme. A proud [. Click to continue reading...

A few months ago we mentioned that the UK's Football Association had banned leagues from keeping scores or standings for 7 and 8 year old players. This wasn't a surprise and US Soccer recommends this as well, though many leagues continue to do so. But now it seems to have gotten a bit extreme. A proud [. Click to continue reading...

According to a recent article in The Times newspaper, the Walt Disney Company has expressed an interest in bidding for the TV rights to the Premier League in the United Kingdom and United States. The next auction of broadcast rights is due to start next January for the 2010-2011, 2011-2012 and 2012-2013 seasons. Click to continue reading...

The Guardian is reporting that Setanta Sports in the United Kingdom has reached a series of deals with several television providers to go unencrypted and offer its own highlight program for tonight's match between Croatia and England.  The program starts at 10:45 PM British time, and will feature highlights of both the England match and [. Click to continue reading...

Action shot of Manchester City's Striker Daniel Sturridge during the UEFA Cup's Second Qualifying Round First Leg. The match was played against the FC Midtjylland at The City of Manchester Stadium, United Kingdom. August 14, 2008. Image courtesy of Newscom. Technorati Tags: daniel sturridge,manchester city,fc midtjylland,uefa cup Share This Click to continue reading...

While your Premier League brethren in the United Kingdom have to wait more than two months before they'll be able to see all 20 clubs playing entire matches on television, viewers in the United States will only have to wait one week thanks to coverage from Setanta Sports and Fox Soccer Channel. In fact, you'll be [. Click to continue reading...

Cass, a new movie scheduled for release in the United Kingdom this Friday August 1, is a true story about a West Ham United supporter and his remarkable life. Quite a few of the West Ham fans who responded to the articles about the violence at the recent Columbus Crew match mentioned the upcoming movie. Click to continue reading...

Beijing 2008 Olympics - Men's Football fixtures and results, all in one place! Bookmark this page and share away: Time Zones All times listed are China Standard Time (UTC+8). To calibrate your local timings (and accommodating Daylight Savings Time): United States (Eastern Standard Time) = UTC-4 United Kingdom = UTC+1 Continental Europe = UTC+2 Pakistan = UTC+6 Australia = UTC+10 Nº Group Teams & Kick-Off [. Click to continue reading...

In an ironic twist, the UK's national football association has just banned competitive leagues for U8 players, something US Soccer has been pushing for a while. Scores and standings cannot be kept or published. Over at Two Footed Tackle, they cheer the decision: The benefits of scrapping competitive football for under-8s are plentiful, as are the [. Click to continue reading...