Here are the highlights of Manchester City's 6-0 demolition of Portsmouth. Come and watch the Robinho shuffle! I'm also including a link to an article from the London Times that describes how Robinho and Shawn Wright-Phillips are feeling liberated playing for Manchester City. They are without doubt the most compelling club in soccer right now as everyone waits to see who they will sign during the winter break and even over the next couple of years with the influx of money into the club. Click to continue reading...

Last year the winter break lasted six long agonizing weeks. This year it will be seven. The break has been controversial for some time as even the Kaiser has called for the abandonment of this "luxury". It is too long a layoff for the players and fans. Meanwhile, this year the Ligapokal was [...] Click to continue reading...

In the figurative sense, as in: good news. In reality it's actually less sunshine and more snow. And If you factor in global warming, it would be less sunshine and more rain. But that's OK. The bosses of all 36 Bundesliga clubs have met and decided that the winter break is too long and needs shortening; [. Click to continue reading...

Here's the third installment of the Serie A preview. In this part we take a look at Milan, Napoli, Palermo, Reggina, and Roma.

MILAN

This is the year Milan has to redeem themselves. The Rossoneri had a season way below expectations last year, based on a mix of injuries and a terrible summer transfer market.

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Another frustrating move by a European club with an American player as Fulham are loaning Eddie Johnson out to Cardiff City. Eddie Johnson barely had an opportunity to play for Fulham, having joined the team during the winter break last season as they were in the middle of a relegation battle. His chances to play were few and far between and now he will be going down to the English Championship League, which is one division lower then the Premiership. Click to continue reading...

English league football returned in glorious fashion last weekend and was swiftly followed by the Premier League, note FA lawyers - I did not say Premiership, on Saturday just gone. It's that exciting part of August as all major European leagues are resuming after the winter break.  Pre-season tournaments such as Feynoord, Ajax and Arsenal ones [. Click to continue reading...

RICHARD ‘Baldrick' Scudamore, the contumacious Premier League chief executive behind the much-criticised proposal for an ‘international round' of matches, has drafted a revised plan designed to sidestep opposition from FIFA and the Football Association. Scudamore was forced to bin his original plans after Sepp Blatter indicated such a venture would undermine England's 2018 World Cup bid, [. Click to continue reading...

A quick note to let you know that during the 2008 winter break (that's summer for our northern hemisphere readers!), the page formerly known as 'squad lists' has been renamed 'transfers', and will contain a list, updated as frequently and accurately as I can manage (but please bear with me) of all the ins and [. Click to continue reading...

As an English football supporter, the notion of a Christmas break is a total anathema. After all, what does every right thinking English person want on Boxing Day? To get the hell out from under the families feet and down to a football match before you choke the mother-in-law to death on a mixture of bubble & squeak and strychnine. Click to continue reading...