Sunderland announced this morning that Roy Keane has left his position as manager of the club. Keane had held crisis talks with the club's board on Thursday morning after which it was decided the two parties would go their separate ways. Keane's position has become under a great deal of speculation, but the timing of his [. Click to continue reading...

Recap: The Crew had a dream season in 2008. They dominated their opposition all year, and completed a memorable playoff run. They won the Supporters Shield by a huge margin and won four more games than any other team in the league. There is simply nothing that they didn't do well, so the Crew get [.. Click to continue reading...

And then there were four. Wednesday's Carling Cup action did not provide the upsets that Tuesday night did, as Manchester United and Spurs both avoided the upsets that tripped up fellow Premier League teams Arsenal and Stoke on Tuesday. At Old Trafford Carlos Tevez scored four times as Manchester United beat Blackburn Rovers 5-3. Click to continue reading...

Recap: The Rapids season started hot, then cooled off for a long time. They eventually got it going again, but it was too late and they finished with a losing record, just outside of the postseason. Even more troubling, their poor play caused their attendance numbers to dip. It was a tough year, so COL [. Click to continue reading...

Major League Soccer revealed its opening 2009 schedule on Tuesday. Major League Soccer's 14th season begins with "First Kick," the weekend of March 19-22, 2009, when 14 teams kickoff the 2009 MLS regular season. Highlights of First Kick include the inaugural game for 2009 expansion team Seattle Sounders FC. Click to continue reading...

Recap: CHV has a slow start, but they came on strong to finish with a winning record and the fourth most points in the league. Preki continued to get the most out of an underpaid side. The loss of Guzan was painful, but they rebounded to finish 2nd in the West. But, their playoff appearance [...] Click to continue reading...

Cristiano Ronaldo's incredible year continued tonight as he became the fourth Manchester United player to win the European Footballer of the Year award. The 23-year-old Ronaldo adds the Ballon d'Or award to the FIFPro World Player of the Year trophy he won in October, and the Professional Footballers Association and the Football Writers awards. Click to continue reading...

Another tough weekend for the big four as things get a little tighter at the top of the English Premier League after week 15. Winners Bolton Wanderers It has been well documented that I am not a fan of Bolton boss Gary Megson and his $20 million summer signing Johan Elmander. When they lost to Tottenham on [. Click to continue reading...

Recap: The Fire had an extremely strong season, finishing the race for the Supporters Shield behind only Columbus and Houston. They did not play as consistently down the stretch, and whether the Barrett for McBride trade pays dividends is a question that has no answer. Overall, they get a B+ for 2008. Click to continue reading...

With its Premiership title hopes hanging in the balance, Arsenal went to Chelsea's Stamford Bridge and snatched three crucial points to remain in the title hunt.  Dutch forward Robin van Persie scored two second-half goals.  The second of which all but knocked the wind out of the Chelsea supporters. Click to continue reading...

With a host of Serie A news-and-information sites and blogs found throughout the Internet, Soccer Tickets Online points you towards some of this month's more interesting topics. AC Milan's Vice President, Adriano Galliani, Dreams of Eto'o - The VP is not hiding his love of the Barcelona striker as he dreams of adding the star to the All-Star team that [. Click to continue reading...

With a host of La Liga news-and-information sites and blogs found throughout the Internet, Soccer Tickets Online points you towards some of this month's more interesting topics.  Diego Forlan Sets His Sights on the 2009-10 UEFA Champions League - Forlan leads his club Atletico Madrid with 6 league goals. Click to continue reading...

2009 promises to be an exciting year for U.S. national team fans as the team will compete in the Final Round of CONCACAF qualifying for the 2010 FIFA World Cup throughout the year, travel to South Africa in June for the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup and defend their CONCACAF Gold Cup title [...] Click to continue reading...

The FA Cup is the oldest football competition in the world, commencing in 1871–72. What makes the FA Cuop the best cup tournment in the world is that it involves clubs of all standards playing against each other so there is the possibility for "minnows" from the lower divisions to become "giant-killers" by eliminating top [. Click to continue reading...

Five-time winner Liverpool, Italian champion Inter Milan and Atletico Madrid all moved on to the knockout phase of the Champions League on Wednesday but last season's runners-up Chelsea still has work to do in the final round of games after a 1-1 tie with Bordeaux. Steven Gerrard, coming off a groin injury, scored on a header [. Click to continue reading...