It's just come to my notice that England Under-21s are actually a quite brilliant side! They haven't lost for three years and in that time they've won 16 and drawn nine, averaging over two goals scored per game. Not bad going by anyone's standards. With several of those all-conquering kids already in the full squad I [. Click to continue reading...

Manchester United fans from the start of the 1990s will probably remember Lee Sharpe. Arsenal fans of that era will probably remember him too, albeit in a less enthusiastic manner. In the 1990-91 season, Sharpe was an electric, precocious teenager who broke into the first team and making most of England sit up and pay attention. Click to continue reading...

Sunday was the day that the Aston Villa juggernaut was set to send the Premiership in circles by derailing what is turning out to be one of the most astonishing records in Premiership history. Instead of ranting about what Chelsea football club have done, this will be a more interactive article involving every football fan. Click to continue reading...

It's no secret that Gerrard and Lampard have some difficulty coexisting in the central midfield position on the England squad. Ok, it's actually a f*cking disaster. Josh Burt at The Spoiler ran a poll asking if the Fab one should play the two together. He worded it, however, from the angle that Lampard was the obvious choice and that Gerrard should be left on the bench.

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Group A
Schalke
Paris Saint Germain
Manchester City
Racing Santander
FC Twente

Group B
Benfica
Olympiakos
Galatasaray
Hertha Berlin
Metalist Kharkiv

Group C
Sevilla
Stuttgart
Sampdoria
Partizan Belgrade
Standard Liege

Group D
Tottenham
Spartak Moscow
Udinese
Dinamo Zagreb
NEC Nijmegen

Group E
AC Milan
Heerenveen
Braga
Portsmouth
Wolfsburg

Group F
Hamburg
Ajax
Slavia Prague
Aston Villa
MSK Zilina

Group G
Valencia
Club Brugge
Rosenborg
FC Copenhagen
Saint-Etienne

Group H
CSKA Moscow
Deportivo La Coruna
Feyenoord
Nancy
Lech Poznan

Each team plays two matches at home and two away, with the top three teams from each group qualifying for the last 32.

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UEFA held the draw for the UEFA Cup group stage today and some fascinating pairings emerged. Both Martin Jol and Steve McClaren will take their new clubs back to England as FC Twente will face Manchester City and Jol's Hamburg will take on Aston Villa. This year's groups are looking really tough and the field contains [. Click to continue reading...

The UEFA Cup draw has thrown up some mouthwatering ties for the English clubs involved. Top of the pile is Portsmouth, who have been drawn in the same group as AC Milan. Not to be outdone, Aston Villa are up against Ajax and Martin Jol's Hamburg, while Manchester City will take on Schteeve McClaren'sh FC [. Click to continue reading...

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Manchester City 2-3 Liverpool
Oh, that was just gorgeous. Ok, not Liverpool going behind 2-0 by halftime, or Xabi Alonso practically having his ankle taken off by Zabaleta. (And seriously, what is it about him that encourages people into dangerous tackles?) But everything after that was great. Click to continue reading...

Chelsea v. Aston Villa Stadium: Stamford Bridge, London, England Competition: English Premier League Date: 5 October 2008 Kickoff: 15:00 GMT, 10:00 ET Aston Villa will try and break injury-depleted Chelsea's home unbeaten streak. Soccerlens will be bringing you the action live! Log on to the site 15 minutes before kickoff for the live blog. Click to continue reading...

Follow West Ham United against Bolton Wanderers live and online today via the EPL Talk Chat featuring football fans discussing the match from around the world. We will also keep you up to date on all games on this Sunday including the big one at Stamford Bridge. Can Aston Villa end the Chelsea streak (this Chelsea [. Click to continue reading...

Week 7 :  EPL Chelsea are meeting Aston Villa in this round of Premier League sunday 5th of october. Watch the match LIVE here ! Click to continue reading...

You have to go all the way back to 21st February 2004 to find the last time Chelsea lost at home in the Premier League. Since then 85 teams have attempted to beat the Blues at Stamford Bridge but none have left with more than a point. One of the teams to go closest to ending [...] Click to continue reading...

GAME OF THE WEEK: Serbian Superliga - Red Star Belgrade vs Partizan Belgrade When: Sunday, October 5, 17:00 CET Where: Stadion Crvena Zvezda, Belgrade Why: One of the most heated, violent and dynamic derbies in world football, this one's extra special because of all the recent happenings in Belgrade. Click to continue reading...

The USA announced their roster for the Cuba match, to be played at RFK Stadium on 10/11/08.  With advancement to the next round close to a sure thing, Bradley has taken a few more risks (well...I'd be happy to debate anyone on how "risky" they actually are) and called in some younger players.  I, for [. Click to continue reading...

Show me an Aston Villa fan keen to criticise owner Randy Lerner, and I'll show you a man desperate to be miserable. The improvements made under the American have been profound both on and off the pitch. Manager Martin O'Neill has been backed in big money transfers for Stiliyan Petrov, Ashley Young, Curtis Davies, Luke Young, [. Click to continue reading...

Saturday, 4 October 2008 Blackburn v Man Utd, 17:30 Paul Ince's Rovers beat Newcastle last week, but Man Utd will be a tougher customer - even without the injured Scholes and Rooney. Fergie faces yet another of his managerial offspring, which has to make him feel old. Prediction: 0-2 Bonus Prediction: Fergie to give Ince deliberately bad "advice" before [. Click to continue reading...

For Curtis Davies, it's a no-brainer when having to choose which winger he wants in his team. The Aston Villa defender believes that his team-mate is taking the Premier League by storm right now, and he wouldn't swap him for anyone, not even a player who managed 40+ goals in ... Click to continue reading...

English Premier League video highlights from the 27-28 September 08 matches: Portsmouth 2-0 Spurs Highlights Arsenal 1-2 Hull City Highlights Arsenal vs Hull City Highlights Wigan 2-1 Man City Highlights Fulham 1-2 West Ham Highlights Newcastle 1-2 Blackburn Highlights Aston Villa 2-1 Sunderland Highlights Stoke City 0-2 Chelsea Highlights "Video Highlights: Portsmouth 2-0 Tottenham, Arsenal 1-2 Hull, Newcastle 1-2 Blackburn and more" was originally [. Click to continue reading...

On the one hand, I am insanely busy right now. Booo. On the other hand, I finally have Setanta set up at my new apartment so I can watch the games properly. Yaaaay. So here we go...

Manchester United 2–0 Bolton
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Arsenal started the day in top spot and were expected to crush Hull City at The Emirates. Football though has a habit of bringing you back to Earth, the visitors doing so by winning 2 - 1. It did not seem that it would be the case when Cesc Fabregas forced McShane to put through [...] Click to continue reading...

Big, bad Brad Friedel posted another victory last weekend as he and Aston Villa kept on rolling.

Friedel was one of few bright spots for Americans Abroad last weekend. How bad were things? Consider this linep of Americans:

------------------------------Jozy Altidore-----------------------------

DaMarcus Beasley-----------Freddy Adu-------------Clint Dempsey

---------------------Michael Bradley---Maurice Edu------------------

Heath Pearce------Jay DeMerit----Jonathan Spector---Frank Simek

-------------------------------Brad Guzan------------------------------

Like that team?

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So perhaps for the sake of your enjoyment, dear reader, Soccer Source should predict humdrum fixtures each week.

It'd be a huge shock if Man Utd, Chelsea and/or Arsenal did anything but win with ease

Yeah, right.

To give you an idea of the enormity of this result, it'd be as if the Detroit Lions went into Dallas and pounded on the Cowboys. Click to continue reading...

Aston Villa join Stoke City and Blackburn in the chase for this troubled wide man. Clubcall.com are reporting that Jermaine Pennant is a £6m transfer target for Premiership rivals Aston Villa. The winger has been frustrated in his attempts to earn a regular spot in the Reds side since his arrival . Click to continue reading...

After the offensive explosion that has been the Gunners the last couple weeks, I don't think anyone saw this coming at the Emirates.

The Geovanni equalizer was other-worldly, then a Daniel Cousin header won it, 2-1.

Drops Arsenal from 1st to 4th, one point ahead of Hull.

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Hull City have this evening beaten the might of Arsenal in their own backyard. It is, undoubtedly the result of this season's Premier League and Hull manager Phill Brown can take a tremendous amount of credit for it.

Brown started with a very attacking line-up, a move that many people felt would see Hull be humiliated but that was far from the case. Click to continue reading...

Follow Manchester United against Bolton Wanderers live and online today via the EPL Talk Chat featuring football fans discussing the match from around the world. Kick off time is 10:00 am ET/3:00 pm BST. We'll also be following all the 10:00 am ET/3:00 pm BST kickoffs (Aston Villa v Sunderland, Fulham v West Ham United, Middlesbrough [. Click to continue reading...

The draw for the 4th round of the Carling Cup has just been concluded. Home teams were drawn by former West Ham and Everton player Tony Cottee, and away teams by Alan McInally, formerly of Celtic and Aston Villa. Cottee... Click to continue reading...

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Derby Evening Telegraph - Carroll: We Need to Stay Sharp
ROY Carroll feels understanding at the back is growing for Derby County but the experienced goalkeeper knows the Rams must stay on their toes.
Derby have named the same defence and keeper in the past five matches, and results have improved. Click to continue reading...

First off, I welcome everyone to join us in the EPL Talk Chat this weekend. Starting Saturday from 7:20 am and Sunday from 8:20 am. Now onto the predictions. All times are Eastern and TV Schedules are subject to change without notice. Everton v Liverpool (Saturday 7:45 am, Live on Setanta Sports from 7:30 am. Click to continue reading...

First off, I welcome everyone to join us in the EPL Talk Chat this weekend. Starting Saturday from 7:20 am and Sunday from 8:20 am.

Now onto the predictions. All times are Eastern and TV Schedules are subject to change without notice.

Everton v Liverpool (Saturday 7:45 am, Live on Setanta Sports from 7:30 am.

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No man is an island, with the possible exception of Frank Lampard. We all crave companionship, but I crossed the line in my pursuit of Helen Chamberlain. I sneaked in to the Soccer AM studios and took a few unauthorised photos to publish on my website. I've now been charged with intent to distribute [. Click to continue reading...

Say what you will about Maradona he never put on a suit.  Michel Platini on the other hand is on one hell of a roll at the moment. Earlier this week, he went off Arsene Wenger as if the man had murdered half his family, instead of appointing youngters to play at the highest club [...] Click to continue reading...

Managerless Newcastle United are set to turn their attention towards former Leeds United and Aston Villa boss David O'Leary after Terry Venables turned down the job following a day of intense negotiations. Click to continue reading...

Saturday Arsenal v Hull City, 17:30 Can Hull's excellent run keep going. Against Arsenal? Away? No, it can't. Prediction: 2-1 to Arsenal. Not an easy win for the Gunners, but a win nonetheless. Bonus Prediction: DNA tests confirm Hull's 39 year old striker Dean Windass as the father of Jack Wilshere, Carlos Vela and Kieran Gibbs. Click to continue reading...