Author Archives: The Gaffer

In addition to FOX Soccer bidding us goodbye today after 15 years of Premier League coverage, it was the final day for ESPN’s Ian Darke and Steve McManaman bringing us their Premier League matches. Here’s a video they did to … Continue reading →

After 15 years of soccer coverage, today marked the final day of FOX Soccer’s coverage of the English Premier League on US television. I’d personally like to thank everyone at FOX who’s been involved in bringing us the world’s best … Continue reading →

It’s a day of goodbyes today on the final day of the 2012-13 Premier League season. Farewell to Sir Alex Ferguson, Paul Scholes, Jamie Carragher, Michael Owen, Wigan Athletic, Reading and Queens Park Rangers. It’s also a goodbye to FOX … Continue reading →

Wayne Rooney will not play in today’s match against West Bromwich Albion, the final game of Sir Alex Ferguson’s managerial career. While Rooney was benched for last week’s game against Swansea, today he has been excused from traveling with United … Continue reading →

David Beckham played his last game of his professional career yesterday. When the Englishman was substituted in the match for Paris Saint-Germain, he came off the pitch with a flood of tears after a 20-year history in the game of … Continue reading →

It’s a Saturday night in the United States, which means we get to scour all of the British Sunday tabloids for Premier League news. And boy there are a lot of BS stories tonight! First up is The Sunday People who say … Continue reading →

England manager Roy Hodgson says that Chelsea, Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur have “scotched” England’s friendlies by scheduling post-season friendlies in the United States and, in Tottenham’s case, The Bahamas. Here’s what Hodgson said: “My thinking, which is based a … Continue reading →

Earlier this week, we ran a contest to give away two pairs of free tickets to next weekend’s friendly between Chelsea and Manchester City at Yankee Stadium in New York City. We received a ton of entries, and last night … Continue reading →

It was another memorable Premier League season for sensational goals. Cisse, Lowton, Baines, Van Persie, Bale and so many other incredible goalscorers. Here are ten of the best, but there are also some glaring ones missed (Oscar for Chelsea, and … Continue reading →

No matter whether you support Arsenal, Tottenham or any other club, here’s a poll we can all participate in… who do we want to see finish in fourth place? We’re not asking who you think will finish in fourth. Arsenal … Continue reading →

In 30 seconds, this is everything that’s wrong with FOX Sports. Even though the TV commercial below is focused on college football, it underlines what’s broken with FOX Sports, FOX Sports 1 and FOX Soccer. The sport should be the … Continue reading →

New images of Manchester United’s home shirt for next season have been leaked on the Internet. As was reported in December, Manchester United’s new home jersey for the 2013-14 season will be plain red with black trim, and will feature … Continue reading →

New photographs of Arsenal’s away shirt for the 2013-14 season have been leaked on the Internet. The new set of photos look to be professional ones from Nike (watermark excluded, of course). The images of Arsenal’s new away shirt reveal … Continue reading →

Roberto Mancini has said goodbye to Manchester City supporters with a full-page ad he bought in the local Manchester Evening News newspaper. Most City supporters have a soft spot in their heart for Mancini, and feel disappointed that he’s left the club. … Continue reading →