Sunday PreviewsMatch of the DayManchester United vs. Chelsea With so much press surrounding the game we've all been waiting for, Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson stated that there's too much pressure on United's young (and new) goalkeeper David de Gea. According to Fergie, there's too big of a spotlight on the 20-year-old Spanish goalkeeper; it's as though everyone is awaiting his downfall. "I don't know why such...

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Torneo AperturaToday's game:Club America v. Atlante: 0-1Estadio AztecaCommentators: Pablo Ramirez and Jesus Bracamontes# of times Pablo shouted "Se La Perdio!" : 2Atlante's numerous fouls, complete with an unfair set of yellow cards and consequent expulsion of one of CA's players gave Memo Ochoa's former team a pretty hard time. Nevertheless, Club America looked great throughout the game, both offensively as well as in defense. Goalkeeper Navarette was Man...

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Barclay's Premier League: *Bolton v. Manchester United: (2nd half, 58th min. - 0:3)(5', Chicharito, double by Rooney)Prediction: 0:5MLSSporting Kansas City v. Houston DynamoPrediction: 1-3Seattle v. RSLPrediction: 3-3New England v. DallasPrediction: 2-2 or 2-1New York Red Bulls v. VancouverPrediction: 5-2Torneo AperturaSantos v. GuadalajaraPrediction: 3-0*ongoing ...

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R&R: An In-Depth Analysis As most fans already know, both Rooney and Ronaldo scored hat-tricks in their games for Manchester United and Real Madrid, respectively. This got me thinking about all the possible parallels between the two R's. Here goes! Age - Rooney: 25; Ronaldo: 26 Hometown - Rooney: Liverpool, England Ronaldo: Madeira, Portugal Position - Rooney: striker (plays as #10) Ronaldo: winger/striker (plays as #7) $$$$$$$$ Rooney:...

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Cruz Azul nab a late goal to win 2-1 against Pumas de UNAM Ustadio de Olimpico Universitaro Though it wasn't the best game for the Cementers, who were losing 1-0 before their equalizer, they managed to come through towards the end of the second half, with Cortes scoring on the 76th minute. Azul got the 3 points and is in the lead with 14 points total after 7...

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Manchester United defeat Arsenal 8-2 at Old Trafford As usual, all United predictions were way off. The Red Devils exceeded all expectations and were merciless against Arsene Wenger's team, with goals by Nani, Park, Welbeck, Young, and a hat-trick by Rooney. Arsenal were powerless, despite a highly overrated Arshavin in the starting eleven playing all 90 minutes of the game. The match nearly ended 9-2. Arsenal's only goal-scorers...

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(MLS) Seattle Sounders vs. Colombus Crew - 6:2 Unfortunately, I was stuck reading the live text commentary for this one. I do know that if both teams had fulfilled all of their goal-scoring opportunities, the Crew would have overtaken Seattle. But let's not forget that Seattle has one of the best goalkeepers in the league (Kasey Keller). And that the Crew scored an own goal. And that the...

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EPL Preview *Match of the Day: Chelsea vs. Norwich - 10AM ET Other games: Blackburn vs. Everton - 10AM ETLiverpool vs. Bolton - 12:30PM ET La Liga Mexicana - Torneo Apertura Monterrey vs. Santos - 8:00PM ET, 6:00PM CT (Telemundo) Pachuca vs. América - 7:55PM ET (Telefutura) Atlas vs. Tigres - 9:30PM ET (Galavision) San Luis vs. Guadalajara - 9:55PM ET (Telefutura) Atlante vs. Estudiantes-Tecos - 11:30PM ET...

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Both the CONCACAF Champions League and the Euro CL are underway. (I'll start with Europe because it's awesome). The drawings to determine the groups and their occupants will be held tomorrow, 17:45 CET in Monaco. According to the UEFA official site, 11 champions and 5 newcomers grace the lineup. Let's remind fans that according to UEFA rules, clubs from the same country cannot be in the same group....

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Gameday Review: Manchester City v/s Leicester City (4-2)key players:Man. City: Toure, Silva, Tevez, KolarovLeicester City: Gallagher, DyerThe last dramatic face-off between these two teams ended with a 2-2 draw, meaning Leicester had to score at least 3 goals in this match to move on to the next round in the FA Cup. Alas, the other "City" beat them to it. Tevez, Man. City's captain, opened the score on...

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My tweet of the day:Too many teams either lost or drawed this weekend. (I'm lookin' at you, MU) Manchester United v/s Tottenham ended in a 0-0 draw, despite a certain coach's claim about decimating MU, scoring loads of goals, etc. etc. The usual favorites in La Liga Mexicana were beaten by teams that would never have dreamed of scoring against the likes of Santos Laguna, Toluca, Monterrey, and...

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And the tables are indeed soon to be turned (literally) as teams in the English Premier League that we thought (and hoped) would be on top now have losing streaks. I'm referring mostly to Chelsea and Liverpool, of course. Though Liverpool still has a chance to make it to the top 5, despite having just lost 3:1 to Blackburn. Of course, the trip to get ahead in the...

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The pun in the title is purely intentional.Gameday Review Manchester United v/s Stoke City - (2:1)MU's win in today's game proved many things. It re-affirmed, for the millionth time, "the rise of Chicharito". It proved, for the umpteenth time, that MU can win games without Rooney.* It also taught us a very important lesson: every game in the Barclay's Premier League will forever be compared to the Chelsea...

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Before I get to the latest on Becks...Today's results:Glasgow Rangers v/s Celtic - 0:2Chelsea v/s Aston Villa - 3:3Barcelona v/s Levante - 2:1Gameday Review Barcelona v/s Levante (2:1)Although Barca spent most of this game the way they usually do (passing the ball back-and-forth between their side of the field and the center), they did show an impressive play during the second half. Pedro's double got Barca their win,...

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Today's post features the first-ever gameday review, plus 2011 news/announcements.Gameday Review:West Bromwich v/s Manchester United: 1-2Now THIS was a game worth watching! MU back in action, with Rooney and Chicharito scoring goals (Hernandez's goal was assisted by - you guessed it - Rooney). Although in reality, this could have been anyone's game. The referee failed to provide West Bromwich with a well-deserved penalty, and for the one penalty...

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