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So Paolo Di Canio, we meet again. Villa have previous with Sunderland's new manager, having overcome a testing night at Swindon at the end of October 2012, a pulsating League Cup tie which was won 3-2 with a 90th-minute goal from Christian Benteke...

Back in November, these two giants of Italian football met in peculiar circumstances, with their objectives fixed at either end of the spectrum. While Juventus were four points clear at the top, Milan's win saw them move to eighth as they merely foug...

It has been noted many times already over the past couple of years, but these are good times for Welsh football. Gareth Bale is talked about as one of the best players in the game, Swansea City became the first Welsh side to be promoted to the Premie...

The local rivalry is escalating. Manchester Town Hall was lit up with 84% red and 16% sky blue lights earlier this week. This was in response to Virgin Media asking local fans to tweet allegiance to either United or City. It was a playful ruse to tak...

Red-blooded rivalry sees Fulham and QPR face off Monday night with sole ownership of the Premier League stage. The game (on ESPN Deportes and ESPN3/WatchESPN) is full of delicious connotations -- enough to satisfy supporters of both clubs plus the at...

A historic rivalry between what were considered to be the two best teams in Italy, the Derby d'Italia is the most anticipated match of any season. The smell of pure hatred and intense competition lingers in the Northern air as each side prepares thei...

Tom Marshall examines five keys for Mexico to get a result against the United States tonight.

Blog | Conversation | March 26, 2013

Like Boca Juniors-River Plate or Man United-Man City, the rivalry between the U.S. and Mexico is one that has deep roots, a rich history and plenty of passion on both sides. The tension is always great when the two teams meet, but recent form -- Klin...

Doug McIntyre examines what an optimal team with both U.S. and Mexican players would look like.

Blog | Conversation | March 25, 2013

So you probably heard that there's this little match being played Tuesday. U.S. vs. Mexico. World Cup qualifying. In the Azteca. For 90-odd minutes, the soccer world will stand still for this grandest of international rivalries. Of course, El Tri...

Never let it be said that the Designated Player backs down from a fight. Whether it's demanding that The European cuts a few of the makeweights to bump my salary up to a living (large) wage, or calling out my rookie left back on Twitter ("@genericclo...

Major League Soccer's weekend schedule is a feast of hate, a veritable smorgasbord of bubbling contention and competitive angst. It's "Rivalry Week", a round of games pairing teams who should bring a little more to the field than just the tepid desir...

"I didn't live this game as a rivalry when I was a player. I think that matters more to Fiorentina." So said Juventus coach Antonio Conte in his press conference ahead of Saturday's home match against Fiorentina. For those who yearn for controversy,...

The Cascadia Cup, created in 2004 by soccer supporters to celebrate the rich rivalry between clubs in Seattle, Portland and Vancouver, is now the unexpected center of a conflict between those groups and Major League Soccer.

On Sunderland's reported bid for the Swansea striker Danny Graham, scorer of that second goal in the Capital One Cup semi-final first leg at Chelsea, I have no inside track. In days when I did have a source, and a very good if cautious one at that...

Major League Soccer's 2013 schedule features a Rivalry Week during Week 3 of the 35-week season with eight of the nine matches pitting regional rivals against each other.