Growing up in the UK, the summers were surreal for me. There was the rare but glorious sunshine. The Butlin’s Holiday Camp. And spending time with relatives on my grandparent’s farm.
But it was also surreal because it was a rare moment for my favorite team, Swansea, to be playing friendlies against some of the top [...]
Now that Euro 2008 is over, don’t be surprised if you go through withdrawal symptoms over the next few days. But while one of the most entertaining European Championships in recent history has finished, many Premier League clubs will begin playing their first friendlies as early as next week.
With only 47 days to go until [...]
The 2008/2009 Premier League fixtures have been announced and here are some mouthwatering matches to look forward to (all dates subject to change):
Sunday, August 31*
Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur
Saturday, September 13
Manchester City v Chelsea
Sunday, September 14*
Liverpool v Manchester United
Sunday, September 21*
Chelsea v Manchester United
Saturday, September 27
Everton v Liverpool
Saturday, October 25
Chelsea v Liverpool
Tuesday, October 28
Arsenal v Tottenham [...]
Everton will be playing two friendlies in the United States this summer. According to ToffeeWeb, the club is rumored to be playing against Chicago Fire on July 30th and Colorado Rapids on August 3rd.
Last July, Everton played a friendly against Real Salt Lake and trained at the Home Depot Center outside Los Angeles, California.
This summer’s [...]
West Ham United announced this morning that the club has scheduled a friendly against MLS side Columbus Crew for Sunday, July 20 at Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio.
The friendly is West Ham’s second on their North American tour. On Thursday, July 24 the east London will play against the MLS All-Star Team in Toronto, Canada.
West [...]
Fulham announced this morning that it’ll be playing two preseason friendlies in South Korea this July. The club will play against FC Seoul on July 23 and against Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i FC on July 26.
Fulham’s decision to travel to South Korea this summer dashes any hopes of the club visiting the United States, where it [...]