Stealing The Show

Two players making their home debuts for Manchester City stole the show on Tuesday night. Winger Adam Johnson set up Carlos Tevez for City's first while Patrick Vieira set up the second in the Citizens 2-0 win over Bolton Wanderers at the City Of Manchester Stadium.

The New Standard

Youth soccer in America finding an identity with the MLS academy system as Goal.com's J.R. Eskilson says in the latest version of "En Route." Plus, as part of Goal.com's Know Your Rivals World Cup feature Noah Davis has a chat with USa defender Jonathan Bornstein.

TFE: Dropping Out

Could one of the three teams vying for the English Premier League crown be dropping out of the race? Goal.com's Shane Evans discuss the fate of a certain London team, who has the hot hand (or foot, if you will) and the Euro2012 draw in a special Monday edition of "The Full English."

Extended Dominance

Already ruthlessly whipping the chasing pack, Inter rubbed salt in the wounds by adding even further to its dominant squad in the transfer window. The additions of Goran Pandev and McDonald Mariga only wided the gulf. Zac Lee Rigg explains in his Serie A roundup piece, Roman Rule.

Smelling Blood

Could Arsenal be in line for a third successive defeat to a member of the so-called 'big four'? They play Liverpool on Wednesday and Reds captain Steven Gerrard has said his team are out to take down the 'wounded animal' that is the Gunners. Arsenal and Liverpool sit 3rd and 4th, respectively.

Done With Dzeko

After a long pursuit of the Bosnian striker, it appears that AC Milan's quest to sign Wolfburg striker Edin Dzeko has come to an end. The Italian club are simply unwilling to meet the €40 million pricetag for the goalscorer and think they can get by without his contributions next season.

Top Club

Chelsea's German midfielder Michael Ballack has hailed his teammates for their unity and professionalism this season. Riding high in first place in the English Premier League, Ballack is pleased with how his team have performed so far this season on and off the pitch.