Karl Sears

Perhaps at no point in the history of the United States Men's National Team has Turkey featured so prominently, but with the closing of the European transfer window on Monday, the country's soccer league was near the forefront of many USMNT supporters' minds. That's because a former national team prospects going the the country's second […]

The fourth round of the FA Cup saw the league's top four barely survive, though the fifth of the Big Five (Tottenham) met their end at Craven Cottage. On this edition of the EPL Talk Podcast, myself, Kartik Krishnaiyer, and the returning Laurence McKenna discuss the weekend's results, outcomes that failed to producing the type […]

Chelsea barely survived Everton in the first match of the FA Cup fourth round, a harbinger of what was to come for the Premier League's big five. Yes, Manchester United and Arsenal are through, but between a late comeback, a red card, and some dubious theatrics on a match-winning penalty kick, each had their problems […]

Camp Cupcake is over. What ever are we doing to do? Talk about the match against Chile, for one. That's the main dish in this meal, being served-up by myself and co-host Christopher Riordan on this edition of the Major League Soccer Talk podcast. The U.S. drew Chile 1-1 at Home Depot, a series of […]

On Wednesday, Richard Keys resigned from his position with Sky Sports, the latest chapters in the saga that started Sunday, when audio of sexist comments from Keys and broadcast partner Andy Gray was made public. With Gray having been terminated by Sky on Tuesday, Keys' resignation marked the final piece in the demise of one […]

FA Cup third round replays and the built-up to the next round of English Premier League action was overshadowed this week by the shock transfer of Darren Bent, who – two days after handing in his transfer request at Sunderland – became the newest member of Aston Villa Football Club. The AVFC club record acquisition […]

Last week's SuperDraft went exactly as planned, right? Not exactly, according to everybody who was surprised Omar Salgaso went first, and judging by the reaction from the coverage, that means everybody outside of Vancouver. On this edition of the Major League Soccer Talk podcast, Kevin McCauley joins me to talk about the wisdom of selecting […]

The two Manchester clubs finished the English Premier League weekend tied atop the league, with Arsenal's win at West Ham United creating a gap between the top three and the other two recognized title contenders. On this edition of the EPL Talk podcast, Kartik Krishnaiyer and myself take inventory of the entire league, but with […]

The race at the top of the Premier League tightened-up this weekend. Manchester United got a good result at White Hart Lane (0-0), but with Saturday wins by Manchester City (4-3, over Wolves) and Arsenal (0-3, at West Ham United), the league's top three teams are within two points of each other. To talk about […]

Edson Buddle has left Major League Soccer. What at first seemed like a thin, spurious connection was affirmed on Monday, with 2. Bundesliga's 17th place Inglostadt signing the now former Los Angeles Galaxy striker. On this edition of the Major League Soccer Talk podcast, myself and co-host Christopher Riordan talk about the whys, hows and […]

The FA Cup's full weekend came an went in the show of the new around Anfield Park, where Roy Hodgson and Liverpool mutually agreed to part ways before the Reds took the pitch Sunday at Old Trafford. There, Howard Webb tilted the match, giving a dubious second minute penalty. When Steven gerrard saw straight red […]

Howard Webb, Steven Gerrard, and Manchester United ruined King Kenny Dalglish's return to the Liverpool bench, the Reds bowing out of the FA Cup after their 1-0 loss at Old Trafford. Regardless, the departure of Roy Hodgson from Anfield was the weekend's big news, the former manager leaving the club by mutual consent on Saturday. […]

Now's the time to talk about some of the bigger name U.S. players plying their trade overseas, names we didn't get to on the first two shows of the week. Today, we look at Spain, Germany, Italy, France and Mexico, asking about the progress the likes of Jozy Altidore, Michael Bradley, Charlie Davies, Oguchi Onyewu […]

The English Premier League takes a weekend off as English football shifts its focus to the FA Cup, the third round of which happens this weekend. We start today's show, the second half of a discussion we had on Wednesday, by looking toward this weekend, specifically Liverpool's trip to Manchester United, though that quickly descended […]

Whereas yesterday Christopher Riordan and myself focused on the United States players lying their trade in England, to day we start to diversify our focus, looking toward continental Europe but focusing on some of the more overlooked leagues. Whereas tomorrow we'll discuss those players who've taken their talents to the big four leagues of the […]