Karl Sears

Chelsea's troubles have the team at a season low, losing by three goals to Sunderland at Stamford Bridge. But amongst the league's leaders, they weren't alone in their struggles, with Manchester United and Manchester City being drawn. The only club at the top that saw three were the Gunners, impressive at Goodison, while Bolton, Spurs, […]

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Has anybody seen Yuri Zhirkov or Ramires? Apparently Carlo Ancelotti is the only person who knows their whereabouts, the only reason why their names keep appearing on Chelsea's team sheet. With those ineffective midfielders featured Sunday at The Bridge, Chelsea was subject to one of the season's biggest surprises, with Sunderland posting an 0-3 result […]

For the second consecutive match day, the English Premier League has given us a slate full of close, exciting matches. Whether it be a back-and-forth affair at Villa Park, leads being given-up and reclaimed at the Britannia, gifted equalizers at White Hart Lane or dramatically salvaged points at Goodison, the league was full of compelling […]

Three of the four top seeds are out of the playoffs after this weekend's conference semifinal action around Major League Soccer. Joining to be to talk about the past week's results is Jeremiah Oshan. We look at the four conference semifinals as well as talk about the two teams we seem emerging from the conference […]

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As if mimicking Gob while The Final Countdown blared in the background, Major League Soccer hass made the wrong things disappear. At least that's what you'd be led to believe if you listen to the dissension of fans, with Major League Soccer finishing it's second playoff weekend with four Western Conference teams alive in the […]

The most exciting weekend to date in the English Premier League season saw the league leaders drawn back to the pack when Chelsea was upended at Anfield. Meanwhile, Manchester United was up to their old tricks, Arsenal's struggles continued, while Bolton and Newcastle captured imaginations. On this edition of the EPL Talk Podcast, myself and […]

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Well, well, well ... look who's getting the open thread up in time to give you the opportunity to really shape the show. This weekend, the English Premier League was reshaped, with Chelsea returning to the pack, Arsenal's struggle persisting, and Liverpool (yes, Liverpool) giving us one of the most impressive performances of the season. […]

On this edition of the Major League Soccer Talk Podcast, I am rejoined by Kevin McCauley who, stepping in to regular co-host Christopher Riordan, helps me preview the second leg of Major League Soccer's conference semifinal match-ups. Also, we discuss the first award given out by Major League Soccer as well as the retirement of […]

While Major League Soccer's playoffs have demanded most of our attention, the news continues rolling in. On this edition of the Major League Soccer Talk Podcast, I am joined by guest host Jeremiah Oshan (sbnation.com, sounderatheart.com) to focus on the non-playoff stories surrounding the league: awards nominees, television ratings, New York number two becoming MLS […]

Chris Riordan is in Germany while I'm in North Carolina, but no matter where we are, the Major League Soccer Podcast comes to you. On this episode Sounder at Heart contirbutor and SB Nation editor Jeremiah Oshan joins me to look back at the four first legs that were. In the East, Colorado could have […]

With Manchester City's loss at Wolverhampton, the predicted Big Three has emerged in the Premier League. Will Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester United continue pulling away going forward? That's the question that starts this edition of the EPL Talk Podcast, where myself, Kartik Krishnaiyer and Laurence McKenna the continued early season successes of last year's promoted […]

Well, well, well – what do we have here? A big three? That's sure what it looks like atop the English Premier League, with a Carlos Tévez-less Manchester City falling off-the-pace after losing in Wolverhampton. While none of Chelsea, Arsenal, or Manchester United were dominant, each picked up three points to gain some distance at […]