Karl Sears

It was a relatively slow mid-week, with the typical slate of Champions League action giving way to the U.S. Open Cup final. On this edition of the Major League Soccer Talk podcast, Christopher Riordan and myself talk about Tuesday's match at Qwest, asking how much people should care about the U.S. Open Cup final. Then […]

As we enter the final month of the regular season, the league seems to have finally reached its equilibrium. While the standings my not reflect it, there are two teams who have distinguished themselves (Real Salt Lake, Dallas) with a small group who have shown the potential to threaten (Los Angeles, New York, Seattle). On […]

Chelsea's bounce-back from their Manchester City loss is complete, though the same questions about Arsenal have resurfaced. On this edition of the EPL Talk Podcast, myself, Kartik Krishnaiyer and Laurence McKenna review Sunday's match at Stamford Bridge, Liverpool's new low, Nigel de Jong and Karl Henry's antics, and the rest of the action from around […]

We're hours ahead of our 10 p.m. BST/5 p.m. EST/2 p.m. PST start, where myself, Kartik Krishnaiyer and Laurence McKenna will talking about a truly interesting weekend of Premier League action. Chelsea and Arsenal gave us a decent match at Stamford Bridge, Liverpool gave us fodder for hysterics, and Nigel de Jong ... what will […]

The regular season is winding down, and while there's decreasing less doubt surrounding who will make Major League Soccer's playoffs, the Supporter's Shield – and the places behind it – are still up-for-grabs. To talk about that race, this weekend's matches, as well as the results from mid-week, I am joined by Christopher Riordan for […]

England was perfect in Champions League, fit to be tied in Europa League, but with the mid-week action behind us, it's time to look forward to the weekend's fixtures, with Arsenal's trip to Chelsea highlighting the seventh match day's schedule. On this edition of the EPL Talk podcast, I am joined by Kartik Krishnaiyer and […]

Time's ticking down to our 10 p.m. BST/5 p.m. EST/2 p.m. PST recording, where myself, Kartik Krishnaiyer and Laurence McKenna will be looking back on mid-week action and forward to this weekend in the Premier League. Of course, we're going to talk about United winning at the Mestalla. And of course, Arsenal's Sunday visit to […]

Who are the league's best teams, and does it matter? Given downturns in form from Columbus and Los Angeles, it's difficult to tell contenders from pretenders. Even if we could, will the playoffs change everything, one season after the eighth seed took home the hardware? On this edition of the Major League Soccer Talk Podcast, […]

Los Angeles remains atop the league, though their 0-2, Friday loss to New York has continued to redefine the league's power structure. We'll talk about that, Real Salt Lake's struggles at Rio Tinto, and ... And whatever you want discussed. This is your chance. Use the comments, below, to let us know what you want […]

Chelsea is not invulnerable, but what will be the next meme to dominate the Premier League? We try to avoid that on this edition of the EPL Talk Podcast. Instead, we focus on the action at Eastlands, the Emirates, and the Reebok on a weekend that kick-started this year's Premier League season. Kartik Krishnaiyer and […]

The top of the Premier League table was rocked, with each of the Big Three dropping points on the sixth match day. Manchester City's performance at Eastlands, Arsenal's flop against Brom and Manchester United's draw at the Reebook will all be talking points, but beyond that ... What do you want to hear about on […]

Before we can focus on a full weekend of Major League Soccer action, myself and co-host Christopher Riordan have to look back on a dramatic set of mid-week matches across league and Champions League. On this edition of the MLS Talk Podcast, we talk about group leaders Columbus and Real Salt Lake, a fiesty performance […]

Chelsea will get their first major test of the season when they go to Eastlands for Saturday's early match, facing fourth place Manchester City, a team against whom they earned no points last season. On this edition of the EPL Talk Podcast, myself, Laurence McKenna and Kartik Krishnaiyer look at that match-up and talk about […]

Mid-week Carling Cup results and the sixth match day in the Premier League, featuring Chelsea's first test – these are the big stories for today's recording of the EPL Talk Podcast, which will take place at 10 p.m. BST / 5 p.m. EST / 2 p.m. PST. But before that recording can happen, myself, Laurence […]

On this edition of the Major League Soccer Talk podcast, myself and co-host Chris Riordan look back on a weekend highlighted by the Seattle Sounders' dominant 4-0 win in Columbus. We talk about the Crews' problems, how Seattle exploited them, as well as the other matches from the past weekend. Also discussed: Thierry Henry's punishment, […]