Karl Sears

Chelsea answers Manchester United's derailing of Tottenham with a 7-0 drubbing of Stoke while Aston Villa has left March behind by climbing to the brink of Champions League. On this episode of the EPL Talk podcast, I am joined by Laurence McKenna and Kartik Krishnaiyer to look at the weekend that was in the Premiership, […]

Being a fan of Major League Soccer means throwing a grain of salt at each rumor of incoming talent. There are a number of prominent European players who like the idea of MLS, living in the States – players who aren't afraid to share their feelings with the media. However, the rules of our domestic […]

Can Spurs finish their run against the table's top three with a win at Old Trafford? And will rival Arsenal do Tottenham a favor against City on Saturday? To discuss these key match-ups as well as Thursday's Europa League results, I was joined by the review team – Laurence McKenna and Kartik Krishnaiyer – to […]

Andrew "Andy" Cole (he wants to be called Andrew) is one of the iconic players of the Premier League, a legend at two clubs, one of which is Newcastle. Like he needs an introduction from me. If you're here, you probably know who the hell Andrew Cole is. With Newcastle having confirmed promotion last week […]

As much of the coverage surrounding football has increasingly focused on finance, the Deloitte's Football Money League has garnered more attention. On today's edition of the EPL Talk podcast, I welcome Alan Switzer from Deloitte to the show to talk about the table, what goes into creating it, and the trends that he's noticed in […]

Refereeing has again come to the forefront of our footballing world, with the events at the Manchester United-Chelsea match bringing officiating under further fan scrutiny. To talk about that, we welcome John Nicholson back to the podcast. At Football365.co.uk, John has recently discussed his views on the role of officiating. We talk about that as […]

In addition to being one of the most recognizable players in the history of Major League Soccer, Dwayne De Rosario is off to a hot start for Toronto FC: four matches, four goals. Unfortunately for Toronto FC and its supporters, the totals in the team's points column have not been as good. On Monday, Dwayne […]

Los Angeles remains unscathed through four weeks of Major League Soccer action, getting two more goals from Edson Buddle to sit atop the conference in league, twelve points through four matches. In this edition of this Major League Soccer Talk podcast, Daniel Feuerstein and myself review that headlining match – Los Angeles and Real Salt […]

The races for first and fourth places in the English Premier League took unexpected turns this weekend. On this episode of the EPL Talk podcast, myself, Laurence McKenna and Kartik Krishnaiyer reconvene to discuss the weekend that was in the EPL, moving from Manchester's Derby to Chelsea's disappointment at White Hart Lane, back to Wigan […]

The Friday edition of the podcast welcomes Danny Last, proprietor of EuropeanFootballWeekends.co.uk. The site is dedicated to documenting the adventures of Danny and his friend as they travel across Europe's different countries, venues, and clubs. Danny joined me earlier this week to talk about the sites, his most memorable trips, and why he started documenting […]

The mid-week podcast spent last week asking how Red Bull New York had gotten off to such a strong start, but with a surprise weekend loss to Chivas USA, it seemed only fair to redress the conversation. Joining us to do that is Michael Lewis, who covers all things New York soccer for the New […]

Fox Soccer Channel broadcasts Champions League in the United States. Their presentation's main studio analysts, Warren Barton and Bobby McMahon, joined me on Tuesday to discuss their show; specifically, their preparation, the show's level of analysis, the choices made in presenting new players and teams to an audience, and the effect of losing the competition's […]

Misha Sher of Soccerex joined me last month to talk about the financial state of a number of clubs in the Premier League. It was only toward the end of that discussion that we started to explore issues on the pitch, and that's where we pick-up in this Tuesday edition of the EPL Talk podcast, […]

Portsmouth's cinderella run through the FA Cup continued on Sunday at Tottenham's expense. They are joined in the competition's final by Chelsea, whose run toward a domestic double was bolstered by the result at Ewood Park, with Blackburn holding Manchester United to a nil-nil. To talk about these results and look forward to the mid-week […]

It's an extended edition of the Major League Soccer Talk Weekend Review Show, as we are joined by: Christopher Riordan, who was on hand at Lincoln Financial Field to witness the Union's first home game, Dave Clark from Sounder at Heart to talk about an exciting RSL-Sounders match-up at Rio Tinto, and former MLS Talk […]