Sean Roberts

In partnership with a new site, Russian Football Now, EPL Talk presents the first episode of RFN's podcast. On Thursday, Russian teams were drawn into two of the more difficult UEFA Champions League groups. Russian Football Now's Chris Riordan and Richard Farley debut a new podcast by breaking down the tasks handed to Rubin Kazan […]

I will be on location in Columbus, Ohio for MLS Talk tomorrow and Tuesday. Tomorrow I will be attending the Islanders training session and I will be in the booth for the match on Tuesday. Unfortunately at this time I do now know who I will have a chance to talk with. However, if you […]

Watching the USMNT play Grenada last Saturday in the CONCACAF Gold Cup, something dawned on me. A strong core of our squad in this installment of the continental championship, played for our country at the Olympics in Beijinlist of players on roster at both competition at bottom). It's apparent that since departed Peter Nowak had […]

With the Confederations Cup now behind the USMNT, the Gold Cup is on the horizon. Sure, plenty of people have issues with the tournament. Many would like to see the region's championship every 4 years rather than bianually. The continental powers take the tournament more seriously when a Confed Cup spot is up for grabs. […]

Dual citizenship, discussions about players being raised in one country, then playing for another have been running rampant the last several days. Some like the new FIFA rule change, some don't. For some the thought of Guiseppe Rossi playing for Italy after being born in the States, causes their blood to boil. Some take it […]

The DC United goalkeeping situation is something which has been in flux for quite some time. Ever since the departure of 2006 MLS Goalkeeper of the Year, Troy Perkins, the club has been searching for an answer between the pipes. After the 2007 season, Perkins decided to test his mettle in European soccer, signing with […]

The inaugural CONCACAF Champions League is now over after a short delay, due to swine flu. Atlante are the first evcer CCL Champions, and will be the region's representative at this year's FIFA Club World Cup. This was the club's second continental title(first in Cancun), after winning the Champions Cup in 1983. Overall, I thoroughly […]

Last night at RFK Stadium, Jaime Moreno set an amazing MLS milestone. The Bolivian striker became the first player in MLS history to tally 100 goals and 100 assists. The feat came at a critical time for United. Moreno's beautiful curling free quick, met Ben Olsen's head just seconds into stoppage time and led to […]

There has been a lot of discussion among fans of the beautiful game in the U.S. about promotion and relegation. On this site, Daniel Feuerstein supported the idea down the road. One of his main points was that, once MLS and USL clubs have their own stadiums … a lot of the obstacles to […]