It was not the start that the Red Bulls were looking for in the 2012 season. All the pomp and pageantry for FC Dallas at the home opener looked very bright, and they punished their opponents at every opportunity. Failed attempts to clear the ball caused problems for the Red Bulls defense. They got properly […]

Mandatory player handshakes at soccer games should be abolished. Voluntary player handshakes should be encouraged. It’s nice that soccer stadia are more family oriented. As a youngster I braved the terraces to watch Crystal Palace play Millwall at Selhurst Park, fearing I might get my head kicked in by notoriously fierce Millwall hooligans. Fortunately, I […]

Join Daniel Feuerstein twice this week as he hosts the Feuerstein's Fire Podcast! Episode #93 Monday, March 12th 8PM EDT – 5PM PDT Guests: Abram Chamberlain of Soccer Newsday.com Ignacio Rodriguez, Head of Communications for the Puerto Rico Islanders A review of the Red Bulls first game of the season at FC Dallas CONCACAF Champions League […]

If you live in the United States, hopefully you've remembered to move your clocks forward one hour this morning. With the U.S. Daylight Savings Time in full effect, the two big matches kick off at 10am ET today. Manchester United hosts West Bromwich Albion at Old Trafford, while at the same time Manchester City plays […]

Who says you can't go home? Manassas, VA native C.J. Sapong headed a corner kick into the net in the 93rd minute to help Sporting Kansas City notch a 1-0 road victory over DC United. While KC had a majority of the possession and at times looked ready to take the lead throughout, this game […]

‘One nil to the Arsenal’ was the famous song that emanated from fortress Highbury during the lengthy and successful tenure of the pragmatic George Graham. They were the team that were the very antithesis of Kenny Dalglish’s latest incarnation of the Liverpool dynasty that was so full of flair with Barnes and Beardsley and Molby […]

We're only about 40 minutes away from First Kick! To celebrate, let's have an open thread where we can discuss all 5 matches from this evening's docket. From Montreal's first touch in Major League Soccer, to the beginning of Los Angeles' campaign to repeat as MLS Cup Champions, let's enjoy the night with some good […]

It would have been sometime around 1995 or 1996 when I first watched a game of football. It was the season of Newcastle's collapse, of "I'd Love It!" and supposedly not being able to win anything with kids. I grew up in a non-football household with not a single family member showing the slightest interest […]

Bolton Wanderers against QPR kicks off the action today in a relegation battle near the bottom of the Premier League. Djibril Cisse, the brilliant striker for Queens Park Rangers, should make his return to the team. He's certainly one who can add a spark to this game. At 10am ET/3pm UK time, we have four […]

We'd like to take a minute to point out a new feature at MajorLeagueSoccerTalk.com, even though it's a service that readers who also frequent EPLTalk.com will recognize. We now have a page dedicated to the MLS Broadcast Schedule! You should be able to drop in whenever you need to coordinate your domestic soccer consumption, whether […]

As another season with the familiar hollow ring of no silverware lags to a close at Arsenal, the question of what’s to be done after Arsene Wenger eventually retires needs to be asked; driven largely by unrealistic whispers of Arsenal’s board showing him the door on the summers dawn. The odds of Wenger being sacked […]

The greatest time of the year has finally come. After weeks of previewing the teams, we are a day away from the beginning of the MLS season. Looking ahead to 2012, some things have stayed the same (star-powered LA Galaxy, new playoff format again, ESPN games of the week) and some things have changes (new […]

Having enjoyed a fantastic season on the pitch, Newcastle United fans have more reason to be optimistic after the club announced a vast improvement of their finances today. The Magpies revealed figures for the financial year ending 30 June 2011, with the club announcing they were functioning at a hugely improved operating loss of £3.9m. […]

Another chapter of the Lionel Messi legacy was last night etched into history. The mercurial Argentine became the first player to score five goals in a Champions League match, helping Barcelona to a 7-1 second leg victory over a less than inspired Leverkusen side. While Arsenal put on a master class in how to over-turn […]

Borussia Dortmund is without a doubt the hottest team in the Bundesliga at the moment, and possibly all of Europe. Having not lost in 18 league matches and winning eight in a row (10 if you count the cup) to start the second half of the season (club record), Dortmund have expanded their lead at […]