It’s difficult to ignore Andy Carroll this season. Scoring with good regularity for Newcastle, living with his captain, and every club in need of a striker appearing to be ready to pay upwards of £20 million for his services. This season has seen him just as likely to make both the gossip and sports sections […]

The fourth round of the FA Cup saw the league's top four barely survive, though the fifth of the Big Five (Tottenham) met their end at Craven Cottage. On this edition of the EPL Talk Podcast, myself, Kartik Krishnaiyer, and the returning Laurence McKenna discuss the weekend's results, outcomes that failed to producing the type […]

The United States is scheduled to play an international friendly next week in Egypt against the host country, and as many of you are well aware, the political situation is unsettled, to put is lightly. By the February 9 friendly there may not be a government in Egypt, or even a new one, but the […]

Chelsea barely survived Everton in the first match of the FA Cup fourth round, a harbinger of what was to come for the Premier League's big five. Yes, Manchester United and Arsenal are through, but between a late comeback, a red card, and some dubious theatrics on a match-winning penalty kick, each had their problems […]

My first encounter with DC United came in 2004. The arrival of Freddy Adu onto the world stage gained his club extra publicity. A year later Ryan Nelsen joined Blackburn Rovers from the Washington club, and at the time I questioned if someone from MLS could cut in England especially as he joined Rovers as […]

While there were very few shocks in the FA Cup yesterday, today holds more hope that a top club may get knocked out of the illustrious tournament. On television we have Arsenal against Huddersfield, Notts County versus Manchester City and Fulham against Tottenham. Each of those games have important historic ties. Notts County, founded in […]

Manchester City fans may be in for a rude awakening if they honestly believe they will win the Premier League this season. They may not win a title just yet, especially after coach Roberto Mancini has already indicated that his first aim is to get the team qualified for the Champions League next season. That […]

In a departure from what some may have expected, this FA Cup tie between Birmingham City and Coventry City turned into a goal fest. The home side clawed back from a two-goal deficit to end up the victors, 3-2. BIRMINGHAM FORM: For a side who has been busy in both the League as well as […]

Tuesday, February 1st 8:00PM EST – 5:00PM PST Guest: NASL CEO Aaron Davidson returns as he discusses the De-Sanctioning of Division Two status and what are the goals to re-gaining it or other alternatives to have a season.

There are plenty of intriguing FA Cup matches scheduled for today including the tricky clash between Everton and Chelsea, where both teams will be tested, as well as Birmingham City against Championship side Coventry City and last but not least, Southampton against Manchester United. Those are the televised matches featuring Premier League sides. There are […]

Every week EA SPORTS is simulating big matches from the football world using the FIFA 11 engine. This week they are featuring the January 29th, 2011 matchup between the Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich and Werder Bremen. Enjoy.

When Major League Soccer opened up shop back in 1996 it was mostly to create and sustain this division one league that would help the US National Team to grow and get better in every single match they perform in as well as all the clubs to do well. But the one thing that didn't […]

Liverpool has announced that they have agreed a fee of up to £22 million with Ajax for the transfer of Luis Suarez, subject to the completion of a medical and agreement on personal terms. The Uruguayan striker, one of the stars of the 2010 World Cup, has been the subject of intense transfer negotiations between […]

Mid-July 2011. What is the significance of this date? That's when training camps for the 2011-12 NFL season would open. For the first time since 1987 however, the National Football League may experience a work stoppage due to the expiration of their Collective Bargaining Agreement with the NFL Players Association. There is always the chance […]

Espanyol's surprising start has not only stretched to this juncture of the season but has also improved from a club that only garnered points at home to a team that can win the tough matches away from home. Impressively winning at Sevilla and Getafe in their last two games have shown that a top-six finish […]