Before this current season, Hércules CF had tasted top flight football only twice in the past twenty-five years: the 1985-86 season, when their neighbors to north, Valencia, also suffered relegation for the first time in its illustrious history; and the 1996-97 season, when the Alicante club spent one campaign in La Liga before subsequent relegation to […]

The Week 24 numbers look like this... 5 year comparison Week 24 186 GP YTD Avg +/- GP Avg +/- Avg +/- GP 2006 14,880 6 15,348 15,129 159 2007 17,987 20.88% 8 16,659 8.54% 16,118 6.54% 159 2008 16,016 -10.95% 7 16,450 -1.26% 17,073 5.92% 161 2009 16,148 […]

Wayne Rooney is set to face Rangers on Tuesday as Manchester United open their 2010-11 Champions League season at Old Trafford. United will be favored to finish first in a group which features the Scottish champions, Valencia and Bursaspor of Turkey. The news of Rooney's return just a few days removed from the weekend doesn't come as […]

Another Premier League weekend is in the books with plenty of shocks, stops and talking points. The story of the weekend would be Everton’s dramatic comeback against Manchester United and the continued good form of Blackpool. On a sad note though there were one or two concerning injuries and the continued discussion over officiating standards. […]

Power Outage & a Blow Up Doll Just a few moments before my Saturday looked set to be a brilliant day of football, a pursuit of all things leisurely, and with Manchester United up 3-1 away to Everton at Goodison, my power suddenly and mysteriously went out. Upon its recommence, Everton, through Tim Cahill and […]

Could Manchester United's success in the past be attributable to the fact that very few of his players, as a percentage, play international soccer? And even when his players are picked for duty, you know and I know that his footballers often pick up mystery injuries where they have to pull out at the last […]

Tuesday, September 14th 8:00PM EDT – 5:00PM PDT This show is dedicated to the memory of Eric Altshule whom we sadly and tragically lost last week. First fifteen minutes will be spent discussing our former colleague Guests: David Faulk of Goal Seattle Blog discussing the Sounders MLS Talk Podcast Co-Host & DC Correspondent Chris Riordan Late […]

The second matchday of Serie A was exciting, that's pretty much the only way to describe it. It was full of upsets, goals, and action. At the top of the table you have Chievo in first place with six points, at the bottom you have Udinese last with zero points, and Roma second last with […]

Veteran midfielder Michael Ballack is set to miss six weeks of action due to a fractured tibia after a knock he took during Bayer Leverkusen's match against Hannover this weekend. Michael Ballack had just recently recovered from a lengthy injury that sidelined him during the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, and would have been […]

Manchester United's collapse at Goodison Park sees the league's third place team lose ground to Chelsea and Arsenal, winner during the fourth weekend of the English Premier League season. To review all the action, I am joined by Laurence McKenna and Kartik Krishnaiyer for this edition of the EPL Talk Podcast. We go over the […]

Saturday was a bit somber in the New York City Tri-State Area as we remembered those who lost their lives nine years ago as the World Trade Center was attacked and toppled down by terrorists. All morning long the families and friends came to hear the names of those who tragically perished in the Twin […]

The EPL Talk Podcast's review of the Premier League's fourth weekend will record at 10 p.m. England-time (5 p.m. Eastern, 2p.m. Pacific). This weekend's Match of the Week – Everton's comeback against Manchester United – will be high on the agenda, as will the performances from Chelsea, Arsenal, and the rest of the League. Beyond […]

After some impressive results and some emphatic performances this weekend in the Bundesliga, I have decided to start a Team Of The Week series to showcase the Bundesliga's top performers from each matchday. Here's my team: Hoffenheim's Tom Starke makes number one goalkeeper in my squad for spectacular saves that kept Die Hoffe in the […]

We have now seen Liverpool play a few times under Roy Hodgson and the most surprising thing about their season so far is how familiar it all feels. Their only win this season in the Premier League has been at home against West Bromwich Albion, a team destined for a relegation dog-fight. Of Course in […]

Sunday's Bundesliga matches saw both Bundesliga new boys, Kaiserslaturern and St. Pauli, lose out away from home. Kaiserslautern travelled to Mainz, while Koln host St. Pauli. Kaiserslautern have been impressive during their first couple of Bundesliga games, especially during their 2-0 win against Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich. Unfortunately, they could not continue their good form […]