The Week 22 numbers look like this... 5 year comparison Week 22 170 GP YTD Avg +/- GP Avg +/- Avg +/- GP 2006 13,932 6 15,082 15,361 143 2007 16,209 16.34% 6 16,311 8.15% 16,005 4.19% 144 2008 15,294 -5.64% 9 16,350 0.24% 17,036 6.45% 148 2009 16,236 6.16% 6 15,903 -2.73% 16,559 -2.80% […]

Guests: Blake Compton Returns To Discuss Officiating Debacle of CONCACAF Champions League Group Match Between Santos Laguna & Columbus Crew More discussion of officiating problems in CONCACAF Champions League Andrew Bucholtz: Vancouver Soccer Blogger Discusses MLS in 2011 Mike Buytus: Charleston Battery Supporter discusses USL-2nd Championship & New D2 Standards Re-Capping Red Bulls Victory Against San […]

Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City losses were our first hint that the league's Big Three may been on their own for another season. On this edition of the EPL Talk podcast, I'm joined by the regular co-hosts – Kartik Krishnaiyer and Laurence McKenna – to talk about the league's third weekend of action as well […]

Love him or hate him, Ashley Cole is the best at his position in England, and arguably the world. While this has been the case for many years (although I'm sure the Evra family might object), under Carlo Ancelotti Cole has transformed from an indefatigable left-back to an integral cog in Chelsea's attacking strategy. Fullbacks […]

Today's matches saw Michael Ballack's Leverkusen side take on Michael Bradley's Borussia Monchengladbach side, as well as a Sami Khedira-less Stuttgart against a prolific Borussia Dortmund team. Saturday's goal-fest has spilled over onto Sunday, and has made for some very entertaining football. Bayer Leverkusen hosted Borussia Monchengladbach with the renewed hope and expectation given to […]

Watching Aston Villa versus Everton today on Fox Soccer Channel, it’s such a troubling admission that I have a problem. I love football. I can’t get enough of it. I sit at work on a Monday afternoon and wonder about the Man City result. On a Thursday morning, instead of paying attention to quality control […]

The EPL Talk Podcast's review of the Premier League's third weekend will record at 10 p.m. England-time (5 p.m. Eastern, 2p.m. Pacific). Losses by Spurs and Manchester City will be high on the agenda, as will our Match of the Week: Aston Villa and Everton. We'll talk every match, every news item, but there's one […]

Fernando Torres returned to goal scoring form to give Liverpool’s season a much needed kick-start against West Brom. But will this be the start of a bright season for Roy Hodgson’s side or will the men from Merseyside disappoint once again? It’s been a bit of strange week for Liverpool. It started with midfielder Javier […]

It's another Sunday of Premier League football, so feel free to post your observations, questions or opinions about the games in the comments section below. Unusually for the Premier League, there are several games overlapping each other today from the early kick-off between Bolton Wanderers and Birmingham City, followed by Liverpool versus West Bromwich Albion […]

This was going to be a big test for the New York Red Bulls as they were coming off a 4-1 thrashing on the road against Toronto FC. Their next match at home was against the San Jose Earthquakes who were coming off back to back one goal victories at Buck Shaw Stadium against the […]

This summer I have followed Roy Hodgson's journey to Liverpool. Hodgson's move to Anfield has taught me some valuable lessons. First, every individual should do what is best for themselves and what is in their heart. Second, a manager has the right to change his mind. Roy Hodgson introduced me to the reality of being […]

Watching the collection of the top 10 best goals scored in the Premier League, they're a sight to see. Wonderful skills. Beautiful precision. Everything from Tony Yeboah's screamer for Leeds United against Liverpool to Paulo Di Canio's incredible scissor kick for West Ham United against Wimbledon, and many more. But one thing I noticed while […]

When MLS created the Designated Player rule several seasons ago, many fans were both excited and nervous. The benefits were obvious – it was an opportunity to retain great American players and attract great foreign players by allowing teams to offer a few salaries commensurate with the great leagues of Europe. The concern was always […]

Watching Blackpool play their debut Premier League game at Bloomfield Road against Fulham today, the 90 minutes surprised me. It felt like going to the movies to see a film you didn't think would be that good, but you walked away with a better appreciation and a warm and fuzzy feeling. The game featured end-to-end […]

Today's Bundesliga matches were some of the most exciting and open games in Europe. While the Premier League, Serie A, and La Liga are all now officially underway, the football gods smiled on the Bundesliga this weekend and the goals flowed. Today's matches saw Frankfurt host Hamburg, Freiburg take on Nurnberg, Hannover travel to Schalke, […]