Fulham are on the brink of history. On Wednesday, they will be playing in the Europa League Final against Atletico Madrid. Win or lose this match, Fulham will leave some sort of historical mark. The question is which historical direction will Fulham go? If they win this Final, I would compare this season to the […]

So Tottenham are in the Champions League. Well, not quite. They are not yet qualified to the group stage, which is what most people tend to mean by the Champions League, but for arguments sake let's assume they are. What does it actually mean? An increase in revenue, indeed. By qualifying and participating in the […]

Chicago Fire traveled to Toronto the day before Mother’s Day looking to extend their 3 game unbeaten run to 4 games but it was former Fire player Chad Barrett that ruined the trip north of the border. The Fire may have thought that points on the road were possible at BMO Field and looked forward […]

As everyone with more than a passing interest in the game will be aware Chelsea won the Premiership on the 9th of May. For this reason I have decided to tell anyone who wants to listen my match day experiences, rather than regurgitate the match reports and analysis of the mainstream media.

Stoke once again have compounded the critics and not only avoided the dreadful "second season syndrome", but actually improved their points and placing from last season. It's a fantastic achievement for the club and its passionate and noisy fans. I have to say that as an away fan at either the Brittania Stadium or the […]

To some, there's nothing more condescending than when their team are described as plucky, punching above there weight or a battling side. Each of the terms generally means the same thing when used towards a football club. You've punched above your weight and sooner rather than later, you're going to get brought down to earth. […]

Fulham Boss Hodgson Wants Europa League Final Postponed With the Icelandic volancano rearing its ashy head over the weekend Eurpean air travelers are once again experiencing serious delays and restrictions. Fulam skipper Roy Hodgson has asked UEFA to postpone their Europa League final in Hamburg against Athletico Madrid on Wednesday unless the situation improves. "If Madrid […]

The Race for the La Liga Crown If there were a match on which Barcelona would stumble in their path to a second consecutive La Liga title, Villarreal would stand in their way. All involved with FC Barcelona said the right statements after Inter Milan eliminated the Catalans from the UEFA Champions League. Barça president […]

If Fabio Capello is in the mood to talk players out of international retirement as seems to be the case with Jamie Carragher, perhaps the Italian could go around to Paul Scholes house for a cappuccino and one of those nice little almond biscuits and make him an offer he can't refuse. Ask him to […]

It gives me great pleasure to announce the launch of a brand-new eBook today entitled What The World Cup Means To Me. The free eBook, published by EPL Talk sister site World Cup Buzz, features stories from some of the top 21 soccer writers and personalities around the world including Soccernomics author Simon Kuper, GolTV's […]

Iron Man 2 and Mother's Day Champions FC Football played second fiddle this weekend to Mother's Day and Robert Downey Jr. & Co. running around saving the world from a Russian villain. Quite the opposite event played out across England as another Russian, this time Roman Abramovich and not Mickey Rourke, emerged from the rubble […]

England have always had a great tradition for goalkeepers, the likes of Gordon Banks and Peter Shilton are legends, and David Seaman was dependable for well over a decade and kept goal for his country in four straight major tournaments. However, in recent years, the likes of David James and Paul Robinson have wrestled for […]

Tuesday, May 11th 2:00pm EDT 11:00AM PDT Guests: Steven D. Lenhart Founder of the Timbers Army, Portland Timbers Supporters Group Soccer Agent to the Stars Eddie Rock of Libero returns NASL Segment returns Re-Capping Red Bulls four goal loss by the Earthquakes Brian Lewis of the New York Post also discusses Red Bull

Chelsea's 8-0 victory over Wigan put an exclamation point of their title winning statement, taking the English Premier League's championship back from Manchester United after its three year sojourn at Old Trafford. On this edition of the EPL Talk podcast, myself, Laurance McKenna and Kartik Krishnaiyer discuss the result a Stamford Bridge but quickly shift […]