You've see the film The Damned United, or read the book by David Peace that inspired it. The question that remains is, to what extent has the outspoken, charismatic and often times hilarious manager left a lasting impression on you? For me, Clough embodies what I think of when I imagine English football in the […]

Birmingham City has made the smart move to allow its supporters to choose which football kit the club should wear for the 2010-11 season. Too many times, football clubs make the decision without much or any input from supporters and what ends up being released is an abomination. The decision to allow Birmingham City supporters […]

During Saturday's Manchester United against Chelsea match at Old Trafford, you may have heard the sarcastic chants from Chelsea supporters of "USA, USA, USA." The chants were directed at the Manchester United supporters. They were part tongue-in-cheek humor as well as a little bit of banter to wind up the Man United supporters and mock […]

For the last three seasons this club has been terrible away from home that was Giants Stadium. A grand total of four wins out of the last forty-five matches under both Bruce Arena & Juan Carlos Osorio. At the same time the club wanted to avenge their poor performance the last time they visited Seattle […]

The Bianconeri lost again and to be quite honest it was not a surprise because the Juve players have completely lost their composure since the 3-3 draw with Siena. The match against Siena was the turning point as Juventus were somewhat managing to grind resultsfollowing Alberto Zaccheroni's appointment as coach for the remainder of the season. The Bianconeri have lost […]

Alright, I know the season isn’t over yet but it is never too early to think about next season. And, regardless of how Arsenal finish this season, all eyes will again be on Arsene Wenger over the summer transfer period. Indeed, it seems that every transfer window over the past few years, Wenger has been […]

With so much of the focus in the build up to this Premier League weekend being on Manchester United against Chelsea, it was unfortunate that many of the other big clashes didn't get as much attention. Especially at this time of the season where every point means so much. I managed to watch 3.5 games […]

It's now April, 2010 – the World Cup and business end of the Premier League season both approach like a swarm of angry bees looking to sting before they're stung. Injuries are piling up in England to key members of the national team as well as key components of the three headed monster that is […]

Feel free to post your observations about the biggest match of the season throughout the game today. A few observations before the game has kicked off: Didier Drogba is on the bench. Could Chelsea be more powerful today without him? If they played like they did against Aston Villa, the answer is yes. Alexi Lalas […]

If you're a regular reader of Major League Soccer Talk, I want to see if you'd be interested in having an iPhone app created for MLS Talk where you could check on the latest posts, read the latest comments, listen to each new episode of the MLS Talk Podcast and read the latest MLS Talk […]

David Moyes joined Everton following the sacking of Walter Smith in March 2002. He was regarded as one of the most promising young managers in the country when he arrived at Goodison Park and has justified that assessment ever since. His transfer activity has been extremely impressive during his Everton tenure, uncovering gem after gem […]

Wayne Rooney's injured ankle seems to force Dimitar Berbatov into the lineup for Manchester United's Saturday meeting with Chelsea, but despite the relative paucity of striking options at Sir Alex Ferguson's disposal, Berbatov need not be the only answer. That is not to say Ferguson need look to little used options like Mame Biram Diouf […]

When I first started watching English football as a Yank six years ago, I was drawn to the best clubs and star players, like anyone would be. But then I quickly realized that being a fan of one of the Big 4 clubs is no fun. Since the '02-'03 season, only once has an […]

I suspect you've all heard by now about the rule change in MLS regarding Designated Players. Here is the transcript of the press conference in which the changes were outlined in detail by Todd Durbin of MLS. One thing that emerges from this is the heightened importance of one of the leagues more arcane intricacies, […]

Wayne Rooney's on crutches and Cesc Fabregas has a broken leg. Without kicking a ball, Chelsea has received an Easter basket full of good news in its quest to dethrone Manchester United this week when the two most important players on its two biggest rivals went down with injuries in mid-week Champions League action. Chelsea […]