To my fellow Jewish readers on Major League Soccer Talk, Happy Passover and to those who will be celebrating their egg hunts this coming Sunday, Happy Easter. For the last two weeks RBNY has had good fortune opening up their brand new home with a three goals to one victory against Santos FC & a one goal […]

Without even kicking a ball, Chelsea were given a gift this week. One roll of Wayne Rooney's ankle has altered the dynamic of the entire 2009-10 EPL campaign, and has handed Carlo Ancelotti more than just a lifeline, but possibly the title itself. While the Italian would never admit that the championship may have been […]

Efan Ekoku will be covering the 2010 World Cup this summer for ESPN, but before that he will be co-commentating on Saturday match at Old Trafford: Manchester United hosting Chelsea, with first place (and possibly the title) on the line. The renown broadcaster and former Norwich and Nigeria star joined me on Thursday night to […]

Since I'm new at EPL Talk, I'd like to talk a little bit more (before I discuss Wednesday's match) about my history as an Arsenal fan. Slowly becoming a soccer fan in college, a 2006 trip to Europe with my girlfriend really cemented my love of the Gunners. Arriving in Paris just days before the Champions League Final, little did I know what would await me. The year before, I had been in Israel during the Liverpool-Milan game. Taking a cursory interest, I sat down with several Israelis who were screaming about how dominant Milan were. As everyone knows, it didn't end up that way. But it was enough to turn me into a soccer fan for life.

As the Chelsea versus Manchester United game approaches, the office banter reminds me how many fans come out of the woodwork around the time of the big matches regardless of the team they follow. Beating a rival or top club is about more than league position to most, whenever two teams that have support in the office clash the build up […]

It's the holiday of choice for chubby kids and confectionery companies all over the world. Eggs are rolling and cute bunny rabbits are running for cover. Yes that's right, Easter is upon us! So fix up, look sharp and waddle this way for your latest instalment of fantasy football goodness... Find your messiah With time […]

In my last post (before the United match), I was filled with cautious optimism. But ultimately I had every reason to believe Liverpool would put up a better fight at Old Trafford than they ended up doing. Even when the Reds are struggling, we tend to switch on and turn into a tougher, more combative side […]

According to the MLS Web site, the league has decided to add to its designated player rule. Effective immediately, teams will now have two designated player slots, and an option to buy a third. The third slot, it seems, would cost a team $250,000 – money that would be shared as allocation money among the […]

The pleasures of playing football are easy enough to understand. It's a great sport and if you're any good you get a shed load of cash, the sexual attentions of fake blonde women, and a mock Tudor house full of 132" plasma TVs. There’s nothing not to like about being a footballer. It's a part-time […]

The Premier League has launched its own official Premier League iPhone App for soccer fans around the world. We've been waiting forever for something like this. And the technologically slow Premier League has finally caught up with the times. The features of the app include: Updates on the long list of the Premier League's latest […]

Lets face it, the decline of Italian football has been imminent, and it's just starting to materialize itself in ways like Germany catching up to Italy in the UEFA co-efficient, and Portugal overtaking Italy's fourth spot in the FIFA ranking. And while some might be crying about this, I see it in a more positive […]

Today on the Major League Soccer Talk podcast we have released an interview with Jeff Bookman, head of international youth football development for Chelsea FC. Jeff joined us to discuss Chelsea's new partnership with two youth clubs in the United States as well as the club's ambitions concerning player development and the U.S. market. The […]

Chelsea FC has recently formed development partnerships with youth clubs in Phoenix and Dallas. To talk about that as well as Chelsea's other development interesting in the U.S. market, we are happy to welcome Jeff Bookman to the Major League Soccer Talk podcast. Jeff is the head of international youth football development for Chelsea and […]

The quarterfinals of UEFA Champions League have not been a rousing success for England's two representatives, though Arsenal's late comeback against Barcelona has given a reason for hope at the end of the mid-week fixtures. On this edition of the EPL Talk podcast, Laurence McKenna, Kartik Krishnaiyer and myself discussion the Champions League results as […]

There's a magic about soccer that sometimes feels like hypnotism. Whenever a goal is scored, it's almost as if everything that happened before it is erased from the person's mind. On Wednesday night, never mind the fact that Arsenal was outplayed for 75 minutes in their Champions League match against Barcelona. Instead focus on the […]