The halcyon days of the 60's, 70's and 80's were apparently a boom time in England's glorious history of great goalkeepers. From the benchmark that was the great Gordon Banks and his understudy, Peter Springett, to the rotation of Ray Clemence and Peter Shilton in the 70's and early 1980's, England always had a top […]

While Cheslea will spend the weekend trying to advance in the FA Cup, Manchester United will have the chance to climb over the Blues and claim the top spot in the Premier League table. Standing in the way is Wolverhampton and a trip to Molineux. Making it three: United already owns a pair of wins […]

ESPN today announced the lead commentators for its coverage of the 2010 World Cup. The lead commentators will be Martin Tyler, Ian Darke, Derek Rae and Adrian Healey. In all, ESPN will employ four teams to cover all 64 tournament games live from South Africa between June 11 and July 11, 2010. The inclusion of […]

Editor's note: As a follow-up to the recent article about ESPN2's number of viewers for Premier League games it has shown so far this season, I asked EPL Talk readers if anyone would be interested in analyzing the data more closely. New York City resident LD Montejo responded to the call and has produced these […]

In the aftermath of the United States' 2-1 loss in Amsterdam to the Netherlands Wednesday, it's time to start thinking about which 23 players will be on the plane that leaves Philadelphia on May 29 for South Africa and the 2010 World Cup. Of course, coach Bob Bradley still has a couple of months before he has […]

Having watched virtually every England game for over 40 years now its odd how little changes. We rarely put on a virtuoso display and we usually come away feeling as though we really should play better. Even when we do play well, many fans will be quick to point out that the opposition was weak. […]

Not only was Wednesday's game against Holland an opportunity for Bob Bradley to see how his team performs a side that maintains possession as much as England, but it was also an opportunity for the English press to witness first hand what they thought of the United States team and what threat they will pose […]

The Guardian's Jonathan Wilson is best known for his knowledge of Eastern European football as well as his tactical and formation analysis. On this episode of the EPL Talk podcast, the author of Sunderland: A Club Transformed (uk, us), Behind the Curtain (uk, us), Inverting the Pyramid (uk, us) joins us to talk about his […]

While everyone is watching this afternoon's USA friendly against the Dutch at Amsterdam ArenA, Major League Soccer has already prepared the matches for the qualifying of two spots in the third round of the 2010 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup. The event was hosted by MLS Executive Vice President of Competition Nelson Rodriguez & MLS […]

The United States World Cup away shirt is now available for pre-order and is expected to begin shipping in early March, so be one of the first to order the new shirt to support the United States. With 99 days to go until the World Cup kicks off, expectations for the US men's national squad […]

It's been several weeks since I've shared the Nielsen Ratings with you for the latest Premier League games televised live on ESPN2, so there's plenty of news to cover. Overall, what is very evident is that the 10am ET timeslot on ESPN2 garners much higher ratings than the 7:45am ET one. Some of you will […]

Last week EPL Talk asked the question, "Who Do You Watch Football With?" – and for the most part, got the variety of answers we were hoping for. It seems everyone from the "all alone football fan", to the brave pub goers, to a few lucky ones who live with in walking distance of their beloved […]

Spirit of Shankly, a Liverpool supporter's union, has erected billboard posters in its city to protest against the American owners of Liverpool FC, Tom Hicks and George Gillett. The posters, which read "Tom & George: Debt, Lies, Cowboys – Not Welcome Here," have appeared on billboards on major roads into Liverpool. Five have been rolled […]

For the entirety of the season, Chelsea have seemed poised to put insurmountable distance between themselves and the nearest opposition. Yet this moment never arrived. Draws and losses, often at those crucial games, have seen them lose ground in the Premier League, till now the gap between first place glory and second ignominy is one […]

Portsmouth's well documented, if not bizarre, troubles over the last few years have given few Pompey supporters reason for optimism. It’s a lot more likely that drinking has risen drastically on the South Coast. From the high of winning the FA Cup, to the gradual, at first, selling off of players, to Redknapp leaving again, […]