Landon Donovan’s spectacular first goal for Everton, yesterday confirmed what those of us in the United States already knew: Donovan is a world class player who is one of the top international footballers around. Donovan’s move to Everton, however is not permanent. In March, one of the top players anywhere on the globe returns stateside […]

Authors note: As this is the first of many in an ongoing series I'll attempt to keep some form of continuity throughout the end of the season but am sure to change aspects of the column to fit mine and readers needs. It'll be difficult deciding what defines a week as various Premier League teams are […]

Watching the Manchester derby Wednesday night I was appalled to see Craig Bellamy get hit by an object and to see other objects thrown at him as he went to take a corner for Manchester City. Bellamy was struck by a coin that knocked him to the ground and saw a beer bottle narrowly miss […]

A nice quiet weekend in Serie A. Fortunately, there were no matches of interest and no controversy that came out of the matches. Nothing unusual or interesting at all. Or not. In a weekend highlighted by the top two squads facing off, injuries to star players, and an odd mask celebration, let's take a moment […]

Landon Donovan gets to put a check mark next to “Score a Goal” on his loan to-do list as he neatly put one in the net and almost had a second in Everton’s comfortable 2-0 win over Sunderland. After Tim Cahill put Everton up 1-0 in the 7th minute, Donovan doubled the lead with a […]

In the second of three podcasts Major League Soccer Talk will be devoting to collective bargaining and labor negotiations, I was joined by Joel Maxcy. Joel is an Associate Professor at the University of Georgia where he also serves as the Sports Management Program's coordinator. He has a Ph.D. in economics from Washington State University, […]

Setanta Sports confirmed today that its US and Caribbean sports channel will cease broadcasting on February 28, 2010 and that much of its TV programming rights, including premium soccer games and rugby events, will be transferred to Fox Soccer Channel, according to a press release on the Setanta US website. For the remainder of January […]

Pornography isn’t everyone’s cup of meat. However, it’s all around us. You are currently two clicks away from watching as much hot lovin’ as your body can stand. Quite whether this is a good thing or a deeply immoral thing, is open to debate. A mass debate, perhaps. However, one thing is not in question. […]

Watching Tuesday night's relegation battle between Portsmouth and West Ham United was like seeing two young adults groping each other. It was awkward, clumsy but performed at such a frenetic pace that it was entertaining to watch and you never quite knew what was going to happen next. With both teams desperate to pick up […]

Mick Dennis, longtime football writer, currently with The Daily Express joins the EPL Talk Podcast to discuss his career and some of greatest memories in football. Dennis is one of the most accomplished football journalists in England having written for The Sun, The Sunday Times, The Daily Mirror, The Daily Telegraph and London Evening Standard. […]

For five seasons Arsenal has been all but out the race of winning the Premier League title with a country mile still left to run. Now the opportunity has arisen and to the challenge of bidding for a 14th league championship. 4 games, 2 weeks against the best of what English football has to offer […]

The final round of the group games saw several well fancied sides struggling for form and in danger of going out, but Group B's final game saw Ghana edge it 1-0 to progress with Ivory Coast in to the quarter finals. It had certainly been a weird group with Mali pulling out but eventually, the […]

In the first of three podcasts Major League Soccer Talk will be devoting to collective bargaining and labor negotiations, I was joined by Jeffrey Standen. Jeffrey is an instructor at Willamette University in Salem, Oregon where he teaches (amongst other things) Sports Law. He joined me on Tuesday to walk us through the important concepts […]

It is always an enlightening and captivating experience heading to a foreign country. The sense of the sheer unknown and undiscovered unfolding in front of your very eyes is unique to say the least. Barcelona, the heart of Spain’s Catalan community is no different. Spain’s second biggest town is particularly renowned for its art, with […]

Numerous reports have one-time wunderkind Robinho fleeing Manchester City for Santos, the legendary Sao Paolo club where his career began. The loan deal could see Santos youngsters Paulo Henrique Ganso or Neymar don sky blue. Manager Roberto Mancini has stated that, while concerned about a lack of depth at forward, he would not stand in Robinho's way. While […]