I have football-curious friends who want to come to the pub and watch Liverpool with me. So they say. See, they think watching Liverpool with me will be like watching regular season MLB, NBA or NFL games with me. That I'll be conversational. That I'll crack a lot of jokes. That I'll make plenty of eye contact. That I'll be that […]

After week 23 the numbers look like this... 5 year comparison WK 23 164 GP YTD Avg +/- GP Avg +/- Avg +/- GP 2005 15,133 7 14,807 14,857 151 2006 11,814 -21.93% 10 15,065 1.74% 15,139 1.89% 153 2007 17,413 47.39% 7 16,126 7.04% 16,019 5.82% 151 2008 19,222 10.39% 6 16,393 1.65% 16,966 […]

Episode 107 of the Major League Soccer Talk podcast features reports and post match audio from correspondents Brian Zygo in Houston, Chris Riordan in Columbus, Robert Jonas in San Jose and Daniel Feuerstein in New Jersey. We hear interviews with among others, Dominic Kinnear and Juan Pablo Angel.

After strong showings in the first leg of the playoff round, both Lyon and Arsenal are in a comfortable position to enter the group stage. Lyon can claim a tenth consecutive group-stage appearance unless they completely fall apart. The French club overwhelmed RSC Anderlecht 5-1 last week, while a 2-0 deficit would appear insurmountable for […]

UPDATED: This weekend ESPN demonstrated why most American football fans should be pleased that the worldwide leader has acquired EPL and La Liga rights. The Saturday match, despite some hiccups between the studio tandem of Georgie Bingham and Robbie Mustoe, provided us with timely highlight and analysis of ongoing matches in a modern studio. Monday's […]

The result may not have satisfied Liverpool supporters, but the coverage of ESPN USA's first Monday afternoon Premier League game of the season was splendid to watch. Instead of utilizing the cast of characters from Bristol, CT, ESPN wisely decided to use the feed from ESPN UK. As a result, we were treated to the […]

The third round of fixtures is in the book for the 2009-10 Barclays Premier League campaign. Alexander Caulfield, Kartik Krishnaiyer and Laurence McKenna break down all the action in this, the latest edition of the EPL Talk Podcast available here and on iTunes. The latest episode focuses on: Jermain Defoe's hot start, Martin O'Neill's mastery […]

Admit it, after the lacklustre opening day game against Stoke City, you simply couldn't see Burnley picking up anything from their next 2 games with Everton and Manchester United visiting Turf Moor. They were tough games, that most established Premiership sides wouldn't be relishing to have back to back so how the Clarets fans must […]

Carlo Ancelotti has certainly stamped his mark on Chelsea early in the season so far. A Community Shield victory, coupled with 3 Premiership wins on the bounce has seen Chelsea rise to the top end of the table. So far, so what then? Nothing surprising in that in itself, would we expect the any of […]

When I first started watching English football, I rarely got to watch the league matches live. I worked in a bar with no TVs. My friends George and Noel would bring us VHS tapes of the weekend matches. George taped the Setanta matches and my Noel taped the FSC matches (often tacking on Sopranos episodes from HBO after each match). The […]

Cast your mind back to May 2009, Manchester United were comprehensively and soundly trounced in Rome by a magical Barcelona side, inspired by Xavi and Iniesta. For many, the lack of quality in the centre of the park was plain to see, Carrick looked lethargic and unsure of himself, Fletcher was missed, this, a surprise […]

How many times have you been on the BBC Sport or ITV Football website and you've been intrigued by a video that the publisher is promoting only to find out that a rights restriction message pops up when you try to play it? It's frustrating especially given that BBC Sport began preventing international visitors from […]

After more than ten seasons of standing thru the test of time a single record held by a man who helped start MLS in the right direction was finally taken away. Juan Pablo Angel who was brought here from Aston Villa two years ago was on a goal scoring rampage and the only thing stopping […]

It was about 48 hours before their match this past Sunday against FC Dallas when Juan Carlos Osorio called the players to the locker room at their training facility in Montclair State University and told everyone after practice that he wasn't going to wait for the end of the season to leave the club. He did so […]

United and Liverpool "Back on track" After big recent wins against Stoke and Wigan – those bastions of consistency – the general consensus amongst the pundits is that Manchester United and Liverpool are "back on track" after defeats at Turf Moor and White Hart Lane. Just one problem with that though: I thought it was […]