The Premiership season begins on August 15th, just under four weeks away and for most clubs in the top flight, July has seen them scurrying about trying to strengthen their squads. At Fratton Park however, Portsmouth find themselves hampered by the current process of due diligence for Sulaiman Al Fahim's proposed takeover to be completed. […]

With the new season of La Liga scheduled to begin at the end of August, there are only weeks to go before we'll get to experience La Liga matches on ESPN. As the weeks go by, more details are being released about ESPN's coverage of the league, which they've sub-licensed from GolTV. Both networks will […]

Controversy over the future of Chelsea captain John Terry's time at Stamford Bridge continues as Manchester City manager Mark Hughes this morning expressed his desire to bring JT to the blue half of Manchester. John Terry has not publicly come out to express his commitment to Chelsea yet. And the intensity of the situation will […]

In each of the last two Gold Cups the United States and Panama have played competitive knock out stage matches. With that backdrop, much was expected tonight and the game was every bit as competitive as the previous two. I thought before the game the game would be decided by a single goal either way. […]

The inaugural World Football Challenge begins tomorrow on American soil, in the Bay Area. Much like the "World Series of Football" in 2005, this event conflicts directly with our region's Continental Championship which also is contested on American soil. But unlike that tournament which was promoted by SUM and involved MLS teams, this event shuts […]

Davy Arnaud has been a consistent performer for the Kasnas City Wizards since entering MLS in 2002. Playing along the likes of Josh Wolff, Preki, Kerry Zavagnin and Chris Klein (all former US national teamers) in the KC midfield and attack, Arnaud developed versatility unique to most American attacking midfielders. Arnaud's quality was on full […]

Sixty seven thousand fans will watch Chelsea play Seattle Sounders today at Qwest Field. Approximately 700 tickets are still available from Ticketmaster, but if you don't live in the Seattle area, you can watch the game in the U.S. on ESPN2 at 3pm ET. Yesterday, Chelsea played a practice at Qwest field in Seattle in […]

Graham Smith, longtime goalkeeper in English Football and current manager in the United States joins us on the EPL Talk Podcast. Smith recently recommended Anton Peterlin to David Moyes, and now the midfielder has been transferred to the Toffees. Hear Smith's thoughts on Burnley's promotion to the EPL, and his memories of playing in England. […]

During day two of Chelsea's US tour, the squad visited Seahawks training facility in Renton, Washington. Chelsea players Frank Lampard, John Terry, Michael Essien and Michael Ballack took tips from Seattle Seahawks quarterback Matt Hasselbeck (pictured) before heading over to their 4pm PT training session at Qwest Field. Chelsea are preparing for tomorrow's 3pm ET […]

David Beckham is back in MLS. We hear from Beckham, Landon Donovan, Bruce Arena, Juan Carlos Osorio and Juan Pablo Angel after LA's 3-1 win over Red Bull. Daniel Feuerstein joins us to break down the match and talk about the state of the Red Bulls. Is this team actually worse than the infamous 1999 […]

Was I dreaming or did I really see Sir Alex on television this week, complaining about the high prices of players in today's transfer market? This man once helped set the standard for the ÜBER-BIG SPENDING. He would never hesitate to bring in enough top players for nearly two starting XIs worth of winners. He was always willing to go […]

Manchester City supporters poked fun at their cross-town rival Man United this morning by hanging this poster on the Victoria Bridge in the city (see above picture).

Dietmar Hamann is perhaps the most successful German in Premier League history. The graceful holding midfielder is considering a move to his fourth top flight English club and if he does grace the Premier League for a 12th season he will be part of an elite band. Michael Ballack is the most high-profile German in […]

A massive number of clubs are involved in the Second Qualifying Round (80 in total). The winners of the 23 First Qualifying Round ties were joined in this round by a further 57 clubs that includes the domestic cup winners from the national associations ranked 30 to 53 in the UEFA coefficient, the runners-up from […]

One of the amazing things about the Premier League today is thanks to advancements in technology and its rapid growth in worldwide popularity a match can be enjoyed not just by the 40,000+ people in the stadium, but millions across the world in pubs, clubs and front rooms. Whether it is in the middle of […]