It was a full week of action in Europe. Champions League, UEFA Cup, and La Liga action. Its been awhile since there has been a La Liga Team Of The Week but considering the events of this week its time to award one. Remember that the TOW played matches and/or made headlines during the calendar […]

For many football fans, it's a dream come true. The possibility of seeing your favorite team play in a cup final at Wembley. But in the case of Man United fan Phil Spark, it turned into a nightmare when he couldn't get a ticket to see his team play Spurs in the Carling Cup Final. […]

The likelihood that Everton will tour the United States this summer for preseason friendlies is slim. That's because the club are in negotiations to visit Australia and New Zealand, according to an online Kiwi newspaper. Everton are in talks with Phoenix, a club team in Wellington, New Zealand to play a match at their Westpac […]

In the U.S., its the time of the year called March Madness. After this week of UEFA Cup, Champions League, and Serie A action "March Madness" could also be applied to Calcio Italiano. Unpredictablility and surprise are the name of the game making the drama even more intense. This week's Serie A Team Of The […]

Week 26 of Calcio Italiano produced some exciting football including the league leaders fighting back from 2 goals down. Inter Milan trailed Roma 2-0 into the 2nd half, then a back & forth affair ensued eventually ending with Mario Balotelli getting a double and Hernan Crespo heading in the equalizer in the 79th minute. Crespo's […]

While the United States defense has held up adequately thus far in CONCACAF, questions persist about the unit's ability to counter the heavyweights of the football world. While we'll get some answers this summer at the FIFA Confederations Cup, help could be on the way. It is well known that Bob Bradley rates West Ham […]

Lyon is currently en route to an eighth straight Ligue1 title, but that could have suffered a huge hit after this weekend. According to the French media, Lyon forward Karim Benzema will miss this week's matchups against Lille but will be ready to go for the Champions League return leg against Barcelona next week. The […]

The fines have been handed out by the DFB, Eintracht Frankfurt was fined 40,000 Euros and Karlsruher SC was fined 15,000 Euros respectively for not adequately providing security for the Officials and the Players. While both Clubs grudgingly accepted the verdicts and fines the only ones that seem to accept little responsibility are the “Fans” […]

It seemed like a whirlwind footballing weekend. We got confirmation that Arsenal and Liverpool are in a freefall, while Chelsea still has a long way to go if they have any hopes of closing the gap with Man United. And the Red Devils, even with a B team, showed how much depth they had against […]

The Football Association has unveiled a new Three Lions Crest for the FA and England teams, which will be worn for the first time when England wears their new Umbro shirts for the March 28th friendly against Slovakia at Wembley. Pictured above is the new FA crest (left) and the new England one (right). The […]

On Episode 112 of the EPL Talk Podcast, Johnathan Starling interviews Harry Harris. Harry Harris is author of the book 'Down Memory Lane'. In this episode, Harris answers questions with regards to how this book is different from other Tottenham books. We then shift to his career in the red tops and how he got […]

Carles Puyol's wiff and Sergio Agüero's shot past Victor Valdes officially gave meaning to La Liga. If you were to say to anyone with half a brain that Real Madrid would be four points from the top at the beginning of March, they would be wondering if you were in favor of legalizing the tax […]

Just like everyone who listens to MLS Talk's podcast my good friend Kartik Krishnaiyer does an excellent job as host even as the host of CSRN's American Soccer Show. He had Mr. Jamie Trecker on his last podcast and I admit that my opinion of Mr. Trecker has been negative. Whenever I read his articles […]

The two big stories this weekend not related to Manchester United's getting the first leg of the quadruple would have to be events that transpired at the Riverside and at the Emirates Stadium. We'll start with Liverpool because after such a great result midweek against Real Madrid, their loss at the Riverside defied belief. And […]

Just when you thought La Liga was over fate has conspired to inject some drama into the title race like Barry Bonds injected steroids. Real Madrid won its 10th straight match defeating Espanyol 2-0 in Barcelona. The veteran Merengues stepped up with Guti & Raul scoring to give Juande Ramos' side a big road win. The team […]