Sadly, the folks that brought you Serie A Talk from Forza Futbol (Mando, Hannah and Elisa) have decided to leave Serie A Talk so they'll no longer be posting on the Serie A Talk website or recording the Serie A Talk Podcast. For more information about their plans, please visit their website at ForzaFutbol.com In […]

Sadly, the folks that brought you La Liga Talk from Forza Futbol (Mando, Hannah and Elisa) have decided to leave La Liga Talk so they'll no longer be posting on the La Liga Talk website or recording the La Liga Talk Podcast. For more information about their plans, please visit their website at ForzaFutbol.com In […]

So there I was sitting at home finally watching the replay of the Swansea against Horsham FA Cup replay on TV today (a day late, yes I know) when Sky Sports did something I couldn't believe. They did an ESPN trick — i.e. cutting to a live interview with a manager as the match was […]

In the most recent EPL Talk Poll, we asked the question "Who's going to win the war between World Soccer Daily and CSRN?" Well, 102 readers replied to the poll and were convinced that CSRN would do the business. Here are the final results: CSRN 58% (59 votes) What war? 19% (19 votes) Who cares […]

ESPN under the stewardship of George Bodenheimer has shown more of an interest in Soccer than ever before. Bodenheimer who directs sports for ABC, and all the ESPN family of networks has admitted he’s the latest in the long line of TV executives who believes soccer can work in the American market. ESPN’s increased commitment […]

The rest of Matchday 6 fixtures are to be played today and tomorrow. These are the final fixtures of the group stage and several clubs fate still lies in the balance. Let's take a quick look at each Group. Group AAlong with Group C, A is the most wide-open. If Liverpool win in Marseille they […]

The big headline for the weekend involving Americans was the hat trick, the first ever by an American on European soil by Michael Bradley in Heerenveen's 4-2 victory over FC Gronigen. Bradley scored all three goals of his goals in the first half as his club cruised to victory. Steve Cherundolo played all 90 minutes […]

ESPN is interested in bidding for the TV rights to the Premier League according to a senior executive interviewed by The Financial Times. The rights in question are the much coveted UK TV rights only. The American broadcaster is considering bidding for the rights in 2009, which will likely mean that the TV rights fees […]

The "Championship Talk" show originally scheduled as per usual for Monday, 10 Dec. has been delayed to Wednesday, 12 Dec., due to unexpected technical glitches and scheduling conflicts this week. Apologies for the inconvenience...if signs of withdrawal syndrome are starting to set in, please refer to our 5 suggestions below on how to cope with […]

The "Championship Talk" show originally scheduled as per usual for Monday, 10 Dec. has been delayed to Wednesday, 12 Dec., due to unexpected technical glitches and scheduling conflicts this week. Apologies for the inconvenience...if signs of withdrawal syndrome are starting to set in, please refer to our 5 suggestions below on how to cope with […]

Congratulations to legendary "Championship Talk" listener Karl Krause of Daytona Beach, Florida (and yes Georgie, Houston too!) for making the monumental life decision on which Championship club to support (Sheffield Wednesday). Brian is hoping that Wolves (his suggestion for which club Karl should support) beat Wednesday like a red-headed stepchild on 29 Jan., in light […]

A little over two months ago in New York I had the opportunity to meet with Wilmer Cabrera, then working as a staffer for MLS. I had remembered Cabrera as a player with Columbia in the 1998 World Cup but did not realize he had also had his coaching license at the time. Cabrera had […]

The Mexican League is the most popular league in the United States. More popular than our domestic league, MLS (with which it is often compared), more popular than the Premier League and more popular than La Liga. This may be hard to believe for some but the TV ratings and even merchandise sales bare out […]

For once, people living in the UK this weekend will get a taste of our own medicine — in the nicest way possible. That's because the Ricky Hatton against Floyd Mayweather fight begins at 9pm ET (or later) making it a 2am UK event time. For years, football fans in America have had to suffer […]

I'm awaiting final confirmation, but it looks very likely that I'll be interviewing a different kind of guest this Sunday for the next episode of the EPL Talk Podcast. The guest will be the first rock star to appear on the podcast. It's Billy Duffy, lead guitarist from The Cult, the band that is best […]