Bruce Arena and Eric Wynalda in the same booth? This should be a real doosie...... I didn't understand ESPN 2's profile on Jimmy Conrad. It was totally incomplete. Okay it was a teaser but didn't appear that way. Rob Stone calling these games make them seem like the inconsiquental friendlies that they are. The choice […]

Congratulations to Rafa Benitez and the Liverpool squad for getting the victory they deserved today. Rafa got his formation right by sticking with a 4-4-2 instead of his usual 4-5-1 against Chelsea, and the combination of Peter Crouch and Dirk Kuyt up front paid dividends for the Spanish manager.Drogba must be kicking himself for missing […]

Jeff Carlisle has an excellent column at Soccernet.com: http://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns/story?id=400435&root=us&cc=5901 Ives Galarcep on the importance of the match: http://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns/story?id=400533&root=us&cc=5901

To mark the 80 year anniversary of the first football commentary, BBC Five Live Sports Extra this weekend will be conducting the commentary in the style of 1927 instead of 2007.They'll be using four commentators. Former Arsenal goalkeeper Bob Wilson will comment on Arsenal. Musician and singer David Gray will focus on Manchester United. John […]

The Home Depot Center will on Saturday host the US National Team's first outing since the World Cup last summer and the first match under the direction of new head man Bob Bradley. Since this game is not being held on a FIFA sanctioned international friendly date players from many of the major leagues in […]

The Premiership announced yesterday record breaking TV rights deals around the world for the 2007/2008 through 2009/2010 seasons worth 2.7 billion GBP, which is $5.3 billion. This means more money will be spread amongst all of the teams next season with the title winner collecting at least $98 million, while the bottom place team will […]

If you remember back to the last time Chelsea played Liverpool, the goal that separated the two sides was a wonderful twist and volley by Didier Drogba back on September 17th. Liverpool dominated most of the first half and hit the crossbar, but their finishing wasn't clinical in front of goal.In some ways, not much […]

By John NicholsonI am an optimist by nature. To me the glass is always half full, and even if it's half empty, I will have enjoyed drinking it. I don't buy into the pervading culture of cynicism that is so fashionable in some circles. Books such as "Is It Just Me Or Is Everything Shit?" […]

Without a doubt, this weekend's matches between the top four are mouthwatering. Sure, big clashes like Liverpool against Chelsea, and Arsenal versus Manchester United usually don't live up to expectations, but with so much to play for, I have a feeling that this weekend will be different.Arsenal couldn't have picked a better time to be […]

I alluded to it during this week's EPL Talk Podcast interview with The Daily Telegraph's Henry Winter, but I believe Chelsea's record of unbeaten home matches in the league is about to end. The question, is, who will manage to beat them.Their home matches in the league between now and the end of the season […]

Visiting Blackburn for their recent match against Spurs, I was intent on stepping back into history. Rovers, after all, was one of the founding members of the football league in 1888 (along with nearby clubs Accrington, Burnley and Preston). Even on the train ride from Liverpool to Blackburn via Manchester, I found myself suddenly realizing […]

In the continuing series of articles about my recent trip to England's football stadia, today I reminisce about my trip to Liverpool's Anfield ground.Unable to get a ticket to the recent Champions League match between Liverpool and PSV Eindhoven (it was harder to get one than the Man United v Chelsea match), I descended on […]

I've started up an EPL Talk Prediction League in conjunction with the Premier League's I Know The Score game at http://iknowthescore.premierleague.com/Even if you've signed up with the Premier League Fantasy League, you still have to register.Then enter the following private Mini-League code in: 228e-TKYPIdeally this should have started at the beginning of the season — […]

Edgar Davids, the Dutch Footballer who is among the most recognizable in the world thanks to his long hair and sunglasses is being chased by FC Dallas according to a source. Davids plays for Totenham, but Spurs recently has turned to Tom Huddlestone and Didier Zokora in the holding midfield roles leaving Davids who had […]

Not since the days of the NASL has a signing of a foreign player provided so much promise for the growth of soccer in America. Given the state of Soccer in America today, as compared to the days of the NASL, the signing of David Beckham has the potential to create permanent, lasting affects that […]