In a match that tested even the patience of even the most interested viewer, EPL side Everton looked flat and out of form in a draw with MLS bottom feeders Columbus. James Beattie one of the best attacking players in recent years of EPL play looked to be suffering from the midsummer doldrums, while Columbus […]

Which of the new 2006/2007 Premiership kits do you think looks best? Is it the new United kit? Manchester United's new home kit has caused quite a bit of controversy on message boards worldwide with a lot of people saying it looks too close to Liverpool strips of old. But I personally think it's first […]

Spanish side Deporto Alaves who features Australian international John Aloisi (who scored a goal at World Cup 2006) will face off with World Cup 1994 Golden Ball winner Romario and his Miami FC side August 2nd.

DC United, the signature franchise of Major League Soccer will face European powerhouse Real Madrid at Qwest Field in Seattle on August 9th.

FC Dallas heads to Monterrey for the 2nd leg of the Rio Grande Plate up 2-0 on goals by virtue of a victory at Pizza Hut Park last week. If the Hoops score a goal, Tigres will need 4 goals to claim the title. The MLS side will be without superstar striker Carlos Ruiz, Robert […]

The documentary, "Once In A Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of The New York Cosmos," will expand the number of screens and will open this Friday, July 28th in the following cities: Dallas, Detroit, Houston and Minnesota.

I read an amazing statistic today on The Sports Economist Blog about Arsenal's Emirates Stadium: With 150 executive boxes compared to Highbury's 48, executive seats will reportedly provide 43 per cent of matchday income from spectators.

The Associated Press is reporting that Cleveland Browns owner Randy Lerner is interested in purchasing EPL club Aston Villa for its asking price of over $105 million (U.S.). The 44-year old Lerner is another in a long line of current or former NFL owners that has invested in soccer. Unfortunately, not since Lamar Hunt and […]

Late breaking news: ESPN2 will be televising the Columbus Crew against Everton friendly on Wednesday, July 26 at 7pm ET. The Crew, who hosted Fulham last year in a similar friendly, will play against David Moyes's side who just lost 1-0 to Celtic. New signing Andy Johnson, although impressive, has yet to find the back […]

John Harkes has been named an assistant to Head Coach Bruce Arena with the New York MLS Franchise. Harkes recently served as a color commentator for ABC and ESPN during Germany 2006.

In today's transfer news, it looks like Hernan Crespo wants to return to Italy while Bayern Munich are inching closer to signing Ruud Van Nistelrooy. The question it leaves in my mind is this: Who are the strikers that'll be banging in the goals this upcoming season? At Liverpool, the team has Craig Bellamy, Robbie […]

The Times newspaper today published an exhaustive and fascinating discovery of who is the greatest football team of all time in England. The statisticians at the newspaper calculated every game played since the 1888-1889 season all of the way up to the end of last season — some 80,000 games in total. To read how […]

The interview with Kevin Toms, the legendary creator of soccer games for the computer is now available on the EPL Talk Podcast. Some important notes: The FootyMax website, which is definitely worthwhile visiting to take part in the two week free trial, is at http://www.footymax.com If you're interested in checking out what Football Manager […]

The Observer newspaper from England has done a fantastic job at looking at the 20 Premiership sides and reporting on the latest transfer speculation (as well as listing their upcoming friendlies). Among some of the highlights of the article: West Ham are very interested in signing Ghana international John Painstill; a great quote from Bolton's […]

American International attacker Conor Casey is injured again and will have arthroscopic knee surgery remove scar tissue from his knee. Casey was being touted as a potential starter for Mainz 05 but now will miss the start of the Bundesliga campaign.