So, England and Brazil's World Cup dreams are over. In both matches, the favorites were outplayed, conservative and uninspiring. England's demise falls to Wayne Rooney. The idiotic kick by Rooney was the turning point in the match. From that point on, England had to change its tactics and the harsh, cruel defeat by penalties […]

Take a look at the photographs from today's EPL Talk tour of South Florida pubs and restaurants. First stop was The Kings Head Pub in Sunrise, Florida for the England against Portugal debacle, followed by a trip to the Panorama Restaurant, one of the best places in Broward County to watch a Brazil match.

Thierry Henry nets the game winner for France/AP Four short years after Soccer proved to be more of worldwide game than many Europeans would give credit for, thanks to the Quarterfinal runs of Senegal and USA as well as the semifinal appearances of Turkey and South Korea, the football world has been turned back right […]

England is just hours away from their crucial match against Portugal. On paper, this is one of the finest England teams to grace the international stage in years. But can they play as a cohesive unit and defeat Scolari's men? Right now, England has everything in its favor. Five of the Portugese players are playing […]

When the American founding fathers named July 4th as Independence Day, little did they know that in the year 2006 soccer fans in this country would watch a game invented by their arch-enemy: the English. For most Americans, July 4th means barbecues, parades, fireworks, overcooked hot dogs and, most importantly of all, no work. Thankfully, […]

Thanks to Michael Haley for his contributions The results of the 2006 World Cup in Germany clearly demonstrated that while our national team remains talented, the player pool is not as deep nor as experienced as the pool was in the 2000-2003 time period. While this statement may make me unpopular with many of our […]

I had the absolute pleasure of interviewing Seamus Malin this evening, probably the most famous American soccer commentator ever. Malin, who was born in Dublin, had several amazing stories to tell, and gave some great insight into things that I never knew about him such as what Premiership side he supports (and has supported for […]

Tokyo Toffeeman, an EPL Talk reader from Japan, sent me this very interesting link about ESPN's response to the criticism it has been receiving regarding its coverage of the World Cup. Read the piece here. Most newspapers typically have ombudsmen who are supposed to answer complaints and comments from readers (or, in this case, viewers). […]

Next week, I'm interviewing Jeremy St. Louis for a future episode of the EPL Talk Podcast. The Canadian sports broadcaster appears nightly on Fox Sports World Report, which is shown on Fox Soccer Channel at 10pm ET. If you have any questions you've been dying to ask him, please let me know and I'll do […]

A few short years ago a former German National Team attacking player living in Southern California called up his friend, the manager of the USA National Team for an internship so that he could learn the ropes of coaching on the international level. Back then, Bruce Arena was at the height of his stature having […]

We're one day away from the Quarter Finals stage of the World Cup and the excitement is reaching a fever pitch among soccer fans around the world, including America. Tomorrow's Germany against Argentina match would have been a perfect World Cup Final, but sadly one of those great teams will be leaving the tournament […]

Imagine what if Scolari had accepted the England job before the World Cup? If you remember, the FA wanted Scolari to agree to the job before the tournament began and to start his new position immediately after the World Cup. In hindsight, what a good decision this was by Scolari and what a poor decision […]

One of the benefits of being a regular reader to this blog is to you get to learn about what's going on behind the scenes at EPL Talk. For example, I just got confirmation that I'll be interviewing soccer broadcasting legend Seamus Malin tomorrow night for the next episode of the EPL Talk Podcast. Malin […]

France's leading midfield players: Zidane, Makelele and Vierra have a great understanding of one another's game and the experience that comes from playing together for so long. For example, Zidane and Vierra always know where one another are going to be on the pitch at any given time. Throw in the youth, and speed of […]

If you haven't had a chance to keep up on all of the Premiership news during the past 30 days, you're excused. After all, our eyes have been busy watching 2-3 World Cup matches a day. So, to bring you up-to-speed on some of the Premiership headlines, here they are: Eidur Gudjohnsen was signed from […]