Finally, something to push David Beckham out of MLS-related headlines. Columbian international Fredy Montero is taking the league by storm as he and his expansion Seattle Sounders are tied with Chivas USA atop the Western Conference standings with their two wins to start the season. Montero has three goals on the year, none more impressive than […]

Bob Bradley's tactics are worrisome to begin with, but now player selection is becoming a bigger and bigger issue for the US National Team. The bucket formation which has been criticized from the get go as non conducive to international football (although the formation and its variations have been very successful in MLS). Bradley's Bucket […]

After reading the piece on 2-0 v 0-2 teams at Climbing the Ladder, my own interest in numbers has led me to offer these early season tidbits on MLS attendance. First off, for all of my observations, I've taken the 4 teams playing in football stadiums, DCU in RFK, Houston in Robertson, New England in […]

It's been a relatively quiet few days in terms of Premier League news (understandably so given the focus on international friendlies and World Cup qualifying matches), but here are several stories I picked that you may be interested in reading. Check back here daily at EPL Talk for more stories throughout the day, and have […]

It's the football supporters version of eye candy — photographs of classic football shirts that have been unearthed from Umbro's ever-expanding photo archives available over at Flickr. Some of these shirt designs will have more meanings for supporters because of the memories and experiences attached to them. For many others, they may look just like […]

WPS first season opened up with a showcase match at the Home Depot Center. Marta's LA Sol versus Abby Wambach's Washington Freedom. I predicted a spectacular match this morning on the site and even with those lofty expecations the game was amazing. So as far as the Football is concerned, WPS is probably better than […]

If I asked 23 fans who individually supported all the teams of the Championship except Wolves whether they would welcome Mick McCarthy with a smile as their new manager, I suspect I could count the number of affirmative answers on my grubby little hand. At the end of last season, even a faction of Wolves […]

This summer should be a restructuring time for Chelsea, when new faces are brought in everywhere. Manager: If Guus Hiddink stays, this would be a great boon for Chelsea as so far, he seems to have instilled belief, or at least provided results, Tottenham game aside. If he does leave, and the wily Dutchman has […]

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With only 6matches left for Wolves this Championship season, can Mick McCarthy defy the odds and take his team to the Championship title and automatic promotion. Many predicted Wolves would earn a playoff spot this season but very few, including myself thought they would storm the Championship and minus a few blips stay there all season […]

Satellite sports broadcaster, Sky Sports, has played a crucial, though largely hidden role in the revitalization of English club football. In the early 1990s English football was in a crisis, with match attendances dropping, English teams banned from European competition and the top flight of the Football League lagging well behind the top divisions in […]

The inaugural WPS season opens tonight in Los Angeles as the Sol play host to the Washington Freedom. Marta is the star attraction no doubt, as arguably the greatest female footballer on the planet touches down on American soil. But this match like so many others to come in the WPS will pit two evenly […]

AP Photo If you missed this match, you missed something special. The US with their backs against the wall in a hostile atmosphere came through with two incredibly skillful goals to draw in El Salvador 2-2. This match had everything for skeptic of football or the eurosnob who looks down on CONCACAF. A great crowd, […]

It's been going on so long now, we should all be immune to it. But somehow it still evokes anger. For the record while I do not believe MLS should play during international breaks for a variety of reasons, if MLS must play through the breaks why must they schedule games on national TV at […]

While more than 85,000 fans filled Wembley Stadium on Saturday evening to watch England's 4-0 victory against Slovakia, more than 41,500 watched live streams of the match illegally via the popular website Justin.tv. In the United Kingdom, the England against Slovakia friendly was televised live on Setanta 1. But the majority of football fans in […]