The Chicago Tribune is reporting that the Chicago Fire is closing to signing former Costa Rican International attacker, and Manchester City star Paulo Wanchope. With Chris Rolfe soon coming back from injury and Cuauhtemoc Blanco's recent addition to the squad, the last place hope to make a playoff push. Former Chelsea and Manchester United midfielder […]

Well my predictions about this competition at least to this point look laughable. Pachuca my pick to win the Superliga controlled the match versus L.A. Galaxy but some fantastic individual play by Landon Donovan and Cobi Jones cost them the game. Then last night, DC United the team I picked to face Pachuca in the […]

Well my predictions about this competition at least to this point look laughable. Pachuca my pick to win the Superliga controlled the match versus L.A. Galaxy but some fantastic individual play by Landon Donovan and Cobi Jones cost them the game. Then last night, DC United the team I picked to face Pachuca in the […]

Here are more of the top soccer stories that you may find interesting (see below). I should be able to resume full blogging next week. This week, I'm tackling the finishing touches to the redesigned EPL Talk site, which I'm looking forward to introducing to you either this weekend or next week. Stay tuned. Setanta […]

One of the most Yank friendly club in Europe has struck again as Hannover 96 of Germany's Bundesliga has signed US U-20 star Sal Zizzo. Zizzo currently at UCLA was a revelation during the U-20 World Cup with his crisp strong runs down the right flank. In recent years Hannover 96 has featured American right […]

Well as I start my pre-season training for match reports in the upcoming season, I figured I would start with something I could do live. Reason being was so I could experiment with an idea or two, and since these games were very hard to get a hold of (unless you love little screens on […]

Superliga is everything we hoped for and more. While the upset of the tournament has already taken place with Mexican Clausura Champion Pachuca defeated in a somewhat lackluster match 2-1 by the Los Angeles Galaxy (who just a week ago was referred to as a "pub team" by a leading English daily), the real fireworks […]

FC Dallas Captain Carlos Ruiz Superliga is everything we hoped for and more. While the upset of the tournament has already taken place with Mexican Clausura Champion Pachuca defeated in a somewhat lackluster match 2-1 by the Los Angeles Galaxy (who just a week ago was referred to as a "pub team" by a leading […]

So much soccer news, so little time. Here are some of the top stories that you may be interested in: If you want to receive a beta invite to Pownce, one of the hottest new social networking web sites out there, email me at thegaffer[at]epltalk[dot]com with "Pownce" as the subject line. The first six people […]

Cardiff City have pulled off a major coup by signing former Liverpool legend Robbie Fowler on a free transfer. For my money, Fowler is one of the best finishers the British game has seen over the last 10 years. I don't recall ever seeing him waste chances inside the box or from the penalty spot […]

Blanco's skill and understanding of his team mates could change Chicago's season. Check out these clips.

One of the most significant events in the history of Major League Soccer takes place Tuesday with the inaugural match of the Superliga, an event that very well could replace the ill-timed and poorly conducted CONCACAF Champions Cup as the club championship of the North America region. Superliga is viewed by some as a blatant […]

One of the most significant events in the history of Major League Soccer takes place Tuesday with the inaugural match of the Superliga, an event that very well could replace the ill-timed and poorly conducted CONCACAF Champions Cup as the club championship of the North America region. Superliga is viewed by some as a blatant […]

Courtesy of reader Dan Brennan, here are photos of this past Sunday's friendly between Chicago Fire and Celtic. And here's Dan's report from the match: Celtic FC invaded Toyota Park Sunday in their second match in four days, and, for most of the match, it showed. The Fire came out roaring thanks to the arrival […]

This past week the United States became the epicenter of the club football world with numerous friendlies involving large clubs from all over the world, as well as the unveiling of David Beckham as a member of the Los Angeles Galaxy. Now that the lights have faded and most MLS clubs are back to league […]