For the first time this season, Chelsea ended a match day below first place. That's quite an accomplishment – sitting atop the table for the first 14 match days – but it won't get as many column inches as Dimitar Berbatov's trick, becoming the fourth Premier League player to score five goals in one match. […]

How Lukas Podolski only got a yellow card for this tackle on Dzeko is a mystery to me. I hope I'm wrong, but I think that means that because he was booked no retrospective action can be taken. He should have gone for me, it's an awful challenge.

After Mark van Bommel suffered a long-term injury during an international friendly match for Holland in early October, doubts about Bayern Munich's chances of retaining their Bundesliga crown began to seriously grow. With Arjen Robben and Franck Ribery already ruled out of action, there was a huge concern over Bayern Munich's strength in midfield. Last […]

Tuesday, November 30th 8:00PM EST – 5:00PM PST Guests: A member of the 2010 MLS Cup Champion Colorado Rapids John Guppy former Chicago Fire President & former MetroStars front office man, currently running his Gilt Edge Soccer Marketing company NASL Segment: Discussing the officiall US Sanctioning of the NASL as US Soccer Second Division League: […]

Last week ... An audience of EPL Talk listeners got to hear the audio output from Richard's laptop degrade then fail in the middle of a live show. This week? Richard and Kartik try to top it. "Unplanned" power outages? Glasses of water knocked onto mixers? Or maybe just an unknown hot mic picking up […]

This weekend was filled with goals and I've had another tough time picking three candidates. Here are the three I came up with, sorted in no particular order. Comment below for your favourite! 1. FC Koln v VfL Wolfsburg: Cicero Equalizes In Superb Fashion 2. Bayern Munich v Eintracht Frankfurt: Tymoschuk Opens The Scoring 3. […]

The United States has been the favorite to win the 2022 World Cup bid since it dropped its 2018 bid to clear the way for a European nation. Going up against a Middle Eastern country, two Asian nations that previously hosted, and an island nation with little soccer culture, the U.S. has the money, media […]

We finally have a change at the top of the Premier League, with Manchester United riding their undefeated start past Chelsea to a two point lead on the league. On this edition of the EPL Talk podcast, myself and Kartik Krishnaiyer will discuss that, Chelsea's continued struggles, five goal matches ... As well as anything […]

Werder Bremen and Wolfsburg were both under pressure to pick up three points in their respective fixtures after their rivals all did the business on Saturday. Unfortunately, only Werder Bremen were able to grab the desired result, which leaves Wolfsburg struggling. Here are the results. Werder Bremen 3 – 0 St. Pauli That's more like […]

On Monday, BBC Panorama will air "FIFA's Dirty Secrets," a 30 minute exposé that "investigates corruption allegations against some of the FIFA officials who will vote on England's World Cup bid. Reporter Andrew Jennings exposes new evidence of bribery, and accuses some executives of taking kickbacks. He also uncovers the secret agreements that could guarantee […]

The problems at Chelsea continue to mount as a draw in the North East allowed Manchester United to overhaul the champions at the top of the table for the first time this season. With an important month in the title race about to begin injuries, backroom drama and poor performances have left confidence shattered at a club that has only collected four points from a possible fifteen.

Norwich City moved back into the play off places as they routed ten man Ipswich, as Grant Holt bagged a derby day hat trick which may just signal the end of Roy Keane’s tenure at Portman Road. Recent snowfall and near freezing conditions did little to thaw a heated derby atmosphere, as a record crowd witnessed a fiery and incident filled derby that will put an entire city on a high as they return to work on Monday morning..

The Premier League has plenty of incredibly talented players, but who is getting more praise or attention than they merit, here is a countdown of the Premier League’s most overrated players. Feel free to add your suggestions. 10- Matthew Upson –West Ham Played a key role for England during the 2010 World Cup, Upson was […]

Lionel Messi is undoubtedly one of the best players in the world, if not the best. So courtesy of 101 Great Goals for finding this, we've included 100 goals scored by Lionel Messi in his Barcelona shirt. The 100 goals are split into three separate videos. The first part is above. Parts one and two […]

Tottenham host Liverpool in the final EPL match of the weekend. Below is a live blog featuring coverage as well as a match preview. Match Preview Liverpool They have struggled in away matches and will have a tough test to get a result at White Hart Lane. An injury to Steven Gerrard will force other […]