Best Team Performance of Decade: 2002 World Cup vs Portugal Without Claudio Reyna and Clint Mathis the US took the field against a Portuguese side making its first World Cup appearance in sixteen years. Still, Portugal had been outstanding at the Euro 2000 tournament and boasted a collection of world class players including Luis Figo, […]

Algeria Nadir Belhadj played a poor 45 minutes for Portsmouth and was subbed out. Hassan Yedba dressed but stayed on the bench. Both players left for the Cup of African Nations after this match. Hameur Bouazza came on in the 87th minute for Blackpool in a 2-0 Coca Cola Championship victory over Derby County. Yazid […]

Cesc Fabregas came on as a second-half substitute to completely turn this game in Arsenal's favor by first scoring a sublime free kick from outside the area and second, by latching on to an exquisite Theo Walcott pass to secure all three points for the Gunners. But immediately after scoring the second goal, Fabregas pulled […]

Christmas Day is definitely a hectic one for me, as it was this past Friday. After the kids opened the presents. we headed to my in-laws for Christmas lunch, followed by more presents to open and then tried to stuff them all into my car. We were then whisked away to my parents where we […]

Unless your team was unfortunate enough to be struck by bad weather (particularly Barnsley), you may realise we are now at the halfway point of the Championship season. 23 games gone and all of sudden ambitions become a bit clearer for clubs. The championship can be one of the most exciting leagues in the world […]

Coming in January on MLS Talk! During Landon Donovan's loan spell, we will be utilizing our network resources both in the United States and United Kingdom to bring you the most extensive and analytical coverage on the web of Landon Donovan's move to Everton. Stay tuned to MLS Talk in the new year!

On behalf of all of the bloggers on Serie A Talk, I'd like to wish you Happy Holidays during this special time of the year. During 2009, Serie A Talk has continued to grow in popularity thanks to bloggers such as Robert Hay, Rami Soufi, David Schiavone, Niccolo Conte and others. Next year will be […]

Happy Holidays! It's Christmas Eve, so I would be remiss if this week's preview didn't have a Christmas/Hanukkah/Kwanzaa/Festivus/Ashura theme. I'm more of a Christmas kind of guy myself, so that's the direction I'll be heading in first. It may not have come upon a midnight clear, but this is the TV schedule for the week […]

On behalf of all of the bloggers on La Liga Talk, I'd like to wish you Happy Holidays during this special time of the year. During 2009, La Liga Talk has continued to grow in popularity thanks to bloggers such as Andy Pineda, Rami Soufi, Emilee Woods, Alistair Hendrie and many others. Next year will […]

On behalf of all of the bloggers on Champions League Talk, I'd like to wish you Happy Holidays during this special time of the year. During 2009, Champions League Talk has continued to grow in popularity thanks to bloggers such as Lonnie Smetana, Chris Rivers, Jonny Carter and many others. Next year will be even […]

On behalf of all of the bloggers on Championship Talk, I'd like to wish you Happy Holidays during this special time of the year. During 2009, Championship Talk has continued to grow in popularity thanks to bloggers such as Rob McCluskey, Dan Trelfer, Chris Rivers and many others. Next year will be even bigger for […]

On behalf of all of the bloggers on Bundesliga Talk, I'd like to wish you Happy Holidays during this special time of the year. During 2009, Bundesliga Talk has continued to grow in popularity thanks to bloggers such as Chris Murphy, Florian Kolling, Joe Ashmore and many others. Next year will be even bigger for […]

On behalf of all of the bloggers on Major League Soccer Talk, I'd like to wish you Happy Holidays during this special time of the year. During 2009, Major League Soccer Talk has continued to grow in popularity thanks to bloggers such as Kartik Krishnaiyer, Chris Riordan, Eric Altshule, Peter C, Daniel Feuerstein, Adam Serrano, […]

As we approach the end of a decade which has seen the popularity of world football and the Premier League increase ten-fold, we look back upon what an incredible past ten years it's been with appreciation and maybe even a little bit of nostalgia. As I'm sure we'll say again in ten years time, the Noughties have been an incredibly important decade for the […]

For years, the British press has maligned Emile Heskey. Yet for the duration of the decade, English managers have found reason to call him into the national side. Even in his club career, he has been maligned during several Premier League stops, beginning with Leicester City in the late 1990s through today with Aston Villa. […]