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Young Schalke defender Joel Matip has been hospitalized with Malaria following time out on international duty with Cameroon. As if things couldn't get any worse for Schalke. While Matip's condition has still not been made public, we all wish a speedy return to the game for the young player who will be looking to help […]

Schalke's Lewis Holtby, who is currently spending a year out on loan at Mainz (who are currently top of the Bundesliga table thanks in no small part to Holtby himself), has spoken of further accomplishment and glory, and has set himself on becoming the next Bastian Schweinsteiger. Holtby, who currently captains the Germany U-21 side, […]

There’s always much debate in the English media about who is to be England captain. It seems as though Capello is sticking with Ferdinand, after Gerrard’s successful stint with the arm band. Is Rio a good captain? Who knows? How would he prove he was or wasn’t? The role of Captain is an odd one. […]

The Week 28 numbers look like this... 5 year comparison Week 28 Thru Week 28 YTD Avg +/- GP Avg +/- GP 2006 19,097 6 15,348 186 2007 19,419 1.68% 6 16,636 8.39% 187 2008 16,219 -16.48% 7 16,396 -1.44% 188 2009 13,381 -17.50% 8 15,656 -4.51% 198 2010 15,013 […]

Sunderland forward Darren Bent has a right to feel hard-done-by in terms of his international career. Since making his debut under Sven-Goran Eriksson against Uruguay in March 2006, Bent has won just six more caps. Considering he has scored 65 goals in 147 Premier League appearances since then, you might think he would walk into […]

International breaks give me a chance to be a bit more reflective than usual regarding what's going on in the world of soccer. And other than the Liverpool ownership saga, there isn't a lot going on. I have to admit that while I have a life outside of EPL Talk and the sport of soccer, […]

Tomorrow Italy will be playing it's final match of this international break, a qualifier for the European Championships of 2012 which will be taking place in Poland and Ukraine. The Azzurri will be facing Serbia at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris of Genoa, and the Sampdoria players like Cassano and Pazzini are looking forward to playing […]

Manuel Neuer has recently stoked the fire of every major transfer agent in Europe when he hinted at a summer exit from Schalke in the summer. Neuer, as Germany number one goalkeeper, believes that he should be playing European football every season. If Schalke cannot meet those ambitions, then the young goalkeeper may look to […]

Tuesday, October 12th 8:00PM EDT – 5:00PM PDT Guests: Arlo White Seattle Sounders Play-By-Play Announcer Alex Labidou Goal .com writter Dave Denholm Former 710 ESPN Radio Los Angeles announcer NASL Segment: USSF D2 Playoffs Re-Capping Red Bulls Scoreless draw with Real Salt Lake

Wayne Rooney will continue his bid to find form when he lines up for England against Montenegro Tuesday. In normal circumstances I have no doubt that Rooney would have pulled out of Fabio Capello’s squad for the game at Wembley, after missing the last few United games through injury, But with Sir Alex Ferguson desperate […]

Many of us know that standing terraces are disappearing from English football grounds. Whether it's new all-seater stands being built, or clubs moving to new grounds, terraces are becoming a thing of the past in England. To illustrate how the terraces are vanishing, watch the above video that begins in 1955 when the 'new' Roots […]

The word administration will universally strike fear in football fans. Points deductions and a mass exodus of players is something that will normally follow after a club slips in to administration, however I am certain Liverpool won’t have to suffer the costs of the dreaded A word. British newspapers are today reporting that Liverpool slipping […]

This was supposed to be a big test for the up and coming New York Red Bulls as they were facing for the second time the defending MLS Cup champions Real Salt Lake. Unfortunately for the Red Bulls they were without Dane Richards (Jamaica) and Bouna Coundoul (Senegal) as they were called in for National […]

If you're jonesing for soccer during the international break and can't wait that long until you see the next match, do the next best thing. Play FIFA 11 online. This is just a quick reminder that an EPL Talk league has been setup on the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3. To join the league on […]