After the full-time whistle blew at Old Trafford last night, you could see the incredible delight on Alex Ferguson's face. The Scot wants nothing more than to add another Champions League trophy to his long list of accomplishments before he retires, whenever that is. But while United's performance was exemplary, especially in the second half, […]

Tragic news today as England World Cup star Alan Ball died outside his home in England after suffering a heart attack trying to put out a garden fire in his backyard. Ball, the red-haired dimunitive England midfielder, played 975 matches in his career and even played in the NASL in the late 70s for Vancouver […]

The US Men's National Team will play Sweden in Gothenberg on August 22nd. It will be first true road game for the United States since the end of World Cup 2006 qualifying.

Due to numerous requests the deadline for all future power poll rankings will be extended until Tuesday at Midnight PST. (Wednesday morning on the east coast.) I had initially anticipated only a handful of people voting but because of the Beckham affect or perhaps because of the lack of available MLS oriented websites, this power […]

Fulham is facing relegation currently, but enjoy Brian McBride's goal that briefly gave Fulham a lead over Man United last month. United eventually got a draw in the match and continue to lead Chelsea by 3 points in the premiership title race

Thi post about Manchester City isn't US Soccer related so it is over at my EPL Talk Blog: http://epltalk.communityserver.com/blogs/kkfla737/default.aspx Check it out.

Love it or hate it, the success of the Premier League in recent years is created a feeding frenzy among investors as they attempt to snap up the remaining clubs that aren't already owned by foreign investors. While the purchases of Man United, Liverpool, Chelsea, Portsmouth and Aston Villa are well documented, the question is […]

If you get a chance, be sure to listen to Tuesday's episode (April 24th, 2007) of the Soccer Shout podcast where I guest co-host alongside Phil McThomas. Phil and I discuss the past weekend's Premiership matches and look ahead with glee to the Champions League matches this week. In case you missed it, feel free […]

I quite often get emails from soccer fans around North America asking for help regarding their TV or satellite questions, or sharing their frustrations about dealing with cable and/or satellite providers.I, too, have experienced my fair share of customer service nightmares (most notably with DirecTV). But here's one letter from a Time Warner customer and […]

Last week Houston got all ten first place votes. This week we had nine voters, and five different first place teams on ballots. An interesting shake up in the poll finds Red Bull New York closing in on the top. Quite honestly if it were not for two voters (one was yours truly) Red Bull […]

Twellman, Razov, Nunez, Altidore, Odouro and all the rest.

A massive win for Birmingham on Sunday in a tough Midlands derby with Wolverhampton sent the Blues back to the top of the Championship. On-loan striker Andy Cole opened the scoring, Nicolas Bendtner powered in a header and Cameron Jerome scored late on before Colin Doyle's late penalty save sealed the points. You can catch […]

The PFA Championship Team of the Year was announced on Sunday at the annual awards function. West Brom features most prominently with three players on the list. Keeper: Matt Murray (Wolves)Defenders: Graham Alexander (Preston), Gareth Bale (Southampton), Darren Moore (Derby), Curtis Davies (West Brom)Midfielders: Jason Koumas (West Brom), Carlos Edwards (Sunderland), Dean Whitehead (Sunderland)Forwards: Diomansy […]

If you're searching for a way to experience Wednesday's Champions League semi-final match between Chelsea and Liverpool online, join the EPL Talk Chat hosted by bcjohn. We'll have Chelsea, Liverpool and neutral fans from around the world chatting in real-time about the big semi-final clash. We'll also be able to tip you off regarding Chelsea […]

While the English Premier League is the most popular sports league in the world based on the number of global viewers, it ranks a distant fourth on revenue generated. According to The Daily Express, the top three are: NFL MLB NBA It's no surprise therefore that more American businessmen are investing in Premiership clubs. With […]