The Seattle Sounders won a thrilling 2-0 victory in last night's U.S. Open Cup as the Sounders have now won three straight Open Cup trophies. Their opponents, the Chicago Fire, failed to become only the third team ever to win the Cup five times. The first goal came in the 77th minute and Chicago had […]

Once again the cry from the New York Red Bulls was to get three points and keep their hopes alive of making the playoffs. The Red Bulls salvaged a point at Toronto at the end of regulation, but Los Angeles Galaxy came to town, looking to officially clinch the Supporters Shield at Red Bull Arena. […]

Just a week ago, it all seemed to finally be moving in the right direction. After a painful start to the season, including some terrible losses and a coaching change, Inter looked to be turning the corner. Claudio Ranieri arrived to take command and seemed to be bringing back the old Inter, winning his first […]

We are all aware of some of the negative views that people have about our great sport. I even have a fair few of my own. But it is important to occasionally pat our sport on the back and remind ourselves that it would not be the biggest sport in the world if it only […]

If you have a fix for soccer and can’t wait for your side's next match, do the next best thing and join your fellow EPL Talk readers from around the world in the FIFA 12 league. The format is going to be the same with each team playing the other teams twice. To join the […]

FOX's broadcast of the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal was watched by a TV audience of more than 2.1 million across FOX, FOX Soccer and FOX Deportes combined. Interestingly, when compared to the TV audience numbers for the September 18 game between Manchester United and Chelsea, the TV viewing numbers for Spurs […]

What a trip! My family's second visit to the UK — and everything went perfectly. Live football in a stadium with thousands of vocal fans. A thrilling come-from-behind draw after going down 3-1. Satisfaction and smiling faces walking out of the stadium and down crowded streets with the locals on their way to the pubs. Problem […]

Here’s a look back at the good, the bad, and the ugly from week seven of the Premier League. Cheers Norwich: The scoreboard doesn’t reflect how well this newly promoted side played at Old Trafford. Jonas Gutierrez: He evaded three defenders with a wonderful weaving run through the Wolves defense, finishing with a goal. Tim Howard: […]

The anticipation is building for tonight's 2011 US Open Cup final between Chicago Fire and Seattle Sounders. Will Seattle be able to win three back-to-back titles, or will Chicago win a record fifth title? Watch the following video to add to the excitement of the 2011 US Open Cup: httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zii7t13O23g The game will be shown […]

B.C. These letters can mean a number of different things. In mainstream American sports, Boston College immediately comes to mind, primarily as a college football mainstay. For the non-sport initiated, B.C. used to be a time annotation. It was meant to indicate the time Before Christ (before historians adjusted to the more secular Before Common […]

Scott Parker plying his trade for the lilywhites of North London. Oh how different Sunday's derby could have gone had Arsene Wenger listened to the calls for experienced reinforcements. The calls had been ringing all summer for experienced reinforcements. Arsene Wenger himself stated that he was “not afraid to spend”. Well this was true, albeit only in the […]

Real Salt Lake coach Jason Kreis and LA Galaxy midfielder David Beckham got into scuffle after their game Saturday night. Maybe Kreis was upset that his team lost to the Galaxy and said something derogatory to Beckham? Whatever he said, it set Beckham off. Watch the above video to see what happened. H/T The Offside […]

Monday, October 3rd 8PM EDT – 5PM PDT Lamar Hunt US Open Cup Final Preview Guests: Frank Klopas General Manager & Head Coach of the Chicago Fire Arlo White Play-By-Play Voice of the Seattle Sounders NASL Playoff Segment: Re-Capping the two Quarterfinal Matches Red Bulls Hour: Re-Capping the Road Draw At Toronto FC Listen to […]

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Monday morning, the day we all tend to dread. Roll out of bed, put on your threads and head off to either work or school to put in your "eight hours." For Americans like myself, one of the first talking points on Monday morning in your pursuit to clear the cobwebs tends to be sports. […]