I've never had an authentic Philly Cheese Steak from Philadelphia, but after watching this interview with Jozy Altidore, I'll definitely give it a try the next time I'm in the City of Brotherly Love. During the interview, Altidore visits tourist trap Genos to hang out with his parents and talk soccer. Altidore discusses fighting for […]

When I'm chatting with friends about music, I often ask them what was their favorite concert of all time. For me, it was a performance by Midnight Oil in 1987 or 1988 in a tiny club on the Fort Lauderdale strip. This was before their single "Beds Are Burning" became a nationwide hit. Their music […]

Blackburn Rovers look set to become the latest Premier League club to be snapped up by foreign investors. Indian group Venky’s are hopeful of completing a takeover of the club by November, a move which will see the first Indian owners of a Premier League club. While the announcement is sure to course excitement amongst […]

The Major League Soccer season came to a close on Sunday, finalizing the four match-ups in of the coming conference semifinals. To talk about this weekend's active, the coming playoffs, as well as where the eight eliminates teams go from here, I welcome co-host Christopher Riordan for this edition of the Major League Soccer Talk […]

Fulham Football Club. from The Neighbourhood on Vimeo. Fulham is the oldest professional football club in London with a very proud history. The west London side is a small club in a giant city. But as you can see from the above video, it's a club that has a rich history and an ideal location […]

I have to say that after seven months of hardnosed football in Major League Soccer, we have been entertained with a great season with plenty of ups and downs. Tons of surprises as the western conference have more sides into the playoffs than the East. Yet towards the stretch of this season we are seeing […]

Tuesday, October 26th 8:00PM EDT – 5:00PM PDT Guests: Roger Allaway of Big Soccer Talks US Soccer history Blake Compton, Columbus Crew Supporter NASL Segment: Hector L. Diaz Montes discusses First Leg win for Puerto Rico Islanders in D2 Championship Final Discussing Red Bulls Two Goal Victory over the Revolution. Matt Conroy and Miguel Nunez of […]

Has football finally jumped off the cliff? In a week where we were treated to an utterly enthralling Champions League game at the San Siro and the emotional scoring return to the Emirates of Eduardo, the biggest stories were one player’s greed and the near collapse of a team that won the FA Cup three […]

The first year of the post-Manuel Pellegrini era commenced with a startling thud, as through seven rounds last season, Villarreal propped every other Primera División team up at the bottom of the table. This smooth, plucky team from the Valencian Community had not felt such futility since they made their maiden voyage to La Liga […]

The Week 30 numbers look like this... 5 year comparison Final Week YTD YTD Avg +/- GP Avg +/- GP 2006 20,277 NA 6 15,502 NA 192 2007 20,575 1.47% 7 16,767 8.16% 195 2008 17,338 -15.73% 7 16,460 -1.83% 210 2009 19,916 14.87% 8 16,037 -2.57% 225 2010 17,292 -13.17% 9 […]

Jaime Moreno was not the only big-name retiree this weekend; the Chicago Fire said goodbye to American soccer legend Brian McBride and longtime defender C.J. Brown. The club's overall record was disappointing to fans, but by getting ten points in the last six matches the club has some optimism going into the offseason. Swedish international […]

The margin of error is shrinking. In years gone by, managers would have more time to adapt and to get results. Nowadays managers are on a short leash. And someone like Roy Hodgson, even after nine points from nine games, is hanging by a thread. Sure, Liverpool finds itself stuck near the bottom of the […]

Practically every weekend of the Premier League is filled with so much emotion, wonderful skills and excitement that you have to wonder whether it's better than sex at times? Consider other entertainment mediums. Books are great but no matter how suspenseful they are they're already pre-written. You can turn to the last few pages and […]

In an exciting day of Bundesliga action, Stuttgart dug themselves out of relegation, Mainz returned to the top of the Bundesliga table, and Dortmund stuttered at home to Hoffenheim. Borussia Dortmund 1 – 1 TSG Hoffenheim In a game that Dortmund would have been expected to win, only a late Antonio Da Silva goal saved […]

If there were any doubts whether Arsenal was serious about contending for the Premier League title this season, they were all washed away Sunday with a convincing 3-0 victory against Manchester City at Eastlands. Arsenal created some luck in the first five minutes after an inch-perfect through ball forced Dedryck Boyata to commit a foul. […]