Love him or hate him, Ashley Cole is the best at his position in England, and arguably the world. While this has been the case for many years (although I'm sure the Evra family might object), under Carlo Ancelotti Cole has transformed from an indefatigable left-back to an integral cog in Chelsea's attacking strategy. Fullbacks […]

Today's matches saw Michael Ballack's Leverkusen side take on Michael Bradley's Borussia Monchengladbach side, as well as a Sami Khedira-less Stuttgart against a prolific Borussia Dortmund team. Saturday's goal-fest has spilled over onto Sunday, and has made for some very entertaining football. Bayer Leverkusen hosted Borussia Monchengladbach with the renewed hope and expectation given to […]

Watching Aston Villa versus Everton today on Fox Soccer Channel, it’s such a troubling admission that I have a problem. I love football. I can’t get enough of it. I sit at work on a Monday afternoon and wonder about the Man City result. On a Thursday morning, instead of paying attention to quality control […]

The EPL Talk Podcast's review of the Premier League's third weekend will record at 10 p.m. England-time (5 p.m. Eastern, 2p.m. Pacific). Losses by Spurs and Manchester City will be high on the agenda, as will our Match of the Week: Aston Villa and Everton. We'll talk every match, every news item, but there's one […]

Fernando Torres returned to goal scoring form to give Liverpool’s season a much needed kick-start against West Brom. But will this be the start of a bright season for Roy Hodgson’s side or will the men from Merseyside disappoint once again? It’s been a bit of strange week for Liverpool. It started with midfielder Javier […]

It's another Sunday of Premier League football, so feel free to post your observations, questions or opinions about the games in the comments section below. Unusually for the Premier League, there are several games overlapping each other today from the early kick-off between Bolton Wanderers and Birmingham City, followed by Liverpool versus West Bromwich Albion […]

This was going to be a big test for the New York Red Bulls as they were coming off a 4-1 thrashing on the road against Toronto FC. Their next match at home was against the San Jose Earthquakes who were coming off back to back one goal victories at Buck Shaw Stadium against the […]

This summer I have followed Roy Hodgson's journey to Liverpool. Hodgson's move to Anfield has taught me some valuable lessons. First, every individual should do what is best for themselves and what is in their heart. Second, a manager has the right to change his mind. Roy Hodgson introduced me to the reality of being […]

Watching the collection of the top 10 best goals scored in the Premier League, they're a sight to see. Wonderful skills. Beautiful precision. Everything from Tony Yeboah's screamer for Leeds United against Liverpool to Paulo Di Canio's incredible scissor kick for West Ham United against Wimbledon, and many more. But one thing I noticed while […]

When MLS created the Designated Player rule several seasons ago, many fans were both excited and nervous. The benefits were obvious – it was an opportunity to retain great American players and attract great foreign players by allowing teams to offer a few salaries commensurate with the great leagues of Europe. The concern was always […]

Watching Blackpool play their debut Premier League game at Bloomfield Road against Fulham today, the 90 minutes surprised me. It felt like going to the movies to see a film you didn't think would be that good, but you walked away with a better appreciation and a warm and fuzzy feeling. The game featured end-to-end […]

Today's Bundesliga matches were some of the most exciting and open games in Europe. While the Premier League, Serie A, and La Liga are all now officially underway, the football gods smiled on the Bundesliga this weekend and the goals flowed. Today's matches saw Frankfurt host Hamburg, Freiburg take on Nurnberg, Hannover travel to Schalke, […]

The draw for the third round of the 2010-11 Carling Cup has been announced, and the plum tie will definitely be the north London derby between Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal. The third round games will be played the week of September 20, which means that the Spurs against Arsenal match will be just one week […]

Theo Walcott scored a spectacular goal Saturday to open up the scoring for Arsenal against Blackburn. The low hard-driven shot was so powerful that when it hit the inside corner of the net, the goal net burst and had to be repaired at half-time before the game could continue. For evidence of the incident, watch […]

It's Saturday, my favorite day of the week, when there's a smorgasbord of Premier League matches on display from all across England beginning with Blackburn Rovers against Arsenal at Ewood Park and ending with Manchester United against West Ham United at Old Trafford. And, of course, there are plenty of other games happening in between. […]