Mexico’s form in World Cup qualifying has been less than stellar. After qualifying for the Hexagonal based solely on goal difference, El Tri now finds itself in fourth place in the final qualifying group. On its third manager in 17 months, Mexico desperately needs a victory. Javier Aguirre has recalled the veteran hands of Cuauhtémoc […]

Simon Evans, sports correspondent for Reuters International joins us to discuss Serie A's place in the current European football landscape, Burnley FC's promotion and other issues related to the Premier League. Following Simon, we speak with our newest correspondent Laurence McKenna who spends some time previewing the Championship and looking at the English transfer market.

From today's training session here in scorching hot South Florida: “My career is in Mexico, my team is in Mexico, I have been there since I was 16 years old and now I am on the other side with the US national team. I think it is going to be a great game, playing against […]

If I was an Arsenal fan, I'd be fed up already listening to people saying that Manchester City were obviously going to usurp them as one of the "Big Four" sides. It's amazing what spending money does to peoples judgement when it comes to football and Manchester City have certainly caught more than their fair […]

Looking at the predictions that are currently flooding the world of Premiership football, two teams are entrenched in a dogfight for who will finish bottom. No-one, but no-one thinks both Hull City or Burnley will stay up. One if not both of them, in the eyes of everyone think they're dead and buried before a […]

A larger number of press than usual at USMNT camp today in Miami which tells us about the attention this "summer of soccer" has created. Several of the media members present are attending training here in Miami tomorrow morning and then flying to Mexico City for game. Several others are staying in this area to […]

Saturday, 8th Aug 2009 It was the last of the pre-season friendlies. The last chance to gauge how our side looks going into the season proper. We gathered outside the pub in our red kits, awaiting the sound of the deadbolt sliding out of place. All season the sound of that door unlocking will be like […]

It's that time of the year for you, the readers, and me to post the predictions for the final table of the 2009-2010 Premier League season before a ball has been kicked. In some ways, I hope that the predictions are completely wrong. At least then we can say that the Premier League is unpredictable. […]

Some fans chuckled after week one when I said I was more interested in a matchup between the LA Galaxy and DC United than any random matchup in MLS. At the time both teams looked like they were going to be bottom feeders in the league (although I had tipped LA to improve, I did […]

EPL Talk's prediction competition for the 2009/2010 season is now open. Named EPL Talk Predictor, the game allows you to predict the results of Premier League matches and compete against fellow readers. EPL Talk Predictor is free to register and free to play. With EPL Talk Predictor, you can: Place Fantasy Bets using Real Market […]

An abbreviated post due to my just returning from the road. After week 21 the numbers look like this...

In the baking heat of London, Chelsea won the 2009 Community Shield on penalty kicks after a 2-2 regulation tie against Manchester United at Wembley Stadium. Here are some of my observations from the match. Feel free to add yours to the comments section. The match was surprisingly much more competitive than I anticipated and […]

One of the lessons learned in this “Summer of Soccer” is that there is a sizable group of Americans who enjoy high level soccer and are willing to pay top dollar for the opportunity to see clubs like Real Madrid, Chelsea, Inter Milan, and Barcelona play live, even if the matches are only friendlies or […]

Editor's note: EPL Talk blogger Robbie Kotoviets put on his journalist hat recently and went to the Toronto versus Real Madrid in friendly to cover the game for La Liga Talk. Below you'll find his observations regarding the press conference and game, as well as a slideshow of photographs taken from BMO Field. Enjoy. Real […]