The Champions League is the latest incarnation of the UEFA-organised cup competition for the top European sides. It was previously known (from 1955 to 1992) as the European Cup and remains Europe`s most prestigious club tournament. THE TOP XI GOALKEEPER Oliver Kahn German `keeper Oliver Kahn earns his place in the top XI courtesy of […]

ALL TIMES EST Friday Cleveland-Rochester 8pm FSC Saturday Bayern Munich- Gladbach 11:30 am GOL TV (Michael Bradley) Stoke City- West Ham Noon, FSC (Jonathan Spector) Cruz Azul- Indios, 6pm ESPN Deportes/ Azteca America (Marco Vidal) DC United-FC Dallas 7:30pm FSC Pachuca-Chiapas 8pm Telefutura (Jose Fransisco Torres) Sunday Sunderland-Everton 11am FSC (Tim Howard) New England-Houston 3pm […]

Well, I'm sure you're all aware that this season has produced some top-notch football, and some horrible dross. So, let's get down to business, shall we? 10.) West Brom– What they lack in quality, they at least make up for with their desire to play the game as it should be played. I applaud Tony […]

I was thinking about the Seattle phenomenon and a thought crossed my mind. Would it be good or bad for MLS if Seattle went deep into the playoffs in its inaugural year? What would it say about a league if a brand new team could have such great success in its first ever season? I […]

Paul Ince sacked by Blackburn. Kevin Keegan pushed out of Newcastle. Roy Keane frustrated by Sunderland. Ince was an outright firing after Blackburn only registered 3 wins in 17 matches. Keegan technically resigned, but has made allegations that the club forced him out. Roy Keane left Sunderland after failing to agree on contract negotiations. Poor […]

I was having a good look at Tottenham's proposal for a new stadium overlapping their current plot at White Hart Lane last night and my brain started to tick. However difficult these proposals appear to be (and indeed I hope they go through) it seems Spurs are not alone in their ambitions and indeed there are a glut of […]

The Premier League season is reaching its conclusion and it is time for tributes and awards to be given to those individuals and teams that have excelled throughout the season. Ryan Giggs has already scooped the PFA Player of the Year award and EPL Talk has made its case for why Roy Hodgson should be […]

We mark our 75th ever show today with an announcement that we will be covering MLS and USL like never before, with weekly features and locker room interviews. Rod Underwood, coach of the Cleveland City Stars joins us to preview his teams home opener Friday night on FSC versus Rochester. We also speak with Ignacio […]

Having cleared the small matter of the Champions League first leg. Manchester United and Chelsea can continue their war of attrition with Liverpool. With both teams gaining positive results and turning in performances that were polar opposites, the upcoming weekends matches will prove vital in both the domestic and European stage. Manchester United have least […]

Here is this week's round up of transfer rumors. Of course the big news has been about Klinsmann's replacement. Wenger is probably off the table after Rummenigge's pleasant comments about the Arsenal manager, but the list of manager's linked is fairly absurd: Jol, Ancelotti, Van Gaal, Hiddink, Gerets, Hitzfeld, Veh, Mancini, Schuster, Sven and Scolari. […]

Baseball Hall of Famer Yogi Berra once said, "it's getting late early." That's certainly true of this year race to avoid relegation at the bottom of the Premiership table. Newcastle and Middlesbrough are in 18th and 19th place, respectively, and both are three points adrift of safety, where Hull City is currently holding on for […]

Some of my fellow Lillywhites at Tottenham have some very rude comments about Arsene Wenger. There is one song that ends in "Wenger is a [explicative] pedophile". I hate it. It lacks class or common decency. But football supporters aren't always the classiest people when it comes to rivalry, as we all know. I've said […]

A busy critical summer period for the US National Team looms ahead. Coach Bob Bradley has a core of 25-30 players he's looking at to fill 22 World Cup squad spots. The Confederations Cup and Gold Cups provide competitive atmospheres to test players without the pressure of World Cup Qualifying. At the top of list […]

I was running late on Wednesday, so I had to catch the opening moments of the Champions League semi final between Manchester United and Arsenal on the computer. There is one match tracker in particular that I enjoy using when I can’t get to the TV on time, but my estimation of that service dropped […]

Sunderland have unveiled their new home shirt for the 2009-10 season. Designed and manufactured by Umbro, the new shirt design is very similar to the current one. The biggest difference is the V-neck. On closer look, there is an embossed Sunderland crest behind the Sunderland badge above the heart. The shirt will be available for […]