With the recent World Cup qualifiers demonstrating how pathetically weak the US striker corps is the time has come for Bob Bradley to call back the player whose exclusion from the World Cup 2006 squad raised the most eyebrows. To Bradley’s credit he did feature Twellman in the 2007 Gold Cup and Copa America, but […]

With the recent World Cup qualifiers demonstrating how pathetically weak the US striker corps is the time has come for Bob Bradley to call back the player whose exclusion from the World Cup 2006 squad raised the most eyebrows. To Bradley's credit he did feature Twellman in the 2007 Gold Cup and Copa America, but […]

Last year the winter break lasted six long agonizing weeks. This year it will be seven. The break has been controversial for some time as even the Kaiser has called for the abandonment of this “luxury”. It is too long a layoff for the players and fans. Meanwhile, this year the Ligapokal was not played […]

In Newcastle and Liverpool this Saturday, thousands of football fans will be marching in protest against the owners of their respective clubs. Members of a Liverpool supporters group named Spirit Of Shankly will be marching to Anfield in protest against owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett. According to the supporters union, it'll be "a march […]

Fiorentina's Juan Vargas was the hero for the Peruvian national team as he set up Johan Fano's equalizer in the last touch of the game on Tuesday against Argentina. Vargas wreaked havoc all over the left side of the pitch against a poor Argentine side and would put the fate of his team on his […]

Gabriel Heinze's days with the Argentine national team could be numbered after his fallout with Alfio Basile. His dreadful performance against Paraguay, his horrid own goal and his reaction to be subbed in favor of Getafe's Daniel Díaz will most likely leave him out of the upcoming call up that will occur in October. Heinze's […]

You can criticize his political leanings or the way he lived his life. Yet when it comes to telling the truth he never backs down. Diego Maradona will compliment you the same way he will criticize you. At the same time he has also been able to be yet just another person piling on in Argentina […]

Now that the International break is over with for the time being, the battle for promotion resumes in the Championship this weekend and here are your fixtures. Birmingham (D-W-W-W) v Doncaster (W-L-D-W) Ipswich (L-L-W-L) v Reading (W-L-W-D) Blackpool (W-L-D-L) v Barnsley (W-L-L-L) Cardiff City (D-D-D-W) v Bristol City (D-W-D-W) Charlton (L-W-L-W) v Wolves (W-W-W-D) Coventry […]

You're an owner of a Premiership team, one that's well-known all across Europe and is one of the best-supported in England. You've just gotten rid of your manager, one who you brought back just a few months ago to rescue the club from perennial mediocrity and is a hero to the fans. Those fans are […]

A funny take on the half-time talk. While English in origin, it works for any team in the Bundesliga. Enjoy!

Poor Robbie Keane has joined the growing list of Liverpool players to be burgled over the not too distant past. He, along with at least six other players (now past and present) have had their homes burglarized in the Liverpool area. This makes me ask, after the first three, why wouldn't the police force of […]

Wayne Rooney returns with his second part of an interview with Fabio Capello to discuss all sorts of topics including Coronation Street, WAGs, opera, music and culture. Enjoy. [display_podcast]

RTE, the Irish broadcaster, has mocked Setanta Sports with a cheeky video featuring two comedians impersonating Setanta presenters Paul Dempsey and Pat Dolan. Dempsey is a former Sky Sports reporter who was interviewed by EPL Talk in 2007. Dolan is a former Arsenal reserves footballer who currently manages a team in Ireland. The skit was […]

Blanco after last night’s game/Getty Images A number of postings on this site have been spent criticizing both MLS and Cuauhtemoc Blanco himself. However, last night I felt honored as I witnessed live both Blanco’s 100th cap and his final appearance for Mexico in a 2-1 victory over Canada in Chiapas. Blanco has been a […]

Blanco after last night's game/Getty Images A number of postings on this site have been spent criticizing both MLS and Cuauhtemoc Blanco himself. However, last night I felt honored as I witnessed live both Blanco's 100th cap and his final appearance for Mexico in a 2-1 victory over Canada in Chiapas. Blanco has been a […]