Over the last 24 hours I've been reading several interesting and amusing headlines including, the predicted signing of Gianfranco Zola as the next Hammer's manager, the possible return of Edgar Davids to Serie A, Mourinho's Fury regarding his cable bill and Marcello Lippi shuffling the deck for World Cup qualifying. Gianfranco Zola – labelled as, "one of Chelsea's greatest players […]

st1:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } 1. Parity Okay, let’s not kid ourselves. Not any team can win the Bundesliga. But since the inception of the EPL in 1991, four teams have won the title: United, Blackburn, Chelsea and Arsenal, but United has won 11 of those titles. In that same span, five teams have won the title in […]

Looking forward to seeing how Manchester United employ new signing Dimitar Berbatov this weekend versus Liverpool, or better yet, who gets the hook up front: Wayne Rooney or Carlos Tevez. While Rooney may need a breather after playing for England the past couple of weeks, I don't see how Sir Alex Ferguson can leave out […]

No offense to the celebrities that we've interviewed over the past few years for EPL Talk, but sometimes the best stories are from the actual fans themselves, like yourself. If you're a regular reader to EPL Talk, you've read hundreds if not thousands of words from the fingertips of myself and the team of bloggers […]

Six points in the bag and little doubt the US will advance to the hexagonal. However the truth be told I think the United States finishes third in the hexagonal on current form and must improve its linkup play and general possession play in the final four matches of this qualifying stage. With this in […]

Six points in the bag and little doubt the US will advance to the hexagonal. However the truth be told I think the United States finishes third in the hexagonal on current form and must improve its linkup play and general possession play in the final four matches of this qualifying stage. With this in […]

Manchester City looks set to break their home attendance record this Saturday when they play Chelsea in front of a sold out crowd at the City of Manchester Stadium. The previous highest attendance at Eastlands was 47,321 on December 30, 2007 for City's match against Liverpool. The stadium's capacity for football is 47,726. The match […]

It's time for FIFA to rethink international football. In 1992, UEFA changed the European Cup to the Champions League and transformed European club football into a more entertaining product that generates vast sums of money. It also didn't hurt that the tournament now attracts a cumulative television audience of 4 billion viewers in 227 countries. […]

Schalke, currently sitting at the top of the Bundesliga, have surged ahead to the peak of another, less prestigious table – the goalkeeper injury table. First choice keeper Manuel Neuer has yet to make an appearance this season, having broken his fifth metatarsal during a pre-season friendly against SpVgg Erkenschwick (currently playing in the equivalent […]

Azulón president Ángel Torres came out with all guns blazing as his team will be without their two goalkeepers in less than a month. What made the club prsident more indignated was the fact that he did not receive a call from any Argentine footbal federation official to talk about the matter and arrangements as […]

A belated welcome to the third edition of Bundesliga Statistics, covering matchday three. As you may have noticed this post has been a long time in the making. I have returned from my unannounced vacation, so have no fear, timely updates will reappear. "But Mark," you may begin to ask, "why did you choose this […]

Roberto Donadoni and former Napoli and Chelsea forward, Gianfranco Zola have made the shortlist for new manager at West Ham United. What an amazing change of events I can remember not to long ago Italian tactics and methods were despised by the English establishment, now it seems there is a shortage of originality in "the Home Countries" (British Isles) […]

George Weah's goal could be compared to one of the best, Maradona's World Cup run against England in the 1986. Weah (World Player of the Year 1995, European Player of the Year 1995 & African Player of the Year 1995) took control as he received the ball in his own penalty area and made a run […]

Group B is home to a surprising Cypriot side, a Greek side in transition, a German side sometimes called 'everyone's second team', and an Italian club with a little something special. Confused? Let me explain! Anorthosis Famagusta FC How They Got Here: Became the first and only Cypriot football club to reach the group stages […]

High hopes surrounded this Canadian sides advancement to the group stage of CONCACAF World Cup qualifying. With what many in the Canadian Soccer community considered the nations best team ever, the hope was that Canada would reach its first World Cup since 1986. However, the first two group matches, both at home have exposed Canada […]