Everton midfielder Tim Cahill will likely miss the rest of the season, manager David Moyes said today, after the Australian was diagnosed with a recurrence of a broken bone in his foot. It's no secret that I think very highly of Cahill as a player; in December, I wrote a post illustrating and praising his […]

It seems that Liverpool FC co-owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett will not learn from their mistakes. The American owners continue to air their dirty laundry in public, which is doing a disservice not only to them (as professionals), but also to Liverpool FC and its fans. The latest episode in this real-life soap opera […]

Given a choice, I might not normally put much thought into viewing this game but I decided that I needed to watch at least one complete Derby match this season to truly assess if they are the worst Premier League team ever. The numbers for Derby are staggeringly bad. -54 goal differential, no wins away […]

Wayne Rooney will be the latest puppet to join the hit show, "I'm On Setanta Sports." Rooney will join Jose Mourinho and Sven-Goran Eriksson on a weekly basis beginning Saturday, March 29th. It'll be interesting to see how the dynamic between Mourinho, Eriksson and Rooney will work. The combination of Mourinho and Eriksson has been […]

Chelsea's summer pre-season tour may exclude the United States for the first time in a few years. Yesterday, Chelsea announced that the club will be playing friendlies in Malaysia and China in July 2008. In prior years, Chelsea played friendlies in California and Illinois. Most notably, the Blues played against L.A. Galaxy in 2007 and […]

The last time a Merseyside derby was scheduled as the match of the week (in the much-coveted Sunday timeslot of 4pm GMT/11am ET), it was three years ago. Liverpool beat Everton 2-1 at Anfield with goals by Gerrard and Luis Garcia. Cahill pulled one back for Everton, but of course the match featured the obligatory […]

Welcome to the American Soccer Show MLS Power Rankings for 2008. This is the week one rankings. 1- DC United The two time defending supporters shield winners look for international glory this year in the CONCACAF Champions Cup. 2- Houston The two time defending MLS Cup Champions remain fairly intact and primed for another title […]

Which clubs in the Premier League have the fewest empty seats, on average as a percentage of their capacity? And which ones have the most empty seats on matchdays? You may be surprised by the facts for the 2007/2008 season thus far. Note, the numbers show the average attendance, followed by the capacity of the […]

Donovan/SI.com Today's friendly in Krakow against Poland, was exactly that: a friendly which should not be considered some sort of great conquering victory of the US National Team. Sure you'd rather win than lose these sorts of matches, but realistically I still saw some of the same issues that have worried me about the United States […]

For soccer fans in the United States, it's often confusing trying to figure out which matches will be on what channels. Especially today when there are so many friendlies being played around the world. So to make life easier, here's where you can find the matches on TV today: Estonia v Canada, Noon ET, Setanta […]

If you're wondering what the average attendances are for Premier League clubs in the 2007/2008 season thus far, here they are. Not only does Man United lead the league table, but they also have the highest average attendance. Of course, it doesn't hurt to also have the largest capacity among the 20 Premier League clubs. […]

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England manager Fabio Capello has selected Manchester United center back Rio Ferdinand to lead out the side in the Three Lions' friendly in Paris tomorrow, which, given Capello's desire to rotate the captaincy until World Cup qualifiers begin in September, wasn't really a surprising choice to many people. However, this is a guy who was […]

Buy Euro 2008 shirts from the widest selection at best prices. From June 7 to June 29, Austria and Switzerland will be the hosts of Euro 2008, which pits the best European nations against each other in a tournament format similar to the World Cup. Below, EPL Talk has featured the schedule for the opening […]

Nowhere in the world does MLS face the sort of criticism for standard of play that it does in here in the United States. In this country we have many fans of the game who have become deeply affected by the international club game to the point they deem anything American as totally useless. Many […]