The draw to determine pairings for the first knockout round of the UEFA Champions League was held at UEFA headquarters in Nyon. Here are the matchups with my predicted winners highlighted. Schalke v Porto Roma v Real Madrid Olympiacos v Chelsea Liverpool v Internazionale Celtic v Barcelona Lyon v Man. United Fenerbahçe v Sevilla Arsenal […]

It's not a stretch to say that hundreds have died as a direct result of football hooliganism. We've seen recent problems with football-related violence in Italy, Croatia and England just to name a few places. Some pundits claim that the violence has less to do with football than it does with societal unrest. It was with […]

The Carling Cup semifinal draw was made last night after Chelsea's 2-0 win over Liverpool at Stamford Bridge.The semifinal round will be contested over two legs, with the team that scores the most goals over both games advancing to the final. The exact dates have yet to be determined but the matches will be played […]

What a crazy time it has been already within MLS. Juan Carlos Osorio ends up with the Red Bulls and Chicago is left without a coach. The franchise in its ten years of existence has had three head coaches and two of them have been poached away by the New York franchise. What makes Osorio […]

euFootballBiz is reporting that Liverpool will likely tour the United States and Canada next summer to play several friendlies. Liverpool may play in the MLS All-Star Final against an MLS All-Star team. If so, the 2008 final is scheduled to be played in Toronto in July. euFooballBiz also indicates it's likely that Liverpool will play […]

Watching the highlights of last night's impressive performance by what is essentially Arsenal's B side against Blackburn in the Carling Cup, I was yet again impressed by the legacy that Arsene Wenger has built at his club. He's spent little money, invested in the future and the rewards for that policy are paying dividends this […]

Performancing, one of the leading websites for bloggers, interviewed me recently as the first part of a series of interviews with bloggers from different walks of life on the Internet. The interview discusses how I got started in blogging, who's the one person I'd love to meet, how much time I spend blogging each week, […]

The US Soccer Show debuted on CSRN earlier today. My co-host Dave Denholm and I discussed the following topics: Yanks Abroad with our correspondent Mario Valdes MLS Transfer Rumors with DuNord Futbol's Bruce McGuire The US U-17 and U-23 teams Ruud Gullit's impact on the LA Galaxy Every week the US Soccer show will bring […]

Despite Liverpool's impressive turnaround in their Champions League group and an unbeaten record in the league until their recent losses against Reading and Man United, Liverpool has given their fans much more hope this season of lifting the Premier League title than in previous years. However, the problem with Liverpool is that they've been much […]

Behind the scenes at EPL Talk, there's been a flurry of activity getting the redesigned site ready for launch hopefully this week. Everything will be unveiled shortly. But one of the features I want to give you a sneak-preview of is something that you can begin using today. It's EPL Talk's Shared Items which runs […]

It's that time of the year to get your feedback on what you thought the greatest achievements were for the Premier League during the 2007 year. Click on the 'Comments' link below and answer the following four Premier League-related questions. 1. Most memorable goal of 2007? 2. Most memorable match of 2007? 3. Most improved […]

Please contact the Lancashire Police at 0800 555 111 with any information regarding Burnley's missing blimp, photographed here. Much like the Clarets' recent home form, the aircraft has escaped Turf Moor, and bears a striking resemblance to Diego Maradona. Speculation persists that at this point, the Identified Inflatable Object could even have departed England, and […]

Since 1996 Kevin Payne has had a tried and tested formula that has made DC United the envy of Major League Soccer and the only American club to reach a certain stature in Latin America. Payne has used his extensive scouting contacts and his knowledge of the Latin game to import some of the finest […]

"Grand Slam Sunday" (what a horrible name) was one part a tense affair and another part a home run. A grand slam, it was not. I started my day at 7am and drove about 45 minutes to a pub in Fort Lauderdale named the Fox & Hounds to watch the two matches. With a pint […]

Please feel free to submit you caption ideas regarding this inspiring photo linked below of Cardiff's reticent forward Steve Thompson to brian@championshiptalk.com. The winner will receive a "Championship Talk" tee-shirt in January. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/7122584.stm