In a show of absolute tactical savvy, Juan Carlos Osorio the Chicago Manager outfoxed Tom Soehn and DC United despite United having an active home crowd and a superior club. It must be pointed out that Soehn made two huge mistakes in the past few weeks that created the environment for Chicago's success. 1- Playing […]

Following up on my prior post on coaching changes, news has emerged today that yet another change has occured. Ronald Koeman, the former Ajax and Benfica boss, has resigned his role as manager of PSV Eindhoven to take on the vacant managerial role for Spanish club Valencia. The La Liga side are thought to have […]

One of the oldest rivalries (dating back to 1902) in the Championship is between Ipswich Town and Norwich City. Both clubs are based out of the East Anglia region, which includes the counties of Norfolk and Suffolk. The well-known football clubs in the region include Norwich, Ipswich, Cambridge, Peterborough and Colchester. The derby between Ipswich […]

Check out Johnathan Starling's continued running commentary for all four playoff games this weekend at the Third Half.

What would you do if a referee does not make a call in your favor? Some would yell and curse at him, others would go crazy and get sent off. Well Antonio Cassano I guess took it to the next level. The Sampdoria forward, after seeing that the referee did not make a call in […]

Between football and tech shows, I listen to 28 different podcasts on a weekly basis to make my commute that much more tolerable. Out of all of the shows I listen to, here are my current favorites: 1. The Spurs Show – Definitely my current favorite, but how funny will be it now that Martin […]

The past week has seen some major changes at three clubs involved in the group stage of the Champions League. Rosenborg, Valencia and Sevilla have all lost or fired their managers. Let's start in Norway, where a day after scoring a massive upset over Valencia, Knut Toerum was released from his contract as Rosenborg Trondheim's […]

Fifa Player of the Year? Every year, the infamous Fifa World Player of the Year Award comes out and every year I find myself wondering why I ever paid attention. Yes, if you’ve been living under a rock, or as I have suffering the after effects of jet lag and Barcelona, here’s the list. ‘ll […]

The debut episode of EPL Talk TV has been released featuring 5 minutes of Premier League-related news: In this, the first episode, the news stories are: Juande Ramos gives Spurs a run for their money, Where is Jose heading next? Which club will Mark Hughes go to after Blackburn, and A look ahead at tonight's […]

In today's Guardian newspaper, Daniel Taylor reports that Manchester United is planning on playing a friendly in January as a testimonial. The issue is that the match will be played in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and it's a 6,000-mile round trip. To repay Man United for taking this friendly during their regular season, the Red Devils […]

What would you do if a referee does not make a call in your favor? Some would yell and curse at him, others would go crazy and get sent off. Well Antonio Cassano I guess took it to the next level. The Sampdoria forward, after seeing that the referee did not make a call in […]

Courtesy of As.com The balloon burst earlier today as Valencia coach Quique Sánchez Flores was sacked. He was the fourth coach to leave their team. The was under the hot seat after an extremely slow start the past two seasons. The decision was made by the club administrative board that based their decision on the […]

For the third time this season Freddy Adu, Benfica's American super sub scored after the 86th minute and this time he helped lift 10 man Benfica to a league win over Martimo. Adu's fine play recently earned him a place in the squad for Benfica's Champions League victory earlier in the week, a match Adu […]

The EPL Talk Blog will be back to its regularly scheduled posting tomorrow (Tuesday), but in the meantime, be sure to check out the latest episode of the Championship Talk Podcast, the sister site/podcast to EPL Talk. Alex Rice of BBC and The Beautiful Game fame joins host Brian Koski to revel in QPR's escalation […]

Dario Sala is a fan favorite in Dallas, and despite a rocky season he was given the nod in goal for the playoff opener by Manager Steve Morrow over the very steady Ray Burse Jr. The move paid dividends as the Dallas Morning News reports in its Sunday edition. An outstanding read!