The inaugural Major League Soccer Talk Best XI as voted on by you, our listeners and readers. GOALKEEPER: BRAD GUZAN, CHIVAS USA Others Receiving Votes: Matt Reis (New England), Pat Onstad ( Houston), Troy Perkins (DC United) DEFENDERS: MICHAEL PARKHURST, NEW ENGLAND * UNANIMOUS SELECTION*JIMMY CONRAD, KANSAS CITYCLAUDIO SUAREZ, CHIVAS USA Others Receiving Votes: Jonathan […]

In front of sparse crowds on a night of World Series and College Football action, FC Dallas and Kansas City won the first legs of their MLS home and home playoff series with Houston and Chivas USA respectively tonight. Here is the FCD-Houston match recap from MLSNET. Here is the 90 minute live blog by […]

Poor Crowds on a night where MLS competed and lost with the World Series and College Football saw FC Dallas and Kansas City won the first legs of their MLS home and home playoff series with Houston and Chivas USA respectively tonight. Here is the FCD-Houston match recap from MLSNET. Here is the 90 minute […]

Is he a savior? Who knows. Is he the answer? Other than José Mourinho being sacked well over a month ago, Spurs hiring of Juande Ramos from Sevilla is the number two story on the coaching end this season. When news of his hiring broke, everyone at White Hart Lane cheered. Well everyone except Paul […]

I apologize but because I am away at a convention this weekend, Episode 30 of the Major League Soccer Talk podcast will not be released until early next week.

Liverpool v Arsenal (9am PT/ 12 pm ET/ 5pm UK time, Fox Soccer Channel. Replay 11 pm). Sunday, October 27. Well after the performance Liverpool put up in Turkey midweek and Arsenal gave in putting yet another Prague side to shame, this game will be the first litmus test to see exactly how good Arsenal […]

Tottenham v Blackburn (8am PT/ 11 am ET/ 4pm UK time, Setanta Xtra. On Setanta 6 pm ET). Sunday, October 27. Sacking Martin Jol does not solve Spurs biggest problem, the fact their back five is absolutely shocking. Blackburn have yet to lose this season on the road, and with the form they are on […]

Bolton v Aston Villa (6:30am PT/9:30 am ET/2:30pm UK time, Setanta. Replay Monday 2:45 pm ET). Sunday, October 27. So Bolton now have a permanent manager. It maybe the right move in the end but it doesn't mean I can't question aloud what the disciplinarian will do. Aston Villa at times look brilliant, but more […]

Portsmouth v West Ham United (9:15 PT/12:15 pm ET/5:15pm GMT Fox Soccer Channel. On replay Tuesday 1 pm ET). Portsmouth look a side confident they can score at any time. West Ham United look the typical mid table club. If this was at Upton Park, I could see West Ham having a chance, but Fratton […]

Chelsea v Manchester City (7am PT/10am ET/3pm UK time, Fox Soccer Channel. Replay Sunday 2am ET). This is going to be a fun game to watch. Chelsea under Grant have done more passing of the ball to set up the attack than I have seen Chelsea do in a while, and it is working while […]

"Championship Talk" will be back on Monday, 29 October, featuring Alex Rice of "The Beautiful Game" fame, Brian Koski, and more Crystal Palace interviews. Georgie is sadly on holiday in Asia, but will return for the Monday, 5 November episode. Thank you for your continued patience, the show aims for more regular weekly episodes slated […]

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Benitez’adamance to use his players through a rotation policy is becoming the annoyance of the football pundits, and the Liverpool fans. Should he swallow his ego and abandon his recurring underachieving lineups? Is he really that ego centric? It almost seems as if his stubbornness to have a fixed team is costing him some credibility […]

Martin Jol's career as manager of Tottenham Hotspur has come to an end. The Dutchman tendered his resignation shortly before the UEFA Cup match against Getafe, a game that was so typical of a Spurs match under Jol. The North London side went one-nil up before losing the match 2-1. Jol had been in charge […]

Bill Turianski of billsportsmaps.com has created a map for all of the clubs involved in the UEFA Cup group stage. With that competition starting up today, I thought it was a good time to post this resource. Click the thumbnail below to view a larger version.