Per Si.com. An interesting move to say the least by the US Federation and it should be a stern test.

Where has the time slipped away to? I've not even finished my previews and Matchday 1 has already come and gone! As I was watching some of the matches and highlights, I made some notes and thought I would share them with you here. Real Madrid 2 – Werder Bremen 1This was a very entertaining […]

Reports of Chelsea players considering an exodus from Stamford Bridge now that Mourinho has left are eye-opening. After all, who do the Chelsea players give their allegiance to (other than the almighty pound)? Is it Chelsea Football Club or Jose Mourinho? For the manager to become bigger than the club is dangerous ground for football […]

Hey guys, we interviewed Susy Campanale, one of the head writers for Calcio Italia magazine, and one of the best resources for information and news about Serie A: Channel 4: Italia. Click on the link at the right for the link. btw, if you follow this link for Calcio Italia, you can subscribe to the […]

ESPN 2 bombed with Beckham Cam, because the combination of injuries and poor supporting play doomed David Beckham' s short stint in MLS. But tonight ESPN 2 is debuting a "Blanco Cam" to follow Cuauhtemoc Blanco's every move on the pitch as his Chicago Fire takes on FC Dallas. The camera will be busy considering […]

ESPN 2 bombed with Beckham Cam, because the combination of injuries and poor supporting play doomed David Beckham' s short stint in MLS. But tonight ESPN 2 is debuting a "Blanco Cam" to follow Cuauhtemoc Blanco's every move on the pitch as his Chicago Fire takes on FC Dallas. The camera will be busy considering […]

Chuck Culpepper, the author of a new book entitled "Up Pompey," is interviewed on this week's episode of the EPL Talk Podcast. The American author, who has been twice nominated for a Pulitzer Prize award, discusses his experiences following Portsmouth and what it is about Premier League soccer that so interests him and fellow Americans. […]

Jose Mourinho will be remembered for many things over the four years he's been at Chelsea Football Club. Unfortunately, he may regret one of his last few press conferences where he uttered these inane comments about eggs as he compared them to his Chelsea squad: Omelette, eggs. No eggs, no omelettes. It depends on the […]

Avram Grant, whose name is actually spelled Avraham Grant, was manager of Israel from 2002 to 2006 where he took the country to the brink of qualifying for the 2006 World Cup. Despite being undefeated in their qualifying (four wins and six draws), Grant lost out to France and Switzerland who qualified instead. His record […]

BBC Sport is reporting that Avram Grant is set to take over as permanent manager of Chelsea Football Club. The current director of football at Chelsea will take Mourinho's position after he departed the club "by mutual consent." As is often the case when a new manager takes over, he's thrown into the deep end […]

In April of this year, EPL Talk speculated that Tottenham Hotspur could be Jose Mourinho's next destination. EPL Talk was derided for the article by Spurs fans who proclaimed "Rubbish" and "Stick with Jol and do it the Spurs way," and even "Give me Jol anytime, moaner Mourinho is not wanted by Chelsea and definitely […]

In shocking news, Jose Mourinho has left Chelsea Football Club "by mutual consent," according to the club's website. We all know "by mutual consent" is codeword for getting sacked, and while the most of the newspapers are reporting that Mourinho walked out of the club, The Times newspaper believes that it's more likely that Mourinho […]

The sun shines brightly for the Premier League right now. The new season has kicked off without the plague of TV problems that La Liga has encountered. The play on the pitch, so far, has been exciting and much better than the slump we saw last Fall. The only negatives thus far have been the […]

Andriy Shevchenko came under more pressure today as former Republic of Ireland striker Tony Cascarino proclaimed that the Shevchenko we know and have loved over the years for AC Milan will not regain his form on the pitch for Chelsea. I didn't get to watch the Chelsea versus Rosenborg match last night in the Champions […]

The Los Angeles Galaxy are among the worst run football clubs anywhere on the planet and among the worst run professional sports franchise in the United States. So it should come as no surprise to those of us that follow Major League Soccer that David Beckham's arrival stateside has been fiasco. The Galaxy bought a […]