I apologize to our loyal listeners and readers, but due to the Gold Cup schedule which placed the final US Group match on Tuesday Night. In order to cover the US match and get some reaction from our correspondents, We'll be releasing this weeks podcast a day later than usual.

While the initial few minutes of the second half of tonight's match looked dicey for the US (largely because of Landon Donovan being replaced by Taylor Twellman), the squad recovered and played outstanding soccer without its captain for the night and best player. The US offense seemed stagnant until Brian Ching entered the match around […]

While the initial few minutes of the second half of tonight's match looked dicey for the US (largely because of Landon Donovan being replaced by Taylor Twellman), the squad recovered and played outstanding soccer without its captain for the night and best player. The US offense seemed stagnant until Brian Ching entered the match around […]

Playing Michael Bradley, Benny Feilhaber and Pablo Mastroeni together is a mistake. You don't have anyone remotely resembling a playmaker occupying space in the center of the midfield, thus a tendency to push the ball exclusively down the flanks or play long ball seemed to set in at points during the first half. Landon Donovan […]

Playing Michael Bradley, Benny Feilhaber and Pablo Mastroeni together is a mistake. You don't have anyone remotely resembling a playmaker occupying space in the center of the midfield, thus a tendency to push the ball exclusively down the flanks or play long ball seemed to set in at points during the first half. Landon Donovan […]

Jaime Moreno will not become the MLS' all time leading scorer in the next month. That's because the DC United Forward who is tied with Jason Kreis for the league's all time scoring lead (with a 106 MLS goals) has been called up to Bolivia's Copa America team. Moreno had been discgarded by Bolivia in […]

About an hour from game time and there doesn't seem to be a whole lot to say about this one. The United States is guarenteed at least a second-place finish in the group while El Salvador is still fighting for a place in the quarterfinals. Obviously, the US will want to win the group, but […]

Barcelona dropped 2 massive points against Espanyol which let Real Madrid off the hook as they clawed out a 2-2 draw against Zaragoza. Barcelona had been leading into the 89th minute and Real were losing but an amazing reversal of fortunes saw both games end in a draw. Barca fell behind to a wonderfully worked […]

Fox Soccer Channel and the English Premier League announced on Monday that the U.S. soccer network has acquired the U.S. rights to the mobile and Internet highlights for the next three seasons beginning in August with the 2007/2008 season. This is a positive step forward for Premier League fans in the United States, especially those […]

Predictably, Trinidad was not very good. Would've liked to see the US get 3 or 4, but oh well; a win's a win. Keller: 5.5; didn’t have to make any big saves; distribution was inconsistentSpector: 6; had his best performance for the National Team this year, although he still has some work to do; instrumental […]

Fox Soccer Channel Acquires Exclusive Mobile and Internet Highlight Rights to Barclays Premier League: Financial News – Yahoo! Finance.More news/analysis to come later.

The long awaited unveiling of Arsenal's controversial new away shirt has happened. As EPL Talk reported a few months ago, it is, in fact, white. The shirt will be available as of July 5. But, in the meantime, the Arsenal web site has released a wallpaper with an image of the new kit. The Gunners […]

Duncan Hamilton, the author of a new book about Brian Clough entitled "Provided You Don't Kiss Me: 20 Years With Brian Clough," is featured in episode 70 of the EPL Talk Podcast. The interview with Hamilton (pictured alongside Brian Clough) focuses on his career as a reporter for the Nottingham Evening Post where he was […]

If you enjoy the EPL Talk Blog, be sure to head on over to the EPL Talk Community where we have five active bloggers writing about soccer/football. The newest addition to the EPL Talk Community bloggers is Justin The Manc who has created a blog named "Across The Pond." Justin, a North Carolina resident, is […]

The intensity of the Gold Cup matches is higher than I recall in the past. Nations such as Guadeloupe, Haiti, Panama and Honduras are viewing this event as a genuine continental championship and are going for goal early in matches against higher rated opposition. This has led to a remarkable number of upsets and near […]