Blink and you may have missed it, but this past weekend the English Premier League announced that it officially changed the name of its league from the Barclays Premiership to Barclays Premier League. Previously, the official names used was Barclays Premiership (in the UK) and Barclays Premier League (outside the UK). Now, the EPL has […]

I had the opportunity today to test out Joost, a new web site that's in beta from the creators of Skype. Joost is essentially a network of TV channels online. Rather than live programming, the web site offers some of the best recorded shows from MTV, CNN, Comedy Central, Adult Swim and other networks. The […]

If GolTV and Spain's Primera Liga wanted to advertise the superiority of La Liga, today was the perfect advertisement. The triple bill of Deportivo La Coruna v Sevilla, Recreativo Huelva v Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid v Barcelona was simply astounding. The most impressive two-sided match was Recreativo Huelva's two goal comeback against Real Madrid […]

Galindo gave Chivas USA a first half lead The closest thing the United States has to a European Derby match is the Honda Superclassico which features the LA Galaxy and LA based Chivas USA. These games typically have much more active crowd participation than a typical MLS or USL match. Today's Superclassico was an exciting […]

Sharlie Joseph/From MLSnet Shalrie Joseph is a consummate professional. Despite being locked in a contract dispute with MLS who refused to sell him to Celtic when the league was offered £ 2 million during the last transfer window he continues to play hard. The contract dispute led Revolution Coach Steve Nicol to strip Joseph of […]

DC United stalwart Jaime Moreno who has spent all but one season with the club since its inception tied the all-time MLS scoring record with a penalty kick goal in today's 2-1 DC victory over Toronto FC. The win was critical for DC as they climbed out of the Eastern Conference basement. Following a strong […]

I am worried by the low numbers in some markets this season. Chivas USA for example is averaging 7,000 less fans per game than they did last season, and Red Bull New York, despite having an excellent team is averaging under 10,000 fans a match which is totally unacceptable in the nation's largest sports and […]

Every week I'll update the average attendance totals for each team in MLS on our site and of course attendance will be a frequent topic on our forthcoming podcasts. I am worried by the low numbers in some markets this season. Chivas USA for example is averaging 7,000 less fans per game than they did […]

Before you get all excited about a potential merger let me clarify what the title is referring to. Last night Miami FC played Minnesota Thunder live on FSC in front of friends and family at the Orange Bowl. (paid attendance was listed as under 1,000, far worse than the numbers Miami FC were drawing at […]

Soccer fans have rated Fox Soccer Channel as the number one network for quality soccer programming. That's according to the latest poll by EPL Talk. Thirty four percent of the fans chose Fox Soccer Channel, while Setanta Sports was close behind with 28% of the vote. ESPN2 and GolTV both receive the same number of […]

The second episode of the EPL Talk Show has been scheduled and will air live over the Internet on Wednesday, May 23rd (the night of the Champions League Final) at 10pm ET (7pm PT, 3am GMT). I'll be joined by guest co-host John Nicholson (pictured) from Football 365 fame and author of the book Footy […]

With the Premiership season over, many of us (myself included) are craving more soccer/football. The perfect antidote is Spain's La Liga for a few more weeks, but don't overlook Major League Soccer, which has been revitalized this summer with the entry of Toronto FC and their boisterous fans and the pending arrival of David Beckham. To […]

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Championship side Preston North End, one of the most historic clubs in England, will play three friendlies this summer on the west coast of the United States. Preston, who will be based at a Seattle training camp for 10 days, will play the following friendlies: Seattle Sounders v Preston, July 21, Qwest FieldMonterrey v Preston, […]