No one should have been looking for redemption in Wednesday night's friendly with Mexico. The next chapter in US Soccer's metamorphosis was opened instead, as Jurgen Klinsmann's squad fought back from an early hole and drew Mexico at 1. Still fresh in many minds was the four-goal collapse against El Tri in Los Angeles a […]

Hamburg rejects Juve bid for Dutch winger After signing striker Mirko Vucinic last week, Juventus has turned its attention towards filling the hole the team has on the left wing. Over the last few days the focus of their search centered on Hamburg’s Eljero Elia and a deal was reportedly close to going through. Today […]

Yes, it may have been “just a friendly,” but anytime you can claim a victory over the reigning world and European champions, it is something worthy of getting excited over. Italy’s 2-1 win at the Stadio San Nicola in Bari over Spain may not count in terms of any competition, but for new coach Cesare […]

MLS Commissioner Don Garber met with the press on Wednesday evening to discuss more details about the announcement earlier today that NBC Sports Network will begin broadcasting MLS games from 2012-2014. According to Sports Business Daily, the deal is worth close to $10 million per year to MLS — far less than the $20 million […]

Chelsea and adidas have officially unveiled their new third shirt for the 2011-12 Premier League season. The new Chelsea third shirt is white with navy and yellow solid blocks on the upper chest. We first revealed what the shirt looked like on July 13. And, at the time, I wrote how it reminded me of […]

EA Sports has unveiled the cover for FIFA 12 which will be distributed in the United States. Gracing the cover are Landon Donovan, Wayne Rooney and Rafa Marquez. That takes care of MLS/US soccer fans, eurosnobs and the hispanic market — which make up a large contingent of soccer fans in the US of A. […]

According to a well researched article by The Telegraph's Rory Smith, Tom Cleverley is the heir apparent to Paul Scholes. Supposedly, the latest in the line of a number of English footballing messiahs has at last arrived, armed with wand and saber, ready to blow the opposition away with a combination of classic English spirit […]

NBC Sports Network has replaced FOX Soccer for the TV rights to MLS beginning in 2012. So many times the US soccer community that supports Major League Soccer have screamed and shouted for Fox Soccer Channel to improve their telecasts. It looked like they did so for the last few months with their improved graphics […]

Every team has a player who the fans see as their knight in shining armor. Thousands call upon this player hoping to spark a response from the hero. Last season, Manchester City’s hero was Carlos Tevez. However, if City’s top scorer of last season is to leave this summer, which he desires, who will wear […]

FOXSoccer.tv has launched a free 7-day trial of their new and improved FOXSoccer.tv online service. The broadband soccer website is the only way you can be assured of having access to watch every live Premier League match (assuming you also have FOX Soccer and ESPN2). In addition to the Premier League, FOXSoccer.tv also shows live […]

I always like to avoid cliché and the expected angle whenever I write. However I make an annual exception in the week leading up to the start of the Premier League season when I throw my hat into the predictions ring. If anything, it is a nice excuse for me to stop watching the rolling […]

Sporting events and commentary go in hand in hand with each other. How odd would it be to watch a soccer, football, and baseball or hockey game without someone offering analysis and play by play action of the game? As a fan of several sports I have been subjected to many announcers in games; some […]

Editor's note: In an interview with The Guardian's Barry Glendenning last week on Beyond The Pitch podcast, the Irish pundit explained how the Premier League is three divisions in one: The top six, the bottom six and everyone in between. EPL Talk's Jack Tomczuk did five better and categorized the league into eight buckets. The […]

On the latest edition the Major League Soccer Talk Podcast : This Week in US Soccer, your hosts Chris Webb and Chris Riordan bring you a view of the beautiful game from an American and sometimes regional perspective. Top billing this week continues to go to the United States Men's National Team. First the crew […]

FIFA 12 is all about authenticity, but they've taken it to a new level with the upcoming release of FIFA 12 by painstakingly upgrading Wayne Rooney's hairstyle so his new hair transplant is plain to see. In the above photograph (before, on the left, and the hair transplant image on the right), you can see […]