I find Tottenham's desire to occupy the Olympic Stadium in East London quite fascinating. The traditionalist in me says that Spurs should stay at White Hart Lane. The ground has the best atmosphere in the Premier League and over the course of the season it certainly wins them points and helps spur them on to […]

Last week's SuperDraft went exactly as planned, right? Not exactly, according to everybody who was surprised Omar Salgaso went first, and judging by the reaction from the coverage, that means everybody outside of Vancouver. On this edition of the Major League Soccer Talk podcast, Kevin McCauley joins me to talk about the wisdom of selecting […]

Liverpool have accepted a bid from Hoffenheim for striker Ryan Babel. "The Bundesliga Club have now been given permission to discuss personal terms with the player, who has travelled to Germany," said a statement from Liverpool FC. Bild, the German newspaper, quoted Hoffenheim's main financial backer, software billionaire Dietmar Hopp, as saying that Hoffenheim was in […]

Steven Pienaar has arrived at Tottenham Hotspur to complete his transfer from Everton to the North London club. The signing is quite a coup considering that Everton accepted bids from Chelsea and Spurs, but Spurs ultimately beat Chelsea at the end after offering higher wages. What does this say about Chelsea? Another debate for another […]

Darren Bent is what I call a stupid English footballer. It's not a reflection on his intelligence per se, though I'm pretty sure he's no educated sophisticate. Here is a decent player, not exceptional but decent. But he has a small football brain. He hangs on the shoulder of the defender and hopes to get […]

Is West Ham's solution to saving the club from relegation as simple as the formula of sacking Avram Grant as soon as possible, sign Sam Allardyce to replace him and give the manager six players who can walk in to Upton Park and make an immediate difference? If it is as easy as that, then […]

There was an audible gasp heard Monday around the world when media organizations and Twitter declared that Sunderland had accepted the bid of £24m from Aston Villa for the services of one Darren Bent. Yes, that one. There are two schools of thought about Bent. Some say he's a footballing genius and a lovable chap. […]

The past few weeks U.S. soccer fans have bemoaned the loss of national team players like Edson Buddle and Robbie Findley, players who, while not top-notch international players, are U.S. nationals whose presence gave MLS some respectability internationally. However, while we on this site and others were complaining about the losses, we have not had […]

Wolfsburg and Bayern drew at the VW Arena in a high-tempo match that was end-to-end and full of drama this weekend. An early fluke goal by Thomas Müller in the 7' was equalized by Sascha Riether late in the game. In between the early and late book-end goals was a game full of stories. Franck […]

According to news reports today, Aston Villa have made a major move to fill a desperate need, signing Darren Bent from Sunderland for a reported £18 million transfer fee. At the moment, the Black Cats are 12 points ahead of the relegation zone, where Villa reside at the moment. Will this be a reversal of […]

Inspired by the recent attempts by others to map which soccer teams people in London support as well as which teams people in Wales support, I wondered what a map of the United States would like broken down by which European teams residents support. The more I thought about it, the more I realized that […]

The two Manchester clubs finished the English Premier League weekend tied atop the league, with Arsenal's win at West Ham United creating a gap between the top three and the other two recognized title contenders. On this edition of the EPL Talk podcast, Kartik Krishnaiyer and myself take inventory of the entire league, but with […]

When Manchester United's Rafael da Silva was sent off in the 74th minute for a second yellow card offense, United were there for the taking. Down to ten men, Sir Alex Ferguson issued the command to his players to bunch up, pack the midfield and defense and contain Tottenham as much as possible. It was […]

The race at the top of the Premier League tightened-up this weekend. Manchester United got a good result at White Hart Lane (0-0), but with Saturday wins by Manchester City (4-3, over Wolves) and Arsenal (0-3, at West Ham United), the league's top three teams are within two points of each other. To talk about […]

Depending on who you support and how passionate you are about your club, I'm sure there would be plenty of disagreement regarding which is the biggest Premier League match of the today. With Sunderland and Newcastle United as well as Birmingham City versus Aston Villa already in the bag, our attention today now turns to […]