A resourceful, gritty victory for the US, which should shut up the critics including myself for the foreseeable future. Again all odds, and an infamous referee known for favoring Latin teams over the US or Caribbean based sides, the Americans rallied for three second half goals in a match the US basically controlled from minute […]

Today, the United States is likely to clinch its sixth consecutive trip to the World Cup Finals. For a nation, who followed up its famous 1950 victory over England with nine consecutive World Cup misses, the achievement is nothing short of remarkable. In the current, hyper competitive climate for world football, the US achievement is […]

The England U21's continued their qualification campaign for the 2011 European Championships v. Macedonia Friday at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry. The match featured Premier League & Championship talent from the (young) Three Lions & ended up being quite an exciting & high scoring 9-goal affair. Stuart Pearce favored Newcastle striker Andy Carroll & Arsenal's […]

It isn't often that I interview personalities for the EPL Talk Podcast. In the past six months, I've interviewed two people. The first was Barney Ronay, the scholarly and humorous writer for The Guardian and author of a new book entitled The Manager. And the second is Peter Lupson, today's guest on the EPL Talk […]

Ever wondered what a Saudi Prince likes to do in his spare time? Well, it's not marriage counselling according to Prince Faisal's aide Barry Didato. According to Didato, the Saudi Royal could be set for a takeover bid of Liverpool football club but he still has concerns over the club's debt and does not want […]

Popular British comedian and actor Russell Brand recently shared his passion for West Ham United on the Late Night With Jimmy Fallon show. Brand sang a couple of West Ham United songs to amuse Fallon, the former Saturday Night Live star who played in the American version of the film, Fever Pitch, which bastardized the […]

The US faces Honduras on Saturday in a match that the Central Americans must win. We discuss the US loss of Clint Dempsey to injury, the early season play of Wilson Palacios, and the impact of the US' backline woes on this match. This and much much more, with Brian Zygo, Richard Farley and Kartik […]

Early in Bob Bradley’s tenure it appeared like the US was going to be a side that utilized width and the quality runs of its fullbacks to stimulate an attack. But as time has worn on, Bradley’s ideal playing style has been limited by a lack of depth in the player pool, the falling off […]

With Paulo Guerrero and Mladen Petric sustaining long term injuries, Hamburg are facing a forward crisis of epic proportion. The weight of a team that is tied on points for the league falls on the shoulders on young Swede Marcus Berg. No matter who Labbadia might sign, bring up from the reserves or shift, Berg […]

In partnership with Russian Football Now, EPL Talk presents the seventh episode of RNF’s podcast. At Russian Football Now, we have been looking forward to this match since our inception. The seventh episode of the podcast celebrates the wait coming to an end. Germany and Russia have towered over UEFA's Group 4 for the last […]

The theory is that because of the low amount of scoring in football, using particularly protective and cynical tactics ruins the sport whose nature inhibits a high amount of goals per match. Football's common nickname is "The Beautiful Game," but from where did that phrase initially originate? Credit is usually given to 50's and 60's […]

It was a welcome announcement that MLS will not schedule matches during the group phase, semifinals and finals of the 2010 World Cup. That means the league will not play from Friday, June 11 through Friday, June 25. The WC round of 16 will be played from Saturday June 26 through Tuesday June 29. Wednesday […]

If European footballers were to be asked about the away venue they would least like to play at, Russia would probably top the list. ‘A tough place to go’ is about the size of the cliché, with both clubs and national teams wary of the distance, temperatures and the teams that thrive on home soil. […]

The controversy surrounding Manchester United's signing of 16-year-old French prospect Paul Pogba has been cleared up. FIFA have ruled that Manchester United did not contravene any FIFA regulations in their recruitment of the young midfielder – specifically Article 19, which focuses on the protection of minors. United had been accused by French club Le Havre […]