We preview the 2009 UEFA Champions League final between FC Barcelona and Manchester United. Martin Rogers of Yahoo! Sports, Chris Oakley of Some People on the Pitch, Phil Schoen who calls LaLiga matches for GOL TV and South Florida Sun Sentinel Soccer writer Jeff Rusnak joins us. Hear each of our guests feelings about the […]

A few important house notes before this long holiday weekend (Memorial Day in the United States, and a Bank Holiday in the United Kingdom): The latest episode of the highly-recommended Soccerlens Podcast, hosted by Stephen Darwin, features an interview with yours truly about the final weekend of the Premier League, my predictions on who are […]

Martin Rogers of Yahoo! Sports a regular guest on the show stops by to discuss the latest happening with the US National Team and in CONCACAF. Afterward, we discuss the National Premier Soccer League with NPSL Director of Public Relations Ryan Knapp.

9:30 ET Schalke 04 VS TSG Hoffenheim 9:30 ET Bayern Munich VS VfB Stuttgart 9:30 ET VfL Wolfsburg VS Werder Bremen 9:30 ET Arminia Bielefeld VS Hannover 96 9:30 ET Energie Cottbus VS Bayer Leverkusen 9:30 ET FC Cologne VS VfL Bochum 9:30 ET Karlsruhe VS Hertha Berlin 9:30 ET Borussia Monchengladbach VS Borussia Dortmund […]

The final weekend is upon us. And with all the English Premier League fixtures kicking off at the same time, the age-old question arises: where the hell do I watch my match? Stateside, where I live and watch, three channels will show live games. Villa, Newcastle, Sunderland, Chelsea, Hull and Manchester United fans need not […]

With Newcastle teetering over the relegation trap door, skipper Michael Owen will lead a mass exodus at the club, should they fall through it into the Championship on Sunday. With Owen out of contract it is likely that he will leave the club in the summer regardless. The question is where will he go? A […]

Another new picture of Man United's new home football kit for the 2009-10 season has been leaked. While there's been a lot of debate regarding recent pictures of the shirt and whether they're legitimate or not, this one appears to be the real deal. It's a promotional image from Nike that features the new Manchester […]

So, how's your nerves? Sky Sports News have today been running an article about stress relief for fans for Sunday. Tips included having a hot bath, avoiding alcohol and meditating to stay relaxed in the build up to the final round of matches in the Premiership. Which will be no help to any of the […]

This Wednesday's Champions League Final will be a mix of emotions both on and off the pitch. Reason being is that it'll be ESPN's last coverage of the Champions League before they hand the "keys" over to Fox Soccer Channel and Setanta Sports for next season. After broadcasting the Champions League for 15 years, I […]

For most of the season in the Premiership all the attention is focussed on the major issues at the top of the league. The race for the title and the battle for the big prizes grab the majority of the headlines and the lesser lights of the league are left to battle it out […]

Remember how awful Tottenham were at the beginning of the season? Their fixtures and results page looked like a game of Duck, Duck, Goose only the ducks were losses and the goose was a draw. One squinted at the players dressed in white, wondering where they came from and what they had done with the […]

This is it. Match day 38 has arrived, and with it comes the promise of Premier League salvation or the gloom of a forced descent into the Championship. Here's what we know Manchester United own the championship trophy, while Liverpool, Chelsea and Arsenal will be joining them in varying stages of the Champions League in […]

Indios face Pachuca in the first leg of the Clausura semifinals. In addition to captivating the US based FMF audience recently, Indios has also used its late season run to develop a genuine defensive option for Bob Bradley and the nation in Marco Vidal. Vidal has openly stated that he would welcome a call up […]

SPAOTP blogger Chris Oakley is the featured guest of the latest episode of the EPL Talk Podcast. Interviewed by Kartik Krishnaiyer, Oakley discusses several interesting and timely topics such as: Looking ahead to the final week of the Premier League season, How the relegation of two EPL clubs from the northeast will affect football in […]

For us fans of German football it was a sad night, but for us football fans, it wasn't. The Ukraine won their first European title with a team that earned it's victory. And they were an attractive team to watch with Srna, Luiz Adriano, the Rat and Ilsinho making the core of a very entertaining […]