Chelsea isn't known as a team that parks the bus. The prevailing images of the London side all involve swagger and aggression, with high energy in midfield and Didier Drogba bullying defenders. Many of the players in this year’s side set the Premiership scoring record in their last championship-winning season. Yet not even Chelsea, a […]

In a tournament that only includes 16 teams (before it's increased to 24 in 2016), there are only so many countries to root for in this summer's Euro 2012 tournament. Depending on where you live in the world, your ancestry, where you were born or where your allegiances align, it can be a tricky question. […]

The United States is nearing the early stages of their quest to qualify for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. In a friendly match against the hosts of the tournament, the Americans were given a true tune-up – a match which saw Brazil conclude as the 4-1 victors, but also showed an American side that […]

Wednesday night's match had almost the same feel as the 2011 friendly between Manchester United again Barcelona game that was played at the home of the Washington Redskins. There were more fans outside trying to buy tickets rather than sell. There was tailgating galore and lots of singing and music. More than 67,000 fans turned […]

We're just over one week away from Euro 2012 kicking off. Here are the latest news updates. And, don't forget, be sure to listen to the latest Euro 2012 previews from the EPL Talk Podcast crew. Avram Grant to accompany England to Auschwitz — The Telegraph England's Frank Lampard fears threat to his chance of […]

Did we expect to see this much excitement when US Soccer fixed their problems with the US Open Cup? Did we expect all this crazy, nutty, "What the hell is going on???" type of moments in Round 3 Proper? I certainly didn’t expect half of MLS to get eliminated in this round, but that's what […]

What would be better than soccer? Soccer with lasers, special effects and stormtroopers! That's what you have in store in the above video featuring goal highlights from Thierry Henry, Wayne Rooney, Nani, Cristiano Ronaldo and many others — enhanced with Hollywood special effects, for your viewing pleasure. This looks like something the national FOX network would […]

Liverpool has gotten a Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola on the cheap. The Swansea City manager Brendan Rodgers worked under Mourinho at Chelsea, where the Northern Irishman was manager of the reserve team. Meanwhile, his Swansea team has idolized and copied the best facets of Barcelona's football — their possession-based tiki-taka football that was a […]

Everton is back in black. The Merseyside club has unveiled their official away shirt for the 2012-13 season, and it's a distinct black color. Interestingly, The Toffees home shirt for the 1881-82 season was black. Designed by Nike, Everton's new away shirt is black with a pull down collar and yellow club crest, Nike logo […]

Last year’s U.S. Open Cup was considered a sham. Last year’s tournament was considered a mockery. When Hans Backe came over to the Red Bulls two years ago he said that all Cups mattered. Yet when he refused to take the trip to Chicago in the Quarterfinals last year, it made the supporters very angry. […]

The new-look U.S. Open Cup saw most of the American-based Major League Soccer clubs in action on Tuesday evening. At PPL Park, the Philadelphia Union rode two goals from Freddy Adu to outmatch the visiting USL-Pro side Rochester Rhinos, 3-0. With manager Peter Nowak suspended for an infraction at last year's Cup play-in versus D.C. […]

Brendan Rodgers has agreed a three-year deal to become Liverpool's next manager, according to a report by BBC Sport. The Swansea City manager met with Fenway Sports Group on Wednesday afternoon, according to Sky Sports. This is the second time that Liverpool has attempted to speak with him about becoming manager. On the first approach, […]

In the aftermath of Manchester City’s stunning finish, Manchester United will prepare to bounce back after falling just short of their twentieth title. With City’s first Premier League championship since 1968, many believe that this could be the start of an era of dominance for United’s cross-town rivals as they can continue to acquire players […]

As an American sports fan, my obsession with fútbol is only rivaled by my obsession with football. Here, another team I have supported for years — decades, actually — that sports blue and white, also recently said goodbye to a legend. When the Indianapolis Colts released their longtime, certified Hall of Fame quarterback Peyton Manning this spring, it […]

We're now in the single digits. Only 9 days to go until Euro 2012 kicks off! And the amount of news is beginning to increase considerably, as evidenced by the list below. Instead of scouring all of the sites looking for Euro 2012-related news, EPL Talk does the work for you. Here are all of […]