In 1959, following a successful start to the decade, Liverpool found itself a club in decline – lying mid-table in the Second Division. But then a man by the name of Bill Shankly walked through the door. Shankly immediately set about plans to overhaul every aspect of the club, releasing 24 players he deemed not […]

Manchester United will be wearing black and blue as their away shirt for the 2011-12 Premier League season, thanks to new leaked photographs that show the shirt design in detail. The new away shirt from Manchester United and Nike features the words "Manchester United" at the back of the collar, as well as the Red […]

New photos have been leaked on the Internet showing Manchester City's home shirt for the 2011-12 season. The new photos are consistent with the one leaked over a week ago that show a white V-neck collar on the sky blue shirt. The design also features a representation of a sound wave on the front of […]

New photos have been leaked on the Internet showing Arsenal's away shirt for the 2011-12 Premier League season. Designed by Nike, the photo reveals an Arsenal away shirt that is dark blue and cyan blue. With a diagonal design on the short, the upper half is dark blue, while the lower half is cyan blue. […]

There are a lot of things I love about The Beautiful Game. One thing in particular I find great is how short the off-season is. Soccer goes on for ten months which is so gratifying considering, in contrast, the extended breaks of all American sports. However, two months is still plenty of time and nothing […]

Last summer was very different for Chelsea Football Club. The club had just won the double and Carlo Ancelotti appeared to be the man who would finally deliver stability to Abramovich’s era. I remember posing with “The Double” mural outside Stamford Bridge, my face full of joy. Ah, the good old days. Nostalgia aside, there’s […]

Thursday saw the sale of Newcastle United captain, top goal scorer and fan favourite Kevin Nolan to West Ham United, a move that left the Toon Army shocked and hurt once again. Although Kevin Nolan wasn’t a spectacular footballer, he was a player who had that rare instinct to be in the right place at […]

Swansea City, the first Welsh team in the Premier League, have officially revealed their new home shirt for the 2011-12 season. As revealed on EPL Talk earlier this week, the new Swansea home shirt is white with black trim. The sleeves feature the three stripes, while the sides and back of the shirt feature black […]

CONCACAF Gold Cup Quarterfinals USA Vs Jamaica Post Game Show Sunday, June 19th 5:00PM EDT – 2:00PM PDT Guests: Earl Reed of MLS Talk joins me. Note: Start time can be pushed back if match goes into extra time Feuerstein's Fire Episode #62 Monday, June 20th 8:00PM EDT – 5:00PM PDT Guests:Geoff Reid: Philadelphia Union […]

The arms race that is the summer transfer window is usually around 40% hype and rumors, 40% actual transfers and 20% really weird transfers that make everyone question how things happen. So while people being interested in Luka Modric makes sense, the bidding and offers being thrown around makes you sort of question everybody's real […]

Alex McLeish is the new manager of Aston Villa Football Club. This morning's appointment is a significant achievement for the Scot who previously managed a host of different Scottish clubs, most notably Rangers, and then headed south to Birmingham where he managed City from 2007 to 2011 culminating in a League Cup trophy but eventual […]

This is the first installment of the MLS Weekend Viewing Guide. This is a column that will be up each week at Major League Soccer Talk with a preview of the week's fixtures. Let's start with the June 17-19 games: Friday, June 17th San Jose at Sporting Kansas City 8:30PM EDT FOX Soccer Channel San […]

The schedule for the 2011-12 Premier League season was announced this morning in England. You can view the week-by-week fixtures or search by each club. After you've had a chance to review the fixtures, come back here to discuss! For the opening weekend of the Premier League fixtures on August 13-15, which matches are you […]

In this week's installment of Friday Flashback Videos, we take you back to the 1978-79 season in England as Queens Park Rangers (QPR) take on Manchester City at a much different looking Loftus Road in London. The match, played on December 16 (hence how dark the skies look), featured a long cast of footballing heroes […]

So the fixtures are out, not long after the completion of the 2011 season. Here are some of the matches I've circled and already entered on my calendar. In a month or so we'll find out which of the first few matches are moved to Sunday kickoffs, and who gets the early and late […]