First, let me start by commending Edwin Van der Sar on a long and illustrious career. Coming through the ranks at Ajax, he won countless number of trophies including the Champions League during the very successful 1990s Louis van Gaal years. Moving to Juventus he won the UEFA Intertoto Cup and repeated that feat at […]

Editor's note: MLS Talk blogger Kristan Heneage had the fortunate opportunity of speaking to rising star Dax McCarty last week before the season began. Here is the transcript of the interview: Kristan Heneage (KH): You were drafted around November, albeit briefly to Portland Timbers. What was your gut instinct regarding that deal? Were you pleased […]

Without a doubt, the writers for The Guardian are some of the best soccer writers in the world. Their podcast is first class. And even for an American like myself their writers and collaborators are well known: Sid Lowe, Jonathan Wilson, Raphael Honigstein, and others. So the fact that they want to contribute more to […]

He’s been one of the bargains of the season. The Ivorian defensive midfield who joined Newcastle for £3.5m has taken to the league like he’d played in it for years. I recently went to see Birmingham against Newcastle at St Andrews. I watched it like many games, with my Dad. After another smart turn and […]

It was a weekend at the top, middle and bottom of the Premier League where results may have huge ramifications on the destiny of club's in the coming weeks to months. Wigan won, Arsenal almost lost, Chelsea could be on a surge to battle for the Premier League top spot, Manchester City crumbled, Everton remembered […]

It was a cold but fun night at Red Bull Arena Saturday as the season got started for one of the pre-season picks to be atop the Eastern Conference. A lot of questions would be answered on this night and most of them were pointed at young rookie Juan Agudelo. The potential that he has […]

The Guardian's Football Weekly podcast, required listening among many soccer fans around the world, was very dismissive of Major League Soccer earlier this week on their Thursday Extra edition. One of the questions from a Football Weekly listener was read on air. The person asked why there had been no mention of the start of […]

Sunderland's new home shirt for the 2011-12 season has been unveiled by Umbro. The classic Sunderland strip, featuring the red and white stripes, is accentuated by a black V-neck and black cuffs. This makes for a markedly different appearance for the home Sunderland jersey. The current one features a red trim instead of black (i.e. […]

Following Saturday's action, we have two big matches in the Premier League today, on Sunday. The first one kicks off between Sunderland and Liverpool at the Stadium Of Light. The prospect of this match still instantly reminds me of floating red beach balls. But after Tottenham's slip-up Saturday morning, Liverpool will be seeing this as […]

Thanks to the help of FIFA 11, EA Sports has created a simulation of what they think will happen during Sunday's match of the day when Chelsea takes on Manchester City at Stamford Bridge. The game is of upmost importance to both sides. So while many in the EPL Talk crew are predicting a tense […]

Tuesday, March 22nd 8:00PM EDT – 5:00PM PDT Guests: Simon Borg of MLS Soccer .com Tavio Palazzolo of The Cup .us discusses and previews 2011 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup Red Bull Hour: Re-Capping the One Goal clean sheet victory over the Seattle Sounders

Spurs' quest for another UEFA Champions League appearance took a detour yet again, as West Ham United held onto a scoreless draw at White Hart Lane in their London Derby. Formations The home squad was assembled in their familiar 4-4-1-1 formation. Jermain Defoe played the front. The most notable change from their normal squad was […]

The Boston Globe is reporting that Manchester United is planning on adding one match to their 2011 summer tour of the United States when they will play New England Revolution on July 14 at Foxborough Stadium. EPL Talk confirmed with sources on Friday that while the deal has not been officially signed, it looks likely […]

It's been a very Champions League-centric week, so I'm glad to see the return of the Premier League this weekend, so we can return back to normalcy, which is typically filled with excitement and plenty of goals. Today, we have several enticing games. The London derby between Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United kicks off […]

The puppeteers over at BBC 3 have been busy this afternoon preparing a late-breaking episode of Special 1 TV. The topic, which is on everyone's minds today and at Special 1 TV, is the Champions League draw. Jose, The Boy and Wenger cover the news in detail as well as getting a few laughs in […]