Join us here at 9:30 PM Eastern as we kick off the season with MLS's First Kick, a game featuring two MLS Cup hopefuls with the Galaxy visiting the Sounders. Bring your analysis, thoughts, and witty banter as we celebrate the beginning of the soccer season. MLS First Kick 2011

In 1992, when the Premier League was formed, the clubs began to take advantage of lucrative television rights and broke away from the Football League, which had existed since 1888. When fans worldwide saw Brian Deane score the first Premier League goal in the 2-1 win by Sheffield United over Manchester United, little did any […]

It’s been five trophy-less seasons for Arsenal. And after being knocked out of the F.A. Cup at the hands of their fierce rivals Manchester United, many feel that the drought will not end this year making six years without a trophy for the Gunners unnaceptable. Not long ago however, two weeks to be precise, it […]

Last night Norwich City beat Bristol City with another late show, to march forwards as the promotion race enters the final stretch. With just nine games left in the season the Canaries find themselves in the automatic promotion places three points clear of the chasing pack. The real story of tonight and the Canaries season […]

It has so often been swept under the carpet and only muttered sparingly away from the spotlight. It was always there but not quite acknowledged as it should have been. Step forward Andy Gray and Richard Keys. Two of the most prominent men in the coverage of football in Britain, two fifty-something’s basking in the […]

Who am I? I’m a 44 year old Brit who now lives in the US. I attended my first game in 1967, aged 6 months, and was a season ticket holder and Manchester United supporter during the dark times of the 70’s and 80’s (I’m ignoring my rebellious flirtation with Leeds United when I was […]

It's the third and final part of the Major League Soccer Talk Podcast, where myself and co-host Christopher Riordan talk about the teams in each conference we see finishing in the top three. In both the Eastern and Western circuits we agree on the top two, the third spots are points of contention. We discuss […]

Manchesters City and United are slated to meet in the FA Cup semifinals after weekend victories over Reading and Arsenal, with the Royals putting up the better fight. The Gunners were unable to get past a patchwork United side, leaving them with one win in their last 11 meetings with teh Red Devils. They bow […]

The draw for the semi-finals of the 2010-11 FA Cup have been announced. The TV money men may be disappointed since there will be no Manchester derby in the FA Cup Final. Instead, the two Manchester clubs will face each other in the semi-final on the weekend of April 16-17. In the other semi-final, one […]

With the clocks springing forward one hour this morning in the United States, the start-times for Sunday's FA Cup matches are later than usual (the United Kingdom doesn't move their clocks ahead until March 28). First up is Stoke City against West Ham United (10am ET, Fox Soccer Plus and FoxSoccer.tv). In the 128-year history […]

Editor's note: The following first-person story is a true account of young footballer Dida Alsaffar who is pursuing a career as a professional footballer, hopefully in the Premier League. Later this month he'll be playing in a trial in front of a Manchester United scout. Growing up in Scotland had its ups and downs. The […]

Team Name Vancouver Whitecaps FC Stadium and Location Empire Field Coach (with record as MLS coach) Teitur Thordarson (ICE) 2010 LEAGUE RESULTS: 2nd in NASL conference 5th overall. 2010 REVIEW: A strong finish in the conference saw them finish behind the eventual league winners the Carolina Railhawks. Their playoff campaign ended in the semi-finals with […]

Photo by lorenzo23 Another day has passed and another dream title for Arsenal is over. After Saturday's tepid performance against Manchester United at Old Trafford in the FA Cup, the only hope of silverware for the Gunners is the Premier League title. And judging by the spineless performance by Arsenal against Manchester United today, the […]

MONDAY, MARCH 14TH 8:00PM EST – 5:00PM PST 2011 MLS PREVIEW SHOW #3 NEW ENGLAND: Hank Alexander The Midnight Ride Podcast DC UNITED: MLS Talk's DC Correspondant & MLS Talk Podcst co-host Chris Riordan KANSAS CITY: Mike Kuhn Sporting KC supporter NEW YORK: Red Bull hour returns for a preview with The Viper's Nest Matthew […]

Today's FA Cup action kicked off with Birmingham City against Bolton Wanderers. The game has been an exciting encounter thus far between two teams trying to win to take their side to a FA Cup semi-final at Wembley. Bolton has history on its side and more motivation. Their Bolton legend Nat Lofthouse died recently, the […]