Former Watford defender Jay DeMerit rose to fame in England from the depths of a seventh-tier team all the way up to the Premier League during the 2006-2007 season. While Watford's stay in the Premier League was short-lived, DeMerit went on to represent his nation, the United States, to the pinnacle of the 2010 World […]

In a BBC interview last week with Manchester United legend Eric Cantona, here's what the Frenchman said about his infamous kung-fu kick against a Crystal Palace supporter... “When I did the kung-fu kick on the hooligan, because these kind of people don’t have to be at the game … it’s like a dream for some, […]

It sounded pretty good when the new qualifying format from CONCACAF was announced several months ago from their headquarters in New York City. Getting everyone involved from Canada all the way to Belize as the opening rounds started with eight groups of four, then four groups of four, to the final round being two groups […]

The date was May 12, 1979. The occasion was the 1979 FA Cup Final at Wembley Stadium between Manchester United and Arsenal. Both teams featured a stellar cast of legendary players. Footballers such as Gordon McQueen, Lou Macari, Pat Jennings, Liam Brady, Frank Stapleton, Graham Rix, Joe Jordan and Steve Coppell. Commentating that day were […]

In the mid-week edition of the EPL Talk Podcast, the trio of Farley, McKenna and Krishnaiyer had a fascinating discussion about how much this Saturday's FA Cup match means to Manchester United. While I don't expect Sir Alex Ferguson to field a B team, some of his key players may be rested tomorrow for the […]

This week's episode of Special 1 TV features a live studio audience for the first time as they hurl questions at Arsene Wenger and Jose. The usual cast of characters are in place, but now that the introductions have been made, where does the episode go from here (has Special 1 TV jumped the shark?) […]

I recently read the EPL Talk article ‘How I Fell in Love with Everton FC.’ As I read the article, it reminded me of my own story of discovering English football – a similar experience to that of the author, yet with an entirely different result. I grew up playing the game in Texas (my […]

TEAM: Sporting Kansas City (neé Wizards) COACH: Peter Vermes (USA) 2010 RESULTS: 39 points, 3rd Place, Eastern Conference (missed playoffs) Casual fans of the big-league Kansas City soccer franchise may perform a double-take when they turn on their sets and hear "Sporting KC" for the first time. Owners OnGoal, LLC, decided that a new direction would […]

Sit back and watch the best goals of February from FIFA 11 Ultimate Team. Some of the goals are sublime. Some will make you sick how easy they look. With FIFA 11 Ultimate Team, you can build your football club the way real-world coaches and managers build the truly great football teams. Choose how to […]

Only 8 matches this week, and the teams from Manchester feature in four of them. While the derbies were not as exciting this year as last, are we heading for an FA Cup showdown? United and Chelsea should advance to the Champions League quarterfinals. Meanwhile, Saturday is not the May Day showdown we are all […]

Today, EPL Talk Pro released part one of a three part audio series entitled "Detailing The Pyramid: Looking at the Current Role of Tactical Analysis in Football Coverage." The audio series features discussions with: Jonathan Wilson (The Guardian), Michael Cox (Zonal Marking), Bobby McMahon (Fox Soccer Report), Grant Wahl (Sports Illustrated), Richard Whittall (A More […]

My obsession with football started as a young boy when I began to collect football stickers. Through the collection of these stickers I formulated the kind of professional player I would be when the time came. I didn't support a football team at the time (stickers also determined this) but I supported players. John Barnes […]

Team Name Seattle Sounders FC Stadium and Location Qwest Field, Seattle, Washington. Coach (with record as MLS coach) Sigi Schmidt (GER) (14-10-6) 2010 LEAGUE RESULTS: 4th in Western Conference, 6th Overall. 2010 REVIEW: A solid season for the Sounders saw them finish well in their conference before a strong Galaxy side ended their time in the play-offs. A […]

How times have changed at Tottenham Hotspur. After Tottenham Hotspur showed Sunday how leaky their defense could be as Wolverhampton Wanderers ran riot, It was refreshing to see the Lilywhites give a defensively sound performance Wednesday night against AC Milan. It was the type of display that Tottenham may need to rely on again in the […]

In part two of our season preview, Christopher Riordan and myself take a few minutes to focus on the play-in, wild-card, preliminary, extra, new, another tier of playoffs – why not? – round of Major League Soccer's postseason cup tournament. Which teams do we see playing those final matches to make it into the eight-team, […]