Carlos Tevez and Rio Ferdinand got into a tussle in the Manchester derby last week, and now one witty bloke has put together a spoof video which shows a typical hyped Sky TV commercial featuring Carlito Tevez putting his fist into a place where the sun doesn't shine of one Rio Ferdinand. Tip of the […]

Nuremburg's Javier Pinola was caught on camera spitting at Bastian Schweinsteiger in the recent match against Bayern Munich (see above video). And now Pinola, the Argentinian, will be the subject of an investigation from the DFB, which has revealed that the incident could result in a six-month ban. What do you think? Should Pinola be […]

Joachim Loew has picked an experimental side for Germany's friendly against Sweden tomorrow afternoon, with quite a few players winning their first call-ups. On-form Mainz duo Andre Schuerrle and Lewis Holtby are set to win their first caps, as well as Dortmund's Marcel Schmelzer and Mario Gotze. Joachim Loew spoke to the press and said […]

With Dortmund winning on Saturday, it was imperative that both Hoffenheim and Bayern Munich pick up wins to keep the pressure on the league leaders. Fortunately for Die Roten, Hoffenheim suffered a shock one-nil loss at home to Freiburg, which means a climb back up the table for Bayern Munich gets just that bit easier. […]

Wayne Rooney looks like he'll start for Manchester United this Saturday in their match against Wigan Athletic. Rooney, who has just returned from a sabbatical in the United States, will be stepping on to the turf at Old Trafford since October 16 when he played in the 2-2 draw against West Bromwich Albion. The vibe […]

Watching the MLS Western Conference Final on ESPN2 Sunday night, I couldn't believe how poor the TV production was. When the ball was on the far side of the field from the camera, it felt like I was watching a game from the nosebleed section of Home Depot Center. When the ball was near the […]

I don't envy supporters of Liverpool Football Club. The stark reality for supporters, some of whom have not yet accepted it, is that Liverpool is a major transition period and it's going to do take a few years to regain stability before they can begin progressing again. In the past 24 hours, Liverpool director of […]

Over the Weekend and over the season there have been numerous fouls that, taken purely on fact, have been the same but have resulted in differing punishments. I refer to the ‘last man’ foul, or denial of a ‘goal-scoring opportunity’ to quote FIFA’s rules. The punishments meted out in these circumstances have been the same […]

Congratulations are in order to FC Dallas and the Colorado Rapids, winners of the Western and Eastern Conferences who will meet in Toronto for MLS Cup. On this edition of the Major League Soccer Talk Podcast, myself and Jeremiah Oshan talk about this weekend's two conference finals. In the East, a fluke-ish goal put Colorado […]

I was thinking of doing a BundesligaTalk FIFA 11 competition on XBOX 360. My first idea was to get seventeen readers and myself to randomly be assigned a Bundesliga side, and then see who comes out victorious in a knock-out style tournament. I'm not sure if you can do it or not, but a league […]

The Major League Soccar Talk podcast will be recording at 9 p.m. Eastern, 6 p.m. Pacific, but if you want to get involved in the live show, you can listen through the UStream player ... ... visit the Talk family's Ustream site, and get involved via the chat room, below. We will be sure to […]

EPL Talk reader Dave C posted an excellent suggestion the other day in ideas for articles as part of EPL Talk's Readers Choice Month where we're allowing readers to suggest story ideas. He was curious to know how you found EPL Talk in the first place. Was it a recommendation by a friend? A link […]

Tuesday, November 16th 8:00PM EST – 5:00PM PST Guests: Patrick Quinn Colorado Rapids Supporter Previewing USA Roster At South Africa NASL Segment: Discussing their Proposal for Division II Status Mark Fishkin of the Seeing Red Podcast joins me to review the Red Bulls 2010 season Thursday, November 18th 8:00PM EST – 5:00PM PST One hour […]

Did we see what happened in the MLS Cup playoffs? Did we just see what happened at the Home Depot Center? We saw FC Dallas put three goals past the Los Angeles Galaxy and have earned their first trip to the MLS Cup Final. After such a fabulous start to their season the Los Angeles […]

It may seem like a bizarre question for some of you, but seriously, what did you and I do before the Premier League existed? Depending on how long or new you've been following the league, your answers will vary greatly. But based on the amount of attention we give to the Premier League and everything […]