Chris Riordan is in Germany while I'm in North Carolina, but no matter where we are, the Major League Soccer Podcast comes to you. On this episode Sounder at Heart contirbutor and SB Nation editor Jeremiah Oshan joins me to look back at the four first legs that were. In the East, Colorado could have […]

Borussia Dortmund and Hoffenheim ended the weekend with a bang. Let's get to the results! Mainz 0 – 2 Borussia Dortmund Jurgen Klopp's men are a joy to watch. They pass the ball well, they attack with fluidity, and they pose a number of different threats. They're also extremely solid defensively. What's most impressive about […]

Five years ago today, EPL Talk launched out of nowhere. There was zero marketing budget. All it was could be summed one in one word: passion. From that day until now, all I did was write about the sport and league that has given me so much joy and that I've been passionate about all […]

In a week holding fixtures such as Blackburn Rovers-Chelsea and Arsenal-West Ham United, you can be forgiven for being surprised at the lack of goal-fests. Chelsea and Arsenal stumbled towards unspectacular wins, whilst Manchester United undid Tottenham Hotspur with a comedy goal on their way to a 2-0 victory. And this morning, it’s promoted Newcastle […]

MLS commissioner Don Garber killed the idea of a single-table in Major League Soccer next season this past Saturday during an interview with Fox Soccer Channel. But what do you, the fans, think? Vote below and then voice your opinion in the comments section below. Should MLS have a single table or continue having conferences? […]

Watching Bolton Wanderers against Liverpool on Sunday, the Reds seemed to do everything right except in the last third of the pitch where Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres both were completely off form. It was almost as if the two had never played together. The players, again and again, failed to link up with each […]

Tuesday, November 2nd 8:00PM EDT – 5:00PM PDT Guests: Ed Easton of Autsin, Texas talks to us about the Aztex move to Orlando, Florida. Gives us the Austin side of the situation Adam Serrano Soccer By Ives LA correspondent NASL Segment: Discussing the Puerto Rico Islanders Division Two Championship Harvey Ranola San Jose Earthquakes supporter […]

With Manchester City's loss at Wolverhampton, the predicted Big Three has emerged in the Premier League. Will Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester United continue pulling away going forward? That's the question that starts this edition of the EPL Talk Podcast, where myself, Kartik Krishnaiyer and Laurence McKenna the continued early season successes of last year's promoted […]

Well, well, well – what do we have here? A big three? That's sure what it looks like atop the English Premier League, with a Carlos Tévez-less Manchester City falling off-the-pace after losing in Wolverhampton. While none of Chelsea, Arsenal, or Manchester United were dominant, each picked up three points to gain some distance at […]

Yesterday's halloween-themed matches were full of surprises, and Sunday promises to be just as mental with first-placed Mainz hosting second-placed Borussia Dortmund, and Hoffenheim taking on surprise package Hannover 96, who, with a win, could move into Champions League contention. Mainz v Borussia Dortmund Thomas Tuchel's Mainz side hold a two-point lead over their opponents, […]

It was a packed Buck Shaw Stadium on the campus of Santa Clara. Not a single seat was empty in the college soccer stadium to see their beloved San Jose Earthquakes face the New York Red Bulls. It was a great atmosphere for such a fantastic playoff match and as the other two first leg […]

So much for the "World Cup Bounce" that Major League Soccer must have been hoping for in the form of higher TV ratings after the most watched World Cup tournament in the history of the United States concluded in July. The TV ratings for MLS games on ESPN2 are in, and it's more of a […]

The scariest thing about the above picture is that it's real and not Photoshopped. It's been making the rounds across the Internet for a few weeks now, so it's hardly new. But it's the perfect picture to use to wish you a Happy Halloween. Apologies to Liverpool FC supporters. On this Halloween, we have three […]

The Bundesliga just get's crazier and crazier. Some really shocking results in the DFB Pokal in midweek – where HSV, Mainz, Leverkusen, Werder Bremen, Freiburg and Dortmund were all knocked out – have led to a mental Saturday afternoon of football. Things never seem to go as planned in the Bundesliga, and this weekend was […]

During half-time of the MLS Playoff match between FC Dallas and Real Salt Lake, Major League Soccer commissioner Don Garber appeared on Fox Soccer Channel for a few minutes to discuss developments in the league. Two topics of note was whether MLS is considering combining the conferences into one league and what his thoughts were […]