FIFA have today announced the shortlist for the Ballon d'Or award, and as promised it has revealed just how much England underperformed at the World Cup, but perhaps surprisingly it suggests a power shift away from the Premier League. In all honesty nobody could say they are surprised to see not one English player nominated […]

I've never had an authentic Philly Cheese Steak from Philadelphia, but after watching this interview with Jozy Altidore, I'll definitely give it a try the next time I'm in the City of Brotherly Love. During the interview, Altidore visits tourist trap Genos to hang out with his parents and talk soccer. Altidore discusses fighting for […]

When I'm chatting with friends about music, I often ask them what was their favorite concert of all time. For me, it was a performance by Midnight Oil in 1987 or 1988 in a tiny club on the Fort Lauderdale strip. This was before their single "Beds Are Burning" became a nationwide hit. Their music […]

The Major League Soccer season came to a close on Sunday, finalizing the four match-ups in of the coming conference semifinals. To talk about this weekend's active, the coming playoffs, as well as where the eight eliminates teams go from here, I welcome co-host Christopher Riordan for this edition of the Major League Soccer Talk […]

Fulham Football Club. from The Neighbourhood on Vimeo. Fulham is the oldest professional football club in London with a very proud history. The west London side is a small club in a giant city. But as you can see from the above video, it's a club that has a rich history and an ideal location […]

I have to say that after seven months of hardnosed football in Major League Soccer, we have been entertained with a great season with plenty of ups and downs. Tons of surprises as the western conference have more sides into the playoffs than the East. Yet towards the stretch of this season we are seeing […]

Tuesday, October 26th 8:00PM EDT – 5:00PM PDT Guests: Roger Allaway of Big Soccer Talks US Soccer history Blake Compton, Columbus Crew Supporter NASL Segment: Hector L. Diaz Montes discusses First Leg win for Puerto Rico Islanders in D2 Championship Final Discussing Red Bulls Two Goal Victory over the Revolution. Matt Conroy and Miguel Nunez of […]

Has football finally jumped off the cliff? In a week where we were treated to an utterly enthralling Champions League game at the San Siro and the emotional scoring return to the Emirates of Eduardo, the biggest stories were one player’s greed and the near collapse of a team that won the FA Cup three […]

The margin of error is shrinking. In years gone by, managers would have more time to adapt and to get results. Nowadays managers are on a short leash. And someone like Roy Hodgson, even after nine points from nine games, is hanging by a thread. Sure, Liverpool finds itself stuck near the bottom of the […]

Practically every weekend of the Premier League is filled with so much emotion, wonderful skills and excitement that you have to wonder whether it's better than sex at times? Consider other entertainment mediums. Books are great but no matter how suspenseful they are they're already pre-written. You can turn to the last few pages and […]

In an exciting day of Bundesliga action, Stuttgart dug themselves out of relegation, Mainz returned to the top of the Bundesliga table, and Dortmund stuttered at home to Hoffenheim. Borussia Dortmund 1 – 1 TSG Hoffenheim In a game that Dortmund would have been expected to win, only a late Antonio Da Silva goal saved […]

If there were any doubts whether Arsenal was serious about contending for the Premier League title this season, they were all washed away Sunday with a convincing 3-0 victory against Manchester City at Eastlands. Arsenal created some luck in the first five minutes after an inch-perfect through ball forced Dedryck Boyata to commit a foul. […]

Chelsea is now five points clear at the top of the Premier League after their 2-0 win over Wolves was followed by Manchester City's 0-3 loss to Arsenal. Now, three teams sit behind the Blues with 17 points thanks to Manchester United returning to their late goals scoring ways at the Britannia. To talk about […]

Chelsea's lead atop the Premier League is up to five points after the weekend's action, where the Match of the Week saw a 10-man Manchester City lose ground on the league leaders, falling to Arsenal 0-3 at Eastlands. On today's recording of the EPL Talk Podcast, myself, Laurence McKenna and special co-host Jesse Chula will […]

After only winning five points from their first nine matches, Koln have decided to relieve Zvonimir Soldo of his duties as head coach. The defensive-minded manager had his team playing a very deep 4-1-4-1 formation, and his lack of attacking ambition ultimately was the end of him. Koln have dropped into the relegation zone, and […]