No question exists that the quality of football is superior in a high level European league than in Major League Soccer. However, after watching Milan’s David Beckham, who after all is thirty four, perform at a remarkably high level for ninety minutes twice in four days, you have to applaud the value of MLS. Beckham […]

We all have off-days. If we play sports, we have off-days and occasional injuries. If we’re Arsenal we have off-days, occasional injuries, and the opportunity to win a lot of trophies if we use the transfer window well. If not? Well, it’s not as up in the air as last year felt at this time, […]

In a FIFA sanctioned event of great importance to the football world, the African Cup of Nations, the Togolese team is attacked by a bunch of machine gun wielding whackos. Three people are killed and two players are shot and in serious condition. The rest of the players feel fortunate to have escaped with their […]

In the days where the sun is still ablaze in the sky at 9pm, there is nothing more gripping than staying glued to rumours about new transfers for your club on Sky Sports News and the Internet. Be it a youthful Spanish prodigy or an established International, it is the perfect way to wet the […]

It's been a good week for EPL Talk. In the past few days, we've been mentioned in USA Today, Yahoo Sports, Sports Illustrated, NBC Sports and print newspapers across the United States after we broke the story regarding Fox Soccer Channel in talks to acquire Setanta Sports US. For us at EPL Talk, it's another […]

When US Soccer and the US World Cup Bid Committee, launched “The Game is in US” campaign at the beginning of the fall, the 27 potential host cities for World Cup games were asked have petitions signed to show local fan support for the efforts. As an analyst, I had determined my final eighteen cities […]

Sometimes I'm not surprised that online piracy is so rampant when it comes to soccer. Trying to find out who has the rights to a game or tournament is very difficult, and even when you find a stream, you're not sure whether it's an official one or not. Take, for example, the African Nations Cup […]

For the next ten weeks our focus at Major League Soccer Talk will be Landon Donovan. We will cover other news, but the defining/signature player of American football is on his way to conquering the world's most popular sports league: for us that is an overriding story. Perhaps nothing has been more important for the potential respect […]

Arsenal-Everton is the one match today stills scheduled to take place despite the inclement weather enveloping Southern England. Stay tuned to MLS Talk for the latest on American football hero Landon Donovan's Premier League debut. We'll have post match thoughts right after the conclusion of the game, right here. ANALYSIS: Going forward Donovan had some spectacular touches and runs. His movement […]

Its been a busy week in the Championship with two managerial vacancies being filled as Darren Ferguson took over the helm at Preston and former Preston manager Alan Irvine signed a three-and-a-half-year deal at second bottom Sheffield Wednesday to become their new manager. Also, Sheffield United completed the permanent signing of Richard Cresswell for an undisclosed fee. Derby completed the loan signing […]

Call me a naive American, but how capable are the United Kingdom and football officials in coping with extreme weather conditions? Most Yank readers of EPL Talk will know that when extreme weather hits the States, the process to clear roads, sidewalks and major interstates immediately begin (and usually with quick results). In what now seems to […]

The top four heavyweights in the Premier League are all immense forces it has to be said, but they are most tested when without their talisman. Look at Liverpool without Fernando Torres and Steven Gerrard, and how Arsenal have at times struggled without Robin Van Persie against Sunderland and Burnley. The African Cup of Nations […]

Host Kartik Krishnaiyer had the opportunity to sit down with acclaimed author and Financial Times columnist Simon Kuper in Miami this week and discussed among other things – The integration of the Dutch National Team with racial minorities – The future of Serie A – the legacy of World War II in Dutch Football – […]

The USSF has risen to the occasion and forged a compromise between the NASL and USL for a Federation run, 12 team D2 in 2010. The NASL teams are meeting in Fort Lauderdale beginning tomorrow and the MLS Combine begins tomorrow. The compromise forged by the USSF is good news for the fans in the […]

The wait has finally ended. After months of speculation and rumors of who was going to take the job, former Notts County manager Hans Backe has taken the position as the new Head Coach of Red Bull NY. Richie Williams who completed his second stint as Interim has been retained as the head assistant to […]