Algeria Nadir Belhadj played a poor 45 minutes for Portsmouth and was subbed out. Hassan Yedba dressed but stayed on the bench. Both players left for the Cup of African Nations after this match. Hameur Bouazza came on in the 87th minute for Blackpool in a 2-0 Coca Cola Championship victory over Derby County. Yazid […]

Coming in January on MLS Talk! During Landon Donovan's loan spell, we will be utilizing our network resources both in the United States and United Kingdom to bring you the most extensive and analytical coverage on the web of Landon Donovan's move to Everton. Stay tuned to MLS Talk in the new year!

On behalf of all of the bloggers on Serie A Talk, I'd like to wish you Happy Holidays during this special time of the year. During 2009, Serie A Talk has continued to grow in popularity thanks to bloggers such as Robert Hay, Rami Soufi, David Schiavone, Niccolo Conte and others. Next year will be […]

On behalf of all of the bloggers on La Liga Talk, I'd like to wish you Happy Holidays during this special time of the year. During 2009, La Liga Talk has continued to grow in popularity thanks to bloggers such as Andy Pineda, Rami Soufi, Emilee Woods, Alistair Hendrie and many others. Next year will […]

On behalf of all of the bloggers on Champions League Talk, I'd like to wish you Happy Holidays during this special time of the year. During 2009, Champions League Talk has continued to grow in popularity thanks to bloggers such as Lonnie Smetana, Chris Rivers, Jonny Carter and many others. Next year will be even […]

On behalf of all of the bloggers on Championship Talk, I'd like to wish you Happy Holidays during this special time of the year. During 2009, Championship Talk has continued to grow in popularity thanks to bloggers such as Rob McCluskey, Dan Trelfer, Chris Rivers and many others. Next year will be even bigger for […]

On behalf of all of the bloggers on Bundesliga Talk, I'd like to wish you Happy Holidays during this special time of the year. During 2009, Bundesliga Talk has continued to grow in popularity thanks to bloggers such as Chris Murphy, Florian Kolling, Joe Ashmore and many others. Next year will be even bigger for […]

On behalf of all of the bloggers on Major League Soccer Talk, I'd like to wish you Happy Holidays during this special time of the year. During 2009, Major League Soccer Talk has continued to grow in popularity thanks to bloggers such as Kartik Krishnaiyer, Chris Riordan, Eric Altshule, Peter C, Daniel Feuerstein, Adam Serrano, […]

For years, the British press has maligned Emile Heskey. Yet for the duration of the decade, English managers have found reason to call him into the national side. Even in his club career, he has been maligned during several Premier League stops, beginning with Leicester City in the late 1990s through today with Aston Villa. […]

Algeria: Rangers defender, Madjid Bougherra claims that Algeria can beat England because the North African nation plays with “heart.” (ESPN Soccernet/Dec 14th) Bougherra has also been named the player of the year in Algeria. According to the Daily Mail, Zinedene Zidane is set to lend his expertise to Algeria’s World Cup cause. In this piece, […]

Over at our sister site, Major League Soccer Talk, we have begun weekly looks at the opposition for the US and England in Group C. Each week we'll have a look at both Algeria and Slovenia. This week we ran two features. A news roundup today, and a summary of weekend action on Monday.

Robbie Russell who scored the winning PK goal in MLS Cup 2009 for Real Salt Lake sat down with Kartik Krishnaiyer days after signing with RSL in the Summer 2008 Transfer Window. This interview originally aired in an abridged version on the Champions Soccer Radio Network, American Soccer Show during July 2008. Today, MLS Talk […]

Next week, we will be running a decade in review article for the US National Team, MLS, and USL. Here is the schedule: US National Team: Monday December 28th Major League Soccer: Tuesday December 29th USL/A-League: Wednesday December 30th MLS Player of the Decade: December 31st

This special holiday edition of the EPL Talk podcast features Simon Evans of Reuters, The Gaffer and EPL Talk's Kartik Krishnaiyer describing holiday football memories and the year that was 2009. The show was taped on location at Kingshead Pub in Sunrise, FL. Don’t forget that the EPL Talk Podcast is the only Premier League […]

My earliest memory of the beautiful game is from my childhood in Wales playing football with my friends in the local playground. I was probably seven or eight years old. But the event that happened that really cemented my love of the sport was the Christmas morning when I woke up and found a black […]