The victory against Inter was not backed by a vintage performance but served as a reprieve for Ciro Ferrara who is under intense pressure from the tifosi to bring glory back to the Old Lady following a summer spending campaign which included the signing of Brazilians Diego and Felipe Melo for considerable sums. Ferrara was […]

Chris Riordan of Russian Football Now joins us to discuss Andre Arshavin and the Russian based players who may make their way to England this January. Be sure not to miss a single episode of the EPL Talk Podcast, the only Premier League interview show on the Internet. We have a long list of high-profile […]

Former Liverpool, Real Madrid and Manchester City great Steve McManaman shared his thoughts on the World Cup draw with the assembled press in Bristol, CT, USA. including EPL Talk host Kartik Krishnaiyer. This is part one of two podcasts that will be released with some of McManaman's public thoughts. Part two will feature Efan Ekoku's […]

Jamie Trecker, senior soccer writer at Fox Sports joins us to discuss the USMNT's World Cup draw and other topics. Included in the discussion – How accessible is the US draw? – How strong is this US Team? – What are the other interesting matchups in the group stage of the World Cup? – Which […]

What an incredible week it's been in world football – The hype of the World Cup draw lived up to the anticipation with more talking points than an O'Reilly Factor marathon. The England v USA debate has just started and I imagine it won't end until June 13th, 2010. The group of death, who will […]

How far are you away from your nearest professional soccer club?(online surveys) Out of curiosity, I want to know how near or far the closest professional soccer club is to your home. Are you fortunate that one is nearby or, as in my case, are you far away from the closest professional club? The closest […]

England got the draw of dreams on Friday facing off with three weaker sides, and avoiding any Sub-Saharan Africa or South American competition at least at the Group Stage. The Three Lions who under the seeding criteria were close to being knocked off in favor of France, now is an overwhelming favorite to win the […]

Claudio Marchisio showed great footwork to control the ball, avoid Inter's Walter Samuel then lift the ball over Julio Cesar in a stunning display of his skills. The significance of this goal transcends beyond Juve's 2-1 victory over Inter as the midfielder's goal reopened the title race with the Nerazzurri now four points ahead of Milan and […]

The United States drew a potentially positive group for next summer’s World Cup on Friday. The group as described by some European papers “is wide open” below the runaway favorite, England. This group creates more possibilities of going forward for the United States than any of the potential draws that naysayers, so blatantly shouted on […]

In our continued quest to make the EPL Talk Network, a one stop shop for all your football analysis, I am going to depart from the typical type of commentary you normally find on this site from me to share with our readers my reporter’s notebook from a private briefing with ESPN’s leading soccer programmer. […]

Combing through the news wires, here is the immediate reaction from the English press and pundits to being drawn in the same group as the United States: "We can't argue with that draw and that's as good as we could have expected," said Terry Venables, who enjoyed a two-year spell as England national coach in […]

Follow the World Cup draw via a live blog beginning at Noon ET/9am PT/5pm GMT today. Whether you’re at work and away from the TV set or you want to join in the discussion online as you watch it on TV, join MLS Talk blogger Adam Serrano as he takes you through the draw […]

Hello and welcome to EPLTalk's live coverage of the draw for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. If you're not lucky enough to be in Cape Town with Fabio Capello and David Beckham then sit back and join us as we detail how the road ahead looks for England and the other 31 sides. The unique […]

Hola Gente, MajorLeagueSoccerTalk.com will be blogging live during the World Cup Draw tomorrow at 9amPST/Noon ET. We will be providing all the analysis of the upcoming draw and of ESPN2's coverage of the event in South Africa. We'll have a few surprises in store for all who follow long so be sure to join me at […]

In 2006, an outcry led by certain elements of the British Press was directed towards CONCACAF. The theory stated that the United States and Mexico had been ranked too highly under the FIFA World Ranking formula of the time. Reacting to this public pressure, FIFA changed its formula towards new criteria which surprise, surprise benefit […]