One week to go, and this is where we stand: As the table stands now, this would be the playoff matchup – WEST Los Angeles vs Seattle Houston vs Chivas EAST Columbus vs Colorado Chicago vs Toronto Remember, the first tie-breaker is head to head competition, not goal difference. The Galaxy have a superior record […]

Arsenal are fantastic right now. Simply brilliant. Wonderful play. Fast and thrilling, even when they lose. Perfect passing. Crisp finishes. Superb combination play. You get the picture. Okay, please do not kill me on this post. I am neither a fortune teller, palm reader, love guru, snake charmer, nor am I a genius. I have […]

Kartik Krishnaiyer and Laurence McKenna dive into the following subjects: Balloons at the Stadium of Light Tom Hicks and George Gillett versus Elliot Short Thomas Rosicky's health and how it has turned Arsenal into title contenders Chelsea looking disjointed Emile Heskey's future A derby weekend in the Northwest The Premier League rebirth of James Beattie […]

After the two-week international break, it was refreshing to see the return of the Premier League. Within minutes I could see why I had missed it so much. Vocal crowds singing songs, the fast pace of the football and the entertaining open style of play. The four takeaways I had from this game were: Is […]

Download the Football Manager 2010 demo today before the new game is released later this month. The demo is available for both the PC and Mac. With the demo, you can pick from a select number of leagues and play the role of a football manager for half a season. If you like what you […]

It's been quite a week for balloons. First there was the ridiculous coverage of the Balloon Boy in Colorado, and now another inflatable object has stolen the headlines. Can it get any worse for Liverpool? The club played one of their worst first-half performances against Fiorentina in the Champions League a few weeks ago and […]

In the opening five minutes of Sunderland against Liverpool today, a red balloon played a decisive role in the first goal when Darren Bent's shot at goal resulted in the ball being diverted when it hit the red balloon in the penalty box. The ball went one way towards the goal, while the balloon went […]

We have had a great deal of discussion this week about officials’ bias in CONCACAF towards Mexico. However, I was a bit disappointed that many American fans see the US as a victim in all this. The truth be told, the US benefits from much of the same bias, albeit perhaps from different parts within […]

One of the misfortunes of living outside the United Kingdom and supporting English football is that when a legend dies, there are incredible heartwarming documentaries and news programs shown in the UK profiling that hero but they're unavailable due to rights restrictions where I, and many of you, live. Such was the case this past […]

The United States won the Hexagonal with twenty points, while Mexico gave the best accounting in the second half of the competition, gaining 13 points out of a possible 15 after August. Honduras qualifies for the first time since 1982 (When the World Cup was a 24 team competition), and Costa Rica can feel hard […]

Some random thoughts from RFK….. DC soccer fans are among the best in the nation. My only previous experience seeing a soccer game at RFK was when I saw Norway play Mexico in the 1994 World Cup, so last night was my first chance to see the DC soccer fans in action. They do not […]

The American release of The Damned United, the story of Brian Clough's relationship with Peter Taylor and their reign at Derby County and Leeds United, has now expanded to San Diego, Chicago and Cambridge. The film is now playing in nine movie theatres nationwide so if you live near any of these theatres, be sure […]

Supporters of various national teams across the globe are already packing their bags, updating their passports & booking flights to South Africa for next Summer's World Cup Finals. With their beloved nation's automatic qualification secure, they've only the stress-free decision of which player's replica kit their going to wear during their teams opening match left […]

In partnership with Russian Football Now, EPL Talk presents the ninth episode of RNF’s podcast. The ninth episode of Russian Football Now's Podcast is the second consecutive where hosts Chris Riordan and Richard Farley welcome a guest onto the show. EPL Talk's own Kartik Krishnaiyer, spends the show with us, giving his thoughts on the […]

If you could pick any 20 teams to be in the Premier League, which clubs would you pick and why? To make it harder, you can only pick clubs from the Premier League, Football League and non-league football. And, to make it fun, you can select teams from the Scottish Premier League too, if you […]