I won't go into a great deal of prologue on the Gael Kakuta / Chelsea transfer ban situation – see here and here for related stories. Am I alone in thinking the solution proposed by Football (with a big F) stinks? They're talking about banning the movement of players under the age of 18. Presumably by […]

Admiral Capello strides onto the bridge. "Status report, Lieutenant Rooney!" he shouts. Rooney is grim. "The Croatians have boarded the ship, Sir," he says. "They've already scored two goals." "I see," says Capello. He turns to his chief defensive officer. "Mr Neville raise all shields in the back. I don't want anything else getting through. […]

Ty Duffy, a longtime contributor to our sister site, EPL Talk.com has penned a must read series on US Soccer as we enter the most critical phase of World Cup qualifying. The Big Lead's motto is stubbornly, uncorrupted and unbeholden. This is a masterful series which shows how indepedent and free thinking our press can […]

Isn't it amazing how long it takes Fifa to put put five words together and then act upon them. Football's transfer system is flawed and everybody knows it, so why is it only now that constructive action is being taken? The biggest problem faced by the current system is the widespread tapping-up of players and […]

Barney Ronay of The Guardian is the latest guest on the EPL Talk Podcast to discuss his newest book, The Manager: The Absurd Ascent Of The Most Important Man In Football. Ronay is best known for his appearances on the The Guardian's Football Weekly Podcast as well as the top writers at the newspaper. In […]

Brian Clough's managerial career has been well documented, but it often completely overshadows the success Clough had as a player. Whilst he was often accused of nepotism towards his son Nigel whilst he was the manager of Nottingham Forest, it wasn't hard to see where the younger player got his footballing talent from. His father […]

Before Saturday, I remained undecided on whether or not FIFA should add two more officials to the mix. But since England won the surreal penalty against Slovenia, I find myself tipping in the direction of adding the extra officials. In one of the more eye-popping Did-That-Really-Just-Happen moments I've seen in a while, Wayne Rooney managed […]

I’ve read a lot of strange opinions on Jonathan Spector in the last 36 hours, most of which I disagree with entirely. Speaking with MLS Talk podcast correspondent Chris Riordan, the co-founder of Russian Football Now, we both believe Spector has the type of game rarely seen from an American defender, and that dropping him […]

Today's video flashback is from the late 1960s when two quality teams, Leeds United and Manchester United, faced each other at Elland Road. The video footage is interesting for several different seasons. It's in black and white. Plus you get to watch the opening of the show for a program that's simply titled "Football" with […]

How does everyone feel about this victory at home against El Salvador? Happy?, So-so?, Excited?, Maybe they could've done better? You may agree or disagree with what I have to say, but I think it's needed to be said. Out of one boneheaded defensive lap that was started by Jonathan Bornstein and ended with Tim […]

Kartik Krishnaiyer and Chris Riordan co-located for this show discuss the US-El Salvador match and the choices Bob Bradley must make for next year’s World Cup. Clint Dempsey as a #10, should Brian Ching start ahead of Jozy Altidore, will Edgar Castillo feature at left back and whether or not Eddie Johnson should get another […]

Is football hooliganism in the U.K. more prevalent than ever? In an age of astronomical transfer fees, CCTV, better policing methods, higher ticket prices & all-stadium seating, one would think not. Aren't we always led to believe that football in the U.K. has emerged triumphantly out of the dark ages of the 70's & 80's? […]

While there's no Premier League matches on until next weekend, here's another video from yesteryear to show how much the game of English football has changed as well as to give us video evidence of some of the legendary players of England. The video features first half highlights from the London derby between Tottenham Hotspur […]

The Chelsea transfer embargo detonated by Fifa this week will have massive and perturbing repercussions. Even with Chelsea delaying proceeding and stagnating the affect of the transfer prohibition by deploying a stalling bureaucracy the outcome appears inevitable. And if the Mexès Roma policy is to be referenced, in addition to the FC Sion case, then […]

The US survived a scare in Sandy, Utah tonight. Credit to Bob Bradley for making the key tactical changes to give the US a victory over a pesky El Salvador side. The rest of CONCACAF has clearly closed the gap on the US. In fact, it can be argued that the gap has disappeared entirely. […]