The United States bombed out of the Confederations Cup with a 3-0 loss to Brazil. Phil Schoen of GOL TV and Martin Rogers of Yahoo! Sports join us to discuss the game and the current state of the US National Team. Among the topics discussed are Bob Bradley's tactics, Dunga's embrace of anti-football, the US […]

Well it looks like those of us who thought there would be something positive coming in this version of the Confederations Cup we're just wishful thinking. If you thought there would be at least, maybe three points in the first two matches then I would say that I was thinking the same thing. Sadly […]

As the popularity of Twitter skyrockets, more football supporters are signing up to stay updated on the latest football news. Trouble is how to know which people to follow on Twitter. To help, I've compiled a list of the top 10 English football bloggers you should follow on Twitter. I ruled out the Twitterers whose […]

Liverpool's third jersey for the 2009-2010 season has been revealed, and it's going to be white with red trim according to a leaked photograph (see above). Liverpool and Adidas have finally got their designs right for this season compared to last season's horrid green third jersey and the uninspiring gray away shirt. Liverpool's new third […]

Two week ago I authored an article about the evolution of US tactics since Steve Sampson's days. Since that article, Bob Bradley has switched his tactical setup for two consecutive matches while continuing his incredibly consistent and predictable squad selection. Bradley went from the empty bucket 4-4-2 against Honduras to a 4-5-1 with essentially three […]

Episode 89 features three reports. First off we talk with Miami FC President Aaron Davidson about the state of the team and the potential of defender Facundo Erpen being sold to a club in Europe or Latin America. Next up Brian Zygo catches up with several Dyanmo players after their 3-1 victory over FC Dallas […]

The fixtures for the 2009-2010 season have been released, and Sir Alex Ferguson should be happy. The fixture computer must have applied a "Fergie Filter" to reduce the wrath of Sir Alex Ferguson fuming about how the fixtures are in favour of other teams except his own. This season, they seem to have it about […]

Kaka’s transfer may have raised a few eyebrows in Italian football about the ability to keep the world class players in the league. Inter Milan are also reportedly locked in a battle to keep a hold of Zlatan Ibrahimovic and there has been plenty of speculation in the media to suggest perhaps the Serie A […]

In a tribute to the Clint Eastwood movie, "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly," EPL Talk has categorized the new shirts for the 2009-2010 season into three categories. It wasn't easy. Many of the ones that we would have placed in a mediocre category, if it was available, had to go into "The Good" […]

We will be releasing episode 89 of the MLS Talk Podcast tomorrow with MLS, USL and Open Cup news. Look for it early tomorrow afternoon. I will be at Tropical Park Stadium tonight for the Open Cup game between Miami FC and last year's runner up Charleston. You can look for my tweets on the […]

The life of a top level referee is a tough one. Before the age of blanket coverage of the beautiful game referees could go about their job and to a certain extent slip into the background when the work was done. Such an existence is no longer possible as a bad day at the office now sparks […]

The entire saga surrounding the proposed selling of Portsmouth FC to Dr. Sulaiman al-Fahim has really opened my eyes as to what the British media considers journalism. First a little back story. Pompey have been in financial trouble for quite some time, as has been documented by the media as well as the club. Harry […]

In March 2009, Rafa Benitez and Sir Alex Ferguson got into a war of words about how much money they had spent in the transfer market. “They [Liverpool] are well ahead of us in spending in the last five years,” Ferguson, the United manager, said, insisting that Liverpool had outspent United by £24 million during […]

The United States gave a heroic effort against Italy in South Africa but as has been typical of the US in big games, they fell short and serious questions about the tactics persist. Fox Sports Jamie Trecker, the Miami Herald's Adam Beasley and Hannah Lee of Forza Football breakdown the game. Special thanks to Hannah […]

Photo from Getty Images/FIFA.com Some quick points: I believe Rico Clark's sending off was justified. I've heard and seen since the red card arguments against it, but if you tackle from the side with your cleats out and get no part of the ball, that's a letter of the law for sending off. In fact […]