This week's seven matches averaged less than 13,800, about 2,100 less than last year's Week 7 matches. A busy sports weekend to say the least; NBA playoffs, NHL playoffs, Hattan/Pacquiao, and the Kentucky Derby. The weather was OK. A bit chilly with rain at kickoff of the Toronto match, but that didn't stop 20,000 from […]

When we talk about nostalgia and football we think of images of photographs of 20,000 people crammed onto an open concrete terrace, a black and white sea of flat-caps and players kicking a ball that weighed half a tonne. The matchday experience at top-flight ground these days couldn't be any more different. With the exception of the likes of […]

Oh dear here we go. Man United boss sir Alex Ferguson, not content with moaning about Rafa Benitez’s arrogance or Arsene Wenger’s team selection, has found another excuse for his side’s failings: The changing rooms. Yep according to Fergie the changing rooms at some Premier League clubs are below the standards expected of the modern […]

"A few South Americans in this Porto team. Three Romanians and three Portuguese. We should be in for some Samba action tonight" "To be fair, he probably struck the ball too well" (on Frank Lampard shooting wide of the goal) "A two-footed beaver of a player" (on Wesley Sneijder) "He looks a bull of a […]

The new home shirt for Chelsea for the 2009-2010 has been unveiled by Chelsea FC. The blue shirt, designed and manufactured by Adidas and sponsored by Samsung, incorproates the new template design by Adidas. The new home shirt will be worn for the first time by Chelsea in the May 17th game against Blackburn Rovers. […]

The Arsenal website has unveiled a sneak-peek of the new Arsenal away shirt for the 2009-10 season. There had been rumors it would be green or white, but it will in fact be blue. In the picture on the Arsenal website (pictured above), a part of the kit has been revealed to show the blue […]

Photographs have been released of the new football shirts for future Premier League team Wolves. The new football shirts for Wolves are designed and manufactured by Le Coq Sportif, the French company who will be unveiling the new Everton kits this summer. The home shirt is gold in color with black trim and black shorts. […]

The Champions League is the latest incarnation of the UEFA-organised cup competition for the top European sides. It was previously known (from 1955 to 1992) as the European Cup and remains Europe`s most prestigious club tournament. THE TOP XI GOALKEEPER Oliver Kahn German `keeper Oliver Kahn earns his place in the top XI courtesy of […]

ALL TIMES EST Friday Cleveland-Rochester 8pm FSC Saturday Bayern Munich- Gladbach 11:30 am GOL TV (Michael Bradley) Stoke City- West Ham Noon, FSC (Jonathan Spector) Cruz Azul- Indios, 6pm ESPN Deportes/ Azteca America (Marco Vidal) DC United-FC Dallas 7:30pm FSC Pachuca-Chiapas 8pm Telefutura (Jose Fransisco Torres) Sunday Sunderland-Everton 11am FSC (Tim Howard) New England-Houston 3pm […]

Well, I'm sure you're all aware that this season has produced some top-notch football, and some horrible dross. So, let's get down to business, shall we? 10.) West Brom– What they lack in quality, they at least make up for with their desire to play the game as it should be played. I applaud Tony […]

I was thinking about the Seattle phenomenon and a thought crossed my mind. Would it be good or bad for MLS if Seattle went deep into the playoffs in its inaugural year? What would it say about a league if a brand new team could have such great success in its first ever season? I […]

The Premier League season is reaching its conclusion and it is time for tributes and awards to be given to those individuals and teams that have excelled throughout the season. Ryan Giggs has already scooped the PFA Player of the Year award and EPL Talk has made its case for why Roy Hodgson should be […]

We mark our 75th ever show today with an announcement that we will be covering MLS and USL like never before, with weekly features and locker room interviews. Rod Underwood, coach of the Cleveland City Stars joins us to preview his teams home opener Friday night on FSC versus Rochester. We also speak with Ignacio […]

A busy critical summer period for the US National Team looms ahead. Coach Bob Bradley has a core of 25-30 players he's looking at to fill 22 World Cup squad spots. The Confederations Cup and Gold Cups provide competitive atmospheres to test players without the pressure of World Cup Qualifying. At the top of list […]

I was running late on Wednesday, so I had to catch the opening moments of the Champions League semi final between Manchester United and Arsenal on the computer. There is one match tracker in particular that I enjoy using when I can’t get to the TV on time, but my estimation of that service dropped […]