Episode 8 of Special 1 TV is unusually short on material this week, but it's one of the funniest episodes all season. The highlights include Sven giving a lap dance, Wayne Rooney and Sven posing to a Europop song and a call from Guus Hiddink. Be champions!

By Chris Riordan The detractors of MLS are very quick to point out the leagues’ deficiencies. However, there is something that MLS has, which a lot of Europe ’s top flights don’t … parity. Sure, it’s a bit frustrating seeing the level of team’s play fluctuate so much, week to week. It certainly show’s the […]

Call yourself a fan? As the season reaches its climax and the play-offs loom, your support matters all the more. The good news is we can help make sure that you're there for the games that really matter! Coke Zone are offering 5 pairs of tickets for every single Coca-Cola Football League game in their […]

I was traveling yesterday and did not get the opportunity to do the TV listings involving American players. ALL TIMES EASTERN Saturday Rennes- St Etiene, 3pm Setanta San Jose- Chicago 4pm, Telefutura TFC- FC Dallas 4pm, MLS DK Washington-Chicago (WPS), 6pm FSC San Luis-Tecos, 6pm Telefutura RSL-DC United, 6pm DK Carolina-Minnesota 7pm USL Live Columbus-Colorado, […]

By Chris Riordan There is an important question beckoning, one that needs an answer. Where can talented members of the U.S. men’s National Team go, to best cultivate their talent? Some of our most talented players are withering away on benches in Europe . Last year, Jozy Altidore was transferred from Red Bull New York […]

ESPN360.com and Verizon have teamed up to offer free viewing parties for this week's Champions League matches featuring the second leg of the quarter-finals between Porto and Manchester United, Chelsea versus Liverpool, Arsenal against Villarreal and Bayern Munich vs. Barcelona. The free viewing parties will be hosted in Boston, New York and Washington, DC. They're […]

In the 1996 movie Independence Day, upon finding out the best way to tackle the alien mother ships, the general orders “Get on the wire, tell them how to bring those sons of b*****s down..” In the film they had spent countless hours searching for the strategy to bring down a seemingly invincible opponent until, […]

Orlando Sentinel soccer writer Brant Parsons is the guest on the latest episode of the EPL Talk Podcast, the only Premier League interview show on the Internet. Hosted by Kartik Krishnaiyer, best known as the co-host of the American Soccer Show on CSRN, the interview with Parsons discusses several topics including: what it's like being […]

Here are the latest stories catching my eye today that I wanted to pass along to you: Clough: The Documentary (FootballFilter). During the past several weeks, the amount of attention given to the story of Brian Clough has been enormous — especially because of the movie, The Damned United, and the controversy regarding the book […]

With only seven matches left in the 2008-2009 campaign – or eight if you're Pompey or United – it's time for some to make the move for European glory. For others, it's a chance to move away from the trap door. It's a full weekend of fixtures, so let's get started (all times eastern): Editor's […]

The crackdown on football blogs by Football DataCo and NetResult continues. This time it's not only to prevent a website using club crests, but FootyTweets has received a cease and desist letter telling the site owner to stop providing match updates by Twitter unless he purchases a licence that will allow him to do a […]

This just in – Premier League clubs are big money businesses. Forbes released their list of most valuable soccer teams. Here are some of the more interesting findings for the Premier League. Three Premier League clubs – Manchester United, Arsenal and Liverpool – are worth over $1 billion, joining Real Madrid and Bayern Munich in that […]

US Soccer President Sunil Gulati met the media this afternoon to discuss the potential venues for the 2018/2022 World Cups. 70 venues are currently under consideration Some notes from the press conference: The World Cup bid will based out of MLS Headquarters in New York. Geographic clustering of venues may be necessary given FIFA's requirements […]

It's been a while since I've had a chance to thank you, the readers, for remaining loyal to EPL Talk all these years. Some of you may have found us more recently. Others may have been with us since our launch in November, 2005. The reason for the note of thanks is two-fold. First, EPL […]

Rogers Sportsnet and Setanta Sports have announced that they will share the TV rights to the Champions League shown on Canadian TV for the next three seasons. Sportsnet's and Setanta's combined coverage will feature 146 Champions League matches each season. In addition, Sportsnet.ca and Setanta.com/ca will simulcast a selection of matches online. "We are thrilled […]