In yesterday's edition of the blog, we asked you to enter a contest and tell us which EPL Talk Podcast episodes have been your favorite thus far. And one lucky respondent would win a copy of the new book, The Premiership In Focus. First, here's what you wrote: "Episode 78. I enjoyed the interviews with […]

This Friday, EPL Talk will record an exclusive interview with Guillem Balague, the co-host of The Game Podcast and expert football pundit who works for Sky Sports among other media companies. If you have a question that you'd like me to ask him, please click on the 'comments' link below and include your name. If […]

Major League Soccer seems like a misunderstood step child of World Football. As a fairly young league by international standards, its growth has been remarkable and the fact that the United States has been to five consecutive World Cups appears lost on some critics of the league. One of these critics even referred to MLS […]

Another bracket update thanks to our friends at CSTV. Notre Dame versus Wake Forest should be the most compelling quarterfinal matchup coming up.

We're giving away one copy of the brand-new book The Premiership In Focus, which is a hardcover book packed with stories and photos recounting the highs and lows of the first 15 years of the Premier League. Written by Martyn Smith, who was interviewed in a recent episode of the EPL Talk Podcast, the book […]

It's hard to believe sometimes how invisible the Premier League is in the United States. Right now, I'm at a Starbucks in the Luxor casino in Las Vegas, Nevada where I've been since Friday. Despite Las Vegas having very modern and chic hotels, finding a TV set with Fox Soccer Channel and/or Setanta Sports is […]

Our friend Joseph Oaster's ( http://ruscoachjoe.blogspot.com/) seven year old daughter Abby is very sick and in critical condition right now on a breathing tube and ventilator. She has been fighting numerous illnesses all of herlife. We ask for your prayers and support for Joseph's family. Abby has been a member of local disabled soccer players […]

Big matches the next two days include West Virginia versus Wake Forest, Santa Clara versus Notre Dame and South Florida versus U Conn. The number one overall seed Boston College was eliminated by UMass on Thursday leaving UConn and Wake as the favorites to win the title. Here is the full updated bracket from CSTV.com.

DaMarcus Beasley’s injury for Rangers in this week’s Champions League action opens the door for several left footed players in the US National Team setup while Beasley is nursing his injury over the next several months. Eric Wynalda pointed out on CSRN’s “Around the League” this week that during the during the qualification process it […]

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The Football Association is living in an ivory tower, so far out of touch with reality and has already made a massive mistake in the hiring process for the new England manager's position. Because they're so gripped with fear of making an aggressive mistake this time around, they've decided to spend a boatload of money […]

100_07921.JPG Dick's Sporting Good's Park April 2007 Rapids vs Fire/ Kartik Krishnaiyer The redesign of Red Bull Park by Red Bull management today was a great step forward for the development of European style soccer specific stadiums in the United States. While I applaud the good work AEG has done with stadiums just outside Chicago […]

Call me old fashioned but for me national team service be it as a footballer or as a manager should always take priority over that of club football. But today's game based around money and oriented towards big TV deals and sponsorships tends to revolve completely around the clubs and domestic leagues. Alex McLeish's move […]

On a daily basis, I read over 20 different soccer blogs from around the world to stay on top of the English game. Here are my top 10 favorites: Bobby McMahon's Blog – Light on quantity, full of quality. Who doesn't love Bobby? The Offside – Dependable, daily and would be number one if Bob […]

Call it baptism by fire. Brad Guzan's first year as a professional was with an expansion team, perhaps the worst team in the history of MLS. The highly touted Goalkeeper who had an excellent College career at the University of South Carolina but many thought may not have a national team future after his first […]