The reaction to Jack Bell's column and the lively debate this past weekend in the comments section got me thinking. A lot of the debate is whether Fox Soccer Channel should target the die-hard soccer fan as a viewer or the mainstream American who may only have a passing interest in the sport. My answer […]

The draw for the 2010 World Cup qualifying has been made, and we have all of the European groups listed over at our new sister site, World Cup Buzz (www.worldcupbuzz.com), which aims to keep fans updated on everything World Cup between now and the summer of 2010.

Today's World Cup Qualifying draw wasn't the best news for the US National Team. Let me preface my remarks by stating that the US is the best team in its group and should advance to the hexagonal. That having been said, the grouping could have been a whole lot more favorable.Assuming each of the favorites […]

New York Times soccer columnist Jack Bell has written a column regarding how the sun has set on English soccer. But rather than use his column to focus on criticizing (deservedly so) the England national team, its tactics, Steve McClaren and the Football Association, Bell unbelievably decides to take some jabs at the Premier League […]

Some of you may remember Phil from the Soccer Shout podcast that was a daily listening ritual for many of you around the world. At the end of last season, Phil decided to hang up his podcasting boots to devote his time to a new venture. A social networking site for soccer fans entitled Clever […]

...but not before next season. At a news conference in Hamburg, Huub Stevens, the current coach of the Bundesliga's third-placed side said he would be returning home to the Netherlands at the end of this season to manage PSV Eindhoven. Stevens regretted leaving after just 1-1/2 seasons, but alluded to the fact that there are […]

Benfica midfielder Augustin Binya has been banned for six UEFA matches following his red card for a high challenge on Scott Brown in a recent Champions League match against Celtic. This is the correct decision on what can truly be described using that oft-thrown around term — horror tackle. As we showed in an earlier […]

I had a chance to do something today which I rarely get to do anymore. That's to sit and watch Fox Soccer Channel for several hours in a row on a day other than a Saturday or Sunday (when I'm usually glued to the Premier League). Of course, like many of you, it was a […]

During the past few weeks, EPL Talk ran a poll on this blog to find out how readers like you experience the Premier League — whether you watch it live, catch up with just the highlights, etc. Here are the results with 86 people voting. Question: How do you typically watch your Premier League matches? […]

By Jeremy Lay After two weeks with no matches, most of us are dying to get back- finally we have a weekend to look forward to! This week, I’d like to remind you about two sets of double fixtures that are coming up. As the league has done a better job at scheduling this year, […]

English Football suffered an embarrassing home defeat to a good Croatia side Wednesday night. While I believe Croatia is as good if not better than England at the moment, losing to the Croats at Wembley when they have already qualified for the Euro 2008 finals and the Three Lions had everything to play for is […]

English Football suffered an embarrassing home defeat to a good Croatia side Wednesday night. While I believe Croatia is as good if not better than England at the moment, losing to the Croats at Wembley when they have already qualified for the Euro 2008 finals and the Three Lions had everything to play for is […]

Here's the most updated schedule for Premier League matches on U.S. television between now and February 2008. The schedule is subject to change and the matches between December and early February are incomplete. Bookmark the EPL TV Schedule for the latest updates. Saturday, November 24 Newcastle United v Liverpool, 7:45am ET, Setanta Sports Bolton Wanderers […]

Here's a prediction of what's going to happen in the search for England's next manager. Currently, Jose Mourinho is the 4-1 favorite to be the next England manager according to the bookies. In the next 48 hours, expect Jose Mourinho to rule himself out of the running for the job. At this stage in his […]

It's official. Steve McClaren has been sacked as England manager just one day after the country's exit from the Euro 2008 qualifying process. To be honest, there are many England fans and journalists who are happy this morning. They're pleased because "Second Choice Steve" (as The Guardian dubbed him after Scolari turned down the job […]