The first legs of the the third qualifying round were played on Tuesday and Wednesday and there were few surprises among the results. Among the notable events from Tuesday, Freddy Adu made his debut appearance for Benficabut it was old boy Rui Costa who stole the show and proved he is still capable of performing […]

This Show From Ch. 5 in England is a hoot! Thanks to Tokyo Toffeeman for letting me know about it!

Was I the only one who was completely bored while watching the new season debut of Fox Football Fone-In last night on Fox Soccer Channel? A lot of the boredom was due to the show's decision to go as far back as June and conjure up stale topics such as the Gold Cup and the […]

I finally got caught up on my soccer watching. In 12 continuous hours, I managed to squeeze in five matches in the following order: West Ham United v Manchester City, Aston Villa v Liverpool, Derby County v Portsmouth, Arsenal v Fulham and Manchester United v Reading. Here are some of my observations from the matches: […]

Much like the CONCACAF Champions Cup semifinals where Houston and Pachuca played quite possibly the best game of club football not played on the European continent this year, the Dynamo were once again eliminated by Pachuca in epic fashion. This match was every bit as exciting as the Champions Cup match, although it lacked the […]

Much like the CONCACAF Champions Cup semifinals where Houston and Pachuca played quite possibly the best game of club football not played on the European continent this year, the Dynamo were once again eliminated by Pachuca in epic fashion. This match was every bit as exciting as the Champions Cup match, although it lacked the […]

By John Nicholson There was this woman called Candy. And there was this Motel 6 room on the 101 outside of San Luis Obispo. She suffered from premature ejaculation. Oh yes. And I was thinking this weekend that she was just like so many football fans. Not only did she actually – well, squirt is […]

Freddy Adu entered Benfica's Champions League qualifier versus FC Copenhagen in the 37th minute. Rui Costa scored a goal in minute 86 to give Benfica the 2-1 victory in the first leg.

Goalkeepers: Marcus Hahnemann (Reading, England), Tim Howard (Everton) Defenders: Carlos Bocanegra (Fulham, England), Jonathan Bornstein (Chivas USA), Steve Cherundolo (Hannover, Germany), Jay DeMerit (Watford, England), Oguchi Onyewu (Standard Liege, Belgium), Jonathan Spector (West Ham, England) Midfielders: DaMarcus Beasley (Glasgow Rangers, Scotland), Michael Bradley (Heerenveen, Netherlands), Bobby Convey (Reading, England), Clint Dempsey (Fulham, England), Benny Feilhaber […]

The latest episodes of the podcasts from the EPL Talk sister sites are now live: Major League Soccer Talk, episode 12. Visit the web site, podcast page or subscribe via iTunes. La Liga Talk, episode 2. Visit the web site, podcast page or subscribe via iTunes. Serie A Talk, episode 2. Visit the web site, […]

Episode 12 of the Major League Soccer Talk podcast featuring a look at former MLS players now plying their trade in Europe is now online. You can download the show via itunes or via direct download at http://majorleaguesoccertalk.libsyn.com/

Now that I'm home recovering, I'm living in a bizarre world of not knowing what any of the scores were from this past weekend's opening season. Reason being is that I don't want to spoil the pleasure of knowing the score as I watch each of the matches that taped via DVR. Unfortunately I haven't […]

The past few weeks for EPL Talk have been extremely hectic (and that was even before the hospital episode). In addition to helping launch two new podcasts (La Liga Talk and Serie A Talk), I've been working on the redesigned web site, launching SoccerOnDish.com, interviewing people for the EPL Talk Podcast and more. What I […]

After much speculation from the pundits (myself included) that Real Madrid would sign Arjen Robben, the club took a sidestep in their pursuit of some Dutch flair. On Monday, the club unveiled Dutch duo Wesley Sneijder and Royston Drenthe as their latest signings. Drenthe was acquired from Feyenoord for a reported fee of 14 million […]

During the past few days, I’ve felt like I’ve been stranded on a deserted island. Instead of being in the Caribbean however, I’ve been stuck in a hospital after being rushed to the hospital on Wednesday night diagnosed with blood clots in my lungs. The good news is that I’m fine and I’m recuperating at […]