The powers that be in the Premier League tend to get all uptight when a club manager suggests that he's going to rest his starters for whatever reason. This is somehow an affront to the integrity of the competition and unfair to the other clubs fighting to avoid relegation or to get into Europe. Plus, […]

Fox Sports International sent me a package last week to promote Fox Soccer Plus. You can watch me open the package to reveal what's inside. It definitely took me by surprise. The package is part of a marketing campaign called Fox Soccer Plus Rowdies. The aim seems to be to inform potential advertisers about the […]

Another weekend of MLS action is in the books, so let's take a look back: Saturday, April 10 Chivas USA 2, New York Red Bulls 0 FC Dallas 2, Columbus 2 Philadelphia Union 3, D.C. United 2 Los Angeles 2, Houston 0 New England 4, Toronto FC 1 Kansas City 1, Colorado 0 San Jose […]

I was lucky enough this weekend to be able to watch both FA Cup semi finals that took place at Wembley stadium in London from the comfort of my own home. As we know, Chelsea got the better of Aston Villa while Portsmouth went through against Tottenham in a fantastically entertaining and dramatic game. The final, which takes […]

Watch the short trailer for EPL Talk's upcoming interview with Patrick Barclay, one of the top soccer authors and journalists in the United Kingdom. The complete interview — conducted by EPL Talk's Laurence McKenna — will be released in its entirety in the near future. During the interview, Barclay covers several fascinating topics from the […]

It's quite rare for Manchester United supporters to look as glum as they did on Sunday. Dimitar Berbatov missed several half chances. Antonio Valencia came close in the first half when his shot was saved by Paul Robinson. But, other than that, it was an uncharacteristic static performance from Manchester United during eight days that […]

Throughout Barcelona's two-year run of groundbreaking excellence, Josep Guardiola i Sala role as a tactician tended to be undervalued. He reinstituted the "Total Football" concept that Johan Cruyff, Guardiola's former manager at FC Barcelona, instilled when he was a player and a manager at the club, and he changed the culture inside the dressing room. […]

Portsmouth's cinderella run through the FA Cup continued on Sunday at Tottenham's expense. They are joined in the competition's final by Chelsea, whose run toward a domestic double was bolstered by the result at Ewood Park, with Blackburn holding Manchester United to a nil-nil. To talk about these results and look forward to the mid-week […]

It's an extended edition of the Major League Soccer Talk Weekend Review Show, as we are joined by: Christopher Riordan, who was on hand at Lincoln Financial Field to witness the Union's first home game, Dave Clark from Sounder at Heart to talk about an exciting RSL-Sounders match-up at Rio Tinto, and former MLS Talk […]

The Week 3 numbers look like this... 5 year comparison Week 3 21 GP YTD Avg +/- GP Avg +/- Avg +/- GP 2006 15,927 6 18,493 19,073 18 2007 13,848 -13.05% 5 15,493 -16.22% 16,253 -14.79% 18 2008 13,091 -5.46% 8 15,037 -2.95% 16,581 2.02% 21 2009 13,058 […]

At the moment the answer would most likely be a resounding "Yes" considering Lionel Messi's torrid scoring run and his great form. However, one would only need to look at Argentina's matches to see how the talented Messi who is widely regarded as the best player in the world becomes just another good player. In […]

Milan were once again guilty of wasting an opportunity to close in on city rivals Inter after the Nerazzurri drew 2-2 in Florence a day prior to Milan's match against Catania. The Rossoneri were determined enough to fight back to earn a 2-2 draw against visiting Catania but the club's response came perhaps a little […]

I'm noticing between Twitter and a few other things, there seems to be confusion over Portsmouth and the Europa League — due to them making the FA Cup final. Every year, UEFA makes any club who wants to take part in European competitions apply for a UEFA club license. Without the license, you can't take […]

As the Portsmouth players put on their uniforms in the Wembley locker room this afternoon, they were under no allusions about what the future held for them and their team. They were going to be relegated down to the Championship League after the season. Once there, they were far more likely to be relegated again […]

It was a perfect day in Chicago. Warm temperatures and brilliant sunlight lead most people in my suburban Chicago neighborhood to get out in the garden and start their spring clean-up. When my wife told my neighborhood I had tickets for the Fire home opener vs. San Jose, she was envious. I am a veteran […]