Arsenal chief executive Ivan Gazidis said that the Gunners can “cope” without playing in the Champions League. Many Arsenal supporters are upset with the ownership, and Ivan Gazidis’ comments will only fuel more discontent towards the board. It is very unlikely that Arsenal will be able to finish in the top four this season. No […]

CONCACAF general secretary, nemesis of Mohammed Bin Hammam, and tabloid story-filler Chuck Blazer announced today he would step down from his role in the soccer federation at the end of the year. Blazer had been involved in CONCACAF's leadership for two decades and his resignation is certainly the end of an era. He will, however, […]

The Good Rafael van der Vaart was an inspiring signing by Daniel Levy and Harry Redknapp two summers ago. Bought for a mere £8 million from Real Madrid, he immediately made an impact in a new league. Typically one expects a foreign import to take three months to adapt to the pace and physicality of […]

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OA3hd3xGbDs The release of Football Manager 2012 is just weeks away, but we have a sneak preview of what the enhanced 3D Match Views will look like. As you can see from the above video, the level of detail that has been added to the 3D Match Views is quite substantial. That includes everything from […]

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJaCi4FOOXE On Tuesday night at Century Link Field in front of a record crowd of 35,615, history was made when Seattle Sounders won their third US Open Cup in a row and showed why they have dominated this tournament since their promotion to MLS from their days down in the USL 1st Division (formerly Division 2 […]

The Daily ShowGet More: Daily Show Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,The Daily Show on Facebook Former college soccer player and soccer fan Jon Stewart sneaked in a reference to Arsenal and Manchester United during The Daily Show on Comedy Central last night. Skip to minute 2:15 to see Jon Stewart rapping about the Gunners […]

In Gameweek 7 of the Premier League, there were plenty of goals, impressive wins for each of the top six and a jump of eight places for Fulham in this week’s Alternative Premier League. Football is a funny old game. Fulham were winless after six games and were coming up against a QPR team who […]

The Seattle Sounders won a thrilling 2-0 victory in last night's U.S. Open Cup as the Sounders have now won three straight Open Cup trophies. Their opponents, the Chicago Fire, failed to become only the third team ever to win the Cup five times. The first goal came in the 77th minute and Chicago had […]

Once again the cry from the New York Red Bulls was to get three points and keep their hopes alive of making the playoffs. The Red Bulls salvaged a point at Toronto at the end of regulation, but Los Angeles Galaxy came to town, looking to officially clinch the Supporters Shield at Red Bull Arena. […]

Just a week ago, it all seemed to finally be moving in the right direction. After a painful start to the season, including some terrible losses and a coaching change, Inter looked to be turning the corner. Claudio Ranieri arrived to take command and seemed to be bringing back the old Inter, winning his first […]

We are all aware of some of the negative views that people have about our great sport. I even have a fair few of my own. But it is important to occasionally pat our sport on the back and remind ourselves that it would not be the biggest sport in the world if it only […]

If you have a fix for soccer and can’t wait for your side's next match, do the next best thing and join your fellow EPL Talk readers from around the world in the FIFA 12 league. The format is going to be the same with each team playing the other teams twice. To join the […]

FOX's broadcast of the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal was watched by a TV audience of more than 2.1 million across FOX, FOX Soccer and FOX Deportes combined. Interestingly, when compared to the TV audience numbers for the September 18 game between Manchester United and Chelsea, the TV viewing numbers for Spurs […]

What a trip! My family's second visit to the UK — and everything went perfectly. Live football in a stadium with thousands of vocal fans. A thrilling come-from-behind draw after going down 3-1. Satisfaction and smiling faces walking out of the stadium and down crowded streets with the locals on their way to the pubs. Problem […]

Here’s a look back at the good, the bad, and the ugly from week seven of the Premier League. Cheers Norwich: The scoreboard doesn’t reflect how well this newly promoted side played at Old Trafford. Jonas Gutierrez: He evaded three defenders with a wonderful weaving run through the Wolves defense, finishing with a goal. Tim Howard: […]