Columbus opened the weekend with a 2-0 victory last night over a ten-man FC Dallas team. But today has a full slate of intriguing match-ups. Storylines to watch include: Can the Union grab an eye-opening point or three and get a result on the road against LA? Will New England be in the top three of […]

The torture of the international break is over. Even the term, "international break," is derogatory. It implies that the players went on holiday overseas for a couple of weeks, or took a break from Premier League action when in actual fact the opposite is mostly true. Many of them competed in important but monotonous matches. […]

The 2011 Pioneer Cup began with the first leg at Columbus Crew stadium. In a match that may have been perfect for April Fool's Day, a red card and a penalty fell to Columbus' benefit, as they dispatched F.C. Dallas, 2-0. The Crew played as a rigid 4-2-3-1 squad, an exact clone of that played […]

Monday, April 4th 8:00PM EDT – 5:00PM PDT Guests: Kevin McCrudden Publisher of Soccer Long Island Magazine NASL Preview 30 Minute Segment Minnesota: Brian Quarstad of Inside Minnesota Soccer .com Montreal: Steven Beauregard of Soccer Montreal Carolina: Neil Morris of The Independent of Cary/Durham & Raleigh North Carolina Tampa Bay: Garrett Tozier Member of Ralph's […]

Photo by Leslie Millman-Manchesterunitedman1 Born in England, football has always been considered by purists as a gentleman's game. But lately the notion seems reserved for nostalgic old-timers, pining fuddy-duddies ignorant of the modern game's evolution. The growth of the sport in the last decade, particularly in its founding nation, has shifted the emphasis from sport […]

A few weeks ago it was reported that Bernie Ecclestone was selling his shares of QPR. Lakshmi Mittal was quoted through Amit Bhatia, the QPR Vice Chairman and his son in law that he was committed to the club and would not be selling his shares. Now we've heard that Ecclestone was concerned about the […]

The April Fool's Day edition of Special 1 TV is live. The episode, entitled "Sven FM," features the usual cast of characters as well as laughs at the expense of some of the main story lines from this past week. Be champions! and shut up ThompsonLives!

Real Salt Lake established itself as the Supporters Shield front runner, Seattle is still struggling to score goals but New York shows how to gain points without them, and are the Union the East team to beat? The national team members return from Team Bradley while some of the youth team players are still out […]

There is frequent talk of fixture congestion in the Premier League and the troubles it causes later in the season. This is especially true of the top players and the top teams. There are lots of matches across a number of competitions for your club and then the strong likelihood that you’ll be playing in […]

Kwame, best known by many as a rapper and producer, also was a soccer star in college for the University of Maryland. While his college playing days are behind him, Kwame is friends with many U.S. soccer stars. Here's the interview: Kristan: So soccer was your sport of choice at college. So, who did you […]

With Richard Farley lost somewhere along the West Coast (yet still able to write this post), your regular co-host Christopher Riordan welcomes Kevin McCauley back to the show just in time for the upcoming Major League Soccer weekend. But before they can preview, they have to review: two weeks of MLS action, the first legs […]

At this point last season, many neutral observers of Manchester United at Old Trafford could be forgiven for believing they were watching matches televised from Norwich City's Carrow Road. This is not a criticism of the quality of football on display – clearly these were Premier League footballers. Instead it was the legions of Man […]

It's hard to decide sometimes when the British press are exaggerating stories to sell more newspapers. But when I read earlier this week that Jens Lehmann had a woeful performance for Arsenal reserves, I questioned how true those words were. Now, thanks to 101 Great Goals, we have video evidence of Lehmann's performance. And it's […]

Hello again. We've all enjoyed the international break and now the final run-in for this intriguing season, with more attention than I can ever remember to the all-important race to stay in the league! Any of the teams from Bolton to Wigan could be playing championship football next year, or could finish in the top […]

In this episode of the EPL Talk Podcast, Richard Farley chats with football writer and author Jonathan Wilson to discuss the launch of the brand-new football magazine The Blizzard. Farley explores why Wilson saw a need to start the publication, discusses the business model and what makes The Blizzard different. Wilson also discusses some of […]