Has football finally jumped off the cliff? In a week where we were treated to an utterly enthralling Champions League game at the San Siro and the emotional scoring return to the Emirates of Eduardo, the biggest stories were one player’s greed and the near collapse of a team that won the FA Cup three […]

The first year of the post-Manuel Pellegrini era commenced with a startling thud, as through seven rounds last season, Villarreal propped every other Primera División team up at the bottom of the table. This smooth, plucky team from the Valencian Community had not felt such futility since they made their maiden voyage to La Liga […]

The Week 30 numbers look like this... 5 year comparison Final Week YTD YTD Avg +/- GP Avg +/- GP 2006 20,277 NA 6 15,502 NA 192 2007 20,575 1.47% 7 16,767 8.16% 195 2008 17,338 -15.73% 7 16,460 -1.83% 210 2009 19,916 14.87% 8 16,037 -2.57% 225 2010 17,292 -13.17% 9 […]

Jaime Moreno was not the only big-name retiree this weekend; the Chicago Fire said goodbye to American soccer legend Brian McBride and longtime defender C.J. Brown. The club's overall record was disappointing to fans, but by getting ten points in the last six matches the club has some optimism going into the offseason. Swedish international […]

The margin of error is shrinking. In years gone by, managers would have more time to adapt and to get results. Nowadays managers are on a short leash. And someone like Roy Hodgson, even after nine points from nine games, is hanging by a thread. Sure, Liverpool finds itself stuck near the bottom of the […]

Practically every weekend of the Premier League is filled with so much emotion, wonderful skills and excitement that you have to wonder whether it's better than sex at times? Consider other entertainment mediums. Books are great but no matter how suspenseful they are they're already pre-written. You can turn to the last few pages and […]

In an exciting day of Bundesliga action, Stuttgart dug themselves out of relegation, Mainz returned to the top of the Bundesliga table, and Dortmund stuttered at home to Hoffenheim. Borussia Dortmund 1 – 1 TSG Hoffenheim In a game that Dortmund would have been expected to win, only a late Antonio Da Silva goal saved […]

If there were any doubts whether Arsenal was serious about contending for the Premier League title this season, they were all washed away Sunday with a convincing 3-0 victory against Manchester City at Eastlands. Arsenal created some luck in the first five minutes after an inch-perfect through ball forced Dedryck Boyata to commit a foul. […]

Chelsea is now five points clear at the top of the Premier League after their 2-0 win over Wolves was followed by Manchester City's 0-3 loss to Arsenal. Now, three teams sit behind the Blues with 17 points thanks to Manchester United returning to their late goals scoring ways at the Britannia. To talk about […]

Although not all of the Serie A matches have been played, I've still decided to write about the nine matches which were played. Tomorrow AC Milan will face Napoli at the Stadio San Paolo, and it'll be interesting if they can take advantage of Inter Milan's draw against Sampdoria. But first, here's five things to […]

Chelsea's lead atop the Premier League is up to five points after the weekend's action, where the Match of the Week saw a 10-man Manchester City lose ground on the league leaders, falling to Arsenal 0-3 at Eastlands. On today's recording of the EPL Talk Podcast, myself, Laurence McKenna and special co-host Jesse Chula will […]

Nine games in to the 2010/11 Premier League season and Chelsea have opened up a five point lead at the top of the Premier League. Gameweek nine always promised to be a prosperous one for Chelsea with title rivals Manchester City and Arsenal going head-to-head, but Arsenal's victory was the perfect result for Carlo Ancelotti’s […]

There was finally some joy for Roy Hodgson after his Liverpool side gained a potentially vital victory over Blackburn at Anfield. While it might not have lifted Liverpool out of the bottom three, the result will certainly act as a real confidence boost, and will give Hodgson something to build on. The former Fulham boss […]

After only winning five points from their first nine matches, Koln have decided to relieve Zvonimir Soldo of his duties as head coach. The defensive-minded manager had his team playing a very deep 4-1-4-1 formation, and his lack of attacking ambition ultimately was the end of him. Koln have dropped into the relegation zone, and […]

The Bundesliga's top two will both look to keep their leads at the top of the table today, but both Dortmund and Mainz face difficult tests against Hoffenheim and Bayer Leverkusen respectively. Elsewhere, a struggling Stuttgart side will look to improve their fortunes against St. Pauli. With Bayern Munich dropping more points, wins for Dortmund, […]