It wasn't the result I broke the bank and traveled across the Atlantic Ocean for, but Tuesday's 0-0 between England and Montenegro was the experience I so desired as months of planning and patience finally paid off. Beautiful Wembley stadium, the tube to Wembley Park station, a cool October evening, and enough English journalists to […]

After a disappointing draw to Montenegro, do England need to look at football from the olden days to gain success? On a serious note the draw was a very poor result for England, but I think there must be a sense of reality added to the score. Without a doubt Montenegro were the toughest of […]

The same side who rolled Turkey over in their last fixture did the business tonight against Kazakhstan. Joachim Loew's Germany side take a significant edge in their quest to finish top of their qualification group after another strong three points tonight, and secure an early place in the European Championship of 2012. While Kazakhstan provided […]

"That's where I play best, that's how I was formed. In every age group at youth level, I often played through the middle. I've been playing out wide for two years with Arsenal but feel more at ease in the centre of the pitch." These words were recently uttered by the only person on the […]

In a handful of days we'll know whether or not Liverpool FC will have new owners. Whether or not the club will go into administration and be deducted nine points. Whether or not the club will shed the debt Mssrs Hicks and Gillett have accrued during their disastrous tenure as owners. This week feels like the […]

Tonight will mark my first real live experience with English football, and what better way to jump in head first than with the National team at Wembley in a meaningful match. Better yet, why not rub shoulders with some of the top English journalists currently writing for the best papers in England? Sounds like a […]

There were three big matches this weekend in our soccer world, only two of which were in league. While New York's match with Real Salt Lake and Dallas's battle with Colorado entertained us on Saturday, the return of the U.S. Men's National Team got top billing, with the squad earning a 2-2 draw with Poland […]

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Young Schalke defender Joel Matip has been hospitalized with Malaria following time out on international duty with Cameroon. As if things couldn't get any worse for Schalke. While Matip's condition has still not been made public, we all wish a speedy return to the game for the young player who will be looking to help […]

Schalke's Lewis Holtby, who is currently spending a year out on loan at Mainz (who are currently top of the Bundesliga table thanks in no small part to Holtby himself), has spoken of further accomplishment and glory, and has set himself on becoming the next Bastian Schweinsteiger. Holtby, who currently captains the Germany U-21 side, […]

There’s always much debate in the English media about who is to be England captain. It seems as though Capello is sticking with Ferdinand, after Gerrard’s successful stint with the arm band. Is Rio a good captain? Who knows? How would he prove he was or wasn’t? The role of Captain is an odd one. […]

The Week 28 numbers look like this... 5 year comparison Week 28 Thru Week 28 YTD Avg +/- GP Avg +/- GP 2006 19,097 6 15,348 186 2007 19,419 1.68% 6 16,636 8.39% 187 2008 16,219 -16.48% 7 16,396 -1.44% 188 2009 13,381 -17.50% 8 15,656 -4.51% 198 2010 15,013 […]

Sunderland forward Darren Bent has a right to feel hard-done-by in terms of his international career. Since making his debut under Sven-Goran Eriksson against Uruguay in March 2006, Bent has won just six more caps. Considering he has scored 65 goals in 147 Premier League appearances since then, you might think he would walk into […]

International breaks give me a chance to be a bit more reflective than usual regarding what's going on in the world of soccer. And other than the Liverpool ownership saga, there isn't a lot going on. I have to admit that while I have a life outside of EPL Talk and the sport of soccer, […]

Tomorrow Italy will be playing it's final match of this international break, a qualifier for the European Championships of 2012 which will be taking place in Poland and Ukraine. The Azzurri will be facing Serbia at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris of Genoa, and the Sampdoria players like Cassano and Pazzini are looking forward to playing […]