Valencia and Deportivo are the two Spanish survivors coing out of the group stages of the UEFA Cup. Deportivo came out with an improbable victory 16 minutes from time as Rodolfo Bodipo came off the bench and broke the hearts of French side Nancy who came to Riazor only needing a draw to move on […]

The protracted saga that is Cristiano Ronaldo's on again, off again transfer to Real Madrid took another bizarre turn yesterday as Alex Ferguson launched a stinging attack on the Madrid hierarchy. Ferguson denounced those at Real Madrid as a 'mob' and added that,"I would not sell them a virus." Not talk befitting a knight of the realm but Ferguson is not […]

You think you are better than us, well you probably are. Hey I have no clue, so I will leave it to you all. I want to see which one of you can guess correctly the CL KO matchups. Send us your predictions and you are eligible for the grand prize... a pat in the […]

We've spent alot of time on this site discussing MLS expansion and why Portland and St Louis are more natural fits for MLS (not soccer/football specifically but MLS which is after all an inferior product to European football). However in uncertain economic times where Jeff Cooper's group isn't assured of getting a stadium built in […]

Getting up at five o'clock this morning to watch a game on TV live from Japan reminded me of World Cup 2002. But this time, instead of watching England lose against Brazil in Japan, it was the turn of the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup featuring Manchester United against Gamba Osaka from Yokohama. From the […]

Maybe this is not the type of topic that quite fits in a place like LLT, but I believe that it does generate opinions in one way or another. I heard through a few colleagues at my other writing gig and local soccer coaches that do not understand why Hispanic kids do not participate in […]

Just when we thought this Saturday was going to be a bit of a snoozer in the Premier League, Paul Ince gets sacked and Blackburn Rovers have now appointed Sam Allardyce as the club's new manager. His first match in charge will be this Saturday at Ewood Park against Stoke City. In some ways, Big […]

One of the major needs of the Madrid midfield is a person to come in and protect the the Merengue backline. That type of player has been missing from the Spanish giants ever since Claude Makelele. One of Madrid's prodigal sons will also make his return to Valdebebas as of this winter. The news was […]

Following the College Cup triumph of the Maryland Terps numerous columns online have been penned attacking the quality and attractiveness of NCAA Soccer. Ives Galarcep had a well written and thoughtful response to these critics in his Soccer by Ives column of Monday. The most galling thing about the criticism the College Cup has received […]

Thanks to everyone who voted for EPL Talk in the 2008 Soccerlens Awards. Alas, EPL Talk didn't win, but we did achieve the runner-up spot in the Best British Blog category, as well as having the honor of narrowly beating The Guardian's Football Weekly in the Best Football Podcast category. Take that Barry Glendenning ; […]

On Saturday, one of the biggest rivalries in the world was played. One of the subplots of this drama came in with 20 minutes left and Iker Casillas denied Samuel Eto'o from scoring on a penalty kick. A few minutes later, the Cameroonian got his revenge and opened the scoring on route to victory. Three […]

In the United States collegiate sports system, the biggest tool to recruit some of the best possible talent in the land they use recruiting trips as a primary tool. Kids from all over the country come to a particular university to see how school life will be. In some way, Barcelona are looking as that […]

It could be a sense of desperation. It could be that the team is not giving their players any time to adapt to a new league or team. It could be those 12 points that they trail Barcelona and the fact that they are now behind Atlético in the standings. Whatever you want to call […]

Always enjoyed watching Paul Ince in his glory days at Manchester United, Liverpool, Internazionale and of course appearances for England. Scoring 72 goals during his career he wasn't the most prolific but he had great pace and good passing ability and was of course uncompromising when tackling . An additional attribute of course is the canon of a shot Ince was blessed with and it most certainly […]

Blackburn Rovers announced this morning that Paul Ince has been sacked. The move was a smart decision by Rovers who can't afford for the club to get relegated. But who will Blackburn put in charge to replace Incey? Vote now. Who should be the next Blackburn manager? ( surveys)