Andy Gray, one of the top football co-commentators and pundits in the world, made his appearance this afternoon not on Sky Sports but instead on ESPN. What Gray gives ESPN is instant credibility, which the network desperately needs if it's to establish itself as an authority on soccer coverage both in the United States and […]

So, here are my two final choices as my two favourite games from the European Championships and both may seem suprising. Number 2: Spain Vs Yugoslavia Euro 00 Group C June 21 2000 So this was one of these games were both sides could qualify or be eliminated depending on other results. Sometimes, that can […]

Newark isn't the first place that comes to mind when you picture Euro 2008, but EPL Talk's Euro '08 Adventure has to begin somewhere. After being jarred by my 4:45am wake-up call today, I kissed the wife and kids goodbye and jumped on the plane from Palm Beach International Airport in Florida heading to New […]

Altidore celebrates a goal versus Mexico/Getty Images As the excitement of Jozy Altidore’s sale to Villarreal FC begins to fade and we take a longer term view of Altidore’s prospects of developing for the US National Team, questions must be asked. Despite the lofty sale price, the most ever received by Major League Soccer, Altidore […]

As the excitement of Jozy Altidore's sale to Villarreal FC begins to fade and we take a longer term view of Altidore's prospects of developing for the US National Team, questions must be asked. Despite the lofty sale price, the most ever received by Major League Soccer, Altidore has seemingly tailed off in his development […]

The long wait for Euro 2008 is just about over as we're roughly 17 hours away from kickoff in the tournament opener between Switzerland, the co-host, and the Czech Republic. The group stage will end on June 18, with two games played every day until that date. Starting Sunday, June 15, both games will kick […]

I've been building up to the start of Euro 2008 for two weeks now, providing you with a one-stop-shop of sorts with final rosters for each of the 16 nations involved, previews of each nation and group, and my predictions for the quarterfinals and beyond. Every tournament has a winner, obviously, and we're at that […]

Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Birthdate Caps/G Hometown Club Adu, Freddy M 5'8" 140 6/2/1989 6/0 Potomac, Md. SC Benfica (Portugal) Beasley, DaMarcus M 5'8" 145 5/24/1982 74/15 Ft. Wayne, Ind. Glasgow Rangers (Scotland) Bradley, Michael M 6'2" 175 7/31/1987 18/1 Cedar Grove, N.J. SC Heerenveen (Holland) Califf, Dan D 6'1" 175 3/17/1980 16/1 Orange, Calif. […]

Just days after Porto FC were stripped of their place in the Champions League, CSKA Sofia have suffered the same fate though for different reasons. CSKA won their 31st Bulgarian league title this season and earned a place in the Champions League's third qualifying round but could not meet the Bulgarian Football Union (BFU) Licensing […]

Romanian striker Adrian Mutu has been ordered to repay Chelsea a staggering £9.6 million in compensation after his sacking in 2004. FIFA ruled on the decision following Chelsea's attempt to sue Mutu to cover losses incurred by his transfer fee and wages paid to him during his 14 month spell. Mutu was banned from football […]

Deals are heating up on the eve of the Euro 2008 tournament so let's dive straight in and get caught up. This morning's big news is that Mexican striker Giovani dos Santos has left Barcelona to sign for English club Tottenham Hotspur after the two clubs agreed an initial £4.7m fee which could rise to […]

The Mexican winger Giovani Dos Santos has completed his £5million move to White Hart Lane from Barcelona this afternoon. Dos Santos has signed a 5 year contract and joins up with his team mates for pre-season training on July 7th. It was a signing we discussed last weekend here on EPLTalk.com. Spurs had been in […]

Euro 2008 hasn't even started yet, but that hasn't stopped so many pundits who have been writing off Holland's chances of success in the tournament. The critics keep on pointing at the Dutch defense as a weakness, but what they're forgetting is the Oranje's power in midfield and up front.An integral part of that attack […]

Udinese fullback Andrea Dossena has become the first Italian international to sign for Liverpool. The players agent has confirmed that Dossena has passed his medical at Anfield earlier this week and expects the move to be finalised next week. Liverpool have paid £7 million to capture the exiciting fullback and he had a clutch of suitors chasing […]

If we were to view this series of three friendlies for the US as a tournament, the national team would be failing miserably. Let's take a look at the player ratings I have given for the Spain and England matches to determine where each member of player pool currently stands. The ratings are on a […]