Eddie Johnson/MLSNET.com Eddie Johnson scored a hat trick in a thrilling 4-3 Kansas City victory over New England. The Wizards came back from a 2-0 deficit to win the match on the road. Kansas City has moved to within a point of the overall lead in MLS held by New England and Red Bull NY. […]

DeMarcus Beasley's release by Manchester City two weeks ago made headlines in the soccer media here in the USA. But now I have learned Beasley could very well be back with City next season. Former Manager Stuart Pearce had told Beasley he expected the club to retain him, but then Pearce was fired and Beasley […]

Following a great run of form for Real Madrid, MLS bound David Beckham has been recalled to the England national team for next week's friendly versus Brazil from Wembley. Thanks to the Scout, here is a link to story where Freddy Adu whose profile seems to diminish with every passing game (and every goal by […]

Sunderland has unveiled their new away strip for the 07/08 season. Sponsored by Boylesports, an Irish bookmaker, the new shirt follows the Umbro template design and is quite stylish (pictured). Sunderland fans will be hoping the team can wear the strip for more than one season in the Premiership after their lacklustre performance the last time […]

While the scoreline turned out the way I had predicted, the game itself was quite different than what I had imagined. AC Milan despite winning 2-1, did not look their best last night. Content to sit back and play long balls in the hopes of springing Inzaghi, Milan conceded possession to Liverpool far more than […]

I listened to Bob Bradley's news conference with reporters this morning (the actual event was held yesterday afternoon) and have some thoughts regarding what the US National Team Coach said during the press event.First off having listened to about a dozen of the same types of events when Bruce Arena was the coach, I think […]

I listened to Bob Bradley's news conference with reporters this morning (the actual event was held yesterday afternoon) and have some thoughts regarding what the US National Team Coach said during the press event. First off having listened to about a dozen of the same types of events when Bruce Arena was the coach, I […]

The football season may appear over, but there's still plenty of action within the next two weeks. First is this Monday (Memorial Day) for the Coca-Cola Championship clash between Derby County and West Bromwich Albion (9am ET, Setanta). The match will decide which will be the third team to be promoted to the Premier League. […]

It's something that most Premier League clubs have and it's ruining the game. It's called The Fear. I brought up the topic last night when I interviewed Rodney Marsh for this Monday's EPL Talk Podcast episode. Why is four-five-one more prevalent now than ever before? Why has the standard of football, as a whole, dropped? […]

It was by no means the prettiest of Champions League finals. And, in fact, it was another example of the overall decline of football during the past one to two years. Instead of the beautiful free-flowing football that we all adore, the match was played with a more defensive posture in mind. Before the final […]

The final preparations for the inaugural Major League Soccer Talk podcast are being finalized. If anybody would like the be involved with or contribute to the podcast please drop me a line at kartik@majorleaguesoccertalk.com or leave a comment here.

I am thrilled a small club in a small town like Wigan Athletic has stayed in the Premiership for a third straight year. But without Paul Jewell they won't stay up next year and like Bradford City who Jewell unbelievably kept in the EPL for two years they may end up in League One or […]

Per SI.com.http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/soccer/05/24/bc.soc.goldcup.us.ap/index.html

The 23 man US roster for the Gold Cup, CONCACAF confederation chanpionship has been named. The squad is bonefide "A" team leading me to believe that very few top American players will be sent to Copa America. It is nice to see veterans Frankie Hedjuk and Stevie Ralston called back up for a major tournament, […]

The 23 man US roster for the Gold Cup, CONCACAF confederation chanpionship has been named. The squad is bonefide "A" team leading me to believe that very few top American players will be sent to Copa America. It is nice to see veterans Frankie Hedjuk and Stevie Ralston called back up for a major tournament, […]