Team: Club Deportivo Chivas-USA Head Coach: Robin Fraser (1st Year) Last Year's Finish: Last Place in Western Conference, 15th Overall 8-18-4 Last season for Chivas-USA was one that wants to be forgotten. After allowing assistant coach Martin Vazquez the chance to become the full time head coach last season, he was quickly dismissed at the […]

Crystal Palace gave their chances of avoiding relegation a huge boost by defeating their closest relegation rivals Sheffield United courtesy of a stunning strike from Darren Ambrose. There may be many games left in the season but this fixture was quite rightly billed as a relegation six pointer, withthe Blades now dangerously forlorn five points […]

Call me crazy, but during half-time of the FA Cup goal fest today between West Ham United and Burnley on FoxSoccer.tv, I remembered something I've been meaning to tell you. I like, with a capital L, the unique experience of watching and listening to the raw feed beamed by the TV producers during half-time of […]

In Soccer America today, writer Paul Gardner argued that The FA Cup just ain't what it used to be. While I agree with some of his points, I believe the magic of the FA Cup still exists based on Leyton Orient's marvelous comeback against Arsenal on Sunday, and Crawley Town's heroic challenge against Manchester United […]

Team: Chicago Fire Coach: Carlos de la Cobos Last Year's Finish: 4th Eastern Conference, 10th Overall, 9-9-12 Last year's Chicago Fire were going through a transition regardless of the tumultuous offseason they've had. With the retirement of U.S. legend Brian McBride and MLS veteran C.J. Brown, the team would have had to adjust without its […]

As many of you, the regular readers know, I've got fond memories of playing Subbuteo as a child and still have a lot of respect and adoration for the popular table soccer game that was massive in the late 70s and early 80s, and is still played around the world. So I was pleased to […]

One of the virtues of being a league-focused show is being able to use the FA Cup weekends as a time to reset, take inventory of what's happening around the league, and focus on topics we normally don't have time to address. On this weekend's edition of the show, Kartik Krishnaiyer and myself talk about […]

Juventus have struggled to find any consistency throughout another frustrating season which currently sees them sit in sixth place in Serie A with Lazio in fourth on 48 points, a full seven ahead of Juve. There is no point comparing this season's Juve with the last one for a number of reasons. Last season, Juve […]

Sunday features four different matches involving Premier League clubs. The first is the Black Country derby between West Bromwich Albion, with Roy Hodgson in charge of his first match for the Baggies, against Wolverhampton Wanderers. The next match on deck is the Fourth Round FA Cup replay between Manchester City and Notts County at Eastlands. Then […]

The 4th Round replay of Chelsea and Everton at Stamford Bridge needed penalties to decide the outcome, with the Merseyside club pulling out the upset. I chose to cover this match because Chelsea had a dilemma; they have a midweek Champions League match at Copenhagen. How much would Chelsea play their first team? Everton has […]

One of the most recognizable U.S. soccer institution names worldwide returned from extinction Thursday when Traffic Sports announced that the Fort Lauderdale Strikers are back. The Strikers will kick off their first game April 9th against Edmonton in their NASL home opener at Lockhart Stadium. The Strikers name was unveiled in front of a few […]

Editor's note: MLS Talk blogger Kristan Heneage recently had the opportunity to interview U.S. international Alejandro Bedoya. The 23-year-old midfielder currently plays his soccer for Örebro in the top flight division of Sweden. Raised in South Florida, Bedoya represents another talented U.S. international player who decided to ply his trade in Europe instead of Major […]

It's a different type of weekend in English football these next two days. There's one Premier League match being played tomorrow (West Brom vs Wolves), while some of the other Premier League teams are competing in the FA Cup. Those FA Cup matches kick off today with Chelsea playing Everton, Manchester United against non-league Crawley […]

This weekend, much like old Mother Hubbard’s cupboard, the Premier League larder looks bare. That is, until you search a little harder. For if you look behind the FA Cup Fifth Round and the excitement of glamour ties such as Crawley’s giant killing mission against Manchester United, you will discover a solitary top flight encounter […]

CONCACAF Champions League Quarterfinal Preview Major League Soccer Quarterfinal Bracket Monday, February 21st 8:00PM EST – 5:00PM PST Guests: Jason Kreis Head Coach of Real Salt Lake Blake Compton Columbus Crew Supporter of the Hudson Street Hooligans Tuesday, February 22nd 10:00PM EST – 7:00PM PST Quarterfinal 1st Leg Post Match Show Guest: Robert Hay of […]