As promised, here is the second half of this weekend's preview, where we review the late games Saturday night and the one Sunday game. Colorado Rapids v. San Jose Earthquakes (Saturday, 9 PM ET) This game may be the hardest to predict this weekend. It is no longer unthinkable that Colorado could fall out […]

We're kicking off a little later than usual, but feel free to share your thoughts, observations, rants and raves about Premier League Saturday, gameweek six — in the comments section below. There are plenty of games on today to pique our interest, especially when you consider that 80% of the teams in the Premier League […]

We've just intercepted a scrambled message over the Interwebs, and it appears to be from a human life form. Watch the accompanying video to learn more about the return of Special 1 TV, which is coming to your computer screen in the coming days or weeks. Special 1 TV has overpowered Setanta Sports and the […]

The question I wrestled with in my head last night was this: if there were no playoffs or a playoffs with just four teams instead of 10, would this weekend be as exciting? Regardless of how you feel about the playoff format or the playoffs in general, the answer I came up with was YES. […]

Ralf Rangnick has quit as manager of Schalke. The manager, who took his side to the Champions League semi-final last season, cited exhaustion as the reason he resigned. So far this season, Schalke have lost against Wolsfburg, Stuttgart and Bayern Munich. Schalke plays Freiburg tomorrow with Seppo Eichkorn taking over as interim manager.

So after Wednesday night’s debacle at Red Bull Arena against Real Salt Lake, the backline for the New York Red Bulls has been absolutely dreadful. You have a future US national team centerback in Tim Ream paired up with a veteran of the Mexican national team in Rafa Marquez. This latest loss has many questioning […]

“Fact Or Fiction” is a series that will be run every Friday. In this series, an assertion will be made regarding an impacting topic in the Premier League. EPL Talk writers Matt Hackenmiller and Earl Reed each offer their views on whether the statement is “Fact or Fiction.” Fact or Fiction: Outside of the Big […]

After the sacking of Gasperini at Inter Milan, Claudio Ranieri has been named as his replacement. Incredibly, this is Ranieri's twelfth management position. Gasperini out, Ranieri in

Ever since the end of last season, Special 1 TV has been quietly pimping itself trying to find a new home. The hit soccer comedy show started life at Setanta Sports before moving to BBC. But during the summer, it has been trying to find a new home. According to a tweet on the official […]

Sometimes life gets in the way of art, and that is the way this week's Major League Soccer Talk Podcast ended up. Technology has impeded host Chris Riordan from recording the podcast, so if you're like me you unfortunately will miss out on some good Thursday night/Friday morning soccer talk. But we here at MLS […]

FOX Broadcasting Company scored a hit on Sunday for their first-ever broadcast of a Premier League game. The match between Manchester United and Chelsea generated a 1.0 household rating with 1.6 million viewers, while 456,000 watched the live broadcast of the game on FOX Soccer earlier that day, and an impressive 430,000 watched the game […]

Fans who saw the scoreline of September 10th's 3-0 win by DC United over Chivas would assume that DCU would win handily against the Goats at home and, with New York's loss, would move into the driver's seat with their playoff push. But as the excellent fan blog Black and Red United noted, Chivas actually […]

It had to happen sooner or later. One of the most incredible soccer matches in the history of the sport has found its way on to the silver screen. The 2005 Champions League Final between AC Milan and Liverpool will live in infamy for many soccer fans and Liverpool supporters around the world. And now […]

If you've ever been curious about the history of English football clubs, and specifically where clubs played before they built their modern era stadium, the following video will be of interest to you. Manchester City club historian Gary James takes you (and Manchester City academy footballers) on a tour of the city of Manchester to […]

Things could have been so different for Sheffield Wednesday. The Yorkshire club, currently in League One, were the first English club to give a trial to French legend Eric Cantona in 1992. As you'll see from the video accompanying this article, Cantona even played one game for Wednesday, albeit an indoor game, but still, it's […]