In the mid-week edition of the EPL Talk Podcast, the trio of Farley, McKenna and Krishnaiyer had a fascinating discussion about how much this Saturday's FA Cup match means to Manchester United. While I don't expect Sir Alex Ferguson to field a B team, some of his key players may be rested tomorrow for the […]

This week's episode of Special 1 TV features a live studio audience for the first time as they hurl questions at Arsene Wenger and Jose. The usual cast of characters are in place, but now that the introductions have been made, where does the episode go from here (has Special 1 TV jumped the shark?) […]

I recently read the EPL Talk article ‘How I Fell in Love with Everton FC.’ As I read the article, it reminded me of my own story of discovering English football – a similar experience to that of the author, yet with an entirely different result. I grew up playing the game in Texas (my […]

TEAM: Sporting Kansas City (neé Wizards) COACH: Peter Vermes (USA) 2010 RESULTS: 39 points, 3rd Place, Eastern Conference (missed playoffs) Casual fans of the big-league Kansas City soccer franchise may perform a double-take when they turn on their sets and hear "Sporting KC" for the first time. Owners OnGoal, LLC, decided that a new direction would […]

Sit back and watch the best goals of February from FIFA 11 Ultimate Team. Some of the goals are sublime. Some will make you sick how easy they look. With FIFA 11 Ultimate Team, you can build your football club the way real-world coaches and managers build the truly great football teams. Choose how to […]

Fresh off the news that JP Dellacamera is making the move from ESPN to Fox Soccer, the network announced its pairings for the upcoming MLS season. Not surprisingly, Dellacamera is the Friday night play-by-play man, and in my opinion Fox has surrounded him with some quality talent. Your game day host for MLS will be […]

Only 8 matches this week, and the teams from Manchester feature in four of them. While the derbies were not as exciting this year as last, are we heading for an FA Cup showdown? United and Chelsea should advance to the Champions League quarterfinals. Meanwhile, Saturday is not the May Day showdown we are all […]

Today, EPL Talk Pro released part one of a three part audio series entitled "Detailing The Pyramid: Looking at the Current Role of Tactical Analysis in Football Coverage." The audio series features discussions with: Jonathan Wilson (The Guardian), Michael Cox (Zonal Marking), Bobby McMahon (Fox Soccer Report), Grant Wahl (Sports Illustrated), Richard Whittall (A More […]

My obsession with football started as a young boy when I began to collect football stickers. Through the collection of these stickers I formulated the kind of professional player I would be when the time came. I didn't support a football team at the time (stickers also determined this) but I supported players. John Barnes […]

Team Name Seattle Sounders FC Stadium and Location Qwest Field, Seattle, Washington. Coach (with record as MLS coach) Sigi Schmidt (GER) (14-10-6) 2010 LEAGUE RESULTS: 4th in Western Conference, 6th Overall. 2010 REVIEW: A solid season for the Sounders saw them finish well in their conference before a strong Galaxy side ended their time in the play-offs. A […]

How times have changed at Tottenham Hotspur. After Tottenham Hotspur showed Sunday how leaky their defense could be as Wolverhampton Wanderers ran riot, It was refreshing to see the Lilywhites give a defensively sound performance Wednesday night against AC Milan. It was the type of display that Tottenham may need to rely on again in the […]

In part two of our season preview, Christopher Riordan and myself take a few minutes to focus on the play-in, wild-card, preliminary, extra, new, another tier of playoffs – why not? – round of Major League Soccer's postseason cup tournament. Which teams do we see playing those final matches to make it into the eight-team, […]

In part two of our season preview, Christopher Riordan and myself take a few minutes to focus on the play-in, wild-card, preliminary, extra, new, another tier of playoffs – why not? – round of Major League Soccer's postseason cup tournament. Which teams do we see playing those final matches to make it into the eight-team, […]

There were two English Premier League matches mid-week, but our main focus of attention was Champions League, where one North London club qualified for the quarterfinals while their rivals were sent home empty handed, jaw slacken. For the second year in a row, Arsenal's Champions League met its end in Barcelona, but whereas it was […]

Club: San Jose Earthquakes Head Coach: Frank Yallop Last Year's Finish: 12-8-10 6th Place in the West/8th Overall It was a rocky season with the Earthquakes last year but it did end in a positive way. After being down a goal on aggregate against the Red Bulls, they surprised many by scoring two to lead […]