Fox Soccer Channel HD is expected to launch on DirecTV on August 11, sources confirmed to EPL Talk on Tuesday. It's been a long and anxious time for soccer fans in the United States who have been waiting for news regarding the announcement. Fox Soccer Channel HD began broadcasting in HD in late January and […]

Manager Thomas Schaaf will be delighted with the fact that many of the youngsters under his wing have sprung to worldwide success in South Africa this summer during the World Cup. Mesut Ozil, in particular, was a massive success. Schaaf will be confident in his ability, and his players' abilities, to challenge for domestic honours […]

The Week 17 numbers look like this... 5 year comparison Week 17 129 GP YTD Avg +/- GP Avg +/- Avg +/- GP 2006 16,028 7 15,592 14,698 113 2007 13,974 -12.82% 4 15,830 1.53% 15,005 2.08% 111 2008 23,000 64.59% 5 16,596 4.84% 17,493 16.58% 116 2009 19,313 […]

It started with Cuauhtemoc Blanco coming to the Chicago Fire, then reports of Omar Bravo going to the Kansas City Wizards and Nery Castillo also making a move to Chicago, but now the Captain of Mexico's national team will be making a move to Major League Soccer as well. Brian Lewis of the New York […]

Hodgson Confirms That Mascherano Wants Out Of Liverpool Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson confirmed the rumors that Argentinian midfielder Javier Mascherano wants to leave Liverpool. "He wants to leave the club," Hodgson said. "He has made that perfectly clear. I think he wanted to leave a year ago. He wants to leave now but he is […]

Check out this commercial from the Kansas City Wizards on the construction of their new stadium. See Kei Kamara & Teal Bunbury getting ready to set up a free kick.

GolTV announced its schedule for the live matches featuring Arsenal, AC Milan, Celtic and Lyon who will all be competing in the 2010 Emirates Cup, which will be televised live on GolTV in both SD and, where available, HD. The schedule of games that will be televised on GolTV is as follows: Celtic v Lyon, […]

He hasn't gotten a call from Fulham yet, and the USSF hasn't renewed his contract with the men's national team, but Bob Bradley has at least one high-profile supporter. Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson said as much in the Daily Mail, saying that, "'I think he did a fantastic job and I am surprised […]

I recently had the chance to watch Pelada, a remarkable soccer documentary that follows two Americans on a journey around the world in pursuit of pick-up games. It's a simple premise, but the experiences and people they encounter around the globe are wonderful to watch. If you consider yourself a soccer fan, this is one […]

As Premier League football fans languish in the desert of meaningful matches and as we've now reached a sort of middle point between the end of the World Cup and the beginning of the Premier League season, I can't help but to wonder if soccer grew, stayed about the same, or took a small step […]

Manchester United are becoming ‘ze Germans’ of club football. Regardless of their squad’s supposed weaknesses, debt-worries or the omens of bad form, United are always there-or-thereabouts when it comes to the title. This season shall prove to be no different. Sir Alex Ferguson is the longest serving in the Premier League for a reason; he […]

Poor Roy Hodgson has had the pleasant task of informing the public that Fernando Torres is more than just a little iffy about staying with Liverpool. He seems to have washed his hands of the guilt a la Pontius Pilate. Hodgson emerged from talks with Torres saying, “Unfortunately, I cannot do much more," Hodgson confessed. […]

Felix Magath made a stunning start to his Schalke career after baffling critics and defied expectations after leading Die Konigsblauen to a second-placed Bundesliga finish last season. The season prior to last, Magath was with VfL Wolfsburg and managed to win the Bundesliga that year. Certainly, Magath is capable of the absolute best and he […]

Monday, July 26th 8:00PM EDT – 5:00PM PDT Guests: Marco Menenses of Premier Soccer Shop Bill Miles C.E.O. of The World Series of Football audio NASL Segment Re-Capping the Barclays New York Challenge

Having reported on United's earlier stop in Philadelphia last week to mixed results, I feel the need to continue my so called 'following' of the club as they continue their trek across America before ending it in Mexico. Don't call this a match report or match analysis, outside circumstances kept me from devoting the time […]