The Los Angeles Galaxy Football club has become the beating doll of the English and Italian media over the past month. A media who knows very little of football in the United States and even less of football in Asia, unless its throngs of Chinese watching Manchester United via Rupert Murdoch's satellite systems. Last night […]

Episode 3 of Special 1 TV is now available featuring an interview with David Beckham and Tom Cruise. Plus, Sven shares his desire to leave the Mexico job for Portsmouth. And Sir Alex Ferguson and Jose build up their camaraderie ahead of the Inter Milan against Man United game.

For seventy minutes at the Britannia Stadium, Stoke City and Portsmouth football clubs were getting very close to contending for my 'worst match ever watched' title. The last twenty minutes redeemed it. When it's all said and done we will remember one thing from today's match between Stoke City and Portsmouth, the penalty that should […]

In many ways, the opening rounds of the Champions League tournament this season has simply been a dress rehearsal before the most competitive stages which begin on Tuesday when Arsenal battles Roma, and Manchester United plays Inter Milan, just among two of the matches. Out of all of the matches involving teams from the Premier […]

Since we've spent part of the past few days on this site discussing lousy journalism, including the Baseball./American Football centric American sports writers and commentators, it's time to focus on recent inaccurate reporting in the European press. Over the past ten days numerous stories with no factual basis whatsoever have appeared in the Italian and […]

Hamburg – League Boss Reinhard Rauball is distancing himself from DFB Boss Theo Zwanziger in the fight on possible monetary compensation for the Amateur Clubs and also criticized the cancellation of the Kreisligaspieltages on 1 March. “I cannot agree with this. I respect the authority of those that have to make this decision, but I […]

His owner is trying to sell the club after the global economic recession virtually wiped out his fortune in Iceland. His club is embroiled in a massive lawsuit with a £25 million fine sitting over it’s head. His better players were sold off at an alarming rate, with no possibility of new players coming in. […]

Yesterday MLS Rumors and Goal.com broke the story about the apprehension Barcelona has about the downturn in the US economy and their current venture in Miami for an MLS expansion team. Message Boards have filled up with posters, many of which know little about the situation that have said "good" and "Miami never deserved another […]

Hello to everyone that reads the great stories here on Major League Soccer Talk, my name is Daniel Feuerstein & obviously you have heard my voice on Podcast #65 with Kartik Krishnaiyer on the David Beckham story. I hope all of you will enjoy reading my articles as I display my passion for the game […]

Right now the reason that is en vogue is the economy, and for Barcelona that is the weapon of choice. In a span of four months what seemed to be the greatest business venture in American soccer history might be going up in smoke. Spanish publications Sport and El País as well as El Nuevo […]

It was 29 years ago this Sunday that Al Michaels shouted that famous question: “Do you believer in miracles?” A group of American college students, in a village in upstate New York, was on the verge of beating the Soviet Union’s hockey team, arguably the best national hockey team in the world, 4-3. The economy […]

MLS Talk Podcast # 65: Daniel Feuerstein Major League Soccer Talk's newest writer Daniel Feuerstein sits down with Kartik Krishnaiyer to discuss the David Beckham saga and the US National Team. Feuerstein, who covers the New York Red Bulls for the Champions Soccer Radio Network will be contributing to Major League Soccer Talk periodcially.

I'm glad everyone is having a good time with the conservative/sports writer article. For the record many liberals hate football as well in the United States but the conservatives I deal with and watch on TV (I work in public policy and political communications so I deal with conservatives regularly and have a few as […]

Authors Note: Thanks for all the feedback. The conservative thing was based more on observing FOX News which immigrant baits and talks about soccer in very negative terms and my own interaction with conservatives, many of whom I work with and have had as clients about the hostility to Football (soccer) because it is a […]

There's a financial crisis at an English football club. No, it's not the obvious candidate of Newcastle United, where Mike Ashley has only just begun to attend games again after the police warned him about threats to his well-being. Not Chelsea, where the Russian oligarch owner seems to hemorrhage billions a day and the English […]