Atlante and Saprissa could face off in the knock out stages of the Champions League When most US based football fans last watched Atlante play it was a disgraceful display of unsporting play and behavior in the Superliga semifinal match against New England. But the Cancun based club has been playing well in the Apertura […]

Atlante and Saprissa could face off in the knock out stages of the Champions League When most US based football fans last watched Atlante play it was a disgraceful display of unsporting play and behavior in the Superliga semifinal match against New England. But the Cancun based club has been playing well in the Apertura […]

Ever wonder why Setanta Sports doesn't offer a 16×9 widescreen format of its channel for viewers in the United States? EPL Talk Reader Martin Day had that question. Here's what he wrote: Setanta Sports has gone to a 16:9 widescreen format thereby making the highlights near impossible to watch as they compress/crop it to 4:3 […]

The group stage of the Champions League begins today with several intriguing matches as well as the return of Chelsea and Liverpool to continental football. Be sure to set your DVRs for the following matches on TV today in the United States (all times eastern). Bordeaux vs. Chelsea: 2:30pm ESPN2/ESPN360.com Sporting Lisbon vs. Barcelona: 2:30pm- […]

The Daily Mirror focuses on Monday night's blunder by Heurelho Gomes, but commits a blunder of its own in the headline pictured above. Let's see how long it takes before the British tabloid fixes the headline.

Alex Hicks, the son of Liverpool FC co-owner Tom Hicks, was embroiled in a hotel disturbance Sunday morning when one of his bodyguards was arrested after allegedly punching a hotel security guard. According to The Times, it's understood that the "fracas revolved around Alex Hicks and his group of friends, who were staying at the […]

In British newspaper match reports of Aston Villa's 2-1 away win against Tottenham Hotspur, almost all of the stories lead with sentences similar to this one found in The Sun: "Calamity keeper Heurelho Gomes messed up to leave Spurs rooted at the foot of the table." True, yes, but it doesn't provide a complete accurate […]

Ricardo Ferretti’s UNAM Pumas Squad should win Group B/photo from Goal.com Earlier today we previewed Group A, likely the toughest group in the Champions league. This group could quite possibly be the softest. Pumas currently sits atop the table in the Mexican Apertura, and Dante Lopez, one of the few non Mexicans in the side […]

Ricardo Ferretti's UNAM Pumas Squad should win Group Earlier today we previewed Group A, likely the toughest group in the Champions league. This group could quite possibly be the softest. Pumas currently sits atop the table in the Mexican Apertura, and Dante Lopez, one of the few non Mexicans in the side has been playing […]

A while ago, an SNL skit featured an ad for a book that could get you out of debt and save your life. It was called "Don't Buy Stuff You Cannot Afford." It's a book that the CEOs and owners behind Freddie Mac and Lehman Brothers, as well as Mike Ashley, may want to look […]

Tuesday Sept 16th Roma v CFR Cluj, Group A Panathinaikos v Inter, Group B Wednesday Sept 17th Lyon v Fiorentina, Group F Juventus v Zenit St Petersburg, Group H

16 September Barnsley (L-W-L-L-L) v Cardiff City (D-D-D-D-W) Bristol City (D-D-W-D-W) v Birmingham ( W-D-W-W-W) Burnely ( W-D-D-L-L) v Blackpool (W-W-L-D-L) Doncaster ( L-W-L-D-W) v Charlton (L-L-W-L-W) Preston NE ( D-W-D-W-W) v Nottingham Forest ( L-L-W-L-D) Sheffield Untied (L-D-W-W-L) v Coventry City ( D-L-L-W-W) Swansea City ( L-D-W-W-L) v Derby County (W-L-L-D-L) Watford ( L-W-L-W-D) […]

Six points in two matches for a last place team is a feel good story in most football leagues, but in Major League Soccer’s Western Conference it puts you on the cusp of a playoff spot. What Gary Smith, the Rapids interim manager has done is remarkable since taking over a broken and battered team […]

Six points in two matches for a last place team is a feel good story in most football leagues, but in Major League Soccer's Western Conference it puts you on the cusp of a playoff spot. What Gary Smith, the Rapids interim manager has done is remarkable since taking over a broken and battered team […]