A massive number of clubs are involved in the Second Qualifying Round (80 in total). The winners of the 23 First Qualifying Round ties were joined in this round by a further 57 clubs that includes the domestic cup winners from the national associations ranked 30 to 53 in the UEFA coefficient, the runners-up from […]

One of the amazing things about the Premier League today is thanks to advancements in technology and its rapid growth in worldwide popularity a match can be enjoyed not just by the 40,000+ people in the stadium, but millions across the world in pubs, clubs and front rooms. Whether it is in the middle of […]

The Chelsea squad touched down in Seattle yesterday afternoon after a long flight from London. After getting transferred to the team hotel in downtown Seattle, there was a traditional team stroll before some free time. Today, Chelsea players will begin training. In fact, if you live in or near Seattle, their training session is open […]

For several years now we've heard pundits proclaim Panama the next big thing in CONCACAF. The Central Americans have certainly teased us: the development of Jorge Dely Valdes and Roberto Brown as legitimate goal scoring threats were indications that the traditional Baseball country was shifting towards being competitive in football. Then, a run to the […]

On Thursday night at Giants Stadium the return of David Beckham to Major League Soccer was the major attraction of the night and to see over 23,000+ coming to get a glance of him. Every single time he would touch the ball, or got ready to send a free kick into the area of Red […]

A busy period here at MLS Talk thanks to the USMNT and CONCACAF Gold Cup hits a new level tonight with the return of the world's most famous athlete to the New York Metropolitan Area. Tonight and tomorrow we'll have full coverage on the site including during and immediately after the match. Additionally, tomorrow we […]

4.) Manchester United 1-4 Liverpool – 14 March 2009 Even after the mind-shattering come-from-behind win on 13 September (see Part 3), I couldn't let myself feel too optimistic about the trip to Old Trafford. (Going into the biggest matches, I try to remain spiritually pragmatic.) 1-1 at O.T. would be a wonderful result. Another 2-1 […]

Jimmy Conrad made his return for the United States in Saturday's 2-2 draw with Haiti. Conrad had been left out of the previous 27 US match squads, a remarkable statistic for such a gifted player with unique leadership skills. Conrad's solid organization and play helped to save a result for the United States against a […]

A new photograph of Liverpool's third kit for the 2009-2010 season has been officially revealed by the club website. Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard is pictured wearing the European away kit for the 2009-2010 season. Designed and manufactured by Adidas, the new kit is white with the familiar three red stripes from Adidas, while the sponsor […]

The new Birmingham City home jersey for the 2009-2010 season has been officially revealed on its club website. Thankfully, Birmingham have decided not to use their penguin design that they last used when they were in the Premier League (no offence Brummie fans but that design was awful no matter how traditional it was). Instead, […]

It's time for the annual MLS flunks out again blog for MLS not taking action during MLB's all-star break. Instead of garnering potential sports media headlines for games on Wednesday, the best day of the break to play games, the headlines went to the Tour de Lance, the NHL's Winter Classic and the comings and goings of the sports blotter. […]

SUMmer of Soccer Continues Coming into this past weekend, 21 matches(5 doubleheaders) have been played during the the 'Summer of Soccer' which began on June 20. Attendance: 252,914. All games, except the Timbers friendly, were part of entities owned or marketed by Soccer United Marketing(SUM). The Gold Cup finished the group phase with 6 doubleheaders. […]

David Beckham answered questions today during a LA Galaxy press conference in the build up to his team's game tomorrow night against Red Bull New York (8pm ET, Thursday, Fox Soccer Channel). The first question during the above video is from Grant Wahl, author of The Beckham Experiment, the controversial new book from the Sports […]

For most Sunderland fans, there is nothing finer than taking a player from Newcastle and making him one of your own. When the Mackems broke the transfer record in 1948 by paying £20,500 to bring Shackleton to Roker Park, they captured one of English football's most mercurial talents. Shackleton was a mould breaker, a player who […]

Fox Soccer Channel announced today that it'll be broadcasting three of the upcoming friendlies involving Liverpool this summer. The U.S. TV network will be showing the following games live: Thai national team v Liverpool, July 22, 9am ET Singapore national team v Liverpool, July 26, 8am ET FC Lyn v Liverpool, August 5, 1pm ET. […]