The way Chelsea Football Club ruined Shaun Wright-Phillips is a travesty. Go back in time to 2005 and the dimunitive winger was tearing down the right wing at the City Of Manchester Stadium. The player was such a joy to watch as he took on players and went on mazy runs often beating two or […]

We are barely a month into the new four year contract that saw England national team matches move from the BBC and Sky to ITV and Setanta, but already Setanta, despite its smaller reach and operation, is playing tough. The Times Online is reporting that Setanta has yet to reach a deal with any broadcaster […]

Another week, another punt at picking some winners from the Premier League deck. First though, a little look back at last week where I didn't get any of my three picks right. They were all long-ish odds and I think I can count myself unlucky with two of them. Everyone and their dog is […]

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Serie A Talk readers have probably noticed the headline change but I've changed more than that. After some deliberation I trashed the first post on 'Shevchenko's Triumphant Return' as Andriy hasn't been triumphant since leaving Milan and it looked likely he wasn't going to find an opening to return or showed a desire to do so […]

US Manager Bob Bradley has recalled Rico Clark and omitted Kenny Cooper, Freddy Adu and Jozy Altidore in his 20 man squad for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers versus Cuba and Trinidad and Tobago. Marvell Wynne and Michael Orozco have also been called into the team. Both Wynne and Orozco are in my mind deserving […]

US Manager Bob Bradley has recalled Rico Clark and omitted Kenny Cooper, Freddy Adu and Jozy Altidore in his 20 man squad for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers versus Cuba and Trinidad and Tobago. Marvell Wynne and Michael Orozco have also been called into the team. Both Wynne and Orozco are in my mind deserving […]

The Second Round of the Carling Cup is finished and the 16 CCC teams that made it to the Second Round, 10 made thier way to the third round which will be drawn live on Sky Sports Saturday August 30th and played the week of the 21st of September. I will have the Third Round […]

Both Madrid sides got a tough draw in the upcoming group stage of the UEFA Champions League. Of all of the Spanish team Real Madrid got the unenviable distinction of being in this year's Group of Death. They will have to face none other than European rivals Juventus as well as the reigning UEFA […]

A day after amazing achievements for USL-1 sides in CONCACAF Champions League action Major League Soccer continued its pattern of showing that they don’t get it by rejecting New York’s $200,000 bid for Macoumba Kandji according to Ives Galarcep of Soccer by Ives. The apparent stumbling block: MLS does not believe any player in USL […]

A day after amazing achievements for USL-1 sides in CONCACAF Champions League action Major League Soccer continued its pattern of showing that they don't get it by rejecting New York's $200,000 bid for Macoumba Kandji according to Ives Galarcep of Soccer by Ives. The apparent stumbling block: MLS does not believe any player in USL […]

Does the following situation sound at all familiar? You record a bunch of Premier League games on a Saturday and Sunday because you're too busy (or too asleep) to watch the games live. You avoid the results. You find some time later in the day to watch one or two of the games you've recorded. You sometimes […]

The unexpected bookend to yesterday's surprising transfer of Marcell Jansen to Hamburg is Bayern's acquisition of right back Massimo Oddo on a season-long loan from AC Milan. The 32-year old brings both international class and a warm body to shore up the team's dangerously thin defense. According to Bayern's general manager, Uli Hoeneß, the team […]

I'll have more analysis and comments later but for now just a quick update on the results of today's drawing. Some of the groupings, as in past seasons, was almost a bit too predictable but there are some interesting matchups ahead (Real Madrid – Juventus springs to mind as does Manchester United – Celtic and […]