If you, like I, am a "world-class" armchair manager then join us in the prediction and fanatasy football leagues that we've started. First, there is a Fantasy Football League for Champions League Talk readers. To sign up for free, register today at http://en.uclfantasy.uefa.com/ After you register, enter in the following code to join the Champions […]

Landon Donovan got as lost out on the right flank as he often does in the middle against superior opponents. I am really at a loss to describe further what can be done with Donovan. A player of his ability has to be more than a marketing tool for the USSF by the time he […]

Some new directives have emerged from UEFA's meeting with referees, which was held at its headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland last week. The referees recognised that there is an increasing tendency for the illegal use of arms in the penalty area, particularly prior to the taking of corner kicks and free kicks, and that this should […]

Thursday Night's nationally televised match between Chivas USA and DC United ended controversially with Chivas' Paco Mendoza being called for a phantom offside when he was in on goal. The game ended level 2-2, and both teams recovered from that affair with resounding victories against quality opponents on Sunday. DC United moved four points clear […]

As I'm about to board my plane here on an early Chicago morning, here are my day after thoughts about yesterday's 4-2 US defeat at the hands of Brazil: Our effort yesterday deserved an A+ grade, and I have to say this is the first time since our veteran leadership trio of Reyna, Pope and […]

You can't fault the US National Team for the effort today at Soldier Field. As someone lucky enough to attend the game I was pleased by the energy and hustle our guys showed all match long, but again we lack the class with this group of guys to be a serious threat to beat anybody […]

This week's episode of the EPL Talk Podcast features an exclusive interview with former Premier League and England referee Graham Poll, author of a new autobiography entitled "Seeing Red." In the lengthy interview, Poll answers a lot of questions about the proposed rule changes to the sport, his memories from that historic day at the […]

Here are more details about Liverpool's new TV channel, LFC.tv, which is scheduled to go live on September 20. It's frustrating for Liverpool fans in the United States because no one will be carrying the channel over here. GolTV dropped its coverage of Liverpool TV at the end of last season. LFC.tv is produced by […]

If you live in the United States and you can't decide whether to choose DirecTV, DISH Network, your local cable company or ITVN to watch as many soccer matches as possible, the next Premier League weekend will help answer that question for you. When the English Premier League returns from the international break on Saturday, […]

During an international break, it's an unusual experience watching Euro 2008 qualifiers in the United States. The most talked about match, England against Israel, isn't even on U.S. television (it's only available via pay-per-view, so you have a choice between paying $30 to watch it at home, or pay $20 at the pub). So, if […]

UEFA has fined the clubs that had crowd trouble during the final qualifying round for the Champions League. Belgium's Anderlecht were hardest hit as UEFA fined them 20,000 Swiss francs after fans threw missiles and attempted to invade the pitch during their second-leg defeat against Turkish side Fenerbahce in Brussels on Aug. 29. Fenerbahce, who […]

Pablo Mastroeni has been replaced by Kerry Zavagnin for the US friendly with Brazil, Sunday. Mastroeni has been ill since Colorado's 1-1 draw with Columbus Sunday. Zavagnin, 33 was used often by Bruce Arena as a holding midfielder during qualifying for World Cup 2006, but was cut from the team before Germany 2006.

Jose Antonio Reyes has said, since his transfer from Real Madrid (not wanted really by new coach Schuster) and not wanting to return to London with Arsenal, that with his move across town to Atletico, "I had hoped to play more, I am not going to lie to you, but these are decisions for the […]

Week Two has come and gone, and while I've been busily working on the podcast, I've skimped badly for the last few months on my day job which is as yeoman blogger. So, after interviewing last week a few notables like Paddy Agnew (author of Forza Italia) and Sheridan Bird (of football 365.com), I've been […]

The Canada Squad: Goalkeepers: Lars Hirschfeld (Rosenborg, Denmark), Kenny Stamatopoulos (Toronto FC). Defenders: Daniel Imhof (VfL Bochum, Germany), Ante Jazic (Los Angeles, United States), Adrian Serioux (FC Dallas, United States), Andre Hainault (FK SAID Most, Czech Republic), Jim Brennan (FC Toronto), Atiba Hutchinson (FC Copenhagen, Denmark), Chris Pozniak (Toronto FC). Midfielders: Julian De Guzman (Deportivo […]