Once again DC United has been invited to play in the super prestigious Copa Sudamericana, which along with the Copa Libertadoras serves as the continental club championship for South America. DC United participated in the 2005 edition and was defeated 4-3 on aggregate Universidad Catolica of Chile after blowing a 2-0 lead in the away […]

Once again DC United has been invited to play in the super prestigious Copa Sudamericana, which along with the Copa Libertadoras serves as the continental club championship for South America. DC United participated in the 2005 edition and was defeated 4-3 on aggregate Universidad Catolica of Chile after blowing a 2-0 lead in the away […]

Don't forget to listen to tonight's live episode of the EPL Talk Show (10pm ET, 7pm PT, 3am GMT) where we'll discuss the Champions League Final and chat with guest co-host John Nicholson from Football 365. Here's how you can listen in and participate during the live show: 1. Visit talkshoe.com and click on the […]

In the next few weeks, Aston Villa will reopen a part of its history when the Holte Hotel restoration is completed outside Villa Park. The Victorian building, which dates back to the 19th century, used to feature 10 bedrooms, its own 400 capacity music hall, billiard rooms and two bowling greens. The hotel, essentially a […]

Juan Pablo Angel was a somewhat controversial "Beckham Rule" signing. Despite having several good seasons at Villa Park he found himself surplus to the requirements after the January transfer window. Angel did score seven cup and league goals this past season in England, but knowing his time was up with Aston Villa he moved to […]

Even though fighting for their title, Barcelona still look forward to next season and their plans are looking good. With Javier Saviola most likely leaving and Santi Ezquerro doing next to nothing since his move from Athletic Bilbao, the blaugrana have their eye fixed on Boca striker Rodrigo Palacio. According to reports, this long-awaited move […]

While we all know that Manchester United finished at the top of the Premier League table this season, how do the top 20 teams compare in the financial league table? How much money are the teams pulling in from their kit manufacturer? And who's getting the most money from their main club sponsor?Here's the league […]

While Andriy Shevchenko isn't the household name David Beckham is, he has far more hardware through the years to show for his career. Shevchenko has had a troubled season. at Chelsea since coming over from AC Milan for a world record transfer fee last year. Shevchenko stated that, "Soccer is growing in the US and […]

United Soccer League's first division season is almost a month old now, and the season has had no shortage of exciting matches. This year for the first time since the inception of Major League Soccer in 1996, USL games will be telecast on national cable television, with an exclusive Friday Night Package on FSC. Here […]

This week's episode of the EPL Talk Podcast features an exclusive interview with legendary U.S. soccer commentator JP Dellacamera. Dellacamera previews this week's Champions League Final (where he'll be hosting the pre-game show starting at 2pm ET on ESPN2 on Wednesday). During the podcast interview, we take a walk down memory lane and get his […]

Here are a few articles from this past weekend that were of interest to me and that you will probably find interesting too: An excellent article in The Times from the man who is on top of his game, Gabriele Marcotti. This time Gab talks to Pele at a recent GolTV press conference. Topics include […]

Blink and you may have missed it, but this past weekend the English Premier League announced that it officially changed the name of its league from the Barclays Premiership to Barclays Premier League. Previously, the official names used was Barclays Premiership (in the UK) and Barclays Premier League (outside the UK). Now, the EPL has […]

I had the opportunity today to test out Joost, a new web site that's in beta from the creators of Skype. Joost is essentially a network of TV channels online. Rather than live programming, the web site offers some of the best recorded shows from MTV, CNN, Comedy Central, Adult Swim and other networks. The […]

If GolTV and Spain's Primera Liga wanted to advertise the superiority of La Liga, today was the perfect advertisement. The triple bill of Deportivo La Coruna v Sevilla, Recreativo Huelva v Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid v Barcelona was simply astounding. The most impressive two-sided match was Recreativo Huelva's two goal comeback against Real Madrid […]

Galindo gave Chivas USA a first half lead The closest thing the United States has to a European Derby match is the Honda Superclassico which features the LA Galaxy and LA based Chivas USA. These games typically have much more active crowd participation than a typical MLS or USL match. Today's Superclassico was an exciting […]