The Championship Talk podcast is scheduled to debut in June, and will be a weekly show (30-40 mins. in length). The program will involve myself, Brian Koski, as host, along with a cast of characters from England (correspondents, guests, etc.). Although I am physically based in the US (Seattle), the podcast will primarily have a […]

What an absolutely sensational match this past Saturday between Barcelona and Real Madrid. Even before the game began, it was majestic as the entire inhabitants of the Nou Camp held aloft colored pieces of plastic to bring the stadium to life with beautiful scenes. On the pitch, the first half was breathtaking. But, I must […]

Whether Sunderland gets promoted to the Premiership at the end of the season or if they stay in the Championship, one thing is for certain. They'll be wearing Umbro jerseys. In fact, Sunderland will be wearing Umbro jerseys for the next five seasons after deciding to sign a deal with the sportswear company. Sunderland currently […]

The glamour match took place today as Birmingham regained top spot in the Championship from Derby by beating their promotion rivals thanks to a goal from striker Rowan Vine. The Blues also took all three points back on October 26th, 2006 courtesy of a late Steven Clemence goal. Saturday's fixtures include Barnsley hosting the surging […]

The drawing for the quarter-finals was held this morning in Milan and here are the matchups:1: Milan v Bayern Munich2: PSV v Liverpool3: Roma v Manchester United4: Chelsea v Valencia The first legs are to be played on 03 & 04 April with the return legs held a week later on 10 & 11 April. […]

The draw for the quarter-finals of the Champions League has been announced, and the likelihood of an English team being in the final looks extremely good. In the most attractive ties of the round, Roma will play Manchester United and Chelsea will play Valencia. In the other matches, Liverpool will play PSV Eindhoven (in a […]

The LA Galaxy is today expected announce the worst kept secret in soccer — that they'll play Chelsea in a friendly on July 21st (reported by EPL Talk on February 13th) as part of a four-team tournament. The other participating clubs are UANL Tigres (Mexico) and Suwon Samsung Bluewings (Korea). The LA Galaxy v Chelsea […]

The draws for both Copa America and the CONCACAF Gold Cup have both been made and neither is particularly favorable to the United States. The same can be said for US U-20 team in the U-20 World Cup, where the American kids have been grouped with Brazil and South Korea. While The US should advance […]

If you're searching for a way to experience Sunday's FA Cup quarter-final between Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur online, join the EPL Talk Chat hosted by bcjohn. We'll have Spurs, Chelsea and neutral fans from around the world chatting in real-time about the crucial quarter-final (and derby). We'll also be able to tip you off regarding […]

Fox Soccer Channel's acquisition of the TV rights to Serie A starting in August may mean the end of the tape-delayed 2:15pm ET Saturday EPL match on Fox Soccer Channel. According to Fox Soccer Channel Executive Vice President David Sternberg, he's quoted in USA Today saying that the network may use the 2:30-4:30pm ET Saturday […]

So exit Real Madrid, Barcelona, Inter Milan and others from the 2006/2007 Champions League. Such is the impact of getting knocked out that you can expect Fabio Capello, Frank Rijkaard and Roberto Mancini to all lose their jobs within the coming days, weeks or months. After all, the Champions League is what separates the best […]

Irish channel RTE's football analysts are legendary: Former Arsenal player Liam Brady, Leeds legend Johnny Giles, and author and former footballer Eamon Dunphy. Put them all together and you have one of the best football shows on television. Why? Because they tell you how they really feel about topics. For a glimpse of how they […]

We were treated to another fabulous week of Champions League matches this week. And out of all of the European club teams that qualified for the quarter-finals, guess which country has the most representation in the next round? England: 3 teams (Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester United) Italy: 2 teams (AC Milan and Roma) Germany: 1 […]

DC United topped Florida International University 5-3 yesterday here in Fort Lauderdale in what was dubbed the "Bobby Boswell Classic" in honor of the DC United and US National Team defender who of course played his college soccer at F.I.U. DC United is in Fort Lauderdale all week preparing for the trip to Guadlajara and […]

Check out the interview with this budding American star: http://epltalk.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=189054