It's a joy to watch players evolve in the Premier League and become world-class footballers. A few examples include Wayne Rooney, Cristiano Ronaldo and Theo Walcott. But for every starlet, there are also shining stars who seem to get worse each week and fail to live up to the promises they showed earlier on in […]

What a difference 24 hours makes after briefly discussing on World Soccer Daily the possibility of David Beckham leaving the Galaxy, (for training with AC Milan making his England position more secure) Becks is buying plane tickets for the Northern Italian fashion capital. Okay maybe not until January but we all get the picture, Mr Billy Big Boots will be modeling […]

The Catalunia select side are confirmed to play a friendly match against Colombia on December 28th according to Sport. The match was confirmed by the Catalunian Football Federation as negotiations have developed quickly. The stadium is yet to be determined. This is in an effort to have an opponent for their tranditional matchup prior […]

AC Milan made it official on their website as they would like to obtain the services of the LA Galaxy star. What more incredible was the terms in which they would like to get him. The Spice Boy will be wearing the Rossoneri as of January on a four-month loan in which the Italians did […]

You may not be aware that Deutsche Welle has really ramped up their coverage of the Bundesliga in Ballspiel this season. I had often wondered why they didn't have particularly strong coverage, but things are changing and you should definitely bookmark their site. I am particularly enjoying Sean Sinco's blog. His latest entry is about […]

The top two clubs in the Championship swapped positions again, Derby County's unbeaten streak was snapped and Nottingham Forest still sit rooted to the foot of the table. Four red cards were shown on Tuesday along with goals galore. Barnsley 2 (Hume 4', Campbell-Ryce (pen) 61') Sheffield Wednesday 1 (Clarke (pen) 69') Birmingham 1 (O'Connor […]

Karlsruhe and Eintracht Frankfurt repaid the 80 minutes of my life (and the 51,000 strong at the Commerz Bank Arena) that they stole with a scintillating finish. A game that was so boring that it would be offensive to compare it to the oft-used paint drying scenario, erupted into a comedy of blunders in the […]

Going through some old boxes last week, I found a handmade poetry book I created in primary school when I was living in Wales. I thought it'd be interesting to share the poems and my pictures no matter how crude and silly they are to help paint a picture of what a ten-year old soccer […]

Fox Soccer Channel has become a Nielsen rated network for the first time this month. These ratings have shown at least to this point that my personal public boasts that a silent majority of football fans in the United States were more interested in MLS than the vocal minority that follow the English Premier League […]

Fox Soccer Channel has become a Nielson rated network for the first time this month. These ratings have shown at least to this point that my personal public boasts that a silent majority of football fans in the United States were more interested in MLS than the vocal minority that follow the English Premier League […]

It's a pretty safe bet Madrid's Vincente Calderon Stadium will be at capacity today when Liverpool visits for its Champions League Group D match against Atletico Madrid. Shame. You never get a second chance to make a first impression, and UEFA will never get a second chance to make its first major stance against racism […]

How are attendances at Premier League clubs being affected, if at all, by the Credit Crunch this season? Based on research compiled by EPL Talk comparing the percentage difference between the average attendance season to date and last season's average attendance, we can reveal that average attendances haven't been affected that much at all, which […]

Liverpool FC has sought the help of investment bank Merrill Lynch to find a buyer for the club, according to a report in The Times newspaper. Out of the 20 clubs in the Premier League, Liverpool has been one of the hardest hit in the credit crunch due to the £350 million that American owners […]

In 1986, an English pop band named The Housemartins released their debut album entitled "London 0 Hull 4," which perfectly summed up what the four northern lads thought of music from London as well as their contention that they were the fourth best band in Kingston Upon Hull. The Housemartins were best known for their […]

This early week edition of The Third Half starts with Johnathan Starling speaking with Shakira Graham of Championship Talk discussing the weekend that was the Championship, news on the Derby County/Norwich City alleged match fixing, and attempt to predict the future as the midweek fixtures hadn't been played, but we tried to predict. Kartik from […]