With almost 20% of the season completed, we already have a good idea of which clubs will shine and underwhelm this 2008/2009 Premier League season, as well as which ones are destined for mid-table mediocrity. Sure, we still have 80% of the season remaining, but out of the clubs you've seen thus far, which ones […]

Episodes two and three of The Third Half Podcast are now available. If you haven't had a chance to listen to them, click on the player at the foot of this message to hear the episodes via your browser. Or, better yet, subscribe to the EPL Talk Podcast stream via iTunes where you'll automatically get […]

Kenny Cooper has turned down an offer to join the US National Team for Wednesday's qualifier against Trinidad and Tobago in Port of Spain. Personally after months of lobbying along with the rest of the blogosphere Cooper's decision to turn down a call up to ostensibly help his club side is from where I sit […]

Joost, the online video site that was launched by the creators of Skype, has changed its platform from peer-to-peer to Flash-based video. In addition to offering TV shows and movies, the site still features a selection of soccer-related channels. Here are a few recommended ones that are worth watching: UEFA Training Ground UEFA Magazine US […]

Kenny Cooper has turned down an offer to join the US National Team for Wednesday's qualifier against Trinidad and Tobago in Port of Spain. Personally after months of lobbying along with the rest of the blogosphere Cooper's decision to turn down a call up to ostensibly help his club side is from where I sit […]

Like death pools and other bets of pleasure this was one that would have caught several people by surprise.

ROME (AFP) – Italian football federation president Giancarlo Abete said on Monday that Italy fans will be barred from buying tickets to away matches until further notice. Three Italy fans were arrested on Saturday for burning a Bulgarian flag during a World Cup qualifier in Sofia, which ended in a 0-0 stalemate. Italian hooligans, thought […]

Last night the Vancouver Whitecaps captured their second USL-1 title in three years defeating the tired and road weary Puerto Rico Islanders 2-1. Englishman, Jonathan Steele, the league’s MVP and arguably one of the best footballers that plays on American soil had a subpar match for the Islanders, as did Peter Villegas. Charles Gbeke who […]

Last night the Vancouver Whitecaps captured their second USL-1 title in three years defeating the tired and road weary Puerto Rico Islanders 2-1. Englishman, Jonathan Steele, the league's MVP and arguably one of the best footballers that plays on American soil had a subpar match for the Islanders, as did Peter Villegas. Charles Gbeke who […]

What would you do if you were in charge of Fox Soccer Channel's TV coverage? The dilemma is that you're trying to establish your own brand and to build an audience with your own personnel, but soccer fans — as you'll probably agree — are difficult people to please. We always want perfection. A perfect […]

Johnathan Starling and the rest of the gang at the all of the Talk sites discuss the latest in the football world. So take a listen and show us some love. The late week edition of The Third Half with Johnathan Starling starts with Double Pivot aka Christopher Murphy from Bundesliga Talk as we have […]

The recent match between the U.S. and Cuba battling for a spot to the 2010 World Cup was a prime example of why soccer must revise its rule involving red-cards. Expulsion from the game for a heinous foul is not the problem. If the foul warrants expulsion, the referee should make the call. What happens after […]

Goalkeepers: Troy Perkins, Brad Guzan. Defenders: Jonathan Bornstein, Danny Califf, Frankie Hejduk, Michael Orozco, Heath Pearce, Marvell Wynne. Midfielders: Freddy Adu, DaMarcus Beasley, Maurice Edu, Sacha Kljestan, Pablo Mastroeni, Danny Szetela, Robbie Rogers, Jose Francisco Torres. Forwards: Jozy Altidore, Charlie Davies I'd expect to see this starting lineup or something similar. ——————————————Guzan———————————————— Hejduk—————–Califf—————————–Orozco—————Bornstein——- ——————————————Mastroeni——————————————— –Kljestan——————————–Torres——————————Beasley———— […]

Despite the recent strides made by club football in Canada: the admission of Toronto FC to MLS, the sharp play of the Montreal Impact in the CONCACAF Champions League and the Vancouver Whitecaps continued semi-domination of USL-1, Canada’s national team continues to be hopeless. Why is this? From a pure talent standpoint, looking at the […]

Despite the recent strides made by club football in Canada: the admission of Toronto FC to MLS, the sharp play of the Montreal Impact in the CONCACAF Champions League and the Vancouver Whitecaps continued semi-domination of USL-1, Canada's national team continues to be hopeless. Why is this? From a pure talent standpoint, looking at the […]