John Thorrington's memorable goal versus the Galaxy last season kick started what was previously an underwhelming career/Goal.com 1- Columbus Sigi Schmid has a team which I tipped as an MLS Cup contender last season in a position to contend for the cup a year later. Guille B. Schelotto is one of the most skilled player […]

Tottenham Hotspur looks likely to announce within the next month that they'll be building a brand new stadium next to their current White Hart Lane home. The new 50,000 seater ground will be open by 2012 and will most probably feature a corporate name rather than the hallowed White Hart Lane moniker. That's according to […]

Chances are that if you're reading this article, you're not a CEO of a Fortune 500 company. But if you were, don't be surprised to see a DVD and possibly even a DVD player being delivered to you from Everton Football Club. Everton has hired AEG to find a company willing to pay approximately £4.5 […]

Borussia Mönchengladbach, winners of the second division Bundesliga this year and now newly promoted to the Bundesliga, has announced that the club will be playing friendlies in the United States in July. Gladbach will play against FC Dallas and Colorado Rapids during a 10-day pre-season training camp, which will commence on July 13 in Commerce, […]

Stay tuned to Bundesliga Talk in the near future for the launch of a site devoted to the love of the German league. If you're interested in writing for the site, please email me at thegaffer[at]epltalk.com Cheers, The Gaffer

Only 33 days remain before Euro 2008 kicks off on Saturday, June 7 when Switzerland play Czech Republic in the opening game of the tournament. Despite the fact that England didn't qualify for the competition, EPL Talk will have daily coverage as well as the latest news about the upcoming 2008/2009 Premier League season. If […]

A disappointing performance for DC United yesterday was made much worse yesterday by the outstanding performance of Christian Gomez and the goal scored by Facundo Erpen. Neither player would be in MLS if not for DC United’s superior scouting network, yet both players burned DC United on Sunday.

A disappointing performance for DC United yesterday was made much worse yesterday by the outstanding performance of Christian Gomez and the goal scored by Facundo Erpen. Neither player would be in MLS if not for DC United's superior scouting network, yet both players burned DC United on Sunday. Scouting is something that DC United has […]

Today marks 80 years since the greatest record in English football was set. W.R. "Dixie" Dean scored 60 times in a single season. His remarkable feat was honoured yesterday when his great grandson stepped out as club mascot for Everton's match against Arsenal.

Birmingham City today unveiled their new away shirt for the 08/09 season, which features a penguin-style design more reminiscent of Ajax than anything that the Brummies have worn in the past. Designed by Umbro, the design of the shirt is similar to the current home kit except that the main color is red instead of […]

Sky Sports interviewed American goalkeepers Brad Friedel and Kasey Keller this past weekend on the Goals On Sunday program. Watch the Kasey Keller interview and Brad Friedel interview here (thanks to 101 Great Goals for discovering the link).

Congratulations to Stoke City on their deserved promotion to the Premier League. It's the first time The Potters have been promoted to the English Premier League.

Google has added a new feature to its search engine that displays upcoming fixtures and recent results for Premier League clubs. All you have to do is type in the name of any of the 20 clubs and the information will be displayed at the top of the screen above the search engine results. For […]

In the United Kingdom, BBC and ITV will have live TV coverage of the 2008 European Championship this summer. Twenty seven of the matches will be shown between BBC1 and ITV1, while four will be shown on digital channels BBC3 and ITV4. According to the Euro 2008 schedule, most of the matches will be shown […]

There are those out there who believe the answer to the question is a resounding "no"; in fact, the vast majority of people I talk to are firmly against the concept of playoffs in the Premiership. I hear the same arguments all the time: "Every game means something in the Premiership; it's not like the […]