My normal pre-match bravado wasn't at full strength after the four-game losing streak (Liverpool's worst run since the Spring of 1987) and going into the fixture against Manchester United Sunday I was a sleepless bag of frenetic nerves. We tend to play our best against the strongest opposition (I thought our outing against Chelsea was […]

Roma signed Stefano Guberti in the summer from Bari however he has since only made 3 appearances which have resulted in a lot of rumours that the player will be sold in January however the midfielders agent describes his player as unsellable. The 24 year old played a starring role in Bari's promotion to Serie […]

Fulham FC has revealed their third kit for the 2009/2010 Premier League season. Designed and manufactured by Nike, the third kit is midnight blue in color and will be worn for the first time in their upcoming away matches against Stoke City and Sunderland. The new Fulham third shirt is midnight blue, while the shorts […]

We're proud to announce that Daniel Feuerstein has left CSRN and will now be writing exclusively for Major League Soccer Talk. The passionate blogger and soccer pundit from the north east has been a guest writer for MLS Talk during the past year as well as a refreshingly honest critic of Red Bull New York […]

For the past two days, we've been giving away a copy of FIFA 10 – the new video game from EA. In the next few days to next couple of weeks, we'll be giving away a copy of the game on random days as well as football books. Yesterday's winner of FIFA 10 was Patrick […]

It's no surprise that last Saturday's Wolverhampton Wanderers against Aston Villa tie didn't garner a massive audience on ESPN2. In fact, it was the third lowest viewed match of the season on ESPN2. Here are the Nielsen ratings for the Premier League matches televised by ESPN2 so far this season (from highest to lowest audience […]

I've lost track of the number of times Americans ask me where I'm from, and I mention Wales — only to hear the next follow-up question, which is "Where is Wales? Is that part of England?" While most US residents get an F in geography (not just from me, but from many scholars), I've found […]

Jozy Altidore made headlines last week for the wrong reasons with his Twitter outburst after inexplicably showing up late to a match. This saw the striker, who is on his fourth club in fifteen months, suspended. Altidore’s skill set may be impressive but his body of work both at the club level and as an […]

Joe Royle, football and management legend and current ESPN UK co-commentator joins us on the EPL Talk Podcast. Hear Royle's thoughts about the opportunity to work with the legendary Jon Champion on ESPN, as well as his memories of the epic second division playoff final at Wembley between Manchester City and Gillingham. Also discussed, was […]

It's impossible to travel in Los Angeles on a Sunday evening without seeing the beautiful game being played by people of walks of life, income levels, and ethnic backgrounds. In this sprawling metropolis, there are two teams that rule the soccer scene, David Beckham and Landon Donovan's Los Angeles Galaxy and los rojiblancos of Chivas […]

Manchester United goalkeeper Ben Foster has been under a lot of criticism recently after making several crucial mistakes in front of goal. And now his reputation sunk to a new low Tuesday night after a couple of Barnsley yobs invaded the pitch at Oakwell and scored a goal past him. Foster didn't look too amused, […]

Unless you only prefer to read the opinions of actual celebrated and well-recognised figures in football, you've probably come across Stan Collymore's ludacris proposal to "make the Premiership better". If you can't be bothered to read through it (and I don't blame you), Collymore basically thinks around 20-25 teams who he believes to have the […]

It is probably against all the rules of a blog to direct the reader away in the first paragraph, but I think it's worth it. Before you read this little ramble, have a listen to the BBC interview with Kevin Blackwell, conducted after Sheffield United's 3-0 defeat at Blackpool a week ago last Saturday. Fun, […]

With the not too surprising news this morning that Chris Cummins is out as coach of Toronto FC, let’s look at the rest of the coaching candidates for dismissal in MLS. Starting from the team with the worst record in the league, the New York Red Bulls, and working our way up the table, these […]

There is no doubt that on his day Zlatan Ibrahimovic is one of the most talented footballers in the world but often he is criticised for being lazy and unproductive so his transfer to Barcelona was met with doubt by some Barcelona fans. However the Swedish striker has played well since his move from Inter […]