It is always interesting to see which nations dominate the Champions League because as sure as the sky is blue there will always be one country that stands out from the rest. When I got into football it was Spain and Italy with English sides nowhere near a place in the semi-final, let alone winning […]

For a very, very long time Manchester City have been dwarfed by their local rivals Manchester United. When it comes to winning trophies there are no comparisons, United are in a league of their own when it comes to success. That’s the way it will be in the future to, City will never be bigger […]

ESPN columnist Bill Simmons wrote a now famous article a couple of years ago entitled "Choosing My EPL Team." At the time, it caused quite a stir. Many Brits were shocked and surprised to learn that there were people out there picking a Premier League team for the first time. But, for many people newly […]

The build up had been going on for weeks, with the first teasers of the new kit advertised on the hoardings surrounding the pitch during Spurs' final home League game against Manchester City. "Glory Comes In Three Colours" read the tagline, and Spurs fans collectively shrugged at the thought of having another 3 kits for the […]

This is the photo that I remember Clint Dempsey when he was just starting out his National Team career. I remember him scoring that goal against Ghana to level the match at one. The fire, the passion and the glory of making it to the biggest stage of International Football. We all knew back in […]

I am gutted, exhausted, disappointed and further more my pride has been bruised and battered. I honestly thought after the first half ended that there was a slight chance of the boys to put on another solid performence against another top ten side and yell at the top of my lungs that our National Team has […]

After week 15 the numbers look like this... 5 year comparison WK 15 112 GP YTD Avg +/- GP Avg +/- Avg +/- GP 2005 19,065 8 14,710 14,274 101 2006 15,853 -16.85% 12 14,821 0.75% 14,721 3.13% 100 2007 14,650 -7.59% 6 14,907 0.58% 15,143 2.87% 103 2008 18,529 26.48% 6 16,357 9.73% 16,991 […]

Martin Rogers from Yahoo! Sports joins us top give his take on today's Confederations Cup final and the US Team. Then in our second segment, Chris Webb from United Mania.com, Brian Zygo from 1560 the Game in Houston and Bruce McGuire from DuNord join us to discuss today's game and put a wrap on the […]

Dunga got his tactical changes right in the second half and Bob Bradley didn't adequately make tactical changes to counter the Brazilians. Bradley's tactics and subs resembled the scared, conservative changes of the last two qualifiers and the first two group games of this event instead of confident superior coaching he demonstrated in the last […]

The US National Team often times has to fight a two front war for recognition: the first is against an indifferent domestic sporting press and the second is against a downright hostile foreign football press. As the US fights for respect in the football world, and with it the ability to move American players to […]

As both a fan and observer of American Soccer in general and the US Men's National Team (USMNT) in particular, Confederations Cup 2009 has been a rollercoaster with amazing emotional highs and lows. As we all know, the US started this tournament with back to back losses, first losing to Italy, 3-1, and then Brazil, […]

Today is the last day of Interleague baseball for this season of MLB. It ends coincidentally on the same day as the final of the Confederation Cup. As great as the Confederation Cup has been for Soccer, Interleague play has given baseball a great boost as well. MLB scheduled its Interleague dates to start right after the […]

(This is a revised version of a piece that originally ran last year on this website) This week we've been presented with yet another unrelenting attack from significantly threatened portions of the American media elite on Football. The reason? The United States National Team's resounding success in the world sport which has our boys playing […]

Are you interested in a paid writing position to write about La Liga? If so, e-mail me at thegaffer[at]epltalk[dot]com and include some writing samples or links to articles you've written. I'm seeking someone who is passionate about Spanish football, and someone who is able to work alone and generate unique and creative articles. Cheers, The […]

One positive to come out of Italy’s disastrous Confederations Cup adventure was the emergence of Giuseppe Rossi. Having been on the fringes of the Azzurri squad for some months, he finally made his breakthrough against the nation of his birth, putting himself firmly in the shop window this summer. Having begun his career in the […]