It seems that the people who own Carlos Tevez, well the own his economic rights; seem to underestimate Sir Alex Fergusons strength of character. Over the last few weeks, Tevez has been quoted several times stating he feels his future lies away from Old Trafford and with a club that will show him more respect. […]

The official dry run for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa is upon us, as the 2009 Confederations Cup is under way. ESPN and its family of networks will be showing every game of this competition of champions from every region of the planet. Here's what you need to know: Schedule Opening round June […]

Approximately three hours after the conclusion of every US game at the FIFA Confedrations Cup, Major League Soccer Talk will release a postmatch podcast breaking down tactics, player selection and the result of the match. We will feature the analysis of top drawer commentators and journalists who cover the US team. Here is the schedule: […]

Let's take a quick break from the US National Team mania that's sweeping America (not really but those of us that retreat to our bubble of footy fans would think the whole nation is engrossed by the Confederations Cup and Jermaine Jones defection from Germany to the US) and look ahead to the CONCACAF Champions […]

It seems like it's been ages since I've had a chance to communicate directly with you, the readers, about the latest happenings at EPL Talk, so I want to bring you up-to-speed on some exciting developments. First, I've made some changes "under the hood" at EPL Talk during the past few weeks so that the […]

A photograph has been leaked showing the Tottenham Hotspur home, away and third kits for the 2009-2010 season. Designed and manufactured by Puma, the new home Spurs football kit features a white shirt with yellow stripes over the shoulders, navy shorts with yellow trim and white socks with yellow trim. The away Spurs kit is […]

After years of underachievement, it seems a new era is set to begin at AC Milan. While the club have enjoyed some success in recent years, including a seventh UEFA Champions League trophy in 2007, it has been a disappointing few years for the Rossoneri as they have failed to mount a realistic challenge for […]

UEFA Photo Ives Galarcep confirmed this morning what I had read in the Euro papers early last night eastern time: that Jermaine Jones a disruptive but effective force for Schlake 04 in an otherwise disappointing few seasons for the Gelsenkirchen based club wants to play for the USA. Watching Schalke (thank you GOL TV and […]

The Global Game – Writers on Soccer. Edited by John Turnbull, Thom Satterlee & Alon Raab. Bison Books. 296 pp. $19.95. Living in the States, you are about as likely to find a good book about soccer/football right off the shelf at your local bookstore as you are to get Anne Hathaway's phone number after […]

As discussed yesterday on this site with our retrospective of the 1999 Confederations Cup run by the United States it's possible even realistic for a properly motivated American team to beat European sides outside of Europe. Keep in mind a European country has never once one a FIFA competition outside Europe..(Denmark's 1995 Confederations Cup win […]

Bring up the topic of indoor soccer and you're bound to get several opinionated viewpoints on it. Many soccer fans love it. Many hate it. But no matter which side of the Atlantic you live on, the fact of the matter is that both the United States and, to a lesser degree, the United Kingdom […]

Soccer purists tend to exaggerate the reality of the state of American Soccer. They tend to emphasize the negative when referencing U.S. Soccer and they don't want to accept the fact that of the world's greatest Soccer leagues, it is only the upper-eschelon teams that are truly great. In the EPL, there are probably 5 great […]

The United States Men's National Team begins Confederations Cup group play Monday against Italy. Get the perspective of two top journalists on the US team and event itself: Beau Dure of the USA Today and Bruce McGuire of DuNord join us. Among the topics discussed are Bob Bradley's squad selection, players on the outside of […]

Surely Manchester United must sign Carlos Tevez now. With Cristiano Ronaldo off to Madrid, the Red Devils need a replacement that cannot be found in one player. CR7 is a complete footballer, blessed with pace, power, dribbling, shooting, heading, free kicks, etc. He is one of a kind. If United let Tevez go, they will […]

Just when you think you've seen it all, Torino have shelled out £100,000 to lure Dennis Law from Manchester City. Yes, it's 1961 and the record transfer fee paid to or by an English club has broken the hundred thousand mark. Shocking. The previous record was £65,000 when John Charles moved from Leeds to Juventus […]