It's hard to imagine but the final is a mere 288 days away! 🙂 With that in mind, the draw for the third and final round of qualifying for the 2007/08 UEFA Champions League group stage was held on Friday and some interesting matches should emerge. Last season's runners-up, Liverpool FC, will have to overcome […]

My summer vacation cut into the time I had to discuss results from last week's opening legs. We reviewed the first day of matches but not the second. So here's a quick recap of what happened. One of the ties that I was most interested in saw a meeting of the 2006/07 Slovakian champions MSK […]

In news that is bound to shock many soccer podcast listeners, the hosts of The Beautiful Game Podcast have decided to pack it in after publishing their final episode released on August 6, 2007. According to TBG host Chris Slegg who broke the sad news on Facebook, "Unfortunately we're going to be unable to continue […]

It gives me great pleasure to unveil the latest web site and podcast for you, the soccer fan, and that's Serie A Talk — focused on bringing you remarkable stories and interviews on the league that everyone either loves or hate: Italy's Serie A. Please join me in welcoming the people responsible for Serie A […]

DC United has announced that Thursday Night's match with David Beckham's LA Galaxy has sold out RFK Stadium. But will Beckham play? Right now it doesn't look good, but ESPN2 will no doubt have a Beckham cam, and perhaps a Macca cam, for England Coach Steve McLaren who will be checking out Beckham and his […]

There's a lot of change happening in Canada for this upcoming 07/08 Premier League season and some of it can be quite confusing. That's why EPL Talk decided to interview Shane O'Rourke from Setanta Sports to learn more about the Premier League coverage being available in Canada this season and what this means for the […]

In this week's episode of the EPL Talk Podcast, we feature an interview with two executives from Fox Soccer Channel where we discuss the 07/08 Premier League season and what we can expect to see and hear on the channel in relation to new shows, matches available via broadband and more. Just some of the […]

Emilio: The engine on the DC attack Never count out DC United. Behind two outstanding Luciano Emilio goals and some sloppy goalkeeping by Matt Reis, United crushed New England 3-0 in front of a small crowd in Foxborough. Our friend BC John pointed out to me earlier today that a one touch passing team like […]

Never count out DC United. Behind two outstanding Luciano Emilio goals and some sloppy goalkeeping by Matt Reis, United crushed New England 3-0 in front of a small crowd in Foxborough. Our friend BC John pointed out to me earlier today that a one touch passing team like DC United seems to have suffered with […]

Major League Soccer in many ways has gotten what it asked for when it signed David Beckham to a ridiculous contract in January. By making the league appear desperate for a savior when it need not have, rearranging the schedule to showcase Beckham and making one of its worst teams the symbol of the league […]

Major League Soccer in many ways has gotten what it asked for when it signed David Beckham to a ridiculous contract in January. By making the league appear desperate for a savior when it need not have, rearranging the schedule to showcase Beckham and making one of its worst teams the symbol of the league […]

It's back again and it feels just as good as it did in May. Of course, I'm talking about English soccer and the Community Shield final, which kicked off today on Fox Soccer Channel. It wasn't a classic (the Community Shield rarely is) but the quality of play on the pitch was more impressive than […]

Real Salt Lake recorded their second win of the season in MLS, and third including friendlies with a 1-0 victory over league leaders Houston. Real Salt Lake, in last place in both the West and MLS overall recorded its only other victory of the MLS season over defending Supporter's Shield Winner DC United in June […]

Real Salt Lake recorded their second win of the season in MLS, and third including friendlies with a 1-0 victory over league leaders Houston. Real Salt Lake, in last place in both the West and MLS overall recorded its only other victory of the MLS season over defending Supporter's Shield Winner DC United in June […]

Alexi Lalas told Marca Sports Daily on Friday that Luis Figo was still likely to come to MLS, although he will not be playing for the Galaxy. I'm not sure if this is just bluster by Lalas to get in the European press at a time when David Beckham's injury woes worsen and after the […]