ESPN under the stewardship of George Bodenheimer has shown more of an interest in Soccer than ever before. Bodenheimer who directs sports for ABC, and all the ESPN family of networks has admitted he’s the latest in the long line of TV executives who believes soccer can work in the American market. ESPN’s increased commitment […]

The rest of Matchday 6 fixtures are to be played today and tomorrow. These are the final fixtures of the group stage and several clubs fate still lies in the balance. Let's take a quick look at each Group. Group AAlong with Group C, A is the most wide-open. If Liverpool win in Marseille they […]

The big headline for the weekend involving Americans was the hat trick, the first ever by an American on European soil by Michael Bradley in Heerenveen's 4-2 victory over FC Gronigen. Bradley scored all three goals of his goals in the first half as his club cruised to victory. Steve Cherundolo played all 90 minutes […]

ESPN is interested in bidding for the TV rights to the Premier League according to a senior executive interviewed by The Financial Times. The rights in question are the much coveted UK TV rights only. The American broadcaster is considering bidding for the rights in 2009, which will likely mean that the TV rights fees […]

The "Championship Talk" show originally scheduled as per usual for Monday, 10 Dec. has been delayed to Wednesday, 12 Dec., due to unexpected technical glitches and scheduling conflicts this week. Apologies for the inconvenience...if signs of withdrawal syndrome are starting to set in, please refer to our 5 suggestions below on how to cope with […]

The "Championship Talk" show originally scheduled as per usual for Monday, 10 Dec. has been delayed to Wednesday, 12 Dec., due to unexpected technical glitches and scheduling conflicts this week. Apologies for the inconvenience...if signs of withdrawal syndrome are starting to set in, please refer to our 5 suggestions below on how to cope with […]

Congratulations to legendary "Championship Talk" listener Karl Krause of Daytona Beach, Florida (and yes Georgie, Houston too!) for making the monumental life decision on which Championship club to support (Sheffield Wednesday). Brian is hoping that Wolves (his suggestion for which club Karl should support) beat Wednesday like a red-headed stepchild on 29 Jan., in light […]

A little over two months ago in New York I had the opportunity to meet with Wilmer Cabrera, then working as a staffer for MLS. I had remembered Cabrera as a player with Columbia in the 1998 World Cup but did not realize he had also had his coaching license at the time. Cabrera had […]

The Mexican League is the most popular league in the United States. More popular than our domestic league, MLS (with which it is often compared), more popular than the Premier League and more popular than La Liga. This may be hard to believe for some but the TV ratings and even merchandise sales bare out […]

For once, people living in the UK this weekend will get a taste of our own medicine — in the nicest way possible. That's because the Ricky Hatton against Floyd Mayweather fight begins at 9pm ET (or later) making it a 2am UK event time. For years, football fans in America have had to suffer […]

I'm awaiting final confirmation, but it looks very likely that I'll be interviewing a different kind of guest this Sunday for the next episode of the EPL Talk Podcast. The guest will be the first rock star to appear on the podcast. It's Billy Duffy, lead guitarist from The Cult, the band that is best […]

Episode 38 of the Major League Soccer Talk Podcast has been released. It is an interview with Trevor Hayward from My Soccer Club USA a group based on very successful British based My Football Club effort. As we announce at the end of the show, I have accepted an opportunity to co-host a show about […]

Man United's current website is one of massive proportions both in scale and interactivity. Undoubtedly there are a team of people updating it daily and making it a destination for United fans around the world. But the website had more humble origins as can be seen in the following screenshots. The first is from 1999 […]

By the end of this week, Las Vegas will resemble a Manchester derby. Ricky Hatton, one of the most die-hard Man City supporters, will be dressed in the colors of his favorite football team, while thousands of Brits who have flown over from the UK will be in attendance for the fight at the MGM […]

Landon Donovan/AP Major League Soccer has made several efforts in the past few seasons to eliminate the appearance of favoritism towards certain clubs that was often alleged in the early seasons of the league. Many fans of clubs in the league had what in my mind were legitimate gripes against clubs such as the Metrostars […]