Bob Bradley and several American youngsters will face their biggest test on the international scene. Canada has played very well at times in this Gold Cup. They have a solid core of 5 or 6 players and a serviceable supporting cast. Julian de Guzman, Dwayne DeRosario, Paul Stalteri and Atiba Hutchinson are all very experienced […]

Reigning champs AC Milan were given the top seed in the draw for Champions League groups. The full lineup for the 2007/08 UEFA Champions League has been confirmed with Real Madrid CF's triumph in Spain this past Sunday marking the conclusion of all of Europe's domestic league seasons. The seeding is based on performances over […]

Here's an interesting article you may have missed: How Rupert Murdoch Changed Football. The tycoon launched Sky Sports and changed the history of English football forever. The question is: Did he change it for better or worse?Meanwhile, at EPL Talk HQ, I'm busy working on a redesign of the EPL Talk site. As we've grown […]

One of the most tumultuous years of Juan Román Riquelme´s life ended in storybook fashion, and saw him evolve into a truly great player. Everyone knows about potential and how in this sport the individuals who never achieve it are treated in unforgiving fashion. This is how the media on both sides of the Atlantic […]

The Barcelona player mentioned that the team was playing better with "El Bigotón" as compared to the "Pentapichichi". “Maybe when (Lavolpe) was here, we had ‘something’ better.” He also mentioned that the national team is still trying to understand what identity he is trying to impose on the national side. Márquez reported to the national […]

Riquelme Xensational Juan Román Riquelme gave one of the greatest virtuoso performances in his swansong, leading Boca to their 17th international title. Those threats that were given in the days leading to the days prior to the match had more substance on the way to the pitch. That all ended when the opening whistle was […]

Dave Sarachan, a longtime associate of Bruce Arena with DC United and the National Team was fired today as Head Coach of the Chicago Fire. Chicago entered the season with high hopes and began the campaign an undefeated run of five matches but has one just once in the past seven. The Fire at this […]

The quality of soccer blogs throughout the blogosphere is continuing to increase. The difficult part is finding them.Two new ones I uncovered and highly recommend are: Pitch Invasion: It's not just the pretty pictures at Pitch Invasion which make the blog stand apart, although the images definitely do help. Blogger Tom Dunmore creates a 'thinking […]

Pat Dolan (pictured) has decided to continue as a Setanta Sports pundit instead of becoming manager of Derry City, according to BBC Sport. That means that the Setanta Sports crew for next season will feature Dolan, Paul Dempsey, Steve McManaman, Les Ferdinand, Angus Young, Steve Bower and Tim Sherwood (the former Blackburn Rovers player). Expect […]

Many forget that the days before MLS' became solely dedicated to spreading parity across the league that DC United had emerged as a "super club." Not only did DC United reach the MLS Cup finals in each of the league's first four seasons, but they provided MLS some much needed credibility on the international stage. […]

Many forget that the days before MLS' became solely dedicated to spreading parity across the league that DC United had emerged as a "super club." Not only did DC United reach the MLS Cup finals in each of the league's first four seasons, but they provided MLS some much needed credibility on the international stage. […]

The English Premier League will debut a new anthem to be played before matches and during the "English Premier League Preview" and "English Premier League Review" shows.That means that the ever-popular track remixed by DJ Judge Jules will be gone, and will be replaced instead by a track from Peter Lawler that, according to a […]

The interview with Peter Hargitay, special adviser to FIFA President Sepp Blatter, is now live on the EPL Talk Podcast (episode 71). Hargitay responds to some of the allegations that Andrew Jennings recently made on an earlier EPL Talk Podcast episode (number 69). Sepp Blatter's special adviser also answers criticism about other FIFA-related topics including […]

Alexi Lalas makes some excellent points in his discussion with the Guardian, but it is obvious the British media wants to turn him into a laughing stock, and make him appear to be the stereotypical American. Check out the entire interview: http://football.guardian.co.uk/print/0,,330046416-103,00.html

A funny thing happened tonight. I read an article about LA Galaxy President Alexi Lalas's criticism of the Premier League and I started writing a blog post ripping him apart. Then I re-read the same Guardian article and found that I agree with about 90% of what Lalas had to say! In the piece that […]