Juan Pablo Angel was a somewhat controversial "Beckham Rule" signing. Despite having several good seasons at Villa Park he found himself surplus to the requirements after the January transfer window. Angel did score seven cup and league goals this past season in England, but knowing his time was up with Aston Villa he moved to […]

Even though fighting for their title, Barcelona still look forward to next season and their plans are looking good. With Javier Saviola most likely leaving and Santi Ezquerro doing next to nothing since his move from Athletic Bilbao, the blaugrana have their eye fixed on Boca striker Rodrigo Palacio. According to reports, this long-awaited move […]

While we all know that Manchester United finished at the top of the Premier League table this season, how do the top 20 teams compare in the financial league table? How much money are the teams pulling in from their kit manufacturer? And who's getting the most money from their main club sponsor?Here's the league […]

While Andriy Shevchenko isn't the household name David Beckham is, he has far more hardware through the years to show for his career. Shevchenko has had a troubled season. at Chelsea since coming over from AC Milan for a world record transfer fee last year. Shevchenko stated that, "Soccer is growing in the US and […]

United Soccer League's first division season is almost a month old now, and the season has had no shortage of exciting matches. This year for the first time since the inception of Major League Soccer in 1996, USL games will be telecast on national cable television, with an exclusive Friday Night Package on FSC. Here […]

This week's episode of the EPL Talk Podcast features an exclusive interview with legendary U.S. soccer commentator JP Dellacamera. Dellacamera previews this week's Champions League Final (where he'll be hosting the pre-game show starting at 2pm ET on ESPN2 on Wednesday). During the podcast interview, we take a walk down memory lane and get his […]

Here are a few articles from this past weekend that were of interest to me and that you will probably find interesting too: An excellent article in The Times from the man who is on top of his game, Gabriele Marcotti. This time Gab talks to Pele at a recent GolTV press conference. Topics include […]

Blink and you may have missed it, but this past weekend the English Premier League announced that it officially changed the name of its league from the Barclays Premiership to Barclays Premier League. Previously, the official names used was Barclays Premiership (in the UK) and Barclays Premier League (outside the UK). Now, the EPL has […]

I had the opportunity today to test out Joost, a new web site that's in beta from the creators of Skype. Joost is essentially a network of TV channels online. Rather than live programming, the web site offers some of the best recorded shows from MTV, CNN, Comedy Central, Adult Swim and other networks. The […]

If GolTV and Spain's Primera Liga wanted to advertise the superiority of La Liga, today was the perfect advertisement. The triple bill of Deportivo La Coruna v Sevilla, Recreativo Huelva v Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid v Barcelona was simply astounding. The most impressive two-sided match was Recreativo Huelva's two goal comeback against Real Madrid […]

Galindo gave Chivas USA a first half lead The closest thing the United States has to a European Derby match is the Honda Superclassico which features the LA Galaxy and LA based Chivas USA. These games typically have much more active crowd participation than a typical MLS or USL match. Today's Superclassico was an exciting […]

Sharlie Joseph/From MLSnet Shalrie Joseph is a consummate professional. Despite being locked in a contract dispute with MLS who refused to sell him to Celtic when the league was offered £ 2 million during the last transfer window he continues to play hard. The contract dispute led Revolution Coach Steve Nicol to strip Joseph of […]

DC United stalwart Jaime Moreno who has spent all but one season with the club since its inception tied the all-time MLS scoring record with a penalty kick goal in today's 2-1 DC victory over Toronto FC. The win was critical for DC as they climbed out of the Eastern Conference basement. Following a strong […]

I am worried by the low numbers in some markets this season. Chivas USA for example is averaging 7,000 less fans per game than they did last season, and Red Bull New York, despite having an excellent team is averaging under 10,000 fans a match which is totally unacceptable in the nation's largest sports and […]

Every week I'll update the average attendance totals for each team in MLS on our site and of course attendance will be a frequent topic on our forthcoming podcasts. I am worried by the low numbers in some markets this season. Chivas USA for example is averaging 7,000 less fans per game than they did […]