Bolton Wanderers today sacked Sammy Lee as manager of its football club. Taking a page from Chelsea's book, the club claims the decision was "by mutual consent," which is the new corporate speak for "we sacked him for doing a terrible job, but we're too nice to say that, so we'll say we both came […]

I'm in New York today and tomorrow attending another Internet marketing conference, but it's so refreshing to be in a city in the States that embraces soccer — even on a small scale. Compare this to my home near West Palm Beach, Florida, where soccer is almost invisible. In New York, I've taken three cab […]

Internazionale striker David Suazo has received a one-match suspension for what was deemed by the referee to be a flagrant elbow on PSV Eindhoven defender Carlos Salcido during their Matchday 2 fixture. He was only given the one-match ban and not a three-game suspension as the UEFA disciplinary committee felt that the incident could not […]

Bob Bradley has added Taylor Twellman and Brad Guzan to the US squad for tomorrow's matchup with Switzerland.

Chicago Fire: Will clinch a playoff spot IF:Chicago defeats LA on Sunday OR IFChicago ties LA on Sunday AND any two of the following occur:LA fails to win against NY on ThursdayKansas City loses to FC Dallas on SaturdayColorado fails to win against RSL on Saturday OR IFChicago loses to LA on Sunday AND any […]

Thanks to the good folks at Soccer 365 for this. Chicago Fire: Will clinch a playoff spot IF:Chicago defeats LA on Sunday OR IFChicago ties LA on Sunday AND any two of the following occur:LA fails to win against NY on ThursdayKansas City loses to FC Dallas on SaturdayColorado fails to win against RSL on […]

Six teams have clinched playoff spots: DC United, Chivas USA, Houston, New England, FC Dallas, Red Bull NY Three teams have been eliminated from all post season consideration: Toronto FC, Real Salt Lake and Columbus That leaves two spots open between four teams: Colorado, LA Galaxy, Chicago and Kansas City. Chicago hosts L.A. in the […]

Six teams have clinched playoff spots: DC United, Chivas USA, Houston, New England, FC Dallas, Red Bull NY Three teams have been eliminated from all post season consideration: Toronto FC, Real Salt Lake and Columbus That leaves two spots open between four teams: Colorado, LA Galaxy, Chicago and Kansas City. Chicago hosts L.A. in the […]

Aston Villa's Curtis Davies is a breath of fresh air. In a sport where there is so much 'corporate speak' and layers of agents and publicists telling players what to say, it's refreshing to hear original, intelligent and uncensored thoughts from such a young English player. For example, Davies is not too egotistical to criticize […]

Watching the France versus England match from the Rugby World Cup this past weekend, one observation which stuck out in my head was how the England rugby players sang the national anthem ("God Save The Queen") loudly with passion and feeling. Contrast that with the England football team and most of the players, if they […]

Chicago had a golden opportunity to essentially clinch an MLS Playoff birth today. Kansas City lost to New York, but the Fire were unable to take advantage of superior possession and several good goal scoring opportunities to break down DC United at RFK Stadium. Chicago continues to draw matches they should have won, and instead […]

Since there was no issue of the EPL Talk Email Newsletter this week due to the international break, here's the latest Premier League Fantasy Football tip from EPL Talk blogger Jeremy Lay: Bye Week Strategy While most players are content to sit tight on their selections during a bye week, some circumstances might lead you […]

Did you know that in the United Kingdom, Sky Sports pays $74 million a season for the TV rights to the Football League, which includes the Championship, the lower leagues and 15 matches per season from the League Cup? Comparing the Championship to the Premier League, the Championship fee is six per cent of the […]

Many pundits, myself included, feel that the Champions League has reached a point where it's more entertaining than the World Cup. It can be deemed blasphemy in some places to say such a thing, but the quality of football in the Champions League has been far superior than the previous two World Cups. By the […]

Ante Razov's devastating knee injury Thursday Night leave DC United as the only fully healthy, hitting on all cylinders club entering the MLS post season. Chivas USA's depth has been questioned much of the season, but Preki's club had been able to continue to chase the Supporters Shield largely due to the consistency of the […]