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 […]

Carlos Pavon is rumored to be days away from signing with LA. He scored this goal for Honduras Sunday in the loss to Guadeloupe.

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Beginning this August, Fox Soccer Channel will begin broadcasting some Premier League matches live via the Internet at FoxSoccer.com According to a source at Fox Soccer Channel, the 24/7 soccer network will show a combination of some live matches not airing on the channel and selected matches on short delay. The live Internet feed will […]

Real Madrid's 3-1 win tonight against Real Mallorca was a fairy tale ending to David Beckham's career for the Spanish giants tonight. In what must be described as a simply spectacular match, Real yet again came back from one goal behind to sneak the win. They've been doing it all season, but this night meant […]

Just a quick note to let you know that this week's EPL Talk Podcast interview with Peter Hargitay, special adviser to FIFA President Sepp Blatter, will be delayed slightly. Instead of its release tonight (Sunday), it should be released Monday night. Thanks for your patience.

After the bore provided to us courtesy of the US National Team, Major League Soccer had about as exciting a night any league this side of LaLiga would provide. New England raced out to a 3-1 lead over Columbus by minute 30, but Guillermo Barros Schelotto, one MLS' high profile international signings scored his first […]

After the bore provided to us courtesy of the US National Team, Major League Soccer had about as exciting a night any league this side of LaLiga would provide. New England raced out to a 3-1 lead over Columbus by minute 30, but Guillermo Barros Schelotto, one MLS' high profile international signings scored his first […]

The USA's 2-1 win over Panama today in the Gold Cup was a clear indication that the squad still isn't hitting on all cylinders. The free flowing attacking play down the flanks we saw in the group stage all but disappeared today, and save the one really good ball from DeMarcus Beasley that Landon Donovan […]

EPL Talk has received the following rumor about Everton's second friendly in the U.S. this summer: The unconfirmed friendly for Everton is against Monterrey (a Mexican team) on the 29th of July in Santa Barbara, California. If true, the match will be the sixth friendly this summer in the United States featuring a Premier League […]

It's been a hectic week getting interviews done for the upcoming EPL Talk Podcast. This Sunday, it's an interview with Peter Hargitay (special adviser to FIFA President Sepp Blatter) who has some very interesting things to say about Andrew Jennings. Then, the following Sunday, I'll publish my interview with Mike Ingham, football commentator for BBC […]

The football authorities need to re-evaluate the way that license rights are managed for football matches. Case in point, I was listening to BBC Radio Five Live this week and wanted to hear the live commentary of the England v Italy U-21 international. After getting excited about the pre-match buildup on the radio, my hopes […]

By John Nicholson Those of us who are still clinging to the wreckage of the 2006/07 season in Europe are all watching the Under21 European tournament in Holland and fascinating watching it's proving to be, especially for England fans. England has drawn both their games. A tedious 0-0 v Czech Republic and a 2-2 against […]

US U-20 Head Coach Thomas Rongen named his 22 man roster for this summer's U-20 World Cup in Canada. Freddy Adu will become only the second player in FIFA history to compete at three U-20 World Cups. Here is the full US Roster: Roster by positionGOALKEEPERS (3): Brian Perk (UCLA), Steve Sandbo (SMU), Chris Seitz […]