Carlos Vela in Mexico colorsThe North London derby will have some new fans this upcoming season as many football fans in North America will be engaged in one of the world's great derby's for the first time. That's because perhaps the two best young players in the region, Giovanni Dos Santos (Gio) and Carlos Vela […]

Olympic squads were finalized today. Here are the FMF, MLS, USL and NCAA based players as well a list of former MLS players participating. Michael Boxall/New Zealand Craig Henderson/New Zealand Chris Seitz/USA Mo Edu/USA Marvell Wynne/USA Michael Orozco/USA Patrick Ianni/USA Michael Parkhurst/USA Stuart Holden/USA Robbie Rogers/USA Sacha Kljestan/USA Dax McCarty/USA Brian McBride/USA Emanuel Ekpo/Nigeria FORMER […]

The squads for the Football Tournament at the Beijing Olympics was finalized today. The following EPL players are in the competition:Javier Mascerano/Liverpool/ ArgentinaAdam Leijer/Fulham/AustraliaSolomon Kalou/Chelsea/Ivory CoastGianni Zuiverloon/West Brom/HollandRyan Babel/Liverpool/HollandBrad Guzan/Aston Villa/USA (Pending work permit)Victor Anichebe/Everton/NigeriaAndreson/Manchester United/BrazilLucas/Liverpool/BrazilJo/Manchester City/BrazilDong Fangzuho/ Manchester United/ChinaRyan Nelson/Blackburn/New ZealandSimon Elliot/Fulham/New ZealandAlexandre Song/Arsenal/CameroonFranck Songo'o/Portsmouth/CameroonHendry Thomas/Wigan/HondurasThe full list of American/Canadian based players (MLS/USL/NCAA) in […]

Olympic squads were finalized today. Here are the MLS, USL and NCAA based players as well a list of former MLS players particpating. Michael Boxall/New Zealand Craig Henderson/New Zealand Chris Seitz/USA Mo Edu/USA Marvell Wynne/USA Patrick Ianni/USA Michael Parkhurst/USA Stuart Holden/USA Robbie Rogers/USA Sacha Kljestan/USA Dax McCarty/USA Brian McBride/USA Emanuel Ekpo/Nigeria FORMER MLS PLAYERS Ramon […]

Fred Rutten isn't the only new Dutch manager in the Bundesliga, as ex-Tottenham Martin Jol took over the reigns of Hamburg earlier this month. It's been nearly 30 years since Jol's last appearance in Germany. He made 9 appearances for Bayern Munich as a midfielder in 1978/79 before returning to the Netherlands the next season. […]

Newly promoted Swansea City couldn't have picked a better time to ascend into the Championship. The Welsh club was a penalty kick away from being promoted to the league in May 2006, but Barnsley walked away victors that day in Cardiff. In hindsight, it was a blessing in disguise for Swansea. The South Wales club […]

Newly promoted Swansea City couldn't have picked a better time to ascend into the Championship. The Welsh club was a penalty kick away from being promoted to the league in May 2006, but Barnsley walked away victors that day in Cardiff. In hindsight, it was a blessing in disguise for Swansea. The South Wales club […]

Though Paris St Germain were in a relegation battle last season, they did manage to win the French League Cup, which qualifies them for the UEFA Cup competition. In preparing for their season, PSG has made some bold moves in the transfer market. Their first signing of the summer was Ludovic Giuly from AS Roma. […]

It was only four months ago that the disciples of White Hart Lane were celebrating in their thousands at Wembley after a glorious Carling Cup Final triumph over London neighbours Chelsea, but already the eleven heroic warriors who battled to victory on that day have depleted into a number which will be able to be […]

Rumours of Tiago Mendes leaving Juventus are circulating, after vacating his home in Turin. The talented Portuguese midfielder was previously linked to both Tottenham and West Ham United of the English Premier League in January of this year. Tiago, who is a regular in the national team, spent one season at Chelsea after Jose Mourinho took him from Benfica and […]

Sometimes you can't make this stuff up. Wayne Rooney has signed an advertising deal to be the new face of Hovis, an English bread company. Hovis is better known for its TV commercial than its actual bread. Its "The Boy On The Bike" commercial is the most popular TV advertisement in British history. Created in […]

After the successful launch of the free EPL travel guidebook, we're busy at work on the next eBook — but we need your help. Champions League Talk chief Lonnie Smetana and I are working on a guide to the 20 teams in the 2008/2009 Premier League season. Our goal is to create a useful reference […]

It looks like the floodgates in the transfer window have opened. So far this summer, it seems that the majority of major transfer deals have started and ended at Tottenham's White Hart Lane. The spark was Robbie Keane's move from Tottenham to Liverpool for 20.3 million pounds. That allowed Spurs to finalize the deal with […]

So David Bentley, the right winger who many believe will be the successor to David Beckham, has signed for Tottenham Hotspur in a deal worth 15 million pounds. But is he worth it? For Tottenham, Blackburn and David Bentley, the transfer move is a win-win-win. The former Blackburn, Norwich and Arsenal player will improve his […]

No, this has nothing to do with Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory. Instead, it's a true story about Manchester City manager Mark Hughes and how he's creating his own factory under the gray skies of Lancashire. You have to respect a manager who is willing to add discipline to a football club. The perfect […]