Anyone who wants to make a conveniently sweeping judgment about the relative growth of any given industry in the domestic and, increasingly, global market need not look very much further than the names and logos ironed across the front of Premier League replica shirts. Soccer, it seems, is the new sex. It sells. It also […]

Manchester United are on the verge of signing u-20 Uruguay international Guillermo Varela for around £2.3 million from Penarol. The 20-year-old right back traveled from Uruguay to London yesterday, will take his medical today and will then return to play for the Uruguay u-20 squad. Varela spent some time with the Old Trafford club last […]

For the past six years I've posted my predictions at the beginning of each season for how the final Premier League table will look. And, at the same time, I've always opened it up to you, the readers, to cast your predictions too. So how did we do? In mid August last year, I cast […]

For some Stoke City supporters, appointing Mark Hughes as the manager of their club could be their worst nightmare. Talks between Hughes and Stoke City are progressing to the point where the former QPR manager could be appointed by the club as early as the end of the week. While the negativity about the possible […]

Now that the 2012-13 Premier League season is over, it's time to grade the performances this season by the Premier League managers. Like a regular school report card, if a manager receives a grade worse than a C-, then that manager should be sacked. Sir Alex Ferguson, Manchester United: Alex Ferguson’s last campaign was a […]

Few things go better with soccer than a cleverly designed T-shirt. That’s why EPL Talk has partnered up with Who Are Ya Designs to offer three fabulous prizes to EPL Talk readers. In this one-of-a-kind contest, you — the soccer fan — are tasked with coming up with an idea for a fun and creative […]

Well the season is over and to be completely honest, life sucks. After the Champions League final we as a people are going to be deprived of a steady source of meaningful football until August. What am I supposed to do with all this free time I’ll have on the weekends now? I guess I […]

Voting for the best of the 2012-13 Premier League season has closed, and the winners of the 5th EPL Awards can now be revealed. In one of the most competitive awards since its creation in 2009, more than 36,000 votes were cast by soccer fans worldwide in the awards to recognize the best that the […]

Now that the Premier League season has come to a close, it's time for a retrospective look at events from the 2012-13 season. In my opinion, it hasn’t been an exhilarating season by any means, with the title race a breeze for Manchester United. But this season is something else: It will be the last […]

WhoScored has calculated the best Premier League XI from the 2012-13 season based on their average ratings through the course of the nine month campaign. Surprisingly, title winning side Manchester United only have two players in the best team, while fourth place Arsenal had the same number. Compare this to the best team as selected […]

WhoScored has calculated the most ineffective Premier League XI of 2012-13, and there are a few surprises. While names such as Charlie Adam, Clint Hill and Carlton Cole are no surprise inclusions, there are shocks including footballers from Manchester United, Arsenal and Chelsea. Some of the statistics included in the above infographic are very revealing […]

Now that the 2012-13 Premier League season is over and the final places in the division have been decided, we now know how much each club made this season based on their final league position, how much money they made from live TV appearances (based on UK television, where not all games are televised) and […]

It's a day of goodbyes today on the final day of the 2012-13 Premier League season. Farewell to Sir Alex Ferguson, Paul Scholes, Jamie Carragher, Michael Owen, Wigan Athletic, Reading and Queens Park Rangers. It's also a goodbye to FOX Soccer, who'll be televising their final Premier League games today on US television before they […]

Soccer world, meet Jason Collins. On April 29 2013, the 34-year old professional basketball player became the first openly gay active athlete in the four major sports in the United States. Collins took the leap by writing his own article in Sports Illustrated, giving him a chance to tell his story. He was overwhelmed with […]

And so the end has come once again, the moment every ardent soccer fan dreads; the final kick of the ball, the last high-pitched call of the whistle, and the customary sign-off from FOX Soccer and ESPN (in the States) and Gary Lineker and the boys (in the UK). It has been a long and […]