American soccer will lose one if its most venerated heroes at the end of the MLS season when 38-year-old Brian McBride finally call it quits after a 16-year career. McBride is most known in the United States as a star for the national team. A decade of solid performances punctuated by moments of absolute brilliance. […]

Gerrard Backs Capello Ahead Of Euro 2012 Qualifiers English captain Steven Gerrard has defended Fabio Capello ahead of England's first Euro qualifiers versus Bulgaria and Switzerland, calling the cries for his ousting "crazy." "It's important Fabio is still given a chance. Who out there, that's an English manager, has the CV Fabio Capello has got?" […]

Before we even get into the swing of things the Premier League is taking a break for European qualifiers. But in the absence of EPL action this weekend it seems like an appropriate time to reflect on the early stages of league play. So far, Chelsea can't be stopped at home, Blackpool are no pushovers, and, […]

I don’t think Lampard is done anymore than I think that about Terry or Gerrard, but EPL Talk blogger Jesse Chula raised an interesting point about how long England can stick with the “Golden Generation” and realistically expect success. The same question might just as easily be asked about their club teams and the teams […]

Capello Names England Squad Ahead Of Euro Qualifiers Jermain Defoe was the surprise inclusion of the England squad ahead of the Three Lion's first Euro 2012 qualifiers against Bulgaria and Switzerland. The striker was supposed to have groin surgery after Tottenham's resounding victory over Young Boys booked their place in the Champions League group stages […]

Three more Premier League clubs were in second-round action in the Carling Cup today. Here's a recap of all of the action. Fulham 6, Port Vale 0 Continuing the trend of 6-0 scorelines, Fulham routed Port Vale to advance to the third-round of the Carling Cup. Zolton Gera and Bobby Zamora scored doubles while Clint […]

Defoe Could Play Against Young Boys But Will Miss Euro Qualifiers Tottenham and England striker Jermain Defoe could play through injury in tonight's Champions League qualifying clash with Young Boys but will miss England's first two Euro 2012 qualifiers with a groin strain. Defoe has been nagged by injury since the World Cup and will […]

Round 2 of the Carling Cup kicked off today and several EPL teams were in action. Blackpool were dumped out courtesy of MK Dons while eight EPL squads advanced to the third round. Here's a recap of Tuesday's Cup action. MK Dons 4, Blackpool 3 A 110th minute goal by Lewis Guy gave League One […]

After week two of the Barclay's Premier League the goals have continued to flow. Chelsea are off to the best start for any club in England's top division since 1888 and there have already been four games with at least six goals scored. This seemed like a high time to debut EPL Talk's official power […]

Blatter: An English World Cup Would Be "Easy" FIFA officials arrived in England today to begin their four-day inspection of their 2018 World Cup bid. The 1966 hosts received a boost from FIFA President Sepp Blatter, who said, "The easiest way to organize the World Cup is to go to England. Everything is there – […]

Hi. My name is Guy and I’m a Fantasy Premier League junkie. I haven’t looked at a form chart in 14 days (polite applause). How did it all start, my falling into the dementia of Fantasy Premier League? I was minding my own business….really. I had a subscription to ITVN (whoa….flashback!), which I had gotten […]

Huang Abandons Liverpool Bid Kenny Huang has abandoned his bid to take over Liverpool FC on behalf of Chinese sports investment firm QSL, a source told The Guardian. Huang was long considered the only viable contender to take over the debt-riddled club. Huang's withdrawal is rumored to be because of frustrations with the pace of […]

Blackpool was stunned this evening with the news that chairman Karl Oyston has resigned with immediate effect just days after their shocking 4-0 victory over Wigan. No reason has been given as to why but the Daily Mail is reporting that the 43-year-old Oyston, who took control of the club in 1999, resigned because he […]

Aston Villa and Manchester City Reach Deal Over Milner After one of the longest transfer sagas of the summer Aston Villa has finally agreed on terms to sell midfielder James Milner to Manchester City. The England international will undergo a medical at Eastlands this afternoon. The exact terms of the transfer are not clear but […]

No. I am NOT serious, but how long will it be before someone takes up that chant for real? This has nothing to do with Saturday’s match. It’s about a comment I made about Mark Hughes before last season began. I said I felt sorry for him because it was going to be no easy […]