Many are wondering how Arsenal should replace Cesc Fabregas, who has finally made his return to the Camp Nou where he won his first piece of silverware in six years after playing ten minutes for Barcelona. Arsene Wenger has a decision to make: Should he buy a replacement for Fabregas or stick with what he […]

There's been more than a few articles lately about Chelsea persistently courting Tottenham creative midfielder Luka Modric. Chelsea has tried and tried, going from a £22m opening bid to the latest, a £30m bid, or £27m plus Yossi Benayoun. Tottenham seems that they don't want Modric to leave. However, manager Harry Redknapp gave a massive […]

Arsenal has agreed terms with Barcelona for the transfer of midfielder Cesc Fabregas to the Spanish side, the club announced Sunday. The deal is set to be finalized by Barcelona on Monday. The deal has Barcelona paying £35 million for the midfielder, while Fabregas will also have to pony up an extra £4.5 million of his […]

Manchester United defenders Rio Ferdinand and Rafael da Silva have each suffered injuries over the opening weekend of the Premier League and United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has claimed that center back Nemanja Vidic could also miss games. The Associated Press reports that da Silva dislocated his shoulder while training for Sunday’s opener against West […]

Meet Chelsea's newest signing, Romelu Lukaku. Aged 18 years, the former star for Belgium club Anderlecht is often called “the new Didier Drogba," so it's fitting that he has signed for the club he called his favorite team to play on the same team as his idol. Lukaku, who placed second in the Belgium version […]

Editor's note: In an interview with The Guardian's Barry Glendenning last week on Beyond The Pitch podcast, the Irish pundit explained how the Premier League is three divisions in one: The top six, the bottom six and everyone in between. EPL Talk's Jack Tomczuk did five better and categorized the league into eight buckets. The […]

ESPN Soccernet is reporting that Turkish National team manager and former Chelsea manager Guus Hiddink has told Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich what everyone else has been saying all along: Stability is the key to winning. Abramovich, who has hired and fired seven different managers in his seven years of ownership of the club recently hired […]

As we analyze the migration patterns of footballers this summer, we see a lack of responsibility. Players are feeling the need to quit their current clubs and move on to where they can win trophies. These same players refuse to blame themselves for the misfortune of their club. Arsenal is a good place to start. […]

On Saturday night, I was at Lincoln Financial Field to watch the Philadelphia Union play Real Madrid. In the seat behind mine, a father was telling his son excitedly about Kaka, who entered the game in the second half. Unfortunately, despite the father yelling whenever Kaka received the ball, the Brazilian midfielder was ineffective. Kaka […]

Some footballers are never satisfied. The first two that come to mind are Diego Maradona and Carlos Tevez. Maradona never could settle in one location despite his enormous skill. Carlos Tevez, while not as great, is similar in that he is never content. Like the character of Jerry Seinfeld, Tevez seems to find (or create) […]

Liverpool, currently on tour in Malaysia, had an interesting and — thankfully for one spectator — non-violent incident in the stands involving a brave soul and his choice of fashion. The fan wearing a Wayne Rooney Manchester United shirt was booed, taunted and eventually stripped of his shirt at Liverpool's open training session in Malaysia. […]

The media-dubbed “Arsepocalypse” or "Arsenal exodus” is a huge farce. According to the British press, Arsene Wenger’s empire is crumbling. Many Arsenal supporters believe that Samir Nasri and Cesc Fabregas have one foot out the door when that is simply not the case. For weeks, rumors have swirled around Nasri and Fabregas. At various times, […]

One of the more intriguing rumors going around the transfer period is Manchester United looking to grab Inter Milan midfielder Wesley Sneijder to replace recently retired Paul Scholes. Sneijder, who spent a good chunk of time injured last year at Inter, has allegedly expressed his desire to leave and has supposedly spoken to an Inter […]

The latest entry in the saga involving Chelsea's attempt to pry away Tottenham forward Luka Modric away from White Hart Lane involves honesty, bitterness, money (of course) and the idea surrounding unhappy players and what is exactly a "big club" in the 2011 version of the Premier League. As the story stands: Modric, claiming loyalty […]

Manchester City striker Emmanuel Adebayor has consulted with attorneys about formulating a case against Manchester City after being "banished" from the first team during their forthcoming trip to the U.S. Adebayor, along with Craig Bellamy, Roque Santa Cruz, Shay Given, Wayne Bridge, Nedum Onouha and Michael Johnson have been left off the pre-season tour and […]