Joel Bick

Breaking: France State TV is reporting that Interpol, the International Police Agency, are investigating the Arsenal/Newcastle draw from the weekend, centering in on odd betting patterns. The alleged investigation includes Arsenal winger Tomas Rosicky, whose foul was allegedly the cause of the second Newcastle penalty. Also under investigation is referee Phil Dowd. Arsenal will allegedly […]

Join me Saturday morning at 9:30 am ET for Round 23, featuring Chelsea v. Blackburn, City v. Wolves, and the London Derby clash of West Ham v. Arsenal. Look below for previews of each featured game. Round 23 Saturday Live Blog

Hello all. Join me again tomorrow for a liveblog of Chelsea and Spurs, from 10:30 am ET (3:30 PM UK Time). We will discuss the Chelsea-Spurs game as it happens, and look forward to the big Monday night game, Manchester United v. Arsenal. Meanwhile, let's look at the teams for tomorrow, shall we? Chelsea are […]

Hello All. Please join me back here Saturday from 9:30 am ET/ 2:30 pm UK for a live blog of all the English Premier League games this weekend, including Everton v. Chelsea (10 AM, ESPN2), Arsenal v. Fulham (10 AM, FSC) and Blackpool v. Manchester United (12:30 PM, FSC). Provided, of course, that the snow […]

Because of the vagaries of the Premier League schedule, we're faced with something exceedingly rare: a massive, massive Wednesday night in the Premiership, featuring eight (!) games. We'll of course be focusing in on the biggest match of the day, the Manchester Derby, where United fans will, non-ironically, accuse City of attempting to buy the […]

Please come join me beginning around 3:15 PM ET/19:15 GMT as we live blog during two crucial Champions League matches. PREVIEW: Tottenham v. Inter Milan: After giving up a 4-0 lead at the San Siro against Inter, Spurs rebounded with a Gareth Bale hat trick in the second half, leading many Spurs fans to believe […]

Quick, easy question: Who's the best player currently on Aston Villa? Ashley Young is probably the first name that pops to mind. Maybe you'd say youngster Marc Albrighton. You'd be laughed at but Emile Heskey is proving, yes, there's still some worth in his 32-year-old carcass. If the world of FIFA 11 is to be believed, […]

Theo Walcott's hat-trick against Blackpool on Saturday assured that the young winger would grab the majority of the headlines, and rightly so, but Arsenal's demolition of Blackpool was far from a one-man show. Pulling the strings quietly and with an elegance and vision which seemed to had vanished last season after 18 months robbed to […]

It probably doesn't matter that Clint Dempsey's now-famous daisy-cutter turned poor, hapless Robert Green into the best football punchline since Titus Bramble. See, even in the wake of the U.S.'s 1-1 draw vs. England at the 2010 World Cup, one of the few solaces English fans probably still have is looking down their noses at […]

Editor's note: MLS Talk writer Josh Pedley recently sat down with Sigi Schmid to reflect on the 2009 season, to take stock of Seattle's successful season and to look ahead to 2010. Here is the transcript of that interview: Before the season, you stated that making the play-offs would be a minimum requirement. Having achieved […]

The Old Trafford clock showed 55 minutes had gone when Freddie Ljungberg'a shot was spilled by Fabien Barthez. The first player to react was Sylvain Wiltord, Arsenal's then record signing, to slot the ball home with minimum fuss to put Arsenal 1-0 up and ultimately wrap up the Premier League title. It was a great […]

Stoke City’s victory at home to Blackburn Rovers on Saturday all but confirmed their place in the Premier League for a second season. After being written off by the media from the start and with bookmakers Paddy Power paying out on their relegation back in September, this is as an amazing achievement for Tony Pulis […]

With only a week left of the January transfer window, this week has seen a flurry of transfers go through as clubs look to add some quality to their squads for the vital second half of the season. The problem with the January transfer window is that it can often prompt rash decisions from both […]