Johnathan Starling

Personally, I think the weekend of the FA Cup Third Round is the most exciting weekend of the English Football campaign. The one weekend where all sixty-four teams are equal and the weekend where it doesn't matter how strong your squad it, it's a matter of wanting it more than your opposition...regardless of the gulf […]

Join the EPL Talk Chat as we take a journey through what I consider the best weekend in the English Footballing Calendar. While the ties may not be as sexy as one would like, but we already have one upset on the cards. Will we see plenty more by the time the weekend is up?

Well with December 26th comes in my mind the best day of football all season. You know there will be madness as the slew of games takes place. So what madness will bestow us today? Can Stoke City shock Manchester United? Can Portsmouth and Tony Adams get a win at home against West Ham? Will […]

Now that the final matchday has come and gone of the Champions League, we now know what the potential parings for the final sixteen of the Champions League could be. With the draw a week from Friday, it's always good to have a little bit of fun with what could possibly be. Here is the […]

Follow Manchester City against Manchester United and Chelsea against Arsenal live and online today via the EPL Talk Chat featuring football fans discussing the match from around the world. The chat is live now. We will also keep you in form of the other two games on offer today (Portsmouth v Blackburn Rovers and Tottenham […]

Follow Middlesbrough against Newcaslte United and Sunderland against Bolton live and online today via the EPL Talk Chat featuring football fans discussing the match from around the world. Kick off time is 10:00 am ET/3:00 pm GMT. We will also be keeping you up to date with the other three games on offer in the […]

Liverpool guaranteed advancement into the knockout stages with a Steven Gerrard twenty-second minute strike while Chelsea have to win against Cluj on matchday six to guarantee Champions League survival after Diawara's workrate the whole match was rewarded with an eighty-third minute header to give Bordeaux a deserved 1-1 draw against Chelsea. I'll start with Liverpool […]

On this episode of the EPL Talk Podcast, Johnathan Starling interviews Dan Gallardo, product manager of Worldwide Soccer Manager 2009. We discuss the new features on this year's game, the new means of downloading the game and some of our craziest moments while playing the game. At the end of the podcast, listen as a […]

With the upcoming release of Worldwide Soccer Manager/Football Manager 2009, EPL Talk can announce an interview with someone associated with the game. The interview is scheduled to be done Monday November 17th. If you have questions you would like asked, please leave a comment with your questions. If I use your question, your handle will […]

Episode 107 features an interview with EA Sports' Aaron McHardy about FIFA 09, the hit video game. Host Johnathan Starling interviews McHardy about his career playing for Jamaica, what's new in FIFA 09 as well as answering questions from you, the readers.

Episode 105 features an interview with Tim Vickery, one of the most astute writers on the topic of South American football and a co-host of the BBC World Football Phone-In Show as well as writer for World Soccer Magazine and Sports Illustrated. Vickery has lived in Brazil since 1994. His knowledge of South American football […]

In episode 104, author David Hall is interviewed about his new book, "Manchester's Finest: How the Munich Air Disaster Broke the Heart of a Great City." Hall describes how much of an impact the tragic disaster had on Manchester. Plus the author discusses some of the great footballers who perished in the crash. The episode […]

Episode 103 of the EPL Talk Podcast features an exclusive interview with Jim White from The Daily Telegraph. Plus, The Gaffer includes his thoughts on the Chelsea and Manchester United match and why he's outraged. In the interview with Jim White, the writer discusses how he practically grew up on Old Trafford. Plus he shares […]

EPL Talk interviews Shane O'Rourke from Setanta Sports to discuss the latest developments from the 24/7 soccer network in North America, Australia, Bermuda and the Caribbean. O'Rourke discusses several topics including when Setanta may be available on cable, how Fox Soccer Channel and Setanta will decide who gets to show which FA Cup matches on […]

Episode 101 features interviews with two prolific soccer writers. The first interview is with Paul Gardner, the most veteran soccer writer in the US, who is best known for his writings in Soccer America. The second interview is with Martin Rogers, the former Daily Mirror journalist who now writes for Yahoo Sports in the US.