Karl Sears

On this episode of the EPL Talk Podcast we welcome Tim Vickery, who picks up on some of the theses regarding player developed that we addressed with Andy Brassell two weeks ago. Then, Tim talks to us about some notable players in Brazil, talking about how their styles would fit into the Premier League. Then, […]

Chelsea has increased their lead atop the Premier League, Tottenham is back in fourth place, while Everton gets three more points from one of the league's leaders. On this edition of the EPL Talk Podcast, analysts Laurence McKenna and Kartik Krishnaiyer join host Richard Farley to discuss the weekend's results. Don’t forget that the EPL […]

Shaka Hislop currently works as an analyst for ESPN, but before that he was a goalkeeper for Newcastle United, West Ham United, Reading, and Portsmouth. On this edition of the EPL Talk podcast, the Trinidand and Tobago international – who represented that country at the 2006 World Cup – joins The Gaffer during ESPN's Super […]

You may know Steve Davis from his contributions to ESPN's Soccernet or his blog Daily Soccer Fix. On this episode of the Major League Soccer Talk podcast, Steve joins me to talk about some of the interesting stories from around the league ahead of next month's anticipated start, but for the better part of the […]

Looking back on the mid-week action for Premier League sides in Champions League, Europa, and within the Premiership, analysts Laurence McKenna and Kartik Krishnaiyer join host Richard Farley on this edition of the EPL Talk podcast. Topics: Arsenal's 2-1 loss at Porto and the circumstances behind each curious goal allowed by the Gunners, Manchester United's […]

Dwight Yorke is best known for his days playing for Manchester United and Aston Villa. On this edition of the EPL Talk Podcast, the Trinidad and Tobago international, who represented his country at the 2006 World Cup, joined the Gaffer as part of ESPN's Super Bowl at Sea cruise. Yorke, who partnered with Andrew Cole […]

On this edition of the EPL Talk Podcast we are joined by Andrew Cole. Cole is an iconic player of the Premier League era, coming to prominence in 1993-94 when he scored 34 league goals for Newcastle United. He later joined Manchester United where he collected three consecutive 20-goal seasons from 1997-98 through 1999-2000, playing […]

Reviewing the weekend's FA Cup, fifth round action, analysts Laurence McKenna and Kartik Krishnaiyer join host Richard Farley to look at the eight matches of the fifth round proper. That, and the trio talk about the future of Portsmouth as well as Chelsea's (and England's) conundrum in the wake of Ashley Cole's ankle injury. Don’t […]

Tommy Smyth is one of the most prominent personalities covering soccer at ESPN. Earlier this week, Tommy sat down with The Gaffer for this edition of the EPL Talk Podcast. Some of the topics discussed with Tommy Smyth include: His views on whether soccer will become more popular in the United States after this summer's […]

Real Madrid star forward Raúl has an offer to join Red Bull New York, according to reports in Madrid. Those reports claim the former talisman for Los Blancos has an received a salary offer from the Major League Soccer team that is comparable to his current compensation from Real Madrid. The 32-year-old forward has spent […]

At 32-years-old, Paul Dalglish will start his head coaching career this season with FC Tampa Bay of the new North American Soccer League. On Wednesday, Paul talked with MLS Talk about the move to the NASL, the talented squad he's assembled, his goal for this year's team and his memories of his MLS Cup-winning days […]

Key fixtures at the Emirates, Goodison, and Villa Park bring Laurence McKenna and Richard Farley together for a mid-week review show. In addition to the results and their implications on the Premier League table, Laurence and Richard talk about the crisis at Portsmouth and the conflict between boardroom and manager at West Ham. Don’t forget […]

This episode of the EPL Talk podcast is a continuation of yesterday's Major League Soccer Talk podcast, where we spent thirty minutes talking to Andy Brassell about the Algerian national team, as well as other issues surrounding English football. Algeria is in a World Cup group with both England and the United States. In this, […]

Andy Brassell – from World Football Phone-In, Soccernet and Soccerlens – joined the Major League Soccer Talk podcast to talk about one of the United States's group stage foes in South Africa: Algeria. After the Desert Foxes's appearance in the semifinals of the African Cup of Nations, what threat will they pose to their Group […]

Simon Hattenstone is a features writer for the Guardian who used to write a weekly sports column. He joined the EPL Talk podcast to talk about his background as a Manchester City supporter, the John Terry affair, and his background in sports writing. Don’t forget that the EPL Talk Podcast is the only Premier […]