World Soccer Talk

Arguably the best US soccer player ever has jumped ship from Fulham to Tottenham Hotspur. And now you can order a Tottenham Hotspur shirt with Clint Dempsey's name on the back — to show your support for the player, the club and your country. Designed by Under Armour, this officially licensed Tottenham Hotspur jersey features an […]

Wigan Athletic owner Dave Whelan claims that Manchester United is behind calls for Financial Fair Play rules to be introduced to the Premier League. It's an obvious move by United to lessen the power of their noisy neighbor as well as their main rival from London, Chelsea Football Club. What do you think? Should FFP […]

In the alternate reality of the FIFA rankings, England is still the third best team in the world according to the latest rankings released today. If that's the case, then England should walk over Moldova and Ukraine in the matches later this week and next, right? Here are today's Premier League news-related headlines: England remain […]

Other than a whopping paycheck after his move to Liverpool in the distant past, things haven't been going well for Andy Carroll. He started well in his debut for West Ham United on Saturday, but had to walk off after pulling a hamstring. Now we've learning that Carroll is expected to be out for six […]

Hugo Lloris is already unhappy with Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas, according to Didier Deschamps. And so he should be given Brad Friedel's performances wearing the Tottenham goalkeeper's shirt during the team's draws against Norwich City and West Bromwich Albion. The French goalkeeper expects to start for Tottenham, but Friedel will not give up his shirt […]

In a crowded midfield at Chelsea, it's not surprising that Raul Meireles has been sold. But what is surprising is that no other Premier League club was able to capture his signature since he's obviously a gifted midfielder who did well at Anfield and Stamford Bridge. Instead, the Portugal international is heading to Turkish club Fenerbahce […]

The average manager is in charge of a Premier League for just 55 matches. Yesterday, Sir Alex Ferguson celebrated 1,000 matches in charge of Manchester United after the Red Devils came back to defeat Southampton 3-2. Those 1,000 matches in charge of one top flight English club is an incredible achievement, and it's one that […]

Liverpool owner John W Henry has written an open letter to defend Liverpool's transfer strategy. The American owner admits that the club has made mistakes in the transfer market during the first two years of ownership, and says that they don't want to do mortgage the future of the club with risky spending. The letter […]

Free agent Michael Owen is being pursued by both Sunderland and Stoke City. Both Premier League clubs are trying to land his signature. While his best years are past him, he's still the type of clinical striker who would be a good option to call off the bench to score a winning goal — that […]

Heartbreak for Tottenham Hotspur fans tonight as The Telegraph reports that the club was literally minutes away from signing Portugese midfielder Joao Moutinho, but the club didn't make the Friday night deadline. The clubs had agreed a fee for Moutinho, but there were third-party ownership issues that prevented the deal from going through. Meanwhile, here […]

It won't go down as the most memorable of Premier League Saturday's but it was certainly entertaining to watch — with Norwich's comeback against Tottenham, QPR looking dangerous against Manchester City, an action-packed game in Wales between Swansea and Sunderland, goals galore in Wigan against Stoke, and much more. Here are the video highlights from today's […]

Newcastle United has unveiled their third shirt for the 2012-13 season. Designed by Puma, Newcastle wore the shirt for the first time earlier this week in their Europa League match. The fluorescent-colored shirt features black trim, a rounded collar and the Newcastle United crest. It's colorful, and it's certainly a kit that Newcastle fans won't […]

Today is the busiest day in the Premier League transfer season as we're on deadline day. Final transfers have to be completed by 6pm ET/11pm BST tonight. Instead of spending your day searching across the Internet on wild goose chases and poor rumors, stay with us here at EPL Talk as we scour the Internet […]

The winners of the 2011-12 UEFA Champions League against the winners of the 2011-12 Europa League battle today in Monaco to determine the winner of the UEFA Super Cup. Chelsea will play Atletico Madrid for a chance to win another piece of silverware. Chelsea team: Cech; Ivanovic, Cahill, David Luiz, Cole; Mikel, Lampard; Ramires, Hazard, […]

In breaking news, Clint Dempsey has turned down a move to Aston Villa even though Fulham and Villa agreed a £7m deal. Dempsey is insisting that he wants to move to Liverpool instead. Brendan Rodgers, meanwhile, refused to talk about Dempsey in his latest press conference. The Reds seem to be favoring a loan deal […]