World Soccer Talk

The Champions League is down to the last four teams, with two mouth-watering semi-finals ready to delight onlookers. Firstly Real Madrid, who have won every game in this year’s competition, take on German giants Bayern Munich in what should be a close and exciting 180 minutes. Then, current holders Barcelona face Chelsea, who will look […]

Two teams who have under-performed in the Premier League this season meet in the FA Cup final, as Liverpool and Chelsea will look to salvage their seasons on May 5th at Wembley. FA Cup final tickets will be snapped up by Liverpool fans, who will travel to Wembley for the third time this season. The […]

With the majority of sides in the Premier League with only seven games left to play, a fixture-packed Easter schedule could well have decisive repercussions at the top and bottom of the division. With matches every day from Friday to Wednesday, each team will need to be at their best to record a favourable pair […]

Arsenal's new home shirt for the 2012-13 season is this year's worst-kept secret. After the initial leak in February, followed by an image from an industry trade show a couple of weeks later, we now have a third (and probably final) image of Arsenal's home jersey for the 2012/13 season. And it's the best, most […]

Out friends over at The Football Daily have thought long and hard this week about which 11 players deserve to be in the Premier League team of the season for 2011-12. The results from their number crunching and debates have resulted in the above video. Take a look to see who was included, and who […]

From now through 8pm ET, EPL Talk will be bringing you all of the transfer deadline news — the signings, transfer speculation, the suspense and all of the related articles that will keep you updated on the latest news. We'll be scouring all of the different news sources so that you don't have to keep searching […]

The first ever live Premier League match shown on free-to-air network television in the United States delivered 1.3 million viewers for the Sunday, January 22 match between Arsenal and Manchester United on FOX. The broadcast delivered a 0.8 rating The viewing figure of 1.3 million doubled the previous record high for live coverage of a […]

UPDATED: FOX's live broadcast of Arsenal against Manchester United delivered a 0.9 overnight rating, according to Sports Business Journal. This compares to a 1.5 overnight rating from the record-breaking Chelsea against Liverpool match from November 20, which was shown on tape delay on FOX. Two factors that can explain the decrease are (1) the Chelsea […]

At the start of this season former Sunderland manager Steve Bruce declared his intention to finish above local rivals Newcastle at the end of the season and the two north east sides have had mixed fortunes in the Premier League so far this season. Newcastle began the season with a goalless draw at St James […]

The 2011 MLS season wrapped up only last month, but it’s certainly not too early to start talking about next season, as it will get underway in a few short months. The Los Angeles Galaxy will enter the new campaign as champions, but there are several other teams ready and able to knock the champs […]

The congested fixture list over the Christmas period has the ability to make or break a team's season, as everyone wants to take momentum into the second half of the campaign. With important games at both the top and bottom of the Premier League over the next month, the division will begin to take shape […]

Getting a christmas present for a loved one can at times be a difficult, frustrating and unsuccessful decision; you want something that the recipient will appreciate, value and like. Originality is key; you do not want to get your son, brother or father something that his best friends have also – so why not look […]

Although English teams enjoyed a mixed week on the continent, they have to put their troubles troubles behind them this weekend and get back to the business of winning/surviving in the Premier League. The latest football betting odds still favour Manchester City but with title contenders clashing to relegation candidates scrapping for every single point […]

It's getting closer to the big day, so it's no surprise that EA Sports have released a TV commercial featuring Wayne Rooney and Gerard Pique to promote its FIFA 12 game in the build-up to the shopping season (and Christmas, and the holiday season). The TV commercial also stars other renowned soccer players talking about […]

The upcoming weeks have the potential to shift the balance of power in the Premier League to one of the two Manchester clubs, with the division top two in action against tricky opposition. City currently hold a five-point advantage at the top of the pile, but United will not fade quietly into the night; both […]