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UEFA Euro 2012 Video Game Trailer, England National Team [VIDEO]

The England national team is such a polarizing topic. Either you love them or hate them. And that's just speaking for the people who live in England, nevermind the rest of the world. Some days, I wonder if the England national team is more popular in the United States than in its home country, but […]

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Guardiola Steps Down As Barcelona Boss

After 4 seasons, 13 trophies and hours upon days of exquisite football, Pep Guardiola has decided that a change is best for both himself and Barcelona. Coming directly on the heels of being eliminated from the Champions League by Chelsea and from the Spanish title race by arch-rival Real Madrid, it's hard to not see […]

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Play the EPL Draft! Which Players Would You Pick for Next Season?

UPDATED: As some of you may or may not know, the NFL Draft has commenced here in America. All the teams in the National Football League descend upon New York and spend the next several days drafting the best college football players in the land. So naturally I thought to myself that this would be […]

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Aston Villa: Too Big to Go Down Or Not Good Enough to Stay Up?

As we continue to talk about the two wonderful Champions League Semi-Finals we’ve just witnessed this week, I can’t help, as an Aston Villa fan, to reminisce. Thirty years ago, in Rotterdam, Dennis Mortimer of Aston Villa raised the European Cup aloft after a 1-0 win over Bayern Munich. Chelsea finished their season 12th in League […]

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UEFA Euro 2012 Video Game Trailer Featuring Spain [VIDEO]

It's been a brutal weak for Spanish soccer, but La Liga fans can at least look forward to this summer when Spain plays in the Euro 2012 tournament. In keeping with Euro 2012, EA Sports has released their UEFA Euro 2012 video game which is available to FIFA 12 users. Here's a video promoting the […]

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Reader Mailbag: Questions Answered About Guardiola, Arsenal, Tottenham and Chelsea

It's another installment of the EPL Talk Reader Mailbag, and this week we have several excellent questions. So, let's jump right in. Question from Ahmed: After the past couple of months Arsenal have been in a rich vain of form. Do you think this form can continue through next season? If so how could they […]

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Tampa Bay Rowdies to Play Fort Lauderdale Strikers For the First Time Since 1993

Editor's note: The following is a reprint of a MLS Talk article from two years ago when the Florida derby between Miami FC and Tampa Bay was played. This weekend the Florida derby returns, but it takes on a deeper sense of importance because it's the first actual derby between the Fort Lauderdale Strikers and […]

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Why the Era of Extravagant Transfer Signings In Soccer Is Over

As the end of season looms across most of Europe, appearing over the mountain is this summer’s transfer window travelling circus. Already the infamous ‘My dad owns a dog who knows the owner of Chelsea’ and my personal favorite “I saw it on Twitter, so it must be true” are already beginning to surface with […]

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Are These Everton's Home and Away Shirts From Nike for the 2012-13 Season?

There's been a lot of anticipation to see what Everton's home and away shirts will look like for the 2012-13 season especially since Le Coq Sportif will no longer be the club's kit manufacturer, and they've been replaced by Nike. Note, the above pictures are not the official designs of Everton's new home and away […]

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The Six Premier League Clubs Most Likely To Woo Pep Guardiola As Manager

According to reports, Josep Guardiola will leave the Nou Camp at the end of the season. It is believed the he will likely take a year-long break from football before returning to manage at another club. Guardiola will be in high demand in England if he decides to let his Barcelona contract expire. In the […]

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4 Radical Suggestions to Improve England's Euro 2012 Chances

Frankly, England has a problem similar to that of mine when I play football. I’m a quality player, a rampaging right back in the mold of Dani Alves, since I’m still at that age where I have boundless energy from a mystical source. I can get myself in a good crossing position, and honest to […]

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Al Jazeera Not Planning On Bidding for Premier League TV Rights In UK, Says Report

Al Jazeera may not bid for Premier League TV rights in the United Kingdom and Europe after all, according to a report this week on the Football Economy website. The website quotes a source at Citigroup who revealed that: "The bidding process [for Premier League TV rights] will potentially have more twists and turns, making […]

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Manchester City Home Shirt for 2012-13 Season Leaked [PHOTO]

A photo has been leaked on the Internet featuring what appears to be Manchester City's new home kit for the 2012-13 Premier League season. Manchester City defender Aleksandar Kolarov is pictured wearing the new Manchester City home shirt. As you can see from the above leaked photograph, it features black trim instead of the current […]

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FOX Soccer to Produce and Air Liverpool Behind-The-Scenes Documentary, Due Fall 2012

FOX Soccer will produce and air a six-episode original documentary, which will provide viewers with behind-the-scenes footage of Liverpool Football Club from the end of the 2011-12 Premier League season, and this season's FA Cup Final through to Liverpool's summer US tour. The documentary, entitled "Our Liverpool: Never Walk Alone," is scheduled for release during […]

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Is This Manchester Derby The Biggest In Premier League History?

“Fact Or Fiction” is an infrequent series on EPL Talk. In this series, an assertion will be made regarding an impacting topic in the Premier League. EPL Talk writers Matt Hackenmiller and Earl Reed each offer their views on whether the statement is “Fact or Fiction.” Fact or Fiction: The upcoming Manchester Derby is the […]