A few years ago I had the pleasure of meeting and interviewing Gerard Houllier when he was visiting the United States for a coaching clinic at the annual National Soccer Coaches of America Association (NSCAA) event in Baltimore. He was the perfect gentleman, who had plenty of time for the press, but he also seemed […]

Once again, all 10 matches are available on television in the US, once again 6 live and 4 delayed. Note the date change on Everton-United; the channels remain the same. I do enjoy getting those early morning matches on Saturdays. **** Must-see. Cancel all other activities. Do not even DVR as even in America you […]

If you're new to the Premier League this season or new to EPL Talk, we're glad you found us and even more excited you've been drawn into the Premier League, easily the most entertaining and exciting domestic football league in the world. Maybe you caught some recent matches during the 2010 World Cup and were […]

Although Chelsea will take on a West Ham side that are rock-bottom of the Premier League on Saturday, the trip to Upton Park represents Ancelotti’s toughest task so far this season, and Chelsea will have to up their game to continue their stunning start to the season. Chelsea have had nothing short of seamless start. […]

Sunderland’s record signing Asamoah Gyan has admitted he faces a stern task to justify his £13million transfer fee. The Ghanaian forward completed a move to the North East on deadline day, but the transfer raised eyebrows with its vast price tag, and Gyan is well aware that expectations from him will be high. The 24-year-old […]

Fabio Capello has confirmed that he'll step down as England manager after the end of Euro 2012. Usually when a manager announces to his squad that he'll no longer be a manager after a specific date, it's an accident waiting to happen. Take for example Raymond Domenech and his French team in the 2010 World […]

In the second part of my interview with John Nicholson, we continue discussion his new book, We Ate All The Pies: How Football Swallowed Britain Whole. The first part can be found here or through the EPL Talk Podcast on iTunes

MLS Talk photographer Christian Doellner was at the Chicago Fire versus L.A. Galaxy game last weekend to capture pictures to share with you, the readers. Front and center for many of the photographs were US veteran players Landon Donovan and Brian McBride. A late goal from both sides meant that the final score was 1-1. […]

Soccer fans in the United States who are looking forward to watching Premier League matches on television and online this weekend will want to refer to the following schedule to make sure they don't miss any of the action. Reason being is that there have been several changes regarding which games will be shown on […]

During Germany's European Championship qualifying match against Azerbaijan, towering defender Per Mertesacker received an accidental elbow to the face after challenging for a ball with an Azerbaijani attacker. While at first the knock looked minor, it has been confirmed that Mertesacker will miss up to six weeks of action due to his injury. It was […]

While the topic of Ryan Shawcross and Arsenal has seemingly polarized many of the readers of this site, I wanted to focus on something thankfully more uplifting: The return of Premier League football, which kicks off again this weekend. First things first, I wanted to poll you, the readers, to find out which games you're […]

In the world of soccer, teams are like George Orwell's Animal Farm. They're all created equal, but some are more equal than others. At least in the eyes of football supporters. Many of these fans, whether they try to or not, find themselves believing in their team, their players and their manager so much so […]

John Nicholson is a regular contributor to EPLTalk.com, though he is best known for his work at Football365.com. Today, John rejoins the show for the first of a two-part discussion, talking about his new book, We Ate All The Pies: How Football Swallowed Britain Whole. The second part of the discussion will be released tomorrow […]

England continued their perfect run in Euro 2012 qualification on Tuesday night with an impressive 3-1 win away to Switzerland. Before the match, a clash of world class club managers was touted as the main story line as Fabio Capello faced off against Ottmar Hitzfeld. Between the two, three Champions League trophies are shared, while […]

Joachim Loew's Germany side never had to get out of second gear against a very physical but very poor Azerbaijan team. Goals from Heiko Westermann, Lukas Podolski, Holger Badstuber, a double from Miroslav Klose and an own-goal from Rashad Sadygov capped a very easy performance for Die Mannschaft. Azerbaijan grabbed a consolation through Vagif Dzhavadov, […]