After a return to the summit of the Premier League and retaining their FA cup, Chelsea enjoyed a successful season. The bitter sting of being Mourinho’d out of the Champions league was quelled as Chelsea put that set-back behind and pressed their advantage home for the Premier League trophy. All of this made me select […]

Every once in a while I come across a unique video that I feel would be worth sharing with you, my readers. And here's one. It's the 1977 European Super Cup between Liverpool, holders of the European Cup (the precursor to the Champions League) at the time against the holders of the European Cup Winner's […]

The American sporting public, still high on a sucessful World Cup, has turned it's attention towards its biggest star and his plans for the future. Landon Donovan, now the most famous American soccer player of all time thanks to his dramatic goal against Algeria, is currently the captain of the L.A. Galaxy and the poster […]

Sitting here almost a week after the 2010 World Cup, I like many other US fans have been going over the many pros and cons of retaining Bob Bradley as the US manager. US Soccer President Sunil Gulati and Fulham owner Mohamed Al Fayed probably have many of the same questions that we do, […]

Belgian defensive midfielder Timmy Simons, who has been a stalwart at PSV for the last five years, has completed a move to Nurnberg. Simons, who is a very versatile player that can play in the midfield or in the back four, will add experience and steel in the spine of Nurnberg's XI. Timmy Simons, at […]

As I always say when I write about transfers, please take this post with a grain of salt – there are so many transfer rumors out there that will never pan out. That being said, Rafa Benitez should acquire Giuseppe Rossi with the money he acquires from transferring Mario Balotelli. It is one of the […]

Umbro have released photos of Manchester City's away jersey for the 10-11 season. Designed by Umbro, the dark blue shirt with sky blue trim definitely exudes a confident and appealing design that accentuates the Manchester City crest and the three gold stars above it. As is so often true about Umbro designs of late, the […]

Tottenham Hotspur kicks off their U.S. tour with a week of training in San Jose and a friendly with the Earthquakes Saturday afternoon (televised on ESPN). On a sun-splashed field at the Quakes Nutrilite Training Facility — situated adjacent to the proposed new stadium site — Harry Redknapp and his staff had his players conduct […]

Steve McClaren has quickly replaced former striker Obafemi Martins with the highly-rated Mario Mandzukic from Dinamo Zagreb. The Wolfe merry-go-round is certainly picking up some speed with players coming in and moving out of the club on almost a bi-daily basis. Mandzukic initially signed for Zagreb in 2007, as a replacement for Arsenal's Eduardo, who […]

It's no longer new news, but England will now be without their second or third choice striker Emile Heskey as he's recently announced his retirement from international football. But my question to you the readers of EPL Talk is: will he be missed? By examining Heskey's numbers one will find that he's had a respectable […]

With the World Cup still fresh in our memories, it's good to know that we didn't have to wait long to get our fix of international soccer now that several Premier League sides are currently in America training in preparation for the new season which begins on August 14. Wednesday night marked the first friendly […]

English footballer Emile Heskey did the noble thing this week by announcing his retirement from international football. Despite lots of criticism, Heskey was a stalwart for England, making 62 appearances for his country between 1999 and 2010 and contributing a large number of assists and seven goals. He'll be remembered as a man who always […]

First there was Brand Beckham going to Hollywood. Now we have King Henry coming to the Big Apple. While MLS is getting that knack as a semi-retirement league for the world's greatest stars (Frank Lampard has mentioned it as well), Henry's signing is still a major deal for the young league. Put simply, on footballing […]

It was a warm and a bit muggy Thursday afternoon as the MLS Summer Transfer Window officially opened on July 15th. That window opened so wide & one of the world's greatest strikers of the game finally entered to make his announcement that he is here to play and be competitive for the club and the city of […]

Ottmar Hitzfeld, a German manager who is currently head coach of the Switzerland national team, is set to retire in 2012 after the European Championships. Hitzfeld’s managerial feats will go down into German folklore. His tactical expertise and his ability to take an underdog and go all the way has made him a legend of […]