If you blinked, you may have missed it. But in Tuesday's Daily Telegraph, Manchester United captain Gary Neville said he believed that an outsider could win the Premier League. "I think the Premier League is getting stronger, with teams like Manchester City, Tottenham Hotspur and Villa spending a lot of money," said Neville. "It's difficult […]

Most of us would agree that it appears very likely that Stan Kroenke may be the new owner of Arsenal Football Club in the near future. The American billionaire has been slowly purchasing shares for more than a year now and is on the verge of having the magic 30 per cent number that will […]

Two players that have seemingly been discussed ad nausea by me on this website finally have been called into the US National Team for the January camp. Alejandro Bedoya and Marcus Tracy are both players that fit a serious need for the United States. Marcus Tracy has the speed, strength, and tactical discipline to be […]

A pair of Scandinavian stand outs as well as few MLS emerging stars headline Bob Bradley's 30 man roster for the annual January training camp. Rising MLS stars, Omar Gonzalez, Chris Pontius and Kevin Alston will have the opportunity to show their skills to Coach Bradley ahead of the opening of camp on January 4th. […]

The big story of the weekend was the snow that postponed four matches including the much anticipated Fiorentina-AC Milan match, rescheduled for January 27. However, the weekend still had plenty of drama, especially around Juventus. In honor of the holiday season, this week's Lessons will be handing out presents to various people and teams in […]

There was so much promise this past MLS Season for Red Bull NY after reaching their first MLS Cup Final. Not only seeing them defeat the Houston Dynamo in the Goal Aggregate Quarterfinals and the one goal victory in the semi-final at Real Salt Lake, but also qualifying for their first club international tournament in the […]

The last time many of us saw DaMarcus Beasley, his miss on a corner launched a Brazilian counter-attack that led to the eventual trouncing of the US in the group phase of the Confederations Cup. It was the culmination of a number of mediocre and lackluster performances from him in the national team shirt, which […]

Press conferences in England are hardly ever tame experiences (ask Joe Kinnear), but Monday's unveiling of Roberto Mancini as the new manager of Manchester City didn't go particularly well for City chief executive Garry Cook. The City chief executive, who is not a fan favorite, stepped in to answer questions from journalists about the sequence […]

In the past decade, we've seen plenty of changes but one of the biggest ones has been that middle men have seen their power stripped away because of the Internet. Record companies are no longer as powerful as they used to be. Authors are self-publishing their books. Filmmakers are releasing their movies online. The next […]

Fox Soccer Channel will be broadcasting in HD very soon. There are a few positives and a few negatives, yes negatives, to this development. Here are a few positives and negatives as I see it: Positive #1: Fox Soccer will be broadcasting in HD beginning in January. This is great news since everyone with an […]

Vijay Setlur, Football writer/consultant joins us on the show to discuss the business around the World Cup, the popularity of football in Canada, television rights around the world and much much more. Don’t forget that the EPL Talk Podcast is the only Premier League interview and analysis podcast available for free. In the past few […]

Soccer fans around the world have been trained to proceed with caution when surfing the Internet and recording matches on television for later viewing. The obvious rules apply about avoiding soccer websites, blurring ones vision when accidentally seeing a BottomLine ticker scrolling by, and avoiding contact with Twitter or friends who like to blabber what […]

It's that time of the year when not only your friends or family send holiday cards, but so do your favorite Premier League clubs. I subscribe to lists for most of the Premier League clubs so I can stay on top of the latest news, so here are the ones I've received thus far for […]

Fox Soccer Channel is raising the bar in to how you watch games on television and will be launching HD in January, 2010. Here's a sneak-peek at the new promotional video that you can expect to see on Fox Soccer Channel in the coming days and weeks.

In the last few years, the top six teams have distanced themselves from the rest of La Liga. Real Madrid and FC Barcelona represent the top two, and Villarreal, Atlético Madrid, Sevilla, and Valencia compete for the next four places. Atlético Madrid continues their bumbling start into the Christmas break, and Villarreal picked themselves up […]