It's hard to believe that a classic West Ham United team featuring legends such as Trevor Brooking, Alan Curbishley, Frank Lampard Sr., Billy Bonds and a young Alvin Martin were staring down the face of relegation on the last day of the 1977-1978 season. But they were, and they needed a win to try to […]

Ascoli hosted Reggina in Weekend 17 of Serie B on December 4th, 2009. The match witnessed some controversial moments as injured Reggina player Carlos Valdez attempted to kick the ball out of play so he can be replaced. Seemingly unaware of Valdez's intention, Ascoli's Vincenzo Sommese kept the ball in play and went forward to […]

MLS Talk correspondent Eric Altshule caught up with US National Team and MLS Stars Jimmy Conrad and Sacha Kljestan to discuss the World Cup Draw

The season chugs on towards the half-way point, and while this weekend's fixture list might be lacking a marquee matchup, the need for points is still critical for all of the teams. Here's the TV schedule. And now, on with the preview: Portsmouth vs. Liverpool Fratton Park is the venue for a match between teams looking […]

In the upcoming weeks and months, EPL Talk will be bringing you multiple interviews with Slovenian Journalists to discuss the National Team that has been drawn with England for the World Cup, as well as some background on the nation itself. Please leave any questions you may have about Slovenia, the national team and the country in […]

Fox Soccer Channel this week launched a redesign of their FoxSoccer.com website. The website, which was a massive success during the 2006 World Cup and continues to be a valuable resource for soccer fans, has been redesigned to look less busy and as a result looks drastically different. Here are my initial thoughts on the […]

Let's be honest. It was the game that almost no one wanted to watch but for those of you who did watch it because there was nothing else on or because you love football no matter who is playing, the Stoke City against Wigan Athletic match was a surprising delight. Because both teams are not […]

Landon Donovan and the LA Galaxy announced an agreement today where Donovan has signed an extended contract with the Galaxy taking him through the 2013 MLS season. It seems an agreement is also in the works to allow Donovan to spend from January 1 to mid-March on loan with Everton. In a statement put out […]

There are plenty of spoof videos on the Internet, but most of them are cheaply done. However, I came across this one today that I think is one of the best ones I've ever seen that features Andrei Arshavin going "Back to the Future" to stick it to the Liverpool players and Rafa Benitez. This […]

I'd like to open up a bit of good old fashioned debate here on EPL Talk concerning the recent exploits of one Mick McCarthy. Tuesday night at Old Trafford saw Manchester United draw level on points with league leaders Chelsea with a 3-0 victory against Wolverhampton Wanderers. You might be thinking, "that doesn't sound out […]

Over the next few days until the end of 2009, I'll be compliling a few articles looking at my favourite moments from the Premiership's second decade. I'll be looking at some of the great players, some of the great managers, matches, goals even kits. I'll be giving you my honest opinion on what and who […]

Listening to last week's episode of the Football Weekly Podcast on The Guardian, I had to laugh when studio guest (and occasional EPL Talk blogger) Richard Whittall brought up the topic of stereotypes about British women. Astounding as it may seem, The Guardian's Barney Ronay had no idea what Whittall was talking about and seemed […]

DaMarcus Beasley is once again playing a high level for his club team and must be strongly considered for a return to the US setup. Beasley’s comeback started with a good performance versus Sevilla in the Champions League last week, and has continued through a few good league performances this week. In Rangers’ 3-1 win […]

Since the US was drawn into England’s group in the World Cup, I have seen and heard lots of discussion of why the USMNT can either draw or beat England. Yet, to this point I have not seen one single shred of analysis to defend this point. ESPN commentators and bloggers alike have made reference […]

Listening to the excellent radio program This American Life recently on National Public Radio, I became deeply enthralled by a segment they played about an improv group from New York that often played mind games (which, for some bizarre reason, is something I love to do at times). In this particular segment, the improv group […]