Relief is on the way for Middlesbrough fans who often spill beer on their football shirts.Errea, the manufacturers of Boro's new home and away football jerseys, have woven in flecks of titanium and silver into the new shirts making them waterproof and resistant to other liquids. No, I'm not making this up. According to Boro […]

Referring to West Ham as “Brits” potentially kicked off the violence before matchday I have deliberetly allowed two days to pass since the initial reports about the fracas at Crew Stadium have passed to comment on this site. I wanted to see what action was taken by the club and what the fallout was before […]

Referring to West Ham as "Brits" potentially kicked off the violence before matchday I have deliberetly allowed two days to pass since the initial reports about the fracas at Crew Stadium have passed to comment on this site. I wanted to see what action was taken by the club and what the fallout was before […]

Wolves Founded: 1877 Nickname: Wolves, Wanderers Ground: Molineux ( 28,525) Last Season: 7th in the CCC 70 points FA Cup Winners: 1893, 1908,1949,1960 League Cup Winners: 1974, 1980 Community Shield Winners: 1949,1954,1959,1960 Division One Winners: 1953/54, 1957/58, 1958/59 Divison Two/CCC Winners: 1931/32, 1976/77 Division Three/ League One Winners: 1988/89 Division Four/ League Two Winners: 1987/88 […]

Watford Founded: 1881 Nickname: Hornets, Yellow Army Ground: Vicarage Road (19,920) Being Expanded to 23,500 Last Season: 6th in the CCC 70 Points Trivia: The Moose in the Watford Crest is the symbol of the County Watford reside in even though the nickname of the team is the hornets.

Even when the competitive football begins again in August, and when Manchester United’s wonderfully creative displays are likely to re-emerge once more and fans across the nation endlessly talk about the unbelievable goals they scored the night before, the transfer saga surrounding Cristiano Ronaldo is certain to remain on the lips of many.If the Portuguese […]

Ryan a frequent commenter on this blog asked me a question last week thart deserves more than a normal Q&A response but an actual blog post. Here is the question: Now that he’s retired from MLS, can you put Claudio Reyna’s Man City career in perspective for us? It seems like we get a lot […]

Wigan Athletic has unveiled their new away shirt for the 2008/2009 season, which is a flourescent yellow shirt designed by Champion.While Wigan's new home shirt is elegant, the new away one is horrid. The shirt looks very similar to Chelsea's failed experiment from last season when their away shirt was also flourescent yellow. Thanks to […]

Having suffered the heart break of not reaching Euro 2008 perhaps now, as we gear up for the new season would be an interesting time to look at England’s World Cup qualifying schedule. With just less than seven weeks to go before England start their campaign against Andorra we can begin the build up to […]

Sometimes it's difficult to remove your team bias and the emotional connection you feel with the colors of your favorite club. But try, for a minute, to be objective and open minded as you read through EPL Talk's list of the Top 5 Worst Football Shirts of the 08/09 Premier League season (in order from […]

If you ask an average American what words he or she associates with soccer, chances are that the first one uttered will be 'hooligans.' It's a word that has long tarnished mainstream America's view of the sport, but it's always been perceived as "The English Disease." That perception, however, will change if incidents such as […]

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Arsenal fans in the United States, rejoice. The next three Emirates Cups, featuring Arsenal and an assortment of top clubs, will be televised on GolTV every summer between now and 2010. This summer's treat will feature live coverage of the following matches (all times eastern): Real Madrid v Hamburg, August 2, 9am Arsenal v Juventus, […]

Swansea City Founded: 1912 Nickname: Swans Ground: Liberty Stadium (20,532) Last Season: 1st in League One 92 Points- Automatic Promotion to the CCC Welsh Cup Winners: 9 times FAW Premier Cup: 2005, 2006 FAW Welsh Youth Cup: 1999, 2003, 2008 English Third Division/ League One Winners: 2007 English FA Trophy Winners: 1994, 2006 Welsh Football […]

Southampton Founded: 1885 Nickname: Saints Ground: St. Marys (32,551) Last Season: 20th in the CCC 54 Points FA Cup Winners: 1976 Third Division/League Two Winners: 1959/60