While the English Premier League is the most popular sports league in the world based on the number of global viewers, it ranks a distant fourth on revenue generated. According to The Daily Express, the top three are: NFL MLB NBA It's no surprise therefore that more American businessmen are investing in Premiership clubs. With […]

You're invited to the first official broadcast of the EPL Talk Show, scheduled for Saturday, May 12th at Noon ET/9am PT/5pm GMT. Sure, you may wondering why you should listen to another footie-show. But this one will be different. It'll be broadcast live on the Internet. No matter where you live in the world, you'll […]

In a weekend when matches in England disappointed (the flat showings by Manchester United, Chelsea, and Charlton), the sweet football of Spain shone this weekend especially in the spectacular Real Madrid 2-1 win against Valencia. And welcome back David Beckham who earned a free kick and then delivered the free kick cross that led to […]

ESPN's Tommy Smyth is featured as the interview guest on this week's EPL Talk Podcast. Download the podcast here or subscribe to the EPL Talk Podcast via iTunes so you don't miss a single episode. During the interview, Tommy discusses: This week's Champions League semi-finals and whether AC Milan can stop Man United, What impact […]

For years Major League Soccer has protected its financial records with a ruthlessness that is both admirable and somewhat worrying. Outsiders can only speculate as to whether the league's financial health is good or not, and to whether teams actually adhere to salary cap. Much positive press was generated this past year as MLS owners […]

It's 6:18am on a Saturday. I can't sleep, and there's still over an hour to go before the glorious Premiership weekend kicks off again with Arsenal against Spurs, and I have a mountain-full of work to do on EPL Talk, but it's all good. Whether you're a new or regular visitor to EPL Talk, you may […]

The results are in from the latest EPL Talk poll about whether you are in favor of a proposed European Super League or not. With 95 people responding, here are the results: What's surprising to me is that only 53% of you are in opposition to the Super League. I thought it would have been […]

Premier League CEO Richard Scudamore believes that Premiership clubs should reduce ticket prices next season especially in light of the new, massive TV deal. However, he believes that it's up to the clubs to make that decision, which will mean that very few clubs will comply with his wishes. US-based writer Ian Plenderleith has written […]

Today's 1-0 defeat to Preston North End confirmed Luton Town's relegation status. Luton had been in the Championship for two seasons after winning League One in the 04-05 season. Newly hired gaffer, former Leeds boss Kevin Blackwell, has to undertake a big rebuilding job over the summer. The club has lost most of their young […]

ESPN's typical amateurish MLS telecast gained some new life tonight as Tommy Smyth joined Eric Wynalda and Rob Stone on the call of New England-Columbus. Smyth's presence in the booth made an otherwise unwatchable midweek game between two teams who were completely out of form watchable. Both Derek Rae and Tommy Smyth have experience calling […]

Daniele Dichio who has floated around England the past several years signed with Toronto FC yesterday after securing his release from Preston North End. Dichio, a forward benefited from playing alongside Kevin Phillips with Sunderland between 1999 and 2001, scoring 11 goals in two seasons of EPL action. His production has tailed off since but […]

A couple of weeks ago, Fox Soccer Channel viewers started hearing the dulcet voice of new presenter Andy Houlihan (as first reported here). Since then, we've found out — according to a spokesperson at Fox Soccer Channel — that Houlihan's position at FSC is temporary. He's a freelancer from SkySports who lives in Beverly Hills. […]

If you're searching for a way to experience Saturday's relegation match between Charlton Athletic and Sheffield Utd online, join the EPL Talk Chat hosted by bcjohn.We'll have Charlton, Sheffield United and neutral fans from around the world chatting in real-time about the big Premiership battle. We'll also be able to tip you off regarding Charlton […]

If you're searching for a way to experience Sunday's Premiership match between Newcastle United and Chelsea online, join the EPL Talk Chat hosted by bcjohn. We'll have Newcastle, Chelsea and neutral fans from around the world chatting in real-time about the big Premiership battle. We'll also be able to tip you off regarding Newcastle v […]

If you're searching for a way to experience Saturday's Premiership match between Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal online, join the EPL Talk Chat hosted by bcjohn. We'll have Arsenal, Tottenham and neutral fans from around the world chatting in real-time about the big Premiership battle. We'll also be able to tip you off regarding Spurs v […]