Over 100 members of Parliament in the UK have signed a motion to urge the British government to re-examine the case for the introduction of safe standing areas at football grounds across Britain. The measure is also supported by David Cameron (see video), the Conservative leader who is Tony Blair's main opposition. Not to be […]

Umbro unveiled England's new home kit today in preparation for their match against Spain on Wednesday (3pm ET, Fox Soccer Channel). Overall, the new jersey looks pretty decent. Umbro's design isn't a departure from their previous jersey. Instead there are subtle differences. The most notable of which is a blue stripe near the shoulder. My […]

Bob Bradley sure wants to lose that interim label badly. Otherwise I see no reason for him to have selected what is essentially an "A" side with a few younger players for the friendly versus Mexico on Wednesday night in Glendale, Arizona. However, this is Mexico and it is difficult to label any US-Mexico game […]

By John Nicholson Is Steve McClaren a two-faced hypocrite? Yes, says ex-players Massimo Maccarone and Danny Mills, no says, well, nobody except McClaren. Both sides are obviously biased, but there is an air of truth about these criticisms simply because they confirm so many fans long held beliefs, that McClaren is an essentially weak man. […]

Manchester United is playing together so well as a team right now that they appear unstoppable. If they keep on playing like this, the FA Cup and Champions League trophies must surely be within their grasp. Take Man United's performance yesterday against Tottenham as an example. The side is playing so well together as a […]

EPL Talk recently completed its fiftieth episode, so I thought it'd be interesting to reveal the most popular episodes measured by the number of downloads:01. 2006 Holiday Special: Graham Bell, Ronaldo, Phil McThomas and John Nicholson02. Steven Cohen03. Shane O'Rourke04. Phil McThomas05. Arsenal Stadium & The Beautiful Game Podcast06. Goodison Park & Johann Smith07. Kevin […]

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I recently had the pleasure of speaking with Mark Adolph about a book he recently wrote about a topic that's near and dear to my heart — and many football fans around the world... Subbuteo. For those who don't know, Subbuteo was THE game growing up. Played on a green cloth mat, each of the […]

This Sunday's clash between Spurs and Manchester United at White Hart Lane will be a close one, I believe. The level of crowd noise at White Hart Lane this season has been tremendous and it really is a twelfth man on the pitch for Spurs. Crowd noise apart, Spurs has a good chance of scoring […]

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Oguchi Onyewu like many young American players of this generation has never played in Major League Soccer. Unlike many young American players, "Gooch" has drawn the interest of the biggest, most visible clubs in Europe. Onyewu who has only a handful of US caps has seemingly made an impact in every national team game he […]

You have to admit that there's quite an American invasion happening in the Premiership right now. Oguchi Onyewu joins Newcastle United. Liverpool may be taken over by an American company, and of course there's players like Clint Dempsey, Carlos Bocanegra, Jay Demerit, Brian McBride, Brad Friedel, Demarcus Beasley, Marcus Hahnemann, Tim Howard and many many […]

In the United Kingdom, the newspaper industry is extremely competitive. There are more than 11 national daily newspapers compared with just two in the US (USA Today and Christian Science Monitor). While the competition in print is fierce, the UK newspapers are also waging war online with their respective web sites having made significant improvements […]

What's your favorite day of the week? If you ask most Brits, they'd say Saturday. If you ask Americans, I believe they'd answer Sunday. This may seem unimportant, but in the world of soccer — and especially the English Premier League — it means everything. Having grown up in the UK, my favorite day of […]

The heat is on Chelsea near the top of the table in the Premiership after Liverpool defeated West Ham United 2-1 at Upton Park thanks to a goal and an assist from Peter Crouch. Although Chelsea has one game in hand (versus Blackburn on Wednesday night), Liverpool are just two points behind the Blues and […]