A transcript of the BBC Panorama episode, "Football's Dirty Little Secrets," is now available here. It makes for interesting reading especially about Liverpool tapping up which has gone mostly unnoticed (or is that 'ignored') by the British press.

Yahoo! Sports Romario, who at 40 led USL in scoring this year after leading the Brazilian first division last season appears headed to Australian side Adeliade United for the upcoming season. Romario has proven that he is ageless and it will be wonderful for the Aussie fans to see this lving legend for a season […]

It's the result that Liverpool needed. A confidence boost. Two goals, and — most importantly — three points from a disappointing season thus far. Interestingly it was a midfielder who stole the headlines for Liverpool instead of a striker. Sure, Dirk Kuyt scored his first goal for the Reds but it was Xabi Alonso who […]

For those who believed the failure of the World Cup would provoke an attitude adjustment from Landon Donovan, once the great American hope, but now our greatest frustration, you were wrong. Check out this maddening story from ESPN Soccernet.

For Premiership fans in America, EPL Talk has the most comprehensive listing of Prem matches being shown on Fox Soccer Channel and Setanta. Here's the most updated schedule (including many updated matches from Fox Soccer Channel): Wednesday, Sept 20, 3pm; Liverpool v Newcastle (Setanta) Saturday, Sept 23, 7:30am; Liverpool v Spurs (Setanta) Saturday, Sept 23, […]

Good news for Chelsea fans. Sirius Satellite and Chelsea today announced an agreement whereby the remaining Chelsea matches this season will be available exclusively on Sirius Satellite radio. Read the press release for more details. Each match will feature a 60-minute pre-game show with Giorgio Chinaglia and Charlie Stillitano. Whether you're a Chelsea fan or […]

The BBC investigative TV show Panorama today revealed the people inside the Premiership who were accused of agreeing to bribes and being involved in tapping scandals. Here are the people who were named: Bolton manager Sam Allardyce: Agent Teni Yerima says he bribed the Bolton boss. Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp: Secretly filmed (then a Southampton […]

There are lots of exciting developments happening behind-the-scenes at EPL Talk. As soon as the deals and arrangements are confirmed, I'll be sure to let you know. But it'll definitely be good news for EPL-mad fans such as yourself. In the meantime, I want to remind you to mark your calendar for this Saturday (and […]

As pundit Alan Hansen said, this past Sunday revealed to us that there isn't that much difference between the big four sides in the Premiership. And how refreshing is that. But what's apparent so far this season is that the pack of sides beneath the "big four" have improved. Everton, Aston Villa, Portsmouth and Middlesbrough, […]

I spoke to my cousin who lives in London yesterday about the upcoming Panorama documentary from BBC and the potential scandal it may cause by revealing how prevalent bungs are in the Premiership. His verdict was that it's not going to make that much of a difference no matter how explicit the issue may be. […]

Many of you may not know who Simon Inglis is, but you'll definitely remember his name after you listen to the latest episode of the EPL Talk Podcast, just released yesterday. Inglis is best known for his famous book, The Football Grounds of England and Wales, which was an exhaustive review from the mid 80s […]

By Mark Fishburn, EPL Talk correspondent Didier Drogba scored a goal of Peter Osgood quality today at Stamford Bridge today. Also, he won almost every ball against the defenders, playing at his most skillful and determined best. By the end of the game he was exhorting to the crowd to make more noise and was […]

I'm just getting into the world of podcasts which seem destined to change the internet in similar fashion as blogging did just a few years back. Several soccer related podcasts are available online including World Soccer Daily from Sirius Radio and ESPN Soccernet extra from the Disney folks themselves. But for my tastes, the best […]

Well, we always thought this Premiership season was going to be close, and after this weekend's matches we now have proof of that. While the Chelsea against Liverpool match left a bitter taste in my mouth, the Manchester United against Arsenal battle was another experience altogether. Beautiful flowing football, combined with sublime skills and plenty […]

The top two positions in the EPL Talk Premiership fantasy football league remain the same, while there are many changes to positions three through five. Out of the more than 60 people playing the EPL Talk league, here are the top players as of today: 1 ROCKFISH UNITED, David Griffith, 294 pts. 2 Gratefullawyer, Wayne […]