Bayern Munich have all but secured their passage into the round of sixteen last night with a rather fortunate 3-2 win over Romanian side CFR Cluj. Two own goals and a Mario Gomez strike were just enough for Bayern Munich to pick up another three points, and the win, although slightly nervy, was more important […]

Wayne Rooney today released an official statement confirming his desire to leave Manchester United, as well as sharing his thoughts on what Sir Alex Ferguson said in his press conference yesterday. Here's Rooney's statement in full: "I met with David Gill last week and he did not give me any of the assurances I was […]

Football press conferences are usually quite predictable affairs with the manager trotting out the usual clichés and obfuscation in response to the same old questions from the press. They are rarely places to deploy an extended metaphor but someone must have forgotten to tell Rafa Benitez because his latest comments about his time at Liverpool […]

Yesterday was a bad day for Serie A in the Champions League. Roma lost 3-1 at home to FC Basel to fall into last place in Group E, but level on points with Basel and Cluj. But the big story of the night was AC Milan's first trip back to the Bernabeu since their shock […]

Five years ago this November, EPL Talk was born. To celebrate our five-year anniversary, we're doing something unconventional. We're handing over the keys of the kingdom to you. Between now and November, you can suggest what stories you'd like us to write about. Then the best ideas will be narrowed down for the readers of […]

I was saddened to hear this past weekend that Malcolm Allison, the legendary former manager of Manchester City, passed away at the age of 83. No one apart from Brian Clough summed up 70s and 80s English football better than Malcolm Allison. He was always a joy to listen to on television and his clubs […]

Ever since the news broke there was a palpable sense of disbelief amongst fans, the media and Blogs. We awaited hearing from the men at the centre of the story and we got that hearing today. It appears that Sir Alex Ferguson is as shaken by this news as we are even though he has […]

Bobby Charlton and the Manchester United team star in a new television commercial for Turkish Airlines. Typically we don't run commercials on this site, but this is definitely a well produced and imaginative ad that features the entire team such as Edwin van der Sar, Wayne Rooney, Patrice Evra, John O'Shea, the da Silva twins, […]

Earlier today Sir Alex Ferguson conducted a press conference where he revealed that Wayne Rooney wants to leave Manchester United. In the above video, the unusually solemn Ferguson recounts his side of the story in terms of Rooney's injury and what the club has done to help and support him. He talks about how he […]

Louis van Gaal will be looking to build off of a great 3-0 win over Hannover on the weekend tonight against Cluj. Three points most certainly means a place in the round of sixteen, so a win is definitely the priority here for the Bavarian side. Die Roten will undoubtedly be favourites, but with their […]

Football supporters are already beginning to have a bit of fun at the prospect of Wayne Rooney leaving Old Trafford. And it looks like one of them is already one step ahead of Manchester City with this proposed billboard (Tevez style) that could adorn the entrance to the northern city. So far it seems that […]

Sir Alex Ferguson has today revealed that Wayne Rooney wants to leave Manchester United. The shock announcement will set the transfer rumour mill in to overdrive but where is the most likely destination for the England striker? Manchester City The very thought of Rooney in a sky blue shirt is probably enough to make most […]

The soccer press has been buzzing about the latest Wayne Rooney press conferences, statements, and rumors. The usual suspects have been named as possible destinations: the ATMs that are Manchester City and Real Madrid, EPL rival Chelsea, and Bundesliga giant Bayern Munich. But where Wayne Rooney really belongs is in Italy, and specifically Inter Milan. […]

UEFA Champions League If judging by current form at this very minute, Real Madrid might be playing the best football in Europe. After their opening few matches where they could not kick the ball into the Mediterranean Sea, their ten goal outburst against Deportivo La Coruña and Málaga in their last two matches shows signs […]

I'm sure most Middlesbrough fans are pleased that Gordon Strachan has resigned and walked away without compensation. Our league position tells its own story. It plainly wasn't working and his increasingly eccentric media interviews revealed a man who looked to be under intense pressure. This didn't stop a majority of the fans from turning against […]