The annual Trofeo TIM pre-season tournament is today in Turin between Italy's top three clubs. For more on this event see my article, Trofeo TIM In Turin

For the fourth time in sixteen months, Houston and Pachuca will face off in the knock out stages of a major international competitions. Last year this same staged Pachuca used dogged determination and some controversial officiating to advance after winning a penalty kick shootout. This year, Houston will be without leading tournament goal scorer Stuart […]

For the fourth time in sixteen months, Houston and Pachuca will face off in the knock out stages of a major international competitions. Last year this same staged Pachuca used dogged determination and some controversial officiating to advance after winning a penalty kick shootout. This year, Houston will be without leading tournament goal scorer Stuart […]

Who should Spurs buy with the money from the Robbie Keane transfer? ( surveys)

Robbie Keane, one of the most prolific goalscorers in the history of the Premier League, has joined Liverpool from Spurs for £19 million, which could increase to £20.3 million depending on appearances. The move is an excellent coup for Liverpool who are desperate for a proven striker to partner Fernando Torres up front. The skilfull […]

They're the men in black that you love to hate, but someone has to do the job. Here's EPL Talk's guide to the Premier League referees for the 2008/2009 season (click on the referee's name to view his photograph): Martin Atkinson. Premier League ref since 2005. Age 37. On August 13, 2006 he took charge […]

Just when you thought there weren't enough room for another soccer network, Televisa will soon be launching Planeta Futbol. The new network, for Spanish-speaking countries, will feature the Premier League, Mexican tournament matches and La Liga. Planeta Futbol will be available through foreign cable and satellite providers. According to Variety, "[The network] will almost certainly […]

Champions League Talk was recently sent a copy of "Jinky: The Jimmy Johnstone Story" written by Jim Black and I was given the honour of reviewing it. Jinky, born James Connolly Johnstone, was a dynamic winger that played for the Celtic side that won nine Scottish championships in a row between 1966 and 1974. He […]

EPL Talk was recently sent a copy of "Jinky: The Jimmy Johnstone Story" written by Jim Black and I was given the honour of reviewing it. Jinky, born James Connolly Johnstone, was a dynamic winger that played for the Celtic side that won nine Scottish championships in a row between 1966 and 1974. He was […]

The final set of Intertoto Cup fixtures took place over the weekend and the eleven winning clubs now advance to the UEFA Cup second qualifying round. Advancing are Aston Villa, Napoli, Stade Rennais FC, RC Deportivo La Coruna, SC Braga, SC Vaslui, SK Sturm Graz, Grasshopper-Club, VfB Stuttgart, IF Elfsborg and Rosenborg BK. A bit […]

For those of you who may have missed it, I had the pleasure of being on the BBC this past weekend for more than two hours. For the first five minutes, I was interviewed by BBC Five Live's Dotun Adebayo about my new book, the free EPL travel guide entitled In Pursuit Of Real Football. […]

Cass, a new movie scheduled for release in the United Kingdom this Friday August 1, is a true story about a West Ham United supporter and his remarkable life. Quite a few of the West Ham fans who responded to the articles about the violence at the recent Columbus Crew match mentioned the upcoming movie. […]

Today the Premier League launched its latest version of the free predictions game named I Know The Score. EPL Talk has created a mini-league (i.e. private league) for you to join so you can play against fellow EPL Talk readers from around the world. To go ahead and join, visit http://iknowthescore.premierleague.com and register. After you've […]

This week we make the short trip west on the A40 from Dortmund past Bochum to Gelsenkirchen, home to Schalke 04 and their new coach, Fred Rutten. Much like his new Ruhr rival, Jürgen Klopp, Rutten has been a one club man for almost his entire 30-year playing and coaching career, all with FC Twente […]

Lazio have revealed their new third kit ahead of the 2008/09 campaign. The club had a terrible start last season attempting to balance additional Champions League commitments with domestic play. The team finished the 07-08 season in 12th on 46 points. In my opinion this squad lacked the depth required to go head-to-head against the best in […]