With a packed roster of matches being played out over the weekend, we have plenty to talk about regarding this gameweek. 1. Manchester City get a glimpse of an alternate reality Still 12 points clear of their noisy neighbors, United possibly just can’t throw it away from here. But yesterday’s match did was to serve […]

BBC, talkSPORT and Absolute Radio have retained their audio rights to broadcast Premier League matches on UK radio through until the end of the 2015-16 season. According to SportsPro, the BBC has retained its four current packages, including Saturday lunchtime, the first pick of Saturday afternoon's 3pm BST kick-offs, Sunday late afternoon games and Monday […]

Andrey Arshavin is ready to quit soccer at the end of this season, aged 32. According to The Evening Standard, the footballer has become so disillusioned with the sport as well as the lack of viable alternatives away from Arsenal that he is considering hanging up his boots when his contract ends this summer. The […]

The Football Association expect the Premier League clubs to approve goal-line technology, with the technology set to be launched in the Premier League beginning with the 2013-14 season. The Premier League clubs meet on Thursday to discuss several agenda items including Financial Fair Play. If approved, there's no guarantee that the Premier League will use […]

Everton skipper Phil Neville has announced that he will be leaving the club at the end of this season. Neville, who has been at Everton since 2005, will take some time to weigh up his options. It's quite possible that Neville may be interested in a career as a pundit, where his brother Gary Neville […]

After launching in 2007, Major League Soccer Talk (aka MLS Talk) is coming to an end. In the next two weeks, we'll be shutting down the website and consolidating all of the articles under the flagship website EPLTalk.com. When appropriate, we'll be posting MLS- and USMNT-related articles under the EPL Talk site. It was a […]

French striker Loic Remy has only played eight matches so far this season for Queens Park Rangers, but while he hasn't been able to turn around the club's form, he has achieved an impressive five goals in eight league appearances. Remy's prowess in front of goal is something to marvel, similar to Demba Ba's clinical […]

In the battle for local pride, Manchester United played Manchester City today in the English Premier League. Manchester United were hoping to take a giant step closer to winning the Premier League title, while City wanted to win the bragging rights. The game didn't disappoint. Here are the match highlights from April 8, 2013: Video […]

Sergio Aguero scored a sensational solo goal for Manchester City today against Manchester United. Before the match, Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini said that Aguero wasn't 100% fit to play the full match, so the Argentine started on the bench. But in the 79th minute, Aguero dribbled past three Manchester United footballers and managed to […]

Local pride is on the line tonight when Manchester United battles Manchester City at Old Trafford. In the last league match between the two sides, Manchester United beat Manchester City 3-2 at the Etihad Stadium with a stoppage-time goal from Robin van Persie. While that one victory did a lot to unsettle City's confidence, Manchester […]

The FA will tell FIFA that they have found no evidence of racist chanting by England fans in San Marino. "We haven't been able to actually find or identify any individuals chanting," said Director of Communications for the FA Adrian Bevington. The spokesperson added that The FA is not disputing that the chanting happened, but they […]

Despite the way that Sky has helped the Premier League become so popular, there is a lot to despise about the way the Rupert Murdoch company does business. They're incredibly self-serving. If there's a sporting event or news story that they don't either have the rights to or they didn't get the scoop, they'll often […]

Manchester City and Chelsea officially announced today that they will face each other in an exhibition match to be played at Yankee Stadium on Saturday, May 25. The friendly between Manchester City and Chelsea is the second match between both teams scheduled to be played in the US this summer. City plays Chelsea on Thursday, […]

Margaret Thatcher, the former British Prime Minister, died today at the age of 87. Nicknamed The Iron Lady, Thatcher was an icon in British politics. She was the first-ever female British Prime Minister when she was voted into office in 1979. She'll be forever remembered for her tough stance against the unions as well as […]

On the eve of the Manchester derby, The Guardian newspaper has published two very revealing articles about City. The first reveals that Manchester City will review Roberto Mancini's position at the end of the season, and that sources are unable to confirm whether Mancini will be at the club. In the second article, Mancini is quoted using […]