Three Premier League sides are in action today in the quarter-finals of the Europa League. All three first leg matches are being shown live on US television and/or Internet. Here's the schedule for today: Chelsea vs Rubin Kazan, 3pm, FOX Soccer, ESPN Deportes and FOX Soccer 2Go Spurs vs Basel, 3pm, FOX Soccer Plus and FOX Soccer […]

Lionel Messi, Cesc Fabregas, Thierry Henry and Alex Song will be playing in a friendly game this summer in Chicago to raise money for charity. Dubbed "Messi & Friends," the exhibition match is being organized by Messi and will feature 36 world stars. "This event will feature the world's greatest players in a festival of […]

Which player has the best win percentage at every Premier League club that has played in the top flight of England from 1992-2013? Some of the findings may surprise you. Out of the 45 teams who have played in the Premier League since it was founded, there are memorable names from the history of British […]

Yaya Toure has signed a new contract at Manchester City to keep him at the club until 2017. The new contract is worth approximately £11 million a year according to The Sun. The new deal was signed today after his agent warned a fortnight ago that Toure would leave Manchester City if no agreement was reached. “I […]

Everton manager David Moyes has set a target of reaching 60 points to secure European qualification. Everton currently has eight matches remaining this Premier League season for an opportunity to win 24 points. Everton sit in sixth position with 51 points, so nine points from their next eight games seem very do-able. First up for […]

Look who has the best conversion rate among strikers at Manchester United. While Chicharito has played far fewer matches than Robin van Persie and Wayne Rooney, it still shows how clinical Javier Hernandez is in front of goal for Manchester United. And if Petr Cech hadn't been two spectacular saves in the FA Cup replay […]

Where will Rafa Benitez end up this summer? As a manager on the continent, or — as he thinks — managing a top club in the Premier League? I don't foresee any managerial changes this summer at any of the top 5 Premier League teams, so which team does he have his eyes on? Here […]

Monday's derby between Manchester United and Manchester City will be shown live on ESPN in the United States. The match kicks off at 3pm ET and will be shown on the flagship ESPN network instead of ESPN2. Plus, the game will be televised live on ESPN Deportes and via the WatchESPN app. The match programming […]

Which club has the youngest average age in the Premier League? And vice-versa, which club has the oldest average age? The answers may surprise you. First, the club with the oldest average is the one that sits at the very bottom of the league — Queens Park Rangers, where the average age is 28. Perhaps […]

A new photo of England's new home shirt for 2013 has been leaked on the Internet, and this one is the clearest yet. This new photo — which is by far the best photo yet, more so than the previous leaked photos we saw here and here — shows the new England home shirt in […]

Three years ago, Florent Malouda was voted Chelsea’s player of the season in their 2009-10 Premier League title winning season. Now he finds himself seeing out the last month of his contract, having trained all season with the under-21’s. But will he have the chance for a second coming in the Premiership next season or […]

Sunderland manager Paolo Di Canio says he does not support the ideology of fascism. In a statement released on the club website, Di Canio finally set the record straight on his political beliefs. "I am not political, I do not affiliate myself to any organisation, I am not a racist and I do not support […]

Since signing with Arsenal, Abou Diaby has made just 92 league appearances for the club and has, by talkSport's estimations, suffered 35 injuries. The frustration with Diaby's injury-prone history at Arsenal is that he's an amazingly gifted central midfielder who often makes a profound difference to the team when he's in the side. Diaby is […]

During Paolo Di Canio's press conference yesterday in Sunderland, the Italian manager was asked by BBC journalist Dan Roan whether he is a fascist or not. Di Canio refused to answer the question and, instead, said to ask Trevor Sinclair or Chris Powell about his character. Di Canio said the same thing in his Monday […]

Arsenal today confirmed that the club will play against the Indonesian national team in a pre-season friendly on Sunday, July 14. The match will be played at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, which has a capacity of 88,000. Arsenal's visit to Indonesia is the club's first trip to Indonesia since 1983. In addition to the Gunners […]