There's a British word that beautifully sums up a lot of the Premier League stories tonight — rubbish. Sunderland manager Martin O'Neill came out on Friday and said that his team could be a top six Premier League club if they had better players. I don't know about you, but I think every single person […]

Here we are at gameweek 30 of Beat The Manager, the online prediction game from EPL Talk. After gameweek 30 ends, we’ll be giving away another Apple iPad Mini to one lucky person. If you haven’t played Beat The Manager before, start today. A new iPad Mini will be awarded after Gameweek 30. It’s free to play. You get […]

When Rio Ferdinand wasn’t called up to Euro 2012 at the expense of John Terry, who at the time was on trial for the racist abuse of Rio’s brother Anton, it seemed his England career was over. Ten months on, he has been recalled to the squad after an extremely consistent season with Manchester United. […]

There may not be a British side in the Champion's League, but who cares? It's not like the teams that got through could go toe-to-toe with the Prem teams week in and week out. Ahem. Well, we can dream. This week on FFS we have another Anton Ferdinand Turkish lesson, Professor Stat puts John Terry […]

Arsenal legend Ian Wright will be participating in a live Google Hangout today alongside soccer bloggers from EPL Talk, Football Ramble, The Stiles Council, The 12th Man and A Football Report. Wrighty and the football bloggers — including EPL Talk's very own Laurence McKenna and Kris Heneage — will be discussing a variety of topics […]

UPDATED: The draw for the quarter-final stage of the Europa League was made this morning, and the English clubs have three tough opponents to get through if they want to play in the semi-final stage of the tournament. Chelsea have been drawn against Rubin Kazan from the Russian Premier League, while Newcastle United will play […]

UPDATED: The draw for the quarter-final stage of the Europa League was made this morning, and the English clubs have three tough opponents to get through if they want to play in the semi-final stage of the tournament. Chelsea have been drawn against Rubin Kazan from the Russian Premier League, while Newcastle United will play […]

So after discussing and writing an article about the mishaps and the brain farts of Costa Rican International Left Back Roy Miller, you figured that would be the end of his buffoonery and we can move on to the home opener as the Red Bulls host DC United. But sadly we have to discuss the […]

Another night in Italy, and yet another night of racist abuse. Tottenham Hotspur manager Andre Villas-Boas complained tonight about the racist abuse his players received at the hands of Inter Milan supporters in the San Siro. "It was very, very easy to hear the chanting so I am sure that Uefa will act on it," […]

It’s been a disastrous six years for Toronto FC. Since their inception in 2007, they’ve been the epitome of ineptitude in Major League Soccer. This year, however, Kevin Payne was appointed President. The club began to operate more professionally and appeared to have it right from a business point of view. Ryan Nelsen’s arrival showed […]

With Arsenal and Manchester United out of the UEFA Champions League, the Premier League's hope for European glory this season rests on Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea and Newcastle United. Each of the three teams has a chance to make it into the quarter-finals of the Europa League tonight. Tottenham, without the suspended Gareth Bale, have the […]

With Arsenal and Manchester United out of the UEFA Champions League, the Premier League's hope for European glory this season rests on Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea and Newcastle United. Each of the three teams has a chance to make it into the quarter-finals of the Europa League tonight. Tottenham, without the suspended Gareth Bale, have the […]

I see a lot of promise in Tottenham Hotspur. I see a club inching its way to the top of the Premier League on the backs of four or five exciting young players, a club that is doing everything to prepare for the long term, short of recruiting an Abramovich-esque billionaire with a big yacht […]

The man who discovered David Beckham has died at the age of 76. Stuart Underwood was Beckham's coach at his youth team Ridgeway Rovers in England. According to the Bournemouth Echo, Underwood coached Beckham for nine years after putting an advertisement in the Walthamstow Guardian newspaper seeking players for an under-eight team. Here's what Beckham […]

Arsene Wenger has come out fighting after Arsenal's exit to Bayern Munich by saying that English football has received a wake-up call with no Premier League sides in the quarter-finals for the first time since 1996. Here's what he said specifically: "It's a massive disappointment for English football because for many years we have not […]