In the past two years, a lot has changed in football with English clubs generating gigantic amounts of revenue while the interest in the FA Premier League among Americans (and American investors) has grown considerably. During this time, EPL Talk has grown and expanded its coverage. And we now have a better sense of our […]

Eric Wynalda's suspension by ESPN for ABC's Saturday telecast was nothing short of criminal. What ESPN lacks throughout its sports programming is strong witty opinions. Just consider the way ESPN's signature voices analyze their respective sports: Dick Vitale will never criticize a coach or a player who happens to stay in school four years. Peter […]

By John Nicholson I've assumed since the Xmas and New Year period when Man United opened up a 12 point gap over Chelsea that the Blues would hunt United down and catch them. I just assumed it would happen, so much so that United being so far ahead just looked unnatural; an aberration. This weekend, […]

As the number of football podcasts continues to grow especially as clubs jump on the bandwagon and release their official versions, it's often hard to find new podcasts that are unique and deliver insight you can't find elsewhere. But there is one podcast I'd like to highlight for Liverpool fans or for those who are […]

Behind the scenes, there's been a lot going on at EPL Talk. Even if you're a daily visitor, here are some new features and news you may have missed:1. EPL Talk is featured in the April issue of Podcast User Magazine with an article penned by The Gaffer about the recent EPL Talk Tour. Check […]

Has Fox Soccer Channel lost the plot? In amazement, I was watching Fox Soccer Channel tonight and saw a preview to Pathfinder, a new violent fantasy film from 20th Century Fox. Except instead of the normal preview FSC had been showing earlier in the day, Fox played a special advertisement for the movie that showed […]

Tonight, I witnessed the most embarrassing 30 minutes of Fox Soccer Channel on TV since I began watching the channel when it was previously known as Fox Sports World. "MLS Saturday on FSC," with hosts Todd Grisham and Christopher Sullivan was meant to be a pre-game show to excite fans and prepare them for the […]

from William Hill:(after April 7 matches) Sunderland: 11/8Derby: 7/4Birmingham: 21/10Preston: 80/1West Brom: 100/1Southampton: 150/1Wolverhampton: 200/1 QPR had a massive week, with two wins now pulling the West Londoners 5 points clear of the drop zone. Leeds quieted their naysayers (for now), by moving out of the relegation positions with a 2-1 victory over Plymouth Saturday […]

Before today's two shock results (Portsmouth 2-1 Man United, and Arsenal 0-1 West Ham), how many times this season had there been shock wins? Well, the answer is 19. Out of the 619 matches played this season prior to Saturday, only 3% of those matches featured shock wins (which equates to a shock result once in […]

The Australian Football Association of North America (AFANA) is reporting that Setanta Sports is pushing hard to get their network added to DISH and Comcast by June or July, which would be perfect timing for the beginning of the 2007/2008 Premiership season in August. Setanta would kick off on Comcast in Chicago and New England […]

The latest episode of the EPL Talk Podcast has just been published and features an interview with Oliver Tse, the creator of the popular web site, SoccerTV.com During the interview, Tse makes a major announcement regarding the future of SoccerTV.com Listen to episode 61 right now to hear Tse discuss that. Plus discover Tse's insight […]

Rumors are abound that Eric Wynalda has been suspended for ABC's telecast of MLS First Kick later today. If Wynalda has in fact been suspended it is a bad sign as to ESPN's commitment to objective and critical analysis by its commentators.

Interesting article about the lure of the Championship and how it compares to the Premiership with a quote or two from Roy Keane.

If you watched the Reading v Liverpool match today on Fox Soccer Channel, you may have noticed a different voice than usual announcing the intro, half-time and wrap-up from the Fox studios in Los Angeles. For the Saturday 10am ET kickoffs, it's usually Mark Rogondino, the San Diego native. But today, it was Andy Houlihan […]

For those of you who haven't experienced the British culture of newspapers (after all, there are still 11 major national daily newspapers), Saturday is one of the best days of the week for feature length football stories in the papers. The Guardian, especially, does a fantastic job and, if I remember correctly, it's the day […]