Starting next season, Premiership referees and assistant referees will be wearing new head-set technology. To me, this is an excellent step in the right direction. The technology won't interfere with the game. Plus, if anything, it's going to speed up the referee's decision making process by allowing assistant referees to speak with referees directly (rather […]

After watching them clobber Crystal Palace in the Championship play-off match a couple of weeks ago, I mentioned that Watford would be a welcome addition to the Premiership. Now, after yesterday's fantastic Championship play-off final win against Leeds, the Hornets from Hertfordshire are now the final third team to make it to the EPL (along […]

Alas, it wasn't Arsenal or England's night tonight as Barcelona won the Champions League Final 2-1 with two late goals. Highlights of the match included Henry's dazzling run down the left wing which left Puyol and Marquez looking like amateurs. At the end of the day, it was Arsenal reserve goalkeeper Almunia who gifted the […]

In just a few hours, the answers will be revealed to these very interesting questions: (1) Can the Premiership or La Liga claim to being the best club league in the world? If Arsenal wins, surely the Premier League is it. (2) Does Arsenal have what it takes to outplay and outwit Barcelona? If so, […]

According to Box Office Mojo, Goal! The Dream Begins ended its first weekend with an estimated $2 million at 1,007 venues. "Soccer movies have never been particularly successful in America, and this one will go down as the least popular among those released nationwide," said the online movie box office site.

I had an interesting conversation with GolTV commentator Phil Schoen this past week (available as episode 7 on the EPL Talk Podcast). We discussed whether it was better for Arsenal to employ the tactics they did in their second leg match versus Villarreal, or if they should come out from the gates blazing to score […]

GOAL: The Movie brought in an estimated $675,000 on its opening day in the United States. The Buena Vista movie tells the story of a Mexican immigrant who's spotted by a football scout in Los Angeles and makes the journey to play for Newcastle United in the Premiership. Despite the fact that GOAL: The Movie […]

Today's guest blog posting is from South Florida resident and Newcastle United fan Bruce Gottesman. While Newcastle will be burned on the retinas of anyone watching "GOAL: The Movie" that debuts across the US on Friday May 12, Bruce has thoughts on other issues important to the Toon: Not sure if it qualifies as a […]

With no Premiership games on TV this past Saturday, I had the pleasure of watching the first leg of the Championship semi-final playoff between Crystal Palace and Watford. As is often the case in football, it was a tale of two halves. Palace dominated the first half and looked unlucky not to open the […]

What a day. What a season! The magnificent open match between Arsenal and Wigan was a beautiful 90 minutes to watch. Arsenal were top class, both on and off the pitch. From the red, white and blue "I Was There" T-shirts to the boisterous singing from the Arsenal fans, today's match was a storybook […]

Guest blog entry from The Scout: Van Nistelrooy Exits by The Scout Ruud van Nistelrooy drove away from Manchester United's final game of the season against Charlton Athletic when he learned that he would be once again left out of the starting eleven. One of the most prolific scorers in Red Devil history, the […]

There's an interesting article on This Is Anfield about how the SkySports and Setanta deals with the Premiership will change the traditional 3pm kickoff in England (10am ET). Even though the overseas rights to the Premiership have yet to be decided, one impact on international viewers from the UK TV rights deal is how many […]

In breaking news, Setanta has won the bids for two of the six Premiership TV rights packages, with Sky picking up the remaining four. This means that from 2007-2010, Sky will show 92 live matches while Setanta will show 46. Overseas rights are yet to be finalized, but the repercussions of the above decisions will […]

The next two weeks will have a crucial impact on whether Arsenal's prolific striker will be staying at Arsenal. Today, the Gunners face Manchester City away at 2:45pm ET (live on Fox Soccer Channel). If Arsenal can win today's match, the two biggest hurdles for the North Londoners will be Sunday's match at home against […]