The defending Premier League Champions have provided uneven and perhaps even worrying performances fixture after fixture in all competitions this season. Not since the second half of the Community Shield win over Chelsea, had City looked in command of a match and secure at the back. Late transfer activity seemed to do more unsettle the […]

People have been writing about the modern association of soccer with business for many years now. Soccernomics, that beautiful book that marries football passion with economic realities, helpfully points out that the problem with this association is that clubs aren’t often treated with the same rules as a free-market business. They hardly ever close their […]

Sunderland's trip to the Etihad Stadium on Saturday afternoon was not very rewarding. Aleksandar Kolarov contributed a goal and an assist as Manchester City dominated the match, earning a 3-0 victory over the visiting Black Cats. The hosts made a host of changes to their lineup from their midweek draw to Borussia Dortmund. The team […]

Just as we're getting back into the swing of Premier League action again, an international break beckons. The next Saturday we'll have filled with Premier League matches is two weeks away, so savor today as much as you can. Six matches are on deck today: Manchester City vs Sunderland, 7:45am, ESPN2/ESPN3.com Chelsea vs Norwich, 10am, […]

As if we needed another reason to stay glued to Sunday's match between Newcastle United and Manchester United. We now have another one. Alan Pardew promises that the Toon Army will go out with an all-out attack against Manchester United. This will certainly be a must-see match, as a result. Here are tonight's main stories: […]

This is a great weekend if you love Major League Soccer. Great match-ups will dot your TV screen nearly the entire weekend long, starting tomorrow afternoon and winding up late on Sunday night. Of course when you have some high-quality fixtures, you also get some doozies as well. You can't have it all, can you? […]

FOX's tape delay broadcast of Liverpool against Manchester United on its free-to-air network TV channel was watched by 1 million viewers on September 23, 2012. The Sunday afternoon tape-delayed broadcast averaged a 0.7/1 with an estimated 1 million viewers tuning in. This compares to the September 18, 2011 match, which had a 1.0/2 rating, but […]

Whether you're a Manchester United or Newcastle United supporter, or a neutral or someone who has a keen interest in Sunday's big match, who do you think should be in the starting XI for Manchester United and Newcastle United on Sunday when the Red Devils play at St. James's Park? Post your suggested starting XI […]

Video: Being: Liverpool Rodgers speaks with his players EPL Talk has gotten its hands on an exclusive clip of "Being: Liverpool," the behind the scenes documentary about Liverpool Football Club. The exclusive clip above is a powerful one showing Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers with his team in the hotel before their first match of the […]

Geordie strikers: The Demba Ba (8.1)-Papiss Cisse (9.1) dynamic used to be something to casually speculate about. Two Senegalese guys – apparently friends off the field – engage in a cutthroat battle for goal-scoring supremacy, with the loser consigned to a spot on the bench. You know: kind of funny, but certainly not significant. Nowadays, […]

The FA released details from their investigative report this morning, which revealed that Chelsea captain John Terry is not a racist, but his racism defense was not credible. John Terry's defence against allegations that he racially abused Anton Ferdinand was as "improbable, implausible and contrived" according to the the independent disciplinary commission that banned the […]

Mark your calendar for October 27 when the fireworks between Aston Villa and Norwich City kick off at Villa Park. Not only did Paul Lambert walk out of Carrow Road this summer when Norwich refused to let the manager go, but now the Norwich chairman is reporting that Lambert is suing Norwich City for £2 […]

Few footballers in the English game today polarise opinion as much as John George Terry. To his supporters he’s a warrior with the heart of a lion and to many Chelsea fans he’s simply their “Captain, Leader, Legend”. To his detractors Terry is a nasty boor, an arrogant individual whose powers are on the wane. […]

Two matches on Wednesday night, two completely different results for the playoff teams involved. Chicago 1:3 Philadelphia What is happening to Chicago? This is the second match in a row where the Fire looked outclassed. While that kind of result might be expected in the Cauldron against a better Sporting Kansas City side (as was […]

Three of the top teams in the Premier League are in action today in the Europa League. Tottenham Hotspur starts the action first at 1pm ET with their game against Greek side Panathinaikos. Clint Dempsey and Hugo Lloris get the start for the Lilywhites. Then at 3pm ET, Liverpool plays Udinese, while Newcastle is home […]