Finally this power struggle is over. It was inevitable that the Spaniard was not going to get anything from Massimo Moratti for this January transfer window, and Moratti got fed up with Benitez's strange demands. It all seemed slightly better when Rafa Benitez had guided his team to the World Club Cup title, but after […]

I think we should have asked for a whole fleet of these for Christmas. A text link to my special holiday video is below. Merry Bzzzzzzzzzzzz from Sam Morrill on Vimeo. Here’s the links: Top ten posts [Off The Post] West Brom. worries [Express and Star] EPL Christmas signings [Mirror] Blackpool pitch inspection [Sky Sports] […]

On behalf of everyone at EPL Talk, I'd like to wish you and your loved ones a very sincere Happy Holidays. As a special treat, we have the Boxing Day matches on a weekend this year, so many of us — especially in the United States — will be able to watch the matches without […]

It may be Serie A news, but Rafa Benítez's sacking at Inter Milan is Premier League fodder. On this edition of the EPL Talk Podcast, myself and Laurence McKenna talk about the newly unemployed, former Liverpool boss. Also, we review Monday's upset at Eastlands and El-Hadji Diof's niceties for Jamie Carragher before looking toward the […]

In 2010, we've published more than 1,000 posts on all so many different aspects of the Premier League, England national team, World Cup and coverage of the beautiful game on all sorts of media devices such as TV, smart phones and computers. Hopefully you've enjoyed most of the posts. Some more than others. To the […]

It's that time of year again! With the football going on break, and exams coming to an end, I've decided to wade out into warmer climates for a few weeks, just to catch my breath again. Unfortunately, the laptop isn't coming with, so I'll have to catch up with you all in early January. Happy […]

Manchester United will face Barcelona in a pre-season friendly scheduled for July, 2011 in Washington DC, the Spanish club announced today. The massive match between two of the biggest names in soccer will take place on July 30 as part of Barcelona and Manchester United's 2011 summer tour of the United States. EPL Talk exclusively […]

With all the sack stories and rumors emerging across world football within the last week or so, I tend to speculate and try to guess myself which manager is most likely to be next. While I feel sorry for anyone who loses their job, I understand the sacking of managers is as much a part […]

Update: Get your DC tickets here. Congratulations D.C, Miami, and Dallas – according to the FC Barcelona website this morning you will have the opportunity to witness the world's best team in person. The team has announced its summer 2011 tour and it is a monster one. The club will begin in Europe against unknown […]

Well, so much for my last post! A lot of effort and we ended up with 3 of 10 matches!! One lesson we learned, and it was a good one, is that Fox will be quick to make adjustments to their schedule when games are canceled. So I've heard for Boxing Day Sunday that there […]

Let's hope there is some football to watch this weekend and that the games are not postponed again due to the weather. Because if they are, here's the next best thing we can watch. Arsenal playing in an important Premier League match in the form of stop-motion Lego during Christmas-time. The creative video features everything […]

I admire Lionel Messi's incredible skills as much as the next soccer fan, but I'm not a member of the recent love fest in the British media where they've heralded Barcelona as the greatest team ever. They're up there, no doubt, but I question Messi's talent when he comes up against the tough teams either […]

Hannover's super-sub, Mike Hanke, has completed a transfer to relegation-threatened Gladbach, and will join the club as they resume training throughout the winter break. Hanke has been in encouraging form this season, with three goals in seven short substitute appearances. Despite his goals, Hanke was not getting the kind of game time his form warrants, […]

If you would have told me at the start of the season that by the end of December Aston Villa's big summer signing Stephen Ireland would have been a flop and James Milner had made the worst decision of his career by moving to mega rich Manchester City then I would have laughed off any […]

Wolfsburg have to be the disappointment of the Bundesliga season so far, and nothing sums that up better than today's 1-3 loss to Cottbus in the DFB Pokal. While injuries and low confidence will take their toll on any side throughout what is an arduous league season, the kind of form Wolfsburg are on is […]