Season's have their turning points, and I have a feeling that today was a crucial one. We saw Inter Milan rise back to form with a 3-0 win over TP Mazembe in the FIFA World Club Cup final, and we saw AC Milan fall to Roma at the San Siro, 1-0 for the giallorossi thanks […]

The "Qatar Royal Family reportedly plan on a £1.5bn takeover of Manchester United," screams a British tabloid. The problem is that the newspaper reporting the news, The Mirror, is renowned for printing gossip without a sliver of truth to it. And in this particular case, the article in question is devoid of any sources or […]

With a break in Premier League action, it's perfect timing to bring you up to speed on several exciting developments within EPL Talk and our network of sites: 1. Regular features. You may have noticed that we've added several regular columns and live blogs/chats to the site throughout the week. The plan is to provide […]

One year ago here in the Midatlantic United States, we had a rather unwelcome storm system come through and dump a couple of feet of the white stuff on the ground. The same thing has happened this year for much of England, and most of the matches scheduled for today were cancelled, as well as […]

The Portland Timbers made a move to upgrade in goal yesterday by swapping keepers with D.C. United, sending Steve Cronin to the nation's capital in exchange for Troy Perkins. It was the two club's second trade of the offseason; during the expansion draft D.C. sent Portland Rodney Wallace for first overall pick Dax McCarty from Dallas. […]

So many storylines to consider on this Premier League Saturday. First up is the match between Sunderland and Bolton, which promises to be more entertaining this season as both teams have improved tremendously in recent years. Plus, many viewers will be looking forward to seeing if Stu Holden can score another wonder goal like he […]

With the Champions League and Europa League draws having taken place, the rest of the season is slowly drifting into a more predictable mush. There's just one last weekend of Serie A action (this weekend), and then there's a solid two weeks and a bit of break from the Serie A. I certainly find it […]

Gladbach's terrible run of losses stretches to five after another defeat this afternoon, this time against a struggling Hamburg side. Dutch winger Eljero Elia, who has been the subject of some intense transfer rumors, put the away side in front just a minute after the break. Gladbach didn't shy away though, and got their equalizer […]

Trust Blackpool manager Ian Holloway to call it like it is. In a press conference Friday, Holloway discussed the topic of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar and had some very strong words to say against FIFA, Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini for their "brilliant" idea of considering that the 2022 World Cup should be […]

Instead of showing footage of matches from yesteryear as I usually do every Friday, I thought I'd share a selection of videos about one of my favorite hobbies from childhood in the United Kingdom. The table soccer game called Subbuteo. In the above commercial (presumably from the 1960's), it captures the excitement of a young […]

With Dortmund eliminated, the Bundesliga has just two representatives remaining in the Europa League. Both of those sides, impressively, topped their groups and would have been hoping for a good draw this afternoon to aid their chances of progressing in the tournament. Stuttgart rather unfortunately drew Benfica, while Leverkusen got a very favorable draw in […]

Bayern Munich v Inter Last season's finalists, Bayern Munich and Inter, will meet once more in this season's edition of the Champions League, but this time in the round of sixteen. Inter have looked a much weaker side since Jose Mourinho's departure in the summer, and Bayern Munich should be able to take full advantage […]

Michael Frontzeck's Gladbach side are sinking faster than they can swim. They've lost their last four Bundesliga matches in a row, and they've only managed to pick up ten points after sixteen matches. That's got relegation written all over it for me. It's crazy that they're playing so poorly with the kind of squad they […]

Here's a good find provided by Goal.com. They put together a nice set of classic Manchester United vs. Chelsea match videos. Here’s the links: Football gear [Studs Up F.C.] Andrei Kanchelskis [Narrow The Angle] Podcast [Winning Ugly] Champions league draw [UEFA] Holloway dismisses rumors [Soccer Net] Transfer talk [Soccer 365] Soccer conversations [Nutmeg Radio] Asamoah […]

Weather permitting it’s Gameweek 18, this roller coaster Premier League season is about to enter its crucial Christmas period. Three points going into the festivities will be a priority for all managers this weekend. Sam Allardyce can put is feet up on Saturday and watch the club that unceremoniously sacked him take on his potential […]