Back from personal vacation, this weekend's round of matches is the last one of the 2010 calendar year before the players go on their own vacations during the La Liga winter break. To top off the end of 2010, El Derbi Barceloní headlines the round as FC Barcelona travels to the south of the city […]

This weekend sees some interesting ties in the Championship, although with bad weather forecast it seems unlikely that we will see a full program this weekend. Unfortunately I cannot predict the weather, quality of the pitches or the ‘safety reasons’ that could lead to the postponement of these games, therefore as an optimist I am going […]

It's official. The Premier League is America's soccer league, at least on television. Earlier this week, EPL Talk exclusively announced that Monday's TV viewing audience for Manchester United against Arsenal was the highest ever on U.S. television for a Premier League match. And now ESPN has announced that the average viewing audience for the Premier […]

Trust Jose and his team to put on a great Christmas special on Special 1 TV. The episode even features a guest appearance by a man in red who has one of the worst costumes ever, which adds to the comedic genius. There are plenty more laughs in this episode and even a sentimental bit […]

The list of the 2011 Gold Cup sites was unveiled yesterday and there were two story lines coming out of the announcement: the number of venues that would be hosting their first Gold Cup matches and the number of cities that were inexplicably left off the list. As a reminder or, if you are new […]

WOW ! Some great match-ups including a repeat of last season's final with Inter Milan facing Bayern Munich. The match-up that will likely garner more press is the Arsenal v Barcelona. The two clubs play similar styles though Barcelona is still the better side for my money. It's not impossible to think Arsenal could pull […]

The draw for the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 was made this morning in Switzerland. The biggest headline for Premier League clubs is that Arsenal will face Barcelona, which will be a rematch of last season's Champions League quarter-final which the Spanish giants won 6-3 on aggregate. The fate of the other English clubs were […]

While in the Champions League all Italian sides made it through to the knockout stages, there was a fear that in the Europa League there would be no Serie A teams. Luckily, Napoli managed to qualify with a 1-0 win over Steaua Bucharest, thanks to a very late goal by Cavani. And there was more […]

Bayer Leverkusen and VfB Stuttgart capped off their Europa League group stage fixtures with fine results that lifted them to first-placed finishes in their respective groups. Leverkusen managed to knock holders Atletico Madrid out of the tournament with a well-fought 1-1 draw, while Stuttgart, under new management, thumped Odense by a score of 5-1. Bayer […]

It has become the premier match-up of the Premier League: Manchester United and Chelsea. On Sunday, the clubs meet for the first time this season when the Red Devils visit the defending champions, clearly this weekend's match of the week. To talk about that, I'm joined by The Gaffer, making a special appearance on his […]

Short documentary found by the guys at Off The Post. Thoughts on the modern day footballer from some young lads. Here’s the links: Lengthy EPL preview [Global Football Today] Shawcross return [Dirty Tackle] Player profile Ian Taylor [Three Match Ban] Fantasy – The Pundit [Barclays Premier League] Wenger looks for reaction [Soccerway] Top foreign players […]

It took a bit longer than usual but the sackings in the Premier League have commenced. Led by Newcastle and soon followed by Blackburn, the sackings have come from clubs that seem to be far from crisis level. These actions by the respective owners of Newcastle and Blackburn have been met with almost universal condemnation. […]

Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini will meet with his rebel striker Carlos Tevez tomorrow, in a bid to save the Argentine’s career at the club. The two haven’t spoken since Tevez’s representatives informed the City hierarchy that the forward wanted to leave, but Mancini is still hopeful of persuading him to stay. Speaking ahead of […]

Just over a couple of weeks ago ChampionshipTalk looked at three of the key loan signings from transfer deadline day. The idea was that these experienced players and the one young hopeful would get a chance to get some playing time in the Championship. However events have conspired against Chris Kirkland, Aaron Ramsey and John […]

It's sneaky how the Premier League selects its schedule for each season. After the massive match between Manchester United and Arsenal earlier this week, we now have Chelsea against Man United to look forward to this weekend (as well as nine other mouthwatering matches). But who will win at Stamford Bridge, which used to be […]