Lets face it, the decline of Italian football has been imminent, and it's just starting to materialize itself in ways like Germany catching up to Italy in the UEFA co-efficient, and Portugal overtaking Italy's fourth spot in the FIFA ranking. And while some might be crying about this, I see it in a more positive […]

Today on the Major League Soccer Talk podcast we have released an interview with Jeff Bookman, head of international youth football development for Chelsea FC. Jeff joined us to discuss Chelsea's new partnership with two youth clubs in the United States as well as the club's ambitions concerning player development and the U.S. market. The […]

Chelsea FC has recently formed development partnerships with youth clubs in Phoenix and Dallas. To talk about that as well as Chelsea's other development interesting in the U.S. market, we are happy to welcome Jeff Bookman to the Major League Soccer Talk podcast. Jeff is the head of international youth football development for Chelsea and […]

The quarterfinals of UEFA Champions League have not been a rousing success for England's two representatives, though Arsenal's late comeback against Barcelona has given a reason for hope at the end of the mid-week fixtures. On this edition of the EPL Talk podcast, Laurence McKenna, Kartik Krishnaiyer and myself discussion the Champions League results as […]

There's a magic about soccer that sometimes feels like hypnotism. Whenever a goal is scored, it's almost as if everything that happened before it is erased from the person's mind. On Wednesday night, never mind the fact that Arsenal was outplayed for 75 minutes in their Champions League match against Barcelona. Instead focus on the […]

Well it's not been the best season for either of England's first choice centre halves so far. Enough has been written about John Terry's problems and Rio Ferdinand's chronic back injury to have caused meltdown on Google through searching for both issues. Thankfully, Terry's form seems to be picking up again and Manchester United seem […]

If there's one positive about David Sullivan's outburst last week, such was the reaction to it, he'll hopefully keep quiet until the end of the season. It's a tricky situation when you're a chairman of a club struggling at the wrong end of the table, but sometimes, you've got to keep quiet. In Sullivan's case, […]

Football truly is a game like no other where minutes can feel like hours and hours can sometimes feel like days. As quickly and powerfully as the ball can be slammed into the net, it's equally as quick that a team's fortune or good form can disintegrate. American Baseball is described as a "game of inches", however, by my decree, football now […]

Who am I to outsmart Arsene Wenger, but I really feel that the Arsenal manager is making the wrong decision to play its typical brand of soccer against Barcelona in the Wednesday night Champions League match at Emirates Stadium. An open game from both sides will be entertaining but it'll be a brutal blow to […]

As a neutral observer, the best thing that could have happened on Tuesday night in the Champions League was for Manchester United to lose. After Wayne Rooney scored one of the easiest goals he's ever scored in the second minute at the Allianz Arena against Bayern Munich, it seemed as if this was going to […]

John Turnbull is the proprietor of The Global Game and an editor of the book by the same name (uk, us). On Wednesday's edition of the EPL Talk podcast he joins me to talk about the importance of football in day-to-day life, the implications of the extended reach (and influence) of the Premier League, and […]

As Frank Lampard goes, Chelsea goes; an adage that has served the west Londoners well over the past decade, as Lampard's form rarely takes prolonged dips. But for the month of February and first half of March, the engine that has driven Chelsea to such great successes was showing a few leaks. Season after season, […]

It's quite possibly last week's news, but you've got to admit, the spat and potential bust up between Everton's David Moyes and Manchester City's Roberto Mancini was a little taste of some quality entertainment. EPL Talk has never condoned football related violence by any means, but the occasional scuffle between two passionate managers, in this case, one of […]

Manchester United looks very likely to be the opponent in this summer's MLS All-Star Game, according to press reports. That's just one of the headlines in the news. Here are the latest Premier League-related stories that are making the news in the past 24 hours: GolTV will launch in HD beginning August 1, 2010. GolTV […]

You’ve got to hand it Sven Goran Eriksson. He gets some good gigs. His latest as boss of Ivory Coast for the World Cup will see him once again perform on the highest stage of all and, whisper it quietly, he might do really, really well. Ivory Coast is possibly Africa’s best side and any […]