The Major League Soccer season is scheduled to start on March 25 when the Seattle Sounders host the expansion Philadelphia Union. Of course, with the owners and players trying to hammer out an collective bargaining agreement to replace the one that expired back in January, that date is hardly written in ink. It is encouraging […]

I was posed a question last night about the Premier League by a casual American observer. “Why don't they have a salary cap?” While on the face of it I know that in some ways the comparisons aren't entirely fair, it certainly is a fair question. My knowledge of the economics of the Premier League […]

A half-empty stadium. A running track surrounding the pitch that places the fans further away from the action. Supporters that create less noise and din than those at the Vancouver Olympic Centre, where the Olympic Curling competition is contested. The ONO Estadi hardly constitutes as an intimidating atmosphere, but RCD Mallorca has managed to maintain […]

On August 15th 2009, Everton faced Arsenal on a sun drenched, season opener and lost 6-1. Joleon Lescott pulled on a royal blue shirt that afternoon despite reinforcing his desire to leave Goodison Park and angering manager David Moyes. The team were without influential performers such as Phil Jagielka and Mikel Arteta and looked to […]

Watching the Manchester City against Liverpool game on Sunday, it felt like I was watching a tedious chess game. There was little fluidity to the game and mistakes were plentiful. Just as one team made a move, the opposition would make a counter-move. And moments of style and panache were few and far between. But […]

What would happen if you took a pub full of Tottenham Hotspur supporters and asked them to sing a 90s pop song by the Australian band Savage Garden? As weird as it may sound, this is exactly what Puma did recently and turned it into a TV commercial to celebrate Valentine's Day. Of course, I'm […]

Chelsea has increased their lead atop the Premier League, Tottenham is back in fourth place, while Everton gets three more points from one of the league's leaders. On this edition of the EPL Talk Podcast, analysts Laurence McKenna and Kartik Krishnaiyer join host Richard Farley to discuss the weekend's results. Don’t forget that the EPL […]

Landon Donovan is a marquee player. I wouldn't say he is world class, but he is certainly a good player in the top league in the world. World Class, to me, means someone who instantly affects the game he is in. A game changer, a Rooney or a Crynaldo. Landon Donovan is neither of those. […]

To me, the first half had three major themes. First, Nani wasting cross after cross, either sending them directly at Dida, or shockingly wide. Second, Beckham was largely absent from the first half, never doing anything dangerous. Third, if Beckham was “largely” absent, was Pirlo “utterly” absent? “Completely” absent? “Altogether” absent? “Fully” absent? I am not sure he had a touch in the first half.

Colin Murray is fast becoming the rising star of British sport punditry. After cutting his teeth with Channel 5's football coverage here in the UK, Murray has slowly been making his mark at BBC Radio 5 through the excellent Fighting Talk. Last summer, Murray officially joined Radio 5 as a presenter and he's shown himself […]

The Danger isn't just Administration, it's Liquidation. £22m-£26m required to see out season. As fans of football, we never want there to be less football clubs around. As simple as that sounds, it makes perfect sense to leave it at that. The Premier League that we all love, follow and obsess over stands in line […]

You follow EPL Talk on Twitter, Facebook and other sites. But now you can follow EPL Talk on Google Buzz, the new social networking tool that integrates into Gmail and works very similarly to FriendFeed, the company that Facebook recently bought. At EPL Talk, we've created the Google Buzz account to give us a presence […]

England legends from yesteryear star in a new World Cup TV commercial. Players such as Peter Shilton, Martin Peters, Stuart Pearce and Viv Anderson are featured and describe what it feels like to represent your national team on the world stage. The legends also describe putting the jersey on, the sound of the fans and […]

On March 1, Fox Soccer Plus will launch on select TV providers across the United States. According to several EPL Talk readers, it looks like FSC+ will be launching first on DirecTV and FIOS. EPL Talk believes that the monthly fee for Fox Soccer Plus will be $14.99 although we're awaiting confirmation from Fox. As […]

What's wrong with this picture above? Read the caption to see how BBC Sport accidentally erased Everton's impressive 3-1 victory against Manchester United on Saturday. Since the BBC is based in The Old Smoke, maybe it's a London bias against teams from Merseyside? Thanks to reader Griff for the news tip.