Joe Royle, football and management legend and current ESPN UK co-commentator joins us on the EPL Talk Podcast. Hear Royle's thoughts about the opportunity to work with the legendary Jon Champion on ESPN, as well as his memories of the epic second division playoff final at Wembley between Manchester City and Gillingham. Also discussed, was […]

It's impossible to travel in Los Angeles on a Sunday evening without seeing the beautiful game being played by people of walks of life, income levels, and ethnic backgrounds. In this sprawling metropolis, there are two teams that rule the soccer scene, David Beckham and Landon Donovan's Los Angeles Galaxy and los rojiblancos of Chivas […]

Manchester United goalkeeper Ben Foster has been under a lot of criticism recently after making several crucial mistakes in front of goal. And now his reputation sunk to a new low Tuesday night after a couple of Barnsley yobs invaded the pitch at Oakwell and scored a goal past him. Foster didn't look too amused, […]

Unless you only prefer to read the opinions of actual celebrated and well-recognised figures in football, you've probably come across Stan Collymore's ludacris proposal to "make the Premiership better". If you can't be bothered to read through it (and I don't blame you), Collymore basically thinks around 20-25 teams who he believes to have the […]

It is probably against all the rules of a blog to direct the reader away in the first paragraph, but I think it's worth it. Before you read this little ramble, have a listen to the BBC interview with Kevin Blackwell, conducted after Sheffield United's 3-0 defeat at Blackpool a week ago last Saturday. Fun, […]

With the not too surprising news this morning that Chris Cummins is out as coach of Toronto FC, let’s look at the rest of the coaching candidates for dismissal in MLS. Starting from the team with the worst record in the league, the New York Red Bulls, and working our way up the table, these […]

There is no doubt that on his day Zlatan Ibrahimovic is one of the most talented footballers in the world but often he is criticised for being lazy and unproductive so his transfer to Barcelona was met with doubt by some Barcelona fans. However the Swedish striker has played well since his move from Inter […]

Here's an interesting little fact for you: the two longest serving managers in Premier League history also happen to be in charge of the two most successful teams in Premier League history. So why is it then that fans and chairmen are so quick to jump on the back of a struggling manager and demand […]

It appears very likely that some or all of the FA Cup matches will be shown on Sky Sports television in the United Kingdom this season. Setanta Sports UK had the rights to the FA Cup last season until they closed its doors this past summer. Hello, I'm just writing in to send this along […]

Yesterday we debuted our new FIFA 10 contest where we'll be giving away a copy of the game on random days within the next two weeks as well as football books. Yesterday's winner of FIFA 10 was TJ Brustowicz. But if you want to try and win a copy of FIFA 10 for yourself, go […]

It's been a strange but heartwarming Premier League season so far in that no manager has been sacked, at least not quite yet. But when was the last time a manager was sacked so late in the season? According to the record books, the 2009/2010 Premier League season is on course to have the fewest […]

I received an enthusiastic e-mail last week from EPL Talk reader Jake Islas who asked me for advice about how he could create a blog and a vibrant community similar to mine here at EPL Talk. I was tempted to warn him not to venture into the field. The pay is lousy. It requires an […]

UPDATE – Goal.com is reporting that Felipe Melo will also be out for this weekend's match against Sampdoria. Two large Italian clubs received huge injury news today as they sought to climb up the Serie A table. Juventus star and striker Vincent Iaquinta revealed today that he has a torn meniscus and will have surgery […]

The Houston Dynamo’s 2009 regular season came to an end on Sunday as they beat Chivas USA 3-2 at the Home Depot Center. Coming into Sunday’s match, both teams had secured playoff berths, but the outcome would decide the seeding of the teams. By beating the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday, the L.A. Galaxy had […]

A thrilling weekend of MLS matches ended Sunday evening with the New England Revolution claiming the final playoff spot after their 1-0 win at the Columbus Crew. Needing only a draw to advance, given the string of events that took place on Saturday, the Revs made sure they would advance when Jeff Larentowicz hammered home […]