Solid away victories for Everton and Tottenham, at Brann and Slavia Prague respectively, have propelled the two Premiership sides into great position heading into their UEFA Cup Round of 32 second legs next week. Everton had the more straightforward road game of the two, although going to Norway in February really couldn't have been pleasant. […]

ITVN, the company that provides Setanta Sports via an IPTV set-top box to subscribers in the United States, appears to be in serious trouble. In what is typically a bad sign in business, ITVN is no longer accepting new subscribers. According to ITVN, "[we are] currently going through a corporate reorganization and we are no […]

In an interview with the BBC, FIFA President Sepp Blatter has today revealed that FIFA will never accept the Premier League's proposal to play a round of games overseas. The news will come as a damning blow to the Premier League's hopes of playing matches overseas beginning as early as the 2010/2011 season. In another […]

Just a few quick notes: Don't forget to enter the Setanta Sports competition where you could win a free one year subscription to Setanta Broadband. The contest ends tomorrow (Friday, February 15). All you have to do is guess who the new character will be on the hit viral video, "I'm On Setanta Sports." Win […]

The career of AC Milan striker Ronaldo appears to be in trouble after it was confirmed that he has completely severed the tendon in his left knee. Ronaldo collapsed in the penalty area in agony just minutes after coming on as a substitute in a 1-1 draw with Livorno. You can view the incident via […]

Like Manchester United supporters who grew disillusioned by the debt-laden takeover of their club, Liverpool supporter Alun Parry grew frustrated with the perceived greed of the Premier League and the foreign-ownership team of George Gillett and Tom Hicks. Rather than sit back and moan about the state of things, Alun decided to do something. He […]

It was night of black armbands and barren kits in Manchester, which only served to emphasize the sponsorship everywhere else as Man City shocked Man United 2-1 at Old Trafford. It is no coincidence that most of Man U's losses come without Wayne Rooney on the pitch. Ronaldo can score goals but even he with […]

Former Republic of Ireland midfielder and current RTE pundit, Eamon Dunphy, launched one of his famous tirades in Roy Keane's direction on RTE’s Pat Kenny Show on Radio 1 on Monday. “I know Roy well and the one thing he hated when I knew him and when we were working on that book, he hated […]

The game of English football has changed considerably from the 80s to today. In some ways, it's unrecognizable especially in the stadiums and the business dealings off the pitch. But how much has it changed, if any, on the field? EPL Talk would like to get your valuable insight and observations on how the Premier […]

Reporter Jamie Trecker from Fox Soccer Channel has today written an excellent article entitled "Proposed Premiership Expansion Has Silver Lining," which is definitely required reading. His money quote: "It's clear that, like it or not, these games are going to happen. FIFA won't stop it as long as they get their cut, and the FA […]

Next week, Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore will fly to Zurich to meet with FIFA president Sepp Blatter. After outlining his plans to FIFA, Scudamore will then fly to meet with the different confederations to share his plan as well as meeting with the potential host cities. Depending on next week's developments, we may […]

England's position on top of the UEFA Fair Play rankings, calculated using a number of different criterion such as avoidance of yellow and red cards, crowd behavior, and the performance of club teams and national teams in European competitions, could lead to another UEFA Cup spot next season. England would need to maintain their current […]

Manchester United announced recently that Brazilian youngter Rodrigo Possebon signed for the club in the January transfer window in a move that somehow managed to sneak under the radar of all the major football media. The story has taken many Manchester United fan sites (one example post here) and message boards by storm since it was […]

Sunday marked the tenth anniversary of the US' lone victory over Brazil. The match in Los Angeles was sparsely attended with under 13,000 at the Coliseum. Unlike the next several US-Brazil games on American soil (2001 in LA, 2003 in Miami, and 2007 in Chicago, the later two games I attended) the number of American […]

It's been a trying week for Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore. After unveiling the Game 39 proposal last week, the plan has today been rejected by the Asian Football Confederation and has received a lukewarm response from the U.S. Soccer Federation. With the Asian Football Confederation rejecting the proposal, that one decision could be […]