Chelsea have finally completed the signing of Bolton's Nicolas Anelka after the two clubs agreed a £15m fee. The French striker, who has signed a 4½-year deal, could be in the side to face Tottenham as early as tomorrow. A statement on the Chlesea website confirms the deal: "Chelsea Football Club and Bolton Wanderers can […]

Legendary Liverpool player Ian Callaghan, who played an incredible 640 matches for his club, will be visiting the United States in March on a speaking tour. March 7, Philadelphia, Dark Horse Pub Contact Mark Sorrell for more information. March 8, New York, 11th St. Bar Contact Daragh Kennedy for more information. March 9, Boston, Phoenix […]

I have to tell you all how unbelievably disappointed I am that this year's 26th edition of the African Cup of Nations, set to kick off in Ghana on January 20, isn't being televised on any major station here in the US (at least as far as I know, but feel free to correct me […]

Newcastle United will approach Portsmouth on Friday morning with an official offer to acquire Harry Redknapp as their new manager to lead the Toon. Question is, would Redknapp be able to do the job that those before him could not? Managers such as Allardyce, Gullit, Dalglish, Souness, Roeder and Robson. The short answer is yes. […]

In previous years the January transfer window didn't mean a whole lot for MLS. The league for all intents and purposes retreated from the international transfer market after the 2000 season, a year when MLS was extremely aggressive in bring top international talent from European leagues to MLS, and in most cases the purchases failed […]

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Beginning in the 2008/2009 season, Setanta Sports in the United States and Canada will show some of the FA Cup matches on TV, according to a source inside Setanta Sports. Here's how it'll work: Fox Soccer Channel and Setanta Sports has reached an agreement whereby each network will decide which matches will be shown on […]

Sam Allardyce has been sacked as Newcastle United manager today "by mutual consent," which is so much the fashion. Pressure on Allardyce and the Newcastle board has been increasing and the move is likely to fuel speculation that Alan Shearer will become the next Newcastle manager. However, I feel that Newcastle is making the wrong […]

In the least shocking news of the week, Chelsea's John Obi Mikel picked up yet another red card for a shockingly bad tackle. This time it was a sliding tackle and though the challenge was one-footed, Mikel came in with his studs up (and nowhere near the ball) on Everton's Phil Neville. This was the […]

EPL Talk is giving away two free tickets to this Monday's debut of the "Arsenal Question Time" TV show to appear on the launch of the new Arsenal TV. Arsenal Question Time will be hosted by Des Lynam and will feature questions with Arsene Wenger, Matt Lucas (Little Britain) and former Arsenal players. You'll need […]

Sky Sports and the BBC have made a decision on which fourth round FA Cup matches they'll be televising and, for the most part, they've gone after the money ties instead of the matches that make the FA Cup special. First, here are the games that will be shown live in the UK: Saturday, January […]

Those of you who tuned into the American Soccer Show this afternoon or morning depending on where you reside were probably entertained by the passionate conversation my co-host Dave Denholm and I had on the subject of Euro snobbery. We hear the term all time with reference for football fans here in the states, but […]

Please send caption suggestions to brian@championshiptalk.com regarding this recent perplexing gesturing from the animated Ian Holloway. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/leicester_city/7144144.stm

In Arsenal's Carling Cup semi-final match against Spurs this Wednesday, Arsene Wenger will probably feature some players that you're not familiar with unless you're a die-hard Arsenal fan. Just as he did last season, Wenger is using the Carling Cup to blood his youngsters into the first team with great success. In fact, Arsene Wenger […]

Manchester United is considering offering limited sponsorship rights to its brand in the United States and China, according to The Daily Telegraph newspaper. For British football clubs, the decision would be groundbreaking as current sponsorship deals aren't marketed separately in different countries around the world. One of the reasons for Man United pursuing the limited […]