Here's a prediction of what's going to happen in the search for England's next manager. Currently, Jose Mourinho is the 4-1 favorite to be the next England manager according to the bookies. In the next 48 hours, expect Jose Mourinho to rule himself out of the running for the job. At this stage in his […]

It's official. Steve McClaren has been sacked as England manager just one day after the country's exit from the Euro 2008 qualifying process. To be honest, there are many England fans and journalists who are happy this morning. They're pleased because "Second Choice Steve" (as The Guardian dubbed him after Scolari turned down the job […]

In this week's EPL Talk Podcast, I warned listeners that Croatia would love nothing more than to visit Wembley and steal a win putting their country on the back pages of sportspages worldwide and making manager Slaven Bilic look like a mastermind (and a future Premier League manager). Well, they did it by beating England […]

Rumors have come and rumors have gone along with promises and unfulfilled guarantees after his second stint ended on June 30th. Now this old flame rekindled and the dream quickly became a reality in the past 36 hours. Reports surfaced last night both during and after Argentina's loss to Colombia in Bogota. All three parties […]

England's biggest match since the 2006 World Cup quarter-final is today when the Three Lions take on Croatia at Wembley (kickoff is 3pm ET). Becks and Robbo have reportedly been dropped to the bench to be replaced by Wright-Phillips and Carson. The anticipation for this match is reaching a fever pitch. Yet in the United […]

By Michael Haley/US Soccer Spot The San Jose Earthquakes will begin to take shape on Wednesday as they select players from the rosters of the other 13 MLS teams they will battle for the right to lift the 2008 MLS Cup at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California, which was recently announced as host. […]

BBC's Grandstand was a sports programme that aired on Saturdays and provided football fans from across the country with the latest scores running across the screen. In the 80s when the technology, called a vidiprinter, became popular, I remember watching the flashing cursor scroll across the screen hoping and wishing that a favorable score was […]

To review, here are Georgie's predictions regarding our friendly competition mentioned on today's show (19 November): –Next Player to be Sent Off: Ricardo Fuller (Stoke)–Next Manager to be Fined: Neil Warnock (Crystal Palace)–Next Manager to be Sacked: Dave Jones (Cardiff)–Next Club to Concede 5 Goals: Blackpool–Bottom of the Table at Boxing Day: NorWich Please submit […]

This morning in the Washington Post, Steven Goff wrote a column indicating the MLS is strongly considering doing away with age restrictions for international players and will then allow seven full internationals per 18 man (perhaps a bump up to 20 man) senior squad. I can think of no possible policy change that would be […]

This morning in the Washington Post, Steven Goff wrote a column indicating the MLS is strongly considering doing away with age restrictions for international players and will then allow seven full internationals per 18 man (perhaps a bump up to 20 man) senior squad. I can think of no possible policy change that would be […]

An international break is a perfect time to take a step back and look at the Premier League season thus far. Without a doubt it's been one of the most exciting ones in several years. Despite this, the number of teams that are playing like relegation candidates is perhaps greater than ever. Take a look at […]

Last week, we asked you — the readers — to rate EPL Talk TV and let us know what we could do to improve. EPL Talk TV is the latest innovation from us which features five minutes of Premier League news delivered to you via video each weekday morning. Your feedback is vital and we […]

Several months ago, EPL Talk published an article featuring the MySpace pages for celebrity footballers and commentators. While MySpace's popularity is starting to fade and more people are embracing Facebook, we thought it'd be good timing to point out which famous footballers are on the cutting edge of social networking and who have their own […]

Major League Soccer is now entering its adolescence after a somewhat turbulent infancy. As the league develops some history one thing has become perfectly clear: Dwayne DeRossario is the best big game player in the history of MLS. Believe it or not, DeRossario is not among the all time league leaders in Assists or Goals. […]

Major League Soccer is now entering its adolescence after a somewhat turbulent infancy. As the league develops some history one thing has become perfectly clear: Dwayne DeRossario is the best big game player in the history of MLS. Believe it or not, DeRossario is not among the all time league leaders in Assists or Goals. […]