In an interesting development, the BBC and ITV announced today a unique partnership whereby the British networks will offer free high definition television (HDTV) in the scale of 200 channels to residents in the UK beginning spring 2008. Unfortunately, I'm sure those of us outside the United Kingdom would be unable to watch this programming […]

Leeds have been essentially relegated to League One football next season, following a 1-1 home draw with Ipswich on Saturday, combined with Hull winning away at Cardiff 1-0. Although Leeds can still finish even with Hull on points, Hull are ahead of Leeds by 9 in goal differential. The Leeds-Ipswich match was tainted by a […]

The club that's most likely to be taken over by American investors next is Tottenham Hotspur. That's according to 39% of you, the readers, who believe the north London club could be going the way of Manchester United, Liverpool, Aston Villa and possibly Arsenal and Manchester City. While almost 40% of you predicted Spurs being […]

Well, it's been a stunning day in football today, and we still have two weeks of brilliant football in front of us plus the first FA Cup final at Wembley, and the Champions League semi-finals. Right now, there's simply no better time to be a fan of English football. But before the Premier League season […]

MLSNET.com has an outstanding story on the impact new signing Carlos Marinelli has made on Kansas City already this season. While Marinelli is not a "Beckham Rule" player he has arguably played at better clubs abroad than four of the five "Beckham Rule" players, the notable exception being David Beckham himself. Moreover, at 25 Marinelli […]

If you were able to watch the two Premiership matches this morning at the same time, what an incredible experience it was to see Man United's sensational 4-2 comeback against Everton on Setanta while Chelsea had a comeback of their own but couldn't find the winner in the 2-2 draw. The results from the matches […]

After Sunderland's important 3-2 win against Burnley tonight, the race for the Championship is getting even more interesting by the day. Here's the Predictor from the BBC which is a nifty tool that allows you to guess who'll get promoted and relegated. Check it out here.

Maybe, just maybe someone can convince Rossi to play for the USA. What a goal!

It's the million dollar question for Man United and soccer fans in America. Will United pass up the opportunity of playing in America this summer during the pre-season friendlies like they did last year when they concentrated on South Africa instead? The decision hasn't been made, but what we do know is that United are […]

If you're a subscriber to the EPL Talk Email Newsletter or you read the forums on the EPL Talk Community, you would have discovered some great news about this weekend's TV schedule for Premiership matches in the States. The 7:45am match between Chelsea against Bolton, which was initially to have been played on Setanta Xtra, […]

Luis Figo did the unthinkable by signing a record deal at the time with archrival Real Madrid. With that he marked an era of greatness for the Catalan and the beginning of one of the most controversial and high-spending epochs ever at the Casa Blanca. Seven years later, that history might repeat itself but at […]

Crystal Palace has unveiled its new strips for the 2007/2008 season with new designs from kit manufacturer Errea. See the shirts and read more about the new kits here.

While Major League Soccer has made great strides in its level of play it cannot be considered a truly top flight international league until the quality of referees improves. Since 1996 the league has had a program in place to evaluate referees and to reward top referees with plum assignments but with the exception of […]

For quite a bit of fun, check out this Champions League link from Heineken where you have a chance to watch the final from a secret location. Thanks to Tim William for the link.

Yesterday we took a closer look at Fox Soccer Channel and made recommendations of what changes they can make in the summer to improve their level of Premiership coverage when the season begins again in August. Today, it's our turn to do the same for Setanta Sports. Here's our recommendation of what they need to […]