If you're looking for live commentary of Manchester United v Aston Villa on the internet, go here. The third-round FA Cup match kicks off at 9am ET. The audio is courtesy of Eat Sleep Sport (thanks for the tip BCjohn).EPL Talk has published the U.S. TV listings for matches involving Premiership sides (i.e. the EPL […]

Two months after MLS passed the so-called "Beckham rule" to allow each club to buy one high priced international star, the league has yet to make a single big acquisition. With the transfer window now wide open, one would have expected MLS to make the moves they failed to make right after the World Cup, […]

Liverpool fans marked today's FA Cup third round match against Arsenal by protesting against Kelvin MacKenzie, former editor of The Sun newspaper, who blamed Liverpool fans for the Hillsborough Disaster in a cover story entitled 'The Truth' that was published in his tabloid the Wednesday after the Hillsborough Tragedy in April, 1989.To make matters worse, […]

As the English Premier League continues to grow in popularity around the world, so too does the theme song that's played before every Premiership match as the teams line up.Surprisingly, very little is known about the song and finding a copy of it is near impossible. Fortunately, EPL Talk has the answers and the audio […]

Fox Sports World Report, the popular nightly news and highlights show on Fox Soccer Channel, will be rebranded as Fox Soccer Report starting Monday, January 8.The more aptly titled show began by covering numerous sports including rugby and cricket, but is now focused on soccer.You can listen to interviews with host Jeremy St. Louis or […]

When was the last time you remember having a weekend where all of the live soccer action was on Fox Soccer Channel, while Setanta didn't have any?I love the F.A. Cup just as much as anyone, but it does add a wrinkle to the TV watching experience in America. While this past Saturday and Monday, […]

While it's been common knowledge for a couple of weeks, Fox Soccer Channel officially announced today via press release that it has renewed the U.S. TV rights for the English Premier League through the 2009-2010 season.What's interesting is that Fox will license the Spanish language rights in the U.S. to its sister channel Fox Sports […]

Earlier this morning, EPL Talk released its first podcast episode of 2007 featuring an interview with The Sunday Telegraph's Patrick Barclay.The experienced football correspondent is often a guest on the BBC Sportsweek radio show with Garry Richardson. Plus Barclay is regularly featured on Sky Sports (view clip).In case you missed it, Barclay published two very […]

By John NicholsonThere's a strange cultural phenomenon in Britain. No not the wonky yellow teeth and the fondness for warm beer and homosexuality, I'm talking about our attitude to winners.To put it simply, we don't really like them. I exclude myself from this because I am not normal, indeed I am barely even human, but […]

Assuming Clint Dempsey's work permit gets approved he will be the third American at the London club, joining Carlos Bocanegra and Brian McBride. Bocanegra scored the game tying goal at Stamford Bridge versus Chelsea on Saturday and Fulham are in the top half of the table and exceeding all expectations. American fans just getting familiar […]

For many of us who watch Premiership soccer on TV, we hear the same football commentators more often than we see some teams play. No matter who plays on a weekend, it's comforting to hear the familiar voices.But who are the men behind the mic responsible for painting the picture of the Premiership for us? […]

Maybe it's those tired legs or managers realizing that they have to score goals in order to win matches. Or maybe it's the leaky defenses? Whatever it is, it's working. In the Premiership from December 23rd 2006 until January 1, 2007, we've seen 109 goals which is an average of 2.94 goals per match. Take […]

By The Scout (Editor's Note: The Scout has researched each of the twenty Premiership clubs and provides you with an insightful analysis of the upcoming January transfer window) Arsenal Despite the constant rumours regarding more attacking midfielders and wingers headed to the Emirates Stadium, the Gunners could use some depth at the back and in […]

Manchester United moved to six points ahead of second place Chelsea today when the Blues drew 2-2 against Fulham in the west London derby. Mourinho's defensive woes continue in what has been the most inconsistent form from Chelsea since the Portugese manager took over the club a few years ago. With Manchester United winning 3-2 […]

It isn't often when a match involving Charlton Athletic raises the heart rate, but today's last minute win against Aston Villa today was a splendid match. Alan Pardew has already invigorated his Charlton squad, and if the Southeast London team can keep it up, it'll have a chance of moving out of the relegation zone. […]