The Gaffer. host of the EPL Talk podcast and website has an interesting interview with Johann Smith, the American under 20 star playing for Bolton of the English Premier League. Smith played last week for the U-20s in south Florida and flew back to England to meet his Bolton teammates at the same time as […]

The kickoff is just over three hours away, and there are already throngs of fans walking around Emirates Stadium. In the next hour, I'll be meeting up with the blokes from ArsenalAmerica and will be reporting later tonight via the podcast. Day four of my tour of England has been a long one. I made […]

Maybe I'm getting older, but I'm getting a bit disillusioned by the Premiership. I'm witnessing first-hand some of the pervasive problems that need to be fixed including: Players influencing referee decisions by getting in the face of officials The lack of atmosphere as sedate football fans sit in plastic seats instead of terracing, and The […]

THE SOCCER SHOUT PODCAST I break down Man City's performance in the 3-1 win over Fulham. I will be contributing regular features on the Blues of Man City for the program. Tony and Phil as always provide some great commentary. The link is below: SS2006-11-20 – The Curse of the Emerates

If you've been enjoying the Premiership coverage from the EPL Talk Tour, please cast your vote for EPL Talk in the Ole Ole contest where they'll be sending the top two bloggers to Japan to cover the FIFA Club World Cup tournament this December. Voting only takes a minute and doesn't require registration. Vote for […]

Day two of the EPL Talk tour of England is over, but you can hear all of the adventures at Ewood Park by downloading the latest podcast, episode 36, at http://epltalk.libsyn.com Two matches so far, and both have featured spectacular goals (Mikael Arteta for Everton, and Tugay for Blackburn Rovers). In addition to the podcast, […]

The first podcast episode from my journey through England has been posted, which features the sounds and atmosphere of Goodison Park plus an exclusive interview with Bolton's Johann Smith. Listen now at http://epltalk.libsyn.com For a chance to win a copy of the FIFA 07 video game for the PS2 from EASports, e-mail thegaffer@epltalk.com with the […]

After traveling 4,500 miles during 14 hours, I have arrived in England. A nation where you can wear your love of football on your sleeve. This is a footballing country, make no doubt about it. Flying over Lancashire as the plane began to descend toward Manchester Airport, I couldn't help but noticing Bolton's Reebok Stadium […]

Here are the photographs from the EPL Talk trip today to Everton v Bolton at Goodison Park, November 18, 2006. View the slideshow here. Or view each of the 39 photos here (each features comments that tell you more about each image). Pictured is the Bullen End prior to kickoff. But how much longer will […]

One last post before I head to the airport and catch the flight from balmy Fort Lauderdale to chilly Manchester. I'll report back via this blog (if I can get internet connection) when I touch down at Goodison Park. In the meantime, here's an article I wrote that BBC Lancashire just published regarding this Sunday's […]

On the eve of my flight to England, my 'to-do' list is longer than Newcastle United's injury list, but rather than bore you with all of the details about packing my bags, here are some of the exciting news, developments and plugs to read about: EPL Talk was interviewed last night by the always charming […]

There are just four days to go before EPL Talk's tour of England begins with the Everton versus Bolton Wanderers clash at Goodison Park, and the excitement is building. While my blogging has slowed a little during the last few days, the work behind-the-scenes is reaching a fever pitch. Here's a glimpse at what EPL […]

I watched the MLS Cup victory for Houston on Tivo this evening and a few things were apparent to me. (Let me preface my comments by saying I did not watch one minute of NFL Football today and have no idea who won or lost besides the Dolphins because I saw a bunch of fans […]

Is it me or has the quality of live Premiership football matches on TV this past Saturday been extremely substandard? This past Saturday we were subjected to the horror that was Manchester City (remember when they were a fun team to watch?) against Newcastle United, but we also had to sit through Everton against Aston […]

This initiative for a league that has not grown in popularity and support despite an upsurge for soccer in this nation is long overdue. Here is the release from MLSNET.com.