By Christopher Schachter, EPL Talk correspondent I really thought Joe Cole was doing his best Damien Duff, an arms flailing dive not 5 minutes into the 2nd half, but unfortunately Mourinho ("I am not a doctor") offered up the fact that indeed, the England winger must have his knee checked for ligament damage before leaving […]

The MLS all stars stunned Chelsea, the EPL Champs today at Toyota Park. I was at the game and will have much more on this subject later, but feel this is one of the most important moments for MLS in the league's 11 year existence. A great game for Chris Albright and Brian Boswell in […]

Premiership Countdown: 14 Days to Go. We're just a week away from the Community Shield, and two weeks away from the Premiership kick-off. And, amazingly, we're approximately 7 weeks away from the next release in the EA FIFA video game series, FIFA 07. According to EA Sports, the game will include a complete overhaul of […]

By Christopher Schachter, EPL Talk correspondent Game Day in Chicago: Fact: America is one tacky place, marketing sports and big events is none too subtle, they'll blow up anything into massive balloons and have college kids shoving gatorade at you when you have a latte in one hand and a laptop in the other. I'm […]

Stay tuned to the EPL Talk Blog tonight before, during and after the Chelsea v MLS All-Star match. Depending on how the technology works, we may be able to get photographs — and even audio — from EPL Talk correspondent Christopher Schachter.

By Christopher Schachter, EPL Talk correspondent In a packed and stifling media room just off the team dressing rooms in the bowels of Toyota Park, I learned some interesting things about the culture of the EPL. The Gaffer reigns imperiously and the players submit to his authority in a way that is completely alien to […]

Today, EPL Talk conducted an exclusive interview with Shane O'Rourke, the president of North American operations for Setanta Sports. With Setanta and Fox Soccer Channel dividing the Premiership matches to be shown in the US, soccer fans will have many questions about the changes and what impact the announcement will have. EPL Talk will guide […]

By Christopher Schachter, EPL Talk correspondent ESPN just announced their rights package, the leagues fourth if you include HDNet and Univision...all games on the Deuce (industry parlance for watching soccer with baseball scores on perpetual scroll at the bottom of the screen). It's a Thursday night 26 regular season and three playoff match package in […]

By Christopher Schachter, EPL Talk correspondent Arrived safely in Chicago, shocked and amazed that they speak the President's English outside of New York City. You see, except for the occasional trip to visit my brother in SW6 and dragging my fiance on the Stamford Bridge Grounds Tour (10 pounds and a bargain at that), I […]

EPL Talk will be conducting an interview this afternoon with Shane O'Rourke, president of North American operations for Setanta Sports, to discuss today's huge announcement. It'll be released as a special edition of the EPL Talk Podcast. If you have any questions for Setanta, please post them here so I can ask them! Thanks everyone […]

EPL Talk correspondent Christopher Schachter who is covering the Chelsea against MLS All-Star match has arrived safely in Chicago. To see his up-to-the-minute photos from behind-the-scenes at Toyota Park with the MLS All-Stars, visit the EPL Talk Flickr account at http://www.flickr.com/photos/epltalk/ Stay tuned to EPL Talk this weekend for continuing coverage of the Chelsea match. […]

BREAKING NEWS. Setanta Sports has made an agreement with Fox Soccer Channel whereby Setanta will show 90+ live Premiership matches during the 2006/2007 season. While the majority of matches shown during the season will be on Fox Soccer Channel, Setanta has sublicensed the live rights for an estimated 62 Saturday matches, approximately 28 Sunday matches […]

In the past few years, Martin O'Neill's stock value has skyrocketed. But is he as good as everyone says he is, and what impact can he have at a languishing Aston Villa? The former Nottingham Forest midfielder played under legendary manager Brian Clough, so O'Neill was able to learn from the best. Since that time, […]

Premiership Countdown: 15 Days To Go. The days at Watford's Vicarage Road are quite different now than they were when Elton John bought the Fourth Division club during the 1976-1977 season. Incredibly, the club rose to the First Division in the early 1980s and finished their first season in the top flight second to the […]

They have one of the best managers in the league. They've been spectacular during pre-season after defeating Inter Milan, Celta Vigo, Bordeaux and Nice. And on paper, they have a remarkable team — one that reminds me of the skilful side they had in the early 1980s starring Argentines Osvaldo Ardiles and Ricky Villa, and […]