Beyond the joy and anticipation, there’s a deeper story: one involving a key conversation with Xabi Alonso that ultimately shaped Fanco Mastantuono’s decision.

This writer has not fallen off the face of the earth after the season concluded in mid-May. I am writing this as I leave on a boat from Napoli en route to Palma de Mallorca. I have been traveling through Europe these past weeks, and I was in Barcelona to cover the FC Barcelona presidential […]

On the final day of 2008, I want to send out a huge thank you to you, the readers, for supporting EPL Talk in what has been our best and most successful year ever. Your support and your comments are much appreciated (EPL Talk has now amassed more than 13,000 comments). There's no way to […]

If your head is spinning like mine is from all of the Premier League news from the past 48 hours, maybe it's time to get back to reality and read some interesting posts about other football leagues other than the Premiership. Here are just a few of the excellent articles penned by the other bloggers […]

If your obsession about football isn't limited to just the Premier League and Euro 2008, be sure to visit the other sites in our network. At Champions League Talk, Lonnie Smetana has been writing about the top stories among continental European teams such as Porto being allowed to participate in the Champions League and Perrin […]