A little late this week, but here are my notes and observations from gameweek 27 in the Fantasy Premier League: Americans! In the Premier League! Brek Shea (5.0) made his Stoke debut in a game that I imagine most of you didn’t bother getting up for. There are, after all, more important things in life […]

In the week that Rafa ranted, FFS brings an alternative look at football. Barry Deane presents a packed show featuring an exclusive look at an Alex Ferguson team talk, an appeal for Sid Down and a song for the Welsh wonder who has a rocket in his shoes, Gareth Bale. This week's episode is the […]

EPL Talk has wrapped up two book discussions so far this year — Soccernomics 2.0, and The Greatest Footballer You Never Saw. But now it's time to pick a book to read for March, so I thought I'd ask you for your opinion. Go ahead and vote in the poll below for the book you […]

We're getting closer to the next stage of Beat The Manager, the online prediction game from EPL Talk. After gameweek 30 ends, we'll be giving away another Apple iPad Mini to one lucky person. If you haven’t played Beat The Manager before, start today. A new iPad Mini will be awarded after Gameweek 30. It’s free to play. You […]

Manchester United's Ryan Giggs has signed a one-year extension to his contract at the Old Trafford club, which means incredibly we'll see him play his 23rd year season as a first team player at the club. Giggs is set to play his 1,000 senior game if he plays against Norwich City tomorrow. What an amazing […]

Fulham striker Dimitar Berbatov must have thought that if Aleksandar Kolarov could do The Harlem Shake, then he could do one better. Berbatov and his Fulham colleagues join in en-masse in another Harlem Shake video, and hilarity ensues. What do you think? Who has the best Harlem Shake video? Manchester City, Swansea City or Fulham. […]

Five months after winning the 2005 UEFA Champions League, then manager Rafa Benitez took his Liverpool team to Anfield to play against Chelsea on October 2, 2005. Chelsea were in breathtaking form thrashing Liverpool 4-1. Frank Lampard opened the scoring for Chelsea from the spot after Didier Drogba was fouled by Traore. Liverpool equalized nine […]

Interim Chelsea manager Rafa Benitez has done himself no favors after coming out on the attack against Chelsea supporters and Roman Abramovich, saying that giving him the title of 'interim' was a mistake and criticizing Chelsea away supporters for undermining his and the team's success. Benitez also says he doesn't plan on staying at the […]

America and Britain are alike in so many ways. I'd argue that as each year passes, the United Kingdom becomes more Americanized. But there's one thing I haven't been able to get used to in the States even though I've lived here for 28 years of my life. And it has nothing to do with […]

Chelsea plays Middlesbrough today at the Riverside Stadium in the north east of England. A win for the Blues today and they'll play Manchester United in the sixth round. If it's a draw, it'll be another fixture added to Chelsea's already congested fixture schedule. Chelsea's match against Boro comes under increasing pressure for Rafa Benitez […]

The concluding moments of the 2011/2012 Premier League season are ones ingrained into the memories of most avid fanatics of the English football scene. Sergio Agüero's last ditch attempt flashing past Paddy Kenny in the dying seconds of the season coupled with the celebrations that naturally ensued in light of Manchester City's first top flight […]

Barcelona, Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid all won again at the weekend, with the Catalans maintaining their 12-point lead at the top of La Liga and the two capital clubs vying for the runners-up spot. A more intriguing drama is the unfolding battle for the fourth Champions League place with no less than five sides […]

Arsenal will place a statue outside their ground this summer to immortalize one of their greatest footballers — Dennis Bergkamp. A bronze statue of the Dutch striker will accompany other famous Arsenal legends around the ground including former manager Herbert Chapman, and players Thierry Henry and Tony Adams. Here's a clip of one of Bergkamp's […]

Finances are always a hot button in any sport, and American soccer is no different. With a sometimes controversial system that is quite unique in an international world of football, Major League Soccer continues to do business with a salary cap that helps to keep teams from getting caught in a spiral of overspending. Previous […]

In an exclusive article by Ian Herbert in The Independent newspaper, the reporter reveals that Manchester City have plans to seek partner clubs in the USA, Mexico and China in an attempt to build a global brand. Manchester City has realized that it has smaller matchday revenues than other top clubs in the Premier League, […]