Wales and Tottenham Hotspur winger Gareth Bale has caused a bit of controversy after modeling the supporters shirt for the Great Britain 2012 Olympics football team. The issues are: The Welsh FA (and Scottish FA) don't want players from their nations participating on the Great Britain team because they feel it'll undermine their power with […]

Tomorrow, the meat of the MLS Cup Playoffs begin, and we can look forward to seeing all of the matches televised. Some of us, that is. ESPN publicized their plans for the Quarterfinals today. ESPN2 will be airing both legs of the Titanic Budget Derby, also known as the Los Angeles Galaxy versus the New […]

A list of players who’ve either failed to live up to their name or price-tag, failed to adapt to the English game, and then the ones that were just plain rubbish is endless. But here are ten of my "favorite" flops: 1. Eric Djemba-Djemba – So bad they named him twice. The Cameroonian made only […]

“Fact Or Fiction” is a series that will be run every Friday. In this series, an assertion will be made regarding an impacting topic in the Premier League. EPL Talk writers Matt Hackenmiller and Earl Reed each offer their views on whether the statement is “Fact or Fiction.” Fact or Fiction: Everton will beat […]

With three of the Sky Six involved in big match ups this weekend, is it time to wonder which of those clubs need the win more? Manchester United are coming off their worst defeat in the Sir Alex Ferguson era. This week they head to Everton, a place where United have struggled of late. If […]

The frenetic pace of the season sometimes robs supporters of the chance to properly bask in the afterglow of a famous victory. Since their 6-1 evisceration of Manchester United on Sunday, Manchester City have already put down Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Carling Cup and now prepare to face them again in the league proper come […]

This weekend sees Wigan entertain Fulham with both in desperate need of a result of any description. So what has happened to Wigan this year? Nothing much really if we’re honest. Their form has been pretty abysmal for a sustained spell of time and if this continues then they will no longer be plying their […]

With almost a fourth of the La Liga season gone, Barcelona and Real Madrid are both off to solid starts, but heading into this week's round of midweek fixtures, neither title favorite was at the top of the table. Of course, that likely won't be the case for long, and you'd have to expect those […]

As the race for spots in the knock-out round intensifies, we take a look at the crucial fixtures which are likely to decide who will be advancing and who will be exiting Europe's premier club competition. Highly-flying Manchester City will be looking to book their advancement to the next stage when they travel to Italy […]

In the upcoming UEFA Champions League matches, Arsenal and Chelsea will play on Tuesday, November 1st, 2011 and United and City from Manchester will play the next day. French side Marseille is coming to the Emirates for the return leg of the fixture where Aaron Ramsey scored an injury-time winner after 90 minutes of stalemate […]

As the goals rained in at Old Trafford on Sunday, I was thinking about one thing. Could this be the first ever double digit point score for an APL game? Yes it could. The previous highest was Newcastle’s 6-0 win against Aston Villa last season in Week 2 which won them 9.61 points The winning […]

This was a tough test for the New York Red Bulls as it would be a single game that would determine them to advance into the Conference Semi-Finals of a goal aggregate playoff, or heading back home wondering if their season was a failure with so many chances missed. The New York Red Bulls found […]

As if not having a derby that grabbed worldwide attention last weekend was enough, English football fans will face another derby of sorts this coming round. While, it might not generate the hype of the Manchester Derby, Chelsea versus Arsenal is still a big game. In fact, it’s big for both clubs as they are […]

If the first few months of the season is any indication, the Serie A title race is going to be very wide open and very tight throughout. After this week's 2-1 win over Fiorentina, unbeaten Juventus are top of the table, one point ahead of fellow unbeaten side Udinese heading into the mid-week's eight fixtures. […]

It’s long been a debate about what is more important to players and fans, club or country? With the explosion, especially in the last ten years or so, of the Premier League as the most exciting, well-watched league in the world, and the riches and glamour offered by the Champions League, international football has very […]