Sunday marks this season’s first addition of the Derby della Capitale, as Rome’s two fierce rivals face each other at the Stadio Olimpico. In a season where Serie A looks to be wide open, winning a tense clash like this could put the wind in a team’s sails and propel them towards the top […]

There is a lot of ardent disagreement right now regarding Arséne Wenger. As a fervent Wengerist, I dismissed the calls for his sacking as the siren call of narrow-sighted supporters. But as the losses pile together and the hopeless future becomes a depressing present, I cannot disregard the demands for Wenger’s release as easily as […]

Good news for English football fans in the United States. FOX Soccer has renewed exclusive media rights with The Football Association (FA), the governing body of soccer in England, for six more years through the 2017-18 soccer season. The current agreement is through 2012. The multi-platform deal grants FOX Soccer exclusive rights to all FA content in […]

Italy have had a solid qualifying campaign for Euro 2012, which has seen the side go unbeaten and concede a mere two goals. The side has also looked impressive in some recent friendlies, beating World Champions Spain 2-1 back in August. Although it could be argued that the Spain squad fielded that day was somewhat […]

Liverpool Football Club is trying to change the Premier League as we know it. The club is interested in breaking out and selling its own overseas TV rights instead of the current collective agreement by the Premier League where overseas TV revenue is equally split among all 20 clubs. Liverpool's intention is to generate more […]

Phil Jones looks certain to play at the highest level for Manchester United and England for years to come. England need a fresher, more energetic and more youthful look next summer, and they will get that through Jones. He is full of confidence and brimming with talent, and at just 19 years of age, he […]

The international break gives us a chance to take a look back at this early part of the Serie A season and see what we can take from it. Five game in to 2011-2012 and only one thing is certain, and that is nothing is certain. While it may be a bit early to pass […]

Bolton are indeed in 20th position in the Premier League, but maybe it's not as bad as it seems after a quick glance at the Barclays Premier League table seven games into the 2011-12 season. Looking back at the results thus far, gameweek 1 had Bolton Wanderers going to Loftus Road to face Queens Park […]

For the managers of Ireland and England, all problems are relative. After England secured a place in the European Championships with a draw away to Montenegro, one might have expected a reprieve for Fabio Capello and his men. An undefeated qualifying campaign is usually grounds for celebration, or at least contentment. Instead, England is under […]

England have qualified. I suppose, that is the main thing. However, they qualified with the same typical tendencies that usually send us out of these major competitions. Firstly, Wayne Rooney, and his red card. He is under a barrage of criticism from the tabloids and rightly so. Some of the headlines include: ‘“We will Roo […]

On what may go on record as the most boring international break ever, the folks from Football Manager has come to the rescue with a demo of their upcoming release, Football Manager 2012. The Football Manager 2012 Demo is available on the PC and Mac (download Football Manager 2012 demo now). You'll need to download […]

Now that we've relaunched the FIFA 12 league for the Xbox 360, it's time to invite EPL Talk readers to join EPL Talk's FIFA 12 league for the PS3. The PS3 league has been strong for more than one year. The league already has 11-12 committed video games, but we're interested in adding 8-10 serious […]

Video: Klinsmann gets the win Who remembers the last time that Major League Soccer played a regular season match during an international date? Who remembers the last time when an important World Cup Qualifier was being played while the New England Revolution faced the Los Angeles Galaxy? Well for the last three international match days, […]

Jozy Altidore took some time out during training in South Florida to spend some time with US soccer fans this week, before tonight's game against Honduras. Altidore, who lived in Florida during his high school years, even managed time to play a game of FIFA against a fan. While the fan selected Barcelona, Altidore faced […]

The less said about England's performance from Friday against Montenegro, the better. They qualified for Euro 2012, but it was a less than convincing performance. When England walked out for the beginning of the second half, I had a feeling that the side wasn't mentally ready for the second 45 minutes. Darren Bent walked alongside […]