The moment Obafemi Martins tapped home Birmingham's League Cup winner last Sunday, something strange and mysterious happened. Down at City rivals Aston Villa, it triggered the start of a horrific week. First Villa revealed losses of up to £37 million. Then Gerard Houllier took the first team to Eastlands (well half of the first team. No, two […]

In Sunday's massive match between Liverpool and Manchester United at Anfield, Jamie Carragher committed a high tackle against Nani in the 44th minute that resulted in the Portugese player going to ground and Carragher being awarded a yellow card. But in images published in the last hour, we can now take a closer look at […]

Manchester United has their first losing streak of the year, failing to show against Liverpool after their mid-week loss to Chelsea. But don't disparage the Reds' performances, particularly those of Luis Suárez, Raul Meireles, and hat-trick hero Dirk Kuyt. Liverpool snaps a three-match losing streak to United, beating the Red Devils 3-1. At 10 p.m. […]

Sunday's match between Liverpool and Manchester United was a perfect example of why the Premier League is the most exciting league in the world. You had everything from an incredible dribble by Luis Suarez to beat four players and help create the first goal to the surreal antics of Nani. But most importantly, the action-packed […]

PL Player Bite: Kuyt's Hat-Trick Luis Suarez twisted and turned past four Manchester United defenders Sunday and then nutmegged Edwin van der Sar, which led to Dirk Kuyt tapping the ball into the net for an incredible opening goal for Liverpool. The goal will be long remembered by Liverpool supporters as one of the best […]

Don't listen to the others, but today there are actually two massive Premier League matches that will be played before our eyes. The first one, of course, is the battle between Liverpool and Manchester United from Anfield (8:30am ET, Fox Soccer Channel). This is a crucial match for so many different reasons. Most of all […]

ESPN's feature match in America looked wearisome and sloppy after 45 minutes. West Bromwich responded though, by wresting the match away from a Birmingham City side that looked wistful at times. There were several changes for the Blues from the Carling Cup winning eleven. McLeish did lead off with the 4-4-2 formation that yielded the […]

PL Highlights: Arsenal/Sunderland Two critical calls by officials in Saturday's Arsenal against Sunderland match unfairly went against the Gunners in a match that may have a massive impact on the 2010-11 Premier League title race. In an evenly matched game between Arsenal and Sunderland, where the Mackems had their chances to win the game too, […]

TUESDAY, MARCH 8TH 8:00PM EST – 5:00PM PST 2011 MLS PREVIEW SHOW #2 LOS ANGELES: Dave Denholm Formerly of 710AM ESPN Radio LA SAN JOSE: Adam Serrano of Soccer By Ives PHILADELPHIA: Geoff Reid Union Supporter CHICAGO: Ben Burton Fire Supporter HOUSTON: Warren Jones Dynamo Supporter TORONTO: Duane Rollins of the 24th Minute Blog, It's […]

Seven is such a lovely number. We have 7 Premier League matches on deck today beginning with the Birmingham against West Brom derby at 7:30am ET (ESPN2 for our U.S. readers). Whatever you do, don't underestimate this match. Both teams have survival to play for. Carlos Vela has been an inspiration for West Brom and […]

We here at EPL Talk headquarters are massive fans of Special 1 TV. It's one of the things I know I look forward to on Fridays. But in their latest episode, entitled "Two Becomes Three," they have in my opinion jumped the shark. Without giving anything away, take a look at the video and let […]

I live in Scotland. Or at least I do for the next five days, after which I shall be living the life of a landed aristocrat in the Norfolk broads as I move to a big old country thatched house with some land and a mooring for a boat. I've always loved Scotland and living […]

With this weekend's massive match between Liverpool and Manchester United just around the corner, today's Friday Flashback Videos column features highlights of the 1985 FA Cup Semi-Final featuring the two teams. As you'll see from the above videos, the first match was played at Goodison Park, while the replay was played at Maine Road. For […]

A new photograph of what appears to be Manchester United's home shirt for the 2011-2012 season has been leaked on the Internet. The new photo appears to be consistent with the one of the new Man United home jersey that we leaked in December. The latest image is much clearer and shows a simple yet […]

TEAM: Philadelphia Union HEAD COACH: Piotr Nowak 2010 RESULTS: 31 pts, 8-15-7 record, 7th Eastern Conference The inaugural season for the Philadelphia Union epitomized the difficulties that can hamper a team trying to ensure a strong future while mixing and matching spare parts into holes for the interim. Many bright spots were found during the […]