India has in recent years become an important market for the development of the Premier League as the world's most popular team sports competition. The growth of the league has been remarkable throughout Asia and here in South India it is aided by knowledge of the English language and a certain amount of Anglophilia and […]

One of the best segments of the Sky Sports weekly TV show, Soccer AM, is their Showboat section where they feature some silky skills from footballers around the world. The above video features the best of 2010 and, as you'll see, there are some absolutely scintillating skills on display. I'll let the video do the […]

As the final whistle blew at Old Trafford Sunday to seal a Manchester United 2-0 defeat of Sunderland, the focus of the title race immediately turned south to London as Arsenal and Chelsea prepare to clash at the Emirates. United now sit top of the league with 37 points having played only 17 matches, that […]

The top of the table reads "Manchester, Manchester" after Boxing Day weekend, with Manchester United maintaining their place atop the table, another awakening from Carlos Tévez guiding City to three points. On this edition of the EPL Talk podcast, myself, Laurence McKenna and Christopher Harris talk about Sunday's seven matches and happenings, from Dimitar Berbatov's […]

Aston Villa's Robert Pires and Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp got into a face off Sunday during the match at Villa Park. Redknapp was incensed after Jermaine Jenas had a chance to break away down the left wing but Pires stopped him in his tracks by falling down which resulted in Jenas falling over. Both men […]

In what proved to be a highly entertaining Boxing Day encounter, Manchester City saw off a resilient Newcastle side after a goal from Gareth Barry and Carlos Tevez inside the opening five minutes of play. Newcastle will surely feel hard-done by after dominating the remaining eighty-five minutes of play, far outnumbering their ridiculously-paid counterparts in […]

As seems standard at the moment today’s schedule was blighted by postponements however seven games did take place providing the usual thrills and spills of the league. This now means that some clubs have reached the magical halfway point in their seasons, whereas Nottingham Forest and Scunthorpe are still three games from that milestone as […]

The holiday season is supposed to be a time to come together with friends and family, but by the time Boxing Day comes around, all we want is out football, something not even inclement weather in Blackburn and Liverpool could keep from us. Seven matches kicked-off and completed this Boxing Day, giving myself, Laurence McKenna, […]

This Christmas will not have been a happy one for Scunthorpe or their fans, despite being unbeaten since their last defeat on the 4th of December; they have slipped into the relegation places. A three week unbeaten record may sound impressive however, Scunthorpe are unbeaten as they have been unable to play since a 3-0 […]

Fox Soccer Channel has released a new version of its Fox Soccer iPhone App. Version 1.1 of its Fox Soccer iPhone App now allows those who have access to the FoxSoccer.tv broadband subscription to view live games and watch video highlights on the mobile phone. Previously, FoxSoccer.tv subscribers had to pay $7.99/month for a Fox […]

It seems like it's been so long since we've had a chance to watch Premier League matches, so today's assortment of Boxing Day matches is a welcome return. The early kick-off between Fulham and West Ham has already ended but we have plenty of other matches in store for us today. Unfortunately there have been […]

Laurence McKenna, myself and new EPL Talk star analyst John Bannister put together a short video during this special time of the season. Bannister presents his mini-review of the season thus far as well as shines a light on some of the predictions for the remainder of the 2010/11 season. Enjoy.

I think we should have asked for a whole fleet of these for Christmas. A text link to my special holiday video is below. Merry Bzzzzzzzzzzzz from Sam Morrill on Vimeo. Here’s the links: Top ten posts [Off The Post] West Brom. worries [Express and Star] EPL Christmas signings [Mirror] Blackpool pitch inspection [Sky Sports] […]

On behalf of everyone at EPL Talk, I'd like to wish you and your loved ones a very sincere Happy Holidays. As a special treat, we have the Boxing Day matches on a weekend this year, so many of us — especially in the United States — will be able to watch the matches without […]

It may be Serie A news, but Rafa Benítez's sacking at Inter Milan is Premier League fodder. On this edition of the EPL Talk Podcast, myself and Laurence McKenna talk about the newly unemployed, former Liverpool boss. Also, we review Monday's upset at Eastlands and El-Hadji Diof's niceties for Jamie Carragher before looking toward the […]