The Champions League continues this week with the Bundesliga's representatives finishing their groups and either heading into the round of sixteen or out of the competition altogether. Tuesday night features Felix Magath's Schalke, who will travel to Benfica for three more points that will seal their top-of-the-table status; and Thomas Schaaf's struggling Werder Bremen side, […]

Borussia Dortmund's Jakub Blaszczykowski has won Polish Player of the Year after turning in some impressive performances at both club and international level. In the 09/10 season, Kuba, as he is known for short, scored four league goals and contributed a few assists. This season, he has nearly reached those same figures already and we're […]

Jurgen Klopp's Borussia Dortmund side have looked unstoppable lately, and they had the chance this Sunday to extend their lead at the top of the Bundesliga table to ten points. Meanwhile, their main title rivals Bayer Leverkusen, will have been hoping to keep pace and take advantage of any slip-ups. Let's get to the results. […]

There's one EPL fixture on Monday, December 6, 2010 as Liverpool hosts Aston Villa. Below is a brief match preview along with a live blog. The live blog will begin coverage around 2:50 PM EST (7:50 PM local UK time). Match Preview Liverpool (last 6 EPL matches – WWDLWL) After a very slow start, Liverpool […]

Chris Kirkland’s loan spell at Leicester City could be over before it has truly begun as it is currently unclear as to whether the England goalkeeper will regain fitness in time to feature in any of the five games Leicester are due to play before the scheduled end of his loan spell in January. The Wigan striker is suffering from a back spasm in a career that has been blighted by back injuries, however the timing of this injury is unfortunate given the fact that the shot stopper felt he had his back problems under control through constant regulation.

There are certain happenings, namely with regards to managerial shuffling and cup wins, that live in infamy among and around a club's supporters and grounds. The 6th of December, 2010 is another one of those dates Newcastle United can attach to an already incalculable list of calamities. It's the date when Newcastle United's owner sacked […]

EPL Talk's Jesse Chula is under the weather today so he asked me to step in to handle the Premier League Footballer of the Week duties. Luckily there was one player who certainly shone out from the rest, which makes my job easier. But perhaps you disagree with my choice? First, let's examine the runner-ups. […]

Manchester United are in discussions to launch a pre-season tour to the United States next summer, according to reports. Rio Ferdinand, Manchester United's centre back, revealed the news in a tweet (pictured above) to NFL athlete Chad Ochocinco this past Saturday. Ferdinand mentioned "We [will be] in the States [next] August" during a conversion on […]

With Manchester United's match in Blackpool postponed and Chelsea being drawn by Everton at the Bridge, Arsenal's win over Fulham sent the Gunners top, with Samir Nasri vaulting himself into the league's elite. On a team level, Manchester City may have done the some, with their 1-0 win over Bolton underscored by their more creative […]

Tuesday, December 7th 8:00PM EST – 5:00PM PST Guests: Martin Rogers of Yahoo Sports & Phil Schoen of GOL TV discuss the FIFA World Cup Bid announcements of 2018 & 2022 CEO of the new Second Division NASL Aaron Davidson comes over Houston Dynamo Supporter Warren Jones re-caps the 2010 season If the player is […]

Top of the hour, we'll be starting. That's 10 p.m. BST, 5 p.m. on the East Coast, 2 p.m. out here (on the West Coast of the U.S.). It's myself, Kartik Krishnaiyar and Laurence McKenna, going over the weekend's events on this, the EPL Talk weekend review show. You can listen to the show live […]

Real Madrid supporters may want to close their eyes during this superb video showing highlights and behind-the-scenes footage from the 5-0 demolition by Barcelona against Real Madrid. In what has been described as one of the best Barcelona performances ever, if not one of the best soccer games ever, it's a video that many people […]

Though the caveat see Manchester United with a game in hand, Arsenal is now on top of the Premier League, and there's only one person to thank for it. It was another breakthrough performance for Samir Nasri, who led the Gunners to a 2-1 win over Fulham and the top spot in the English Premier […]

After digesting all the stories of what happened with England and the USA’s bids for their respective World Cups, it was time to bring out my opinion on what the hell happened on Thursday, December 2. I had a bad feeling that the FIFA executive committee failed football fans around the world and us here […]

As a true Englishman wherever possible my posts seem to mention the weather and no more so than this week as Britain suffered an early cold snap. Which as now seems standard brought the country to a standstill. This weekend in the Championship there were five postponements causing disruption and frustration to the league planners […]