One of the defining moments from Arsenal's 3-2 loss against Tottenham Hotspur Saturday was Arsene Wenger showing his frustration by smashing his water bottle into the ground after Spurs came back from two-nil down to win 3-2. Wenger hates to lose and is quite apparent when his anger gets the better of him as it […]

It's another Super Saturday in the Premier League with Arsenal against Tottenham Hotspur in the north London derby as well as several other intriguing matches including high-flying Bolton versus Newcastle, Birmingham against Chelsea, West Ham against Liverpool, Blackpool versus Wolves, West Brom against Stoke and the return of Wayne Rooney in Manchester United against Wigan. […]

Werder Bremen striker Marko Arnautovic has been the subject of quite a bit of debate over the past few weeks. His arrogant, selfish actions have caused a bit of a stir around his club, and it's possible that some mental supporters took their revenge on the young star. He refused to shake the hand of […]

With no Friday match this week, Saturday is busier than ever. Dortmund will look to continue their domination of the Bundesliga with an away win at Freiburg, Bayern Munich will be hoping to continue their resurgence at Bayer Leverkusen, and Schalke will be looking to dig themselves out of the relegation zone with an away […]

Alex Song and Benoit Assou-Ekotto sat down recently for an interview to discuss the North London derby and to answer some questions about who will win between Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur. Plus the two players had a chance to play FIFA 11 featuring Spurs against Arsenal, and you'll have to watch the above video to […]

One of the announcements that fluttered out during the buildup to the MLS Cup was that the Kansas City Wizards would christen their new stadium with a new brand name for their franchise. The name they picked? Sporting Kansas City. “Our mission is to connect Kansas City to the premier professional sports experiences in the […]

There's been a big fuss in the soccer blogosphere last week and this week about the new name for the Kansas City MLS team, Sporting Kansas City. The vast majority of bloggers hate it but the opposition to it seems to be because it "smells" European rather than anything else. Personally, I like it. It's […]

The latest episode of Special 1 TV has been released by BBC 3. And since the flavor of the month is Football Manager 2011, it's no wonder that the show focuses on several managers this episode including Mick McCarthy (eh by gum!), Roberto Mancini, Roy Hodgson, Sven, Roy Keane, Ferguson and Wenger.

This week's video for our Friday Flashback Videos series comes to us courtesy of a recommendation by EPL Talk reader Andrew Kay. Here's what he said: "I ran across a YouTube video today of a Spurs – Man. Utd game at the White Hart Lane that I remember and wondered if you had seen it. It […]

This week saw Gerard Houllier make Robert Pires his first signing since arriving as Aston Villa manager. Back in 2001 Pires was labelled one of the best players in the world. He was winning trophies with club and country but that was nine years ago and the 37 year old legs just don't have the […]

John Nicholson’s interesting article on “England’s Problem" raises more than one perplexing question. If England’s difficulties on the world stage are indeed a result of the historic, endemic mindset of the English game, what can or should be done about it? Do England just keep on doing their thing and hope through some weird alignment […]

Arsenal's Nicklas Bendtner has emerged as a transfer target for Bayern Munich after the Danish striker issued an unsuccessful ultimatum to Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger, in a plea to receive more playing time. For the ultimatum, Arsene Wenger dropped Bendtner from the playing squad, although the French tactician cited 'medical reasons' for the striker's absence. […]

This weekend’s selection of Premier League fixtures sees one of the league’s highlights with the North London derby between Arsenal and Tottenham, but a much less fashionable, though potentially crucial, fixture will take place at the Reebok Stadium between Bolton and Newcastle. Both sides have so far surprised everyone with their impressive starts to the […]

The first match is the must-see match this week: the North London derby. It includes the team most hungry for a trophy against the best player in the world right now, Gareth Bale. Yes, I said it. Week in, week out, he's matching Messi and Cristiano for that spot! And a word about ESPN's production values for their […]

It was a cry from the supporters to Bob Bradley to put in young players and start to bleed them in for the 2014 World Cup cycle. We've heard it so many times on message boards and comments on national team stories here on MLS Talk. The one problem that everyone thought the USA needed […]