On the eve of a new Premier League season, two sides are enjoying a free-ride from many football observers. I aim to set the record straight, but I maintain an open mind, so if you think I am wrong, please comment. I’ll start with Birmingham City. Twelve months ago, the Blues were looking forward to […]

Wednesday is here, and time for the EPL Talk team to tackle the strength of the league. No league in the world has the kind of depth the Premier League has four through eight. Today, Laurence McKenna, Kartik Krishnaiyer and myself talk about Aston Villa, Everton, Liverpool, Manchester City, and Tottenham and pick which teams […]

The prolonged negotiations between Fox Sports International and ESPN over the sublicensing of Premier League TV rights for United States television appear to be over, at least for the opening weekend of the 2010-11 EPL season. ESPN presenter Max Bretos has announced that ESPN will show the Premier League games this weekend between Tottenham Hotspur […]

What a fantastic crowd at the New Meadowlands Stadium as over 77,000 came to see the US National Team take on a young and hungry side as Brazil is looking to get back to the flair and fun from many sides that have worn those lemon shirts in the past. Tonight we see the start […]

A new Premier League season brings about many new arrivals and one of them which is always a money spinner for clubs are the release of football kits. But recently what is becoming more and more apparent is the alarming rate of more Premier League releasing home kits and third kits every season. A guide-line […]

We're just days away from the beginning of what will be another fantastic Bundesliga season. Current holders Bayern Munich, who also reached the Champions League final and lifted the DfB Pokal, will look to continue their domestic domination in the new season and once again compete for European glory. Meanwhile, Werder Bremen, Wolfsburg, Schalke, Stuttgart […]

After a successful World Cup run that saw Germany put four past Australia, England and Argentina, Joachim Loew will know that he still has the support of the DfB and the backing of all of Germany to lead Die Mannschaft on to further success in 2012 at the European Championships and in 2014 at the […]

I've been going through a 80's fascination the past few weeks. No, I haven't been getting the styling gel out to give myself a Flock Of Seagulls hairdo, but I have discovered (better late than never) a 24/7 music station on Sirius-XM called "1st Wave," which plays new wave music from the 1980's on a […]

At 3pm on Saturday, Ian Holloway will settle into his place at pitch side and soak in the atmosphere of a half empty DW Stadium. He will look out onto the messy Wigan turf and see a string of Championship players plugging away on a pitch suited for rugby league. Holloway will look around and […]

Yesterday, Laurence McKenna, Kartik Krishnaiyer and myself focus on some of the issues that have carried over from the summer into the beginning of this Premier League campaign. On today's edition of the EPL Talk podcast, we move to the clubs, talking about which teams we feel are going to make-up the bottom half of […]

Manager Dieter Hecking has one of the grimmest season's ahead of him with a depleted Nurnberg squad. After the losses of key players during the summer and a failure to replenish the squad, Hecking and Nurnberg could very well be heading for 2. Bundesliga by the end of the season. Key Players The problem with […]

Manager Mirko Slomka will know that his side avoided relegation by a very narrow five points last season, and lifting his side further out of that relegation dogfight will be the priority this season. After a summer of changes, Slomka will be looking to improve on last year's narrow escape from relegation. Whether or not […]

Martin O'Neill has resigned as manager of Aston Villa just days before the 2010-11 Premier League season is set to begin. Kevin MacDonald, the reserve team manager, takes over as caretaker manager and will prepare the team for the opening Premier League game of the season against West Ham on Saturday. No reason was given […]

EPL Talk photographer Chris Doellner was in Chicago last night to capture some of the former English Premier League stars who are now plying their trade in Major League Soccer. The nil-nil game between Chicago Fire and New York Red Bulls featured former Premiership stars including Thierry Henry, Freddie Ljungberg and Juan Pablo Angel. Watch […]

Brown and Robinson Retire From England Squad Fabio Capello has lost two more potential squad members as Blackburn keeper Paul Robinson and Manchester United defender Wes Brown declined their respective call ups to the England squad for England's upcoming friendly against Hungary. Robinson and Brown, both 30, narrowly missed out on the 23-man squad to […]