I don't really hate anybody in my immediate world (except, of course, my old landlord, Dick Dumont – yeah: he knows what he did). But it's easy enough to drop the word hate into conversation. "Oh, I hate that" and "Don't you just hate him/her?" We do it all the time, but do we truly hate […]

For “Collymore closing in…” in 1996, you can read “It’s Michael Owen…” in 2009. Both games were littered with brilliant goals, pathetic defending and some of the most exciting football the Premier League has seen. Now though, two days on from “The Greatest Manchester Derby in the History of Anything Anytime Ever”, it is surely […]

In the wake of the Fire blowing points at home again this weekend, assessing Denis Hamlet is a timely subject. The 2-2 draw at Toyota Park with the Crew, gives Columbus the inside track on winning its second consecutive Supporters Shield and the Eastern Conference. Denis Hamlet was always a second choice hire. The longtime […]

It is our great honor to be afforded the opportunity to speak with the top historian of the game in N. America, the one and only Colin Jose on the MLS Talk Podcast. The interview will take place tomorrow and will cover the following subjects. – Canadian Football "Soccer" from the late 1800s to World War II […]

Fabio Capello has always been consistent with his selections, and in four of England’s last five matches, it has been Manchester United’s Wayne Rooney and Aston Villa’s Emile Heskey who have been England’s starting marksman and both can be considered as shoe-ins for England World Cup squad. However, competition for places is ripe, and at […]

After such an eventful weekend, it would be easy to lose sight of some of the Premier League's lesser lights but away from the glitz and glamour of the Manchester and London derbies a strange thing happened – all three promoted teams won. Stranger still, it wasn't the first time such an event has happened […]

Okay, let’s be clear, Craig Bellamy is wild. He is rash, unpredictable, and probably would be a career criminal if he wasn’t a footballer. He’s got more tattoos than John Mayer’s right arm, more baggage than an Airbus landing at Heathrow, more teeth than Mr. Ed, and he's played for more teams than Shaquille O’Neal. […]

Rebecca Lowe of ESPN UK will be one of the next guests on the EPL Talk Podcast, the only Premier League interview show on the Internet. And you have a chance to have your questions asked on-air to her. Please post them in the comments section below and the best questions will be asked. Rebecca […]

Ben Foster has been enjoying his recent run as Manchester United’s number one, "I've really enjoyed being involved so far – it's what I've wanted, when you have a solid run in the team you can look forward to games in advance and settle down a bit more." Foster told United's official website. But how […]

Going into the West Ham match I asked for a brace (minimum) from Fernando Torres and boy did he deliver. This calls for some pondifercating on The Football Genius. Well, maybe Torres isn't at Genius Status yet. But of all the players playing in England he's got to be among the biggest contenders. But before […]

Kartik Krishnaiyer and Laurence McKenna review the weekend that was in the Premier League. Among the topics discussed are: Chelsea's continued winning ways Luck as a factor in the title race Liverpool's win at West Ham, and Lucas strong play Zola looking to leave West Ham? Christian Benitez's impact at Birmingham Burnley continues to win […]

Diving is a skill like any other in football and should be embraced as such. This might be heresy to some. Certain fans unappreciative of the skill think play-actors are ruining the game with their histrionics. Well, the simple truth is that they are wrong and need to wake up to the fact that diving […]

To say it's been a contrasting start to the season for the two major teams in Madrid would be a massive understatement. On one side, Real are already starting to look like the real deal and currently sit top of the La Liga table with 11 goals and 9 points from their opening three matches. […]

Another busy week has seen West Bromwich Albion take over from Newcastle United at the top of the Championship table. The Baggies have enjoyed a fine week, picking up six points and scoring eight goals in their two matches. In mid-week they battled back from a goal down to beat Doncaster Rovers 3-1, courtesy of […]