ESPN 2 bombed with Beckham Cam, because the combination of injuries and poor supporting play doomed David Beckham' s short stint in MLS. But tonight ESPN 2 is debuting a "Blanco Cam" to follow Cuauhtemoc Blanco's every move on the pitch as his Chicago Fire takes on FC Dallas. The camera will be busy considering […]

Chuck Culpepper, the author of a new book entitled "Up Pompey," is interviewed on this week's episode of the EPL Talk Podcast. The American author, who has been twice nominated for a Pulitzer Prize award, discusses his experiences following Portsmouth and what it is about Premier League soccer that so interests him and fellow Americans. […]

Jose Mourinho will be remembered for many things over the four years he's been at Chelsea Football Club. Unfortunately, he may regret one of his last few press conferences where he uttered these inane comments about eggs as he compared them to his Chelsea squad: Omelette, eggs. No eggs, no omelettes. It depends on the […]

Avram Grant, whose name is actually spelled Avraham Grant, was manager of Israel from 2002 to 2006 where he took the country to the brink of qualifying for the 2006 World Cup. Despite being undefeated in their qualifying (four wins and six draws), Grant lost out to France and Switzerland who qualified instead. His record […]

BBC Sport is reporting that Avram Grant is set to take over as permanent manager of Chelsea Football Club. The current director of football at Chelsea will take Mourinho's position after he departed the club "by mutual consent." As is often the case when a new manager takes over, he's thrown into the deep end […]

In April of this year, EPL Talk speculated that Tottenham Hotspur could be Jose Mourinho's next destination. EPL Talk was derided for the article by Spurs fans who proclaimed "Rubbish" and "Stick with Jol and do it the Spurs way," and even "Give me Jol anytime, moaner Mourinho is not wanted by Chelsea and definitely […]

In shocking news, Jose Mourinho has left Chelsea Football Club "by mutual consent," according to the club's website. We all know "by mutual consent" is codeword for getting sacked, and while the most of the newspapers are reporting that Mourinho walked out of the club, The Times newspaper believes that it's more likely that Mourinho […]

The sun shines brightly for the Premier League right now. The new season has kicked off without the plague of TV problems that La Liga has encountered. The play on the pitch, so far, has been exciting and much better than the slump we saw last Fall. The only negatives thus far have been the […]

Andriy Shevchenko came under more pressure today as former Republic of Ireland striker Tony Cascarino proclaimed that the Shevchenko we know and have loved over the years for AC Milan will not regain his form on the pitch for Chelsea. I didn't get to watch the Chelsea versus Rosenborg match last night in the Champions […]

The Los Angeles Galaxy are among the worst run football clubs anywhere on the planet and among the worst run professional sports franchise in the United States. So it should come as no surprise to those of us that follow Major League Soccer that David Beckham's arrival stateside has been fiasco. The Galaxy bought a […]

Bristol City's stay at the top of the table was short lived, as Watford moved into first position with a dramatic come from behind victory over Southampton Sunday at Vicarage Road. Darius Henderson, coming in as a substitute with his playing time diminished due to the Nathan Ellington acquisition, scored on 81 minutes as well […]

This is the 1,000th post on the EPL Talk Blog since it launched on January 2, 2006. That's roughly 50 posts a month for 20 months in a row, which is approximately 1.5 posts per day. During that time, we've seen a lot. The 2006 World Cup. The improved amount and quality of Premier League […]

In less than one month, the next round of qualifying matches for the European Championship begins with England taking on Estonia, Scotland against Ukraine, Ireland against Germany, and the big match – England away to Russia on the plastic pitch, which could seal the destiny or fate of the England national team. To whet your […]

As a soccer fan, are you overweight, balding, religious and enjoy playing video games? And do you have debt in the form of student loans, like riding dirtbikes, remember the 1970s, occasionally rent a car and are looking for cheaper auto insurance? According to Fox Soccer Channel, that's the type of viewer you are — […]

Today we look at Group F which features defending English Premier League champs Manchester United, Roma, Sporting Lisbon and Dynamo Kiev. The group looks like ti should belong to the favourites and it will be a battle between Sporting Lison and Dynamo Kyiv for the UEFA Cup berth. Manchester UnitedHow they got here: Finished first […]