The love affair with American Randy Lerner and his acquisition of Aston Villa is about to end. This morning, the BBC announced that Lerner is seeking a sponsor to have the naming rights to one of the most historic stadiums in English football: Villa Park. However, Aston Villa strongly deny the story, but the BBC […]

While the rest of the world's FIFA sanctioned first divisions more or less stay on a consistent international calendar, MLS runs its season from March through November. Not only does this restrict MLS' ability to play in the international transfer market, it also leaves the MLS playoffs and MLS cup at the worst possible time […]

It's been another great week for British clubs in the Champions League with Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool and Celtic all winning. Arsenal was unfortunate to lose 1-0 against CSKA Moscow after having Thierry Henry's goal disallowed for an apparent handball, which was definitely a bad call. But the biggest win of the week is definitely […]

Check out EPL Talk at http://epltalk.com . The Gaffer and his team on the website (which now includes yours truly) have the most comprehensive site regarding the EPL based in the United States. In addition to a great website, the Gaffer does a weekly interview show which can be downloaded from the site or via […]

Fulham 2 – 1 Charlton Brian McBride scored the winning goal for Fulham off a free kick header. Carlos Bocanegra playd the final nine minutes for Fulham. Charlton's Ian Dowie is likely to be sacked as manager in the upcoming weeks if the Addicks horrific form continues. Arsenal 3-0 Watford Jay DeMerit played a full […]

Here's the updated scheduled for Premiership matches on Fox Soccer Channel and Setanta Sports between now and the end of the year. The schedules have changed slightly due to some matches being rearranged. Saturday, Oct. 21, 7:45am; Wigan v Man City (Setanta) Saturday, Oct. 21, 10am; Chelsea v Portsmouth (Setanta) Saturday, Oct. 21, 10am; Everton […]

Many people believe, myself included, that there's no better place in the world to follow the Premiership than in America. Sure, we're thousands of miles away from the live action, but we have an incredible amount of live matches and programming to choose from. So it's a great pleasure to introduce a soccer show that […]

This week's EPL Talk Podcast features an interview with Football365 columnist John Nicholson (pictured right). Without a doubt, it's one of the most interesting episodes out of the 30 we've done thus far. Why? Whether it's his column or this interview, Nicholson is as honest an interviewee as you can find. There's no holding back […]

England's next match is November 15th in a friendly against the Netherlands, and it's a perfect opportunity for Steve McClaren to regain the confidence of England fans and determine which players need to be on the teamsheet for their next Euro 2008 qualifying match on March 24, 2007. It'll be a perfect opportunity to test […]

Unfortunately this week's episode of the EPL Talk Podcast will be delayed. Instead of being released late Sunday night, it'll be available Monday evening. I apologize for any inconveniences, but we experienced some technical difficulties (the microphone isn't working and has to be replaced). Thanks for your patience.

Lockhart Stadium is one of the most historic soccer venues in the United States. As home to the Fort Lauderdale Strikers of the NASL, many world stars such as Nene Cubillias, Gerd Mueller and George Best called Lockhart home and others including Pele and Johann Cruyuff made visits to the pitch. In 1998, Ken Horrowitz […]

We've received a tremendous response to the call for bloggers to join the EPL Talk Community. After a lot of review, here are the five bloggers who'll be featured at http://epltalk.communityserver.com/blogs BillEShears: Listeners to the Football Weekly Podcast by The Guardian will be familiar with this American who always has something interesting to share. The […]

Correction: Saturday's 10am ET match between Aston Villa and Tottenham Hotspur will not be shown on Setanta Xtra at that time, but will be shown at 3:30pm ET on same day delay on Setanta Sports instead. Sorry for any inconveniences.

Excellent news this evening. ITVN, the company that offers Setanta Sports via a high speed internet connection to your TV, has added an "On Demand" feature to its offering. While the set top box that ITVN provides doesn't provide recording capabilities, the "On Demand" feature will allow ITVN subscribers to watch games after they've completed. […]

For those of you who are new to EPL Talk, here's a brief introduction. EPL Talk was created to provide English Premier League fans outside the U.K. a unique experience to help them enjoy the most popular sports league in the world. Sure, there are hundreds, if not thousands of web sites out there, but […]