Injuries to DeRo's mates have Houston near the bottom of the rankings for the time being/SI.com photos  1- Chicago A struggle versus San Jose but three points on the road makes it tough to argue. 2- Colorado Who are these guys? Seriously, my TASS co-host Dave Denholm had it right. When Conor Casey, Jovan Kirovski, […]

I'm typing this as sort of a live blog as the game goes on, so yes, there are a few contradictions but soccer is a game that can change very quickly. • Clever stuff from Derek Rae right before kickoff...“most anticipated end to a trilogy since Return of the Jedi.” Quality. • Good to see […]

Earlier, we took a brief look at the ties that will start tomorrow afternoon here in the US. Right now, we'll look at Wednesday's games. Once again, my picks to advance to the semifinals are highlighted in bold. 1. Arsenal vs. Liverpool: Don't let Arsenal's comeback to beat Bolton this weekend fool you; the Gunners […]

It was a brilliant weekend for Wayne Rooney. After scoring against Aston Villa, he also made an appearance as a puppet on the hit TV show "I'm On Setanta Sports" with The Special One and Sven-Goran Eriksson. Unusually though, Rooney failed to speak one word! Despite this, Sven and The Special One were in top […]

I kept hearing the Star-Spangled Banner in my head during Fulham's critical 1-0 victory over Everton today as six Americans, five of whom currently still play for the national team, took part in the game. Kasey Keller, the US all-time leader in wins and shutouts, posted another of each at the club level for Fulham […]

What a day. For Liverpool, who are now just two points behind Chelsea for third place in the Premiership, although Chelsea have two games in hand, today couldn't be any better. Led by Fernando Torres and Steven Gerrard, who have been carrying the team all year, the Reds strolled to a 3-0 win over Newcastle. […]

Distinctly average. That's how I would categorize England's performance for the majority of their 2-1 friendly victory over Switzerland tonight. Distinctly average. If the England players wanted to come out and set a positive tone to impress new manager Fabio Capello, I'd have to say that as a group, they didn't accomplish their goal. David […]

I've been focusing on the England national team over the past week or so here, trying to divert attention away from the Premiership a little bit and to the new era under Fabio Capello. Injuries have limited the options Capello was able to choose from for the friendly today against Switzerland, but if I had […]

I'm in the middle of my own "transfer" at the moment (moving into my new house) but I am still keeping an eye on the deals and rumours. The biggest rumour circulating is that Manchester City have had a bid accepted for Portsmouth's striker Benjani. There have been a number of confirmed deals as well […]

The hiring of Kevin Keegan today to become Newcastle's manager (again) demonstrates why the Tyneside club have become one of the laughingstocks of the Premier League: Instead of looking to the future, they've fallen back into the deadly trap that is the past. What's worse is that Mike Ashley, Newcastle's owner, had to have made […]

Two thousand and seven has been a very eventful year for the Premier League and its clubs. Foreign takeovers, a high profile manager arrested, plenty of sackings, sublime goals and the closest title race in recent memory. Plus, most importantly of all, the amount of TV coverage of the league has increased for many of […]

The latest episode of the EPL Talk Podcast features an interview with possibly one of the most respected football pundits on the planet, Guillem Balague. Balague is an author, TV presenter, journalist and podcaster for many media organizations including Sky Sports, The Times of London, The Game Podcast, Don Balon and many others. During the […]

I'm awaiting final confirmation, but it looks very likely that I'll be interviewing a different kind of guest this Sunday for the next episode of the EPL Talk Podcast. The guest will be the first rock star to appear on the podcast. It's Billy Duffy, lead guitarist from The Cult, the band that is best […]

The Football Association is living in an ivory tower, so far out of touch with reality and has already made a massive mistake in the hiring process for the new England manager's position. Because they're so gripped with fear of making an aggressive mistake this time around, they've decided to spend a boatload of money […]

Last week, we asked you — the readers — to rate EPL Talk TV and let us know what we could do to improve. EPL Talk TV is the latest innovation from us which features five minutes of Premier League news delivered to you via video each weekday morning. Your feedback is vital and we […]