This may be a bit long-winded and rambling but I hope you stick with me as there are a number of important points to discuss. UEFA recently released a publication entitled "Safeguarding The Heritage And Future Of Team Sport In Europe", which outlines UEFA's stance on principles of good governance, player agents and home-grown players. […]

Michel Platini is making a fool of himself again this week after his tirade against the prominence of English teams in European football. If you caught his interview on Sky Sports, you wlll have seem him ramble on and on, venting his anger and seeming quite unfocused and unpresidential — especially for someone who is […]

Finally. We finally got a Premier League weekend where we had two matches with teams playing their hearts out and giving it 100%. Too often this season the majority of matches have been one-sided and negative. But fair play to Manchester City and Liverpool, and Everton and Newcastle for two thoroughly exciting matches. In both […]

Follow West Ham United against Bolton Wanderers live and online today via the EPL Talk Chat featuring football fans discussing the match from around the world. We will also keep you up to date on all games on this Sunday including the big one at Stamford Bridge. Can Aston Villa end the Chelsea streak (this […]

I love watching Premier League teams on television just as much as anyone, but I must admit that I'm a bit sick of EPL teams monopolizing ESPN's Champions League coverage in their Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon timeslots.

In a new experiment, I am going to try a weekly wrap-up of news stories that caught my eye but that I don't think require pages of analysis as I am prone to doing 🙂 So, here they are, concise and hopefully interesting. UEFA are expected to formally confirm in December that Wembley will host […]

Everton plays Liverpool this Saturday in the Merseyside derby at Goodison Park. The winner will have the bragging rights in the seaside port of Liverpool for the next few months. Will it be the blue half or the red half that will be victorious? Be sure to catch the game in the EPL Talk Chat, […]

(Note: I incorrectly quoted a passage from the book that made it seem like the author had made light of a stabbing/slashing incident. It was my misreading of the passage. I've since re-written that section of the review. My sincerent apologies to Ian Hough and to you readers for my oversight.) Perry Boys is a […]

Champions League debutants CFR 1907 Cluj came from behind to beat Roma and record a stunning 2-1 victory at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome. Beyond the absence of Totti, Roma had a strong squad out on the field and will be disappointed with their performance. There has been a bit of turmoil off the field […]

The group stage of the Champions League begins today with several intriguing matches as well as the return of Chelsea and Liverpool to continental football. Be sure to set your DVRs for the following matches on TV today in the United States (all times eastern). Bordeaux vs. Chelsea: 2:30pm ESPN2/ESPN360.com Sporting Lisbon vs. Barcelona: 2:30pm- […]

Alex Hicks, the son of Liverpool FC co-owner Tom Hicks, was embroiled in a hotel disturbance Sunday morning when one of his bodyguards was arrested after allegedly punching a hotel security guard. According to The Times, it's understood that the "fracas revolved around Alex Hicks and his group of friends, who were staying at the […]

Liverpool certainly raised their game today with a historic 2-1 win against arch rivals Manchester United in an entertaining game. Watch the video highlights of the goals here. It was an impressive team performance from Liverpool who definitely seemed more up for the game than a Manchester United side that seemed lethargic and on the […]

Experience the live chat and text commentary now between Liverpool and Manchester United from Anfield. Join football fans from around the world in the EPL Talk Chat as we discuss all the developments in the match. Plus, we'll have Man City versus Chelsea, Blackburn vs Arsenal and much more. Experience the free online chat right […]

In Newcastle and Liverpool this Saturday, thousands of football fans will be marching in protest against the owners of their respective clubs. Members of a Liverpool supporters group named Spirit Of Shankly will be marching to Anfield in protest against owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett. According to the supporters union, it'll be "a march […]

Poor Robbie Keane has joined the growing list of Liverpool players to be burgled over the not too distant past. He, along with at least six other players (now past and present) have had their homes burglarized in the Liverpool area. This makes me ask, after the first three, why wouldn't the police force of […]