You may have missed an article by Oliver Kay in The Times this past weekend that featured a very revealing interview with Manchester City executive chairman Garry Cook regarding the future of the Premier League. The headline perfectly sums up Kay's article: "Vision Of A Breakaway League With No Relegation." Here are the revealing quotes […]

Join EPL Talk bloggers Ian Cahir and I as we chronicle the twists and turns of the opening day of the Premier League season. We'll be here today from 7:30am to 2:30pm ET. Click below to experience the liveblogging:

It's Friday, so if you're in the mood for I'd-rather-be-reading-than-working, here are several very revealing Premier League-related articles from around the world. Enjoy. "Credit Crunch Makes Premier League Clubs Feel The Squeeze" (The Telegraph). Read how the Credit Crunch, which started in the U.S., is having a major impact on Premier League clubs this summer. […]

Like many of you, I've been hooked by the Olympic Games. I've consumed an extraordinary diet of gymnastics, swimming and beach volleyball on TV this past week. Now I'm looking forward to the track and field part of the games, which begins today. But while the Olympic Games has dazzled us with amazing feats, it's […]

On Tuesday afternoon, the Premier League rolled out a massive new program entitled "Get On With The Game" that brought players, managers, chairmen and referees together to agree on common goals for the new season: to bring order back to the league and get on with the game. The Premier League's PR machine was in […]

To celebrate the opening of the new Premier League season, bloggers Ian Cahir and myself will be hosting a live blogging session online here at EPL Talk with you, the readers, from around the world. We'll be sharing our thoughts about the games as they're played in real-time. Plus, you'll be able to participate by: […]

In the race for the Premier League title, a big factor of whether a team can succeed is not so much the talent on the pitch but rather off it. In a long season of 38 Premier League matches as well as the FA Cup, Carling Cup and, for some teams, the Champions League and […]

A brand name is perhaps a company's biggest asset. It's something that should be guarded. Unfortunately, the Premier League simply doesn't get it and, as a result, is facing an identity crisis. Currently all around the world, England's ultimate soccer league is most commonly referred to by one of three names: the Premiership, Premier League […]

Here are several interesting articles I came across during the past few days which may be of interest to many of you passionate fans: "Soccer's Billion-Dollar Players" — What Credit Crunch? The biggest soccer players and clubs are drowning in money, much of it borrowed (Time Magazine) "Premier League Plan To Take English Football To […]

Tell us what you think of the Premier League's new idea to play friendlies during the winter break beginning January 2011. Are you in favor of the Premier League's worldwide mini-competition idea?
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So with the Olympic torch set to be lit in five days I thought it might be a good time to have a look at how the football side of this global gathering will affect the Premier League when that kicks-off the following week. Well in fact the football side of things kicks-off two days […]

After the successful launch of the free EPL travel guidebook, we're busy at work on the next eBook — but we need your help. Champions League Talk chief Lonnie Smetana and I are working on a guide to the 20 teams in the 2008/2009 Premier League season. Our goal is to create a useful reference […]

In our continuing analysis of Premier League matches on TV, here are the teams that will be shown most frequently on Setanta Sports for the first few months of the 2008/2009 season, as of press time Liverpool, 7 times Everton, 7 Chelsea, 6 West Ham, 6 Aston Villa, 5 Blackburn, 5 Bolton, 5 Fulham, 5 […]

In our continuing analysis of Premier League matches on TV, here are the teams that will be shown most frequently on Fox Soccer Channel for the first few months of the 2008/2009 season, as of press time: Arsenal, 6 times Liverpool, 4 Man City, 4 Newcastle, 4 Spurs, 4 Aston Villa, 3 Blackburn, 3 Chelsea, […]

For soccer fans in the United States, it's the $179.88 question. That's the cost* for the next 12 months for hundreds of live football matches on Setanta Sports. But in these tough economic times, should you splash the cash? And, if not, what Premier League matches featuring your favorite club will you miss? EPL Talk […]