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 […]

While your Premier League brethren in the United Kingdom have to wait more than two months before they'll be able to see all 20 clubs playing entire matches on television, viewers in the United States will only have to wait one week thanks to coverage from Setanta Sports and Fox Soccer Channel. In fact, you'll […]

Sky Sports and Setanta Sports recently unveiled their TV schedule for the 2008/2009 season. But out of the 53 Premier League matches currently scheduled through 1st December, which clubs will be shown most often on television? And what clubs will you have to wait two months to see on telly? Some of these findings may […]

They're the men in black that you love to hate, but someone has to do the job. Here's EPL Talk's guide to the Premier League referees for the 2008/2009 season (click on the referee's name to view his photograph): Martin Atkinson. Premier League ref since 2005. Age 37. On August 13, 2006 he took charge […]

Just when you thought there weren't enough room for another soccer network, Televisa will soon be launching Planeta Futbol. The new network, for Spanish-speaking countries, will feature the Premier League, Mexican tournament matches and La Liga. Planeta Futbol will be available through foreign cable and satellite providers. According to Variety, "[The network] will almost certainly […]

Today the Premier League launched its latest version of the free predictions game named I Know The Score. EPL Talk has created a mini-league (i.e. private league) for you to join so you can play against fellow EPL Talk readers from around the world. To go ahead and join, visit http://iknowthescore.premierleague.com and register. After you've […]

When it comes to the Premier League, no one can hype it up as much as Sky Sports. A perfect example of this is their trailer to promote their coverage of the upcoming season. The girls in the video are in the electronic string quartet named Escala, who rose to fame when they performed on […]

This is one of those league tables where football fans may not want their club to do that well since it could indicate how greedy a club is. But football today is a business, and when it comes down to the business of making money, commercial departments are extremely vital. Other than doing sponsorship deals, […]

The U.S. TV schedules for the first part of the 2008/2009 Premier League season have been announced. Here are the scheduled games to appear on Setanta Sports and Fox Soccer Channel. Thanks to Jeff Hash and Mike Kenna for their help. Saturday, August 16 Arsenal v West Bromwich Albion, 7:45am ET, Setanta Sports Everton v […]