Reuters reports that UEFA is considering changing the name of its second tier UEFA Cup competition to the UEFA Europa League or the Europa Cup. The planned rebranding was revealed by Bayern Munich chief executive Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, also the acting chairman of the new European Clubs Association, The European Clubs Assocation was presented with the […]

Only one German club was involved in the UEFA Cup first qualifying round draw as Hertha Berlin drew FC Nistru Otaci. Last year Hamburg, this year Hertha... that's right, we're off to Moldova again! Last year Hamburg won 5-1 on aggregate, and nothing less than a win is expected of Hertha Berlin either. The team […]

Several news sources are reporting that Tottenham have agreed a deal with PSV Eindhoven to sign goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes, subject to personal terms, a medical and a work permit. Gomes is 27 and has played internationally for Brazil. He helped PSV to the Dutch title last season, his fourth title since joining from Brazilian club […]

The Mexican winger Giovani Dos Santos has completed his £5million move to White Hart Lane from Barcelona this afternoon. Dos Santos has signed a 5 year contract and joins up with his team mates for pre-season training on July 7th. It was a signing we discussed last weekend here on EPLTalk.com. Spurs had been in […]

The 45th season of the Bundesliga has come to an end with comparatively little drama or theatrics. Bayern all but guaranteed itself the title with a busy summer in the transfer market, spending 70 million Euros on Luca Toni (the league's top scorer), Franck Ribery (world class playmaker) and the rest. While this investment was […]

Manchester City will play in next season's Uefa Cup after claiming a place via the Premier League's fair play table. England were awarded an extra place in the tournament after the Premier League came top of Uefa's fair play rankings. City had feared losing out to Fulham in the race for European football after centre-back […]

Relegation Crunch Time With two games remaining a total of six points is all that distinguishes the bottom five squads from one another. Three: Rostock, Duisburg, and Nürnberg technically inhabit the relegation zone with 27, 29, and 31 points respectively. Bielefeld (32 pts) and Cottbus (33) are flirting with danger, being out of immediate harm's […]

Manchester City may be looking for new management next season, but it may also find itself playing in Europe as well. UEFA has announced today that England have finished in the top spot of this season's Fair Play rankings. The rankings are based on evaluations of all games played in UEFA competitions (national or club), […]