England faces a tough match this evening with a World Cup qualifier match against Montenegro in Podgorica. Roy Hodgson has made six changes to his England side. It's a strong lineup today for England, so they can't have any excuses against a tricky Montenegro side who will be buoyed by a vocal home support. England starting […]

Reading Football Club have announced that Nigel Adkins is their new manager. The former Southampton manager replaces Brian McDermott as the boss of The Royals. Adkins signed a three-year contract. His first match in charge of Reading is this Saturday against Arsenal. Talk about trial by fire! What are your thoughts about Adkins becoming Reading […]

Rebecca Lowe will join NBC Sports this summer to present the Premier League to US viewers, according to Richard Deitsch of Sports Illustrated. Lowe is the first publicly announced member of the NBC Sports team that will bring the Premier League into the homes of soccer fans nationwide beginning August, 2013 when NBC takes over […]

Financial scholar Tom Markham has released a new academic report that zeros in on what each club's value is in the Premier League. Not surprisingly, Manchester United sit atop the Premier League club valuation chart. But there are several surprises that jump out such as Tottenham Hotspur having a greater value than Manchester City. And […]

Newcastle United may return to the United States this summer for another series of friendlies against American teams. “We’re looking at various scenarios,” said Newcastle manager Alan Pardew. “Obviously, we had the disappointment of South Africa getting canceled on us last year.vThat’s a process we don’t want to repeat. We got really let down in […]

Although not officially confirmed, it looks very likely that Chelsea and Manchester City will be heading to the United States in May to play two high-profile friendlies against each other. One will be in New York City, while the other one will be played in either St. Louis or Florida. The two friendlies look set […]

Although not officially confirmed, it looks very likely that Chelsea and Manchester City will be heading to the United States in May to play two high-profile friendlies against each other. One will be in New York City, while the other one will be played in either St. Louis or Florida. The two friendlies look set […]

New close-ups of England's away shirt for 2013 have been leaked on the Internet. Designed by Nike, for the first time, the close-up photos reveal a better glimpse of what the new England away shirts look like. The red polo shirt is simple and classy, and bolstered by the 150 year anniversary crest for England's […]

Welsh footballer Craig Bellamy has dedicated Wales's 2-1 victory against Scotland to Gary Speed. The comeback victory against the Scots at Hampden Park was vintage Gary Speed. Bellamy said, "That’s how [Speed] educated us to play and the way we have to perform in every match." Here are today's Premier League news headlines: Wales star […]

It's a quieter news day in the soccer world today, but the major story is that former Southampton manager Nigel Adkins may become the next manager of Reading Football Club. This one seems like a desperate move to me after Gus Poyet turned down the opportunity to manage Reading. Adkins is a qualified manager, but […]

In a different year, a different city, a different era, a 1-0 United States Men's National Team home victory over Costa Rica may have been a ho-hum, run-of-the-mill result ground out in front of a sellout crowd. But this was Denver, Colorado. It was 2013, and that year's month of March was particularly intense as […]

England manager Roy Hodgson took the high road yesterday after being asked what his opinion was regarding England fans singing abusive songs against Rio Ferdinand during the country's 8-0 victory against San Marino. Hodgson shrugged off the comments, saying that he heard them but "I've absolutely no comment to make on it." Ferdinand, meanwhile, took […]

The US men's national team faces a must-win match tonight against Costa Rica in their path to try to qualify for the 2014 World Cup. After losing 2-1 to Honduras in February, it's imperative that the USA team gets three points tonight in Denver (live on ESPN at 9:45pm ET) especially given the USA's next […]

While the US men's national team has the tricky match against Costa Rica later today (watch for the open thread on EPL Talk for that one), England faces a far easier opposition against European minnows San Marino. San Marino has never won a competitive match. They're comprised mostly of amateurs, have the smallest population among […]

With Uncle Roy Hodgson doing battle with the mighty San Marino, this week's FFS take a look at the international games ahead. Here's a quick preview of the Scotland and Wales game: Gareth Bale might start, as will 21 other players. Presenter Barry reviews the week's footballing news, we see a Ray Winstone "in-play" betting […]