The draws for the next round of the Champions League and Europa League have been made, and there are some very tasty matches that have been picked out of the hat. Both English clubs in the Champions League face Italian opposition. Arsenal will play AC Milan, while Chelsea face Napoli. In the Europa League, Manchester […]

“Fact Or Fiction” is a series that will be run every Friday. In this series, an assertion will be made regarding an impacting topic in the Premier League. EPL Talk writers Matt Hackenmiller and Earl Reed each offer their views on whether the statement is “Fact or Fiction.” This week, The Gaffer is sitting in for Earl. Fact […]

There are a lot of Liverpool fans talking about the need to purchase a striker in January, to bring some rain upon a very sun scorched and drought ridden chance conversion rate. In fact, 15 games into the season, Liverpool has the worst chance conversion rate into goals in the league: a feeble 8.9%. However […]

Landon Donovan has joined Everton on loan for January and February of 2012. The popular U.S. midfielder has rejoined the Merseyside club on loan. Donovan previously had a very successful loan spell with Everton during January 2010. During his time at Goodison Park, Donovan played 13 games in all competitions, scored two goals, and was […]

The New England Revolution are a team in transition this offseason. Long-time coach Steve Nicol has been fired and replaced by a man familiar to Revs fans: former player Jay Heaps. The new head man comes in at a time when the team's glory days of MLS Cup appearances seem in the distant past, which […]

Like most soccer fans, I have enjoyed playing the FIFA game franchise for the past several years. The game has made many improvements over the years in hopes to bring fans a real life game experience. There has been much debate on this site about which game is better, FIFA 12 or its main rival, […]

With each recording impressive wins, Week 15 saw the unlikely trio of Wigan, Swansea and Norwich top the weekly scoring chart. The recent form of Wigan Athletic has been pretty impressive. They have picked up 22.31 points from their last five games, more than Liverpool, and currently sit 6th in the form table. Despite still lying […]

Since Manchester United’s exit from the group stage of the Champions League, many theories have been proposed to explain why the Red Devils have struggled recently. The most baffling of these ideas points the finger of blame at the Glazers, the controversial owners of United. Over the last five years (2006-2011), Manchester United’s net transfer […]

The Beautiful Game is loved by all of us and we all enjoy spreading football across the globe. However, there are some in need right now that would truly appreciate soccer equipment in their area of the world. In addition to writing for EPL Talk, I am a student-athlete at Boston College High School in […]

EPL Talk has teamed up with Icons.com to give away an authentic Robin van Persie signed Arsenal shirt, valued at $499.99. This Arsenal 2011-12 home jersey was personally signed by Robin in an exclusive signing session organised and carried out by Icons with the Arsenal and Holland star in London on November 30th, 2011. It is […]

The congested fixture list over the Christmas period has the ability to make or break a team's season, as everyone wants to take momentum into the second half of the campaign. With important games at both the top and bottom of the Premier League over the next month, the division will begin to take shape […]

A photo of AC Milan's home shirt for the 2012-13 season has been leaked on the Internet. Designed and manufactured by Adidas, the new AC Milan shirt is a retro design with the famous black and red stripes as well as an old-fashioned collar. The collar looks closer to a old rugby shirt than a […]

Photos of Real Madrid's home and away shirts for the 2012-13 season have been leaked on the Internet. Both designed and manufactured by Adidas, the home shirt features blue and black trim on their classic white shirt. The Real Madrid home shirt also features a v-neck collar. Real Madrid's away shirt is black with a […]

As the winter season starts to fall upon us here in the States, it will also fall upon those who support those clubs in Europe as well as those American players who got training stints courtesy of Jurgen Klinsmann or on their own. One of those players that is in England at the moment is […]

The nineties were a golden age. Oasis told Sally she can wait, Tony Blair promised new hope for Britain's 20-somethings, Dolly the sheep became Dolly the sheeps, friends happened. But possibly the most notable was the arrival of an unknown manager from France. Upon his appointment, the Evening Standard printed on the front page “Arsène […]