The race for the Bundesliga title is hotting up, with a number of teams in close proximity and fighting for superiority. Last season's winners Borussia Dortmund have put an inconsistent start behind them, and Stuttgart have rekindled some of the form that saw them win the league five years ago. However, Germany's biggest team Bayern […]

The El Clasico teams of Barcelona and Real Madrid have continued their battle for superiority at the top of the Spanish Primera Division this season, with both facing tricky fixtures over the next three weeks. Valencia v Real Madrid Valencia finished third last season and on their day have the ability to take on the […]

This season's Serie A campaign has saw a number of different teams fighting for dominance, as perennial challengers Inter and Milan have started slowly. Juventus sit on top of the pile after seven games, but their newfound confidence will be tested with tricky away fixtures in Milan and Naples. This is also a great team […]

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TSDxhv1rZ8 Watch the following video to see Cristiano Ronaldo's incredible performance from this past weekend against Malaga. Simply sensational. H/T 101 Great Goals.

After the incredible 6-1 win against Manchester United, Manchester City are now the leaders of the Premier League, five points clear of their Mancunian rivals. However the surprise story of this season so far though is Newcastle United, with the Magpies in fourth on 19 points. Last season the North East outfit finished 12th in a […]

With the MLS Cup Playoffs on the verge of beginning, I'm going to embark on a post here that tends to evoke some debate. The diversity of opinions when it comes to how the top-flight of American soccer should decide their champion is vast. You could be a straight single table, most points takes all […]

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“It’s just a shame that Van Persie, a world-class player, came up with a piece of magic at the end. He is worth the entrance fee alone.” – Steve Bruce What constitutes leadership seems fairly obvious: there’s experience, charisma, success, temperament, and colleagues’ respect. Yet what constitutes a captain is far less clear. What is […]

With a team that has as lush of a history as Arsenal, the idea of a lengthy tome about the club is near picture perfect. In Arsenal: The Making of a Modern Superclub, authors Kevin Whitcher and Alex Fynn have created an extremely detailed, heavily dramatic and well researched book about one of Europe's […]

Wigan Athletic are in the bottom three, along with North West neighbours Bolton and Blackburn, after an abysmal run of six losses on the trot. They are much maligned for their poor attendances despite football being Wigan’s second sport behind rugby league and the club faces competition for fans from the likes of Liverpool, Manchester […]

I almost called it. If you saw my post on Thursday, I stated that Manchester City would play beyond the Carlos Tevez drama and that Mario Balotelli would be a factor. I also stated that the leaky defense would be MUFC’s downfall. Sometimes I hate being right. Not only did Manchester City live up to […]

In tonight's special episode of the EPL Talk Podcast, we want to give you — the readers — the chance to get in your thoughts and questions ahead of the show, so we can incorporate as much listener feedback as possible. Manchester United supporters may not admit it, but we witnessed history being made before […]

Mario Balotelli has done it again. This time it's scoring an exquisite goal in the Manchester derby, and then lifting his Manchester City shirt to reveal a T-shirt underneath which said, simply, "Why Always Me?" Hats off to a brilliant cross by James Milner, and the cool, calm and collected finish by Balotelli. The man […]

Juventus threw away another two points with Genoa scoring a late equalizer in Turin to force a 2-2 draw on Saturday. The Juve supporters must be disappointed with the club's inability to display a killer instinct in finishing off weaker opponents. The Bianconeri also wasted a number of opportunities highlighting the lack of scoring touch […]

httpv://youtu.be/qnaH24608qM The biggest match of the Premier League season kicks off this morning between Manchester United and Manchester City. This could give us an indication of who will win the Premier League. Not mathematically by any means, but whoever wins today will have a huge psychological edge and confidence boost for the next several weeks. It […]