Euro 2012: England/Wales Yesterday’s Euro 2012 qualifying matches saw plenty of Premier League players in action, mainly in a less than impressive England squad that defeated Wales. Today’s “Daily Ticker” will cover the England vs. Wales match, wrap-up the international break, and much more. England 1-0 Wales: Match Report The Three Lions now top their […]

The Onion is renowned for always looking at the bright side of life. And in comical fashion, they've now put together a video that spoofs ESPN SportsCenter's coverage of Major League Soccer. It wouldn't be funny if some of it wasn't true! In case you missed it, last summer The Onion produced a "news" segment […]

I hope all the readers of EPL Talk had a great Labor Day weekend! Now that we are all back to the grind (even I’m back to school), it is time to get to business. The England vs. Wales match at Wembley today should be a exciting fixture, as the passion of the fans for […]

Some people would pay to see Barcelona’s Gerard Pique suffer an agonizing injury just as payback for being so lucky to date Shakira. Or you can instead choose to watch the new FIFA 12 gameplay trailer for free, to see Pique try to take Kaka out of the game, and then watch how the Barcelona […]

Euro 2012 Qualifying Group G, England v. Wales, Wembley Stadium, ITV1/Fox Soccer (19:45 BST/2:45 EST/11:45 PST) Today, the Welsh can either win at Wembley or wait for 2014 World Cup Qualifying to play their next meaningful game. Gary Speed’s changes did England a favour with their 2-1 win over Montenegro in Cardiff on Friday but can cancel […]

Engineers build things, economists study efficiency, and kids who live above pubs learn a lot about soccer. These three backgrounds are the source of Arsene Wenger’s managerial success at Arsenal. He builds clubs, finds players from every corner of the world in a cost-effective manner, and teaches them the art of soccer. After the sales […]

Arsenal suffered a devastating blow today after a British tabloid newspaper revealed that central defender Thomas Vermaelen is injured and will be out for two months. The Daily Mirror reported that Vermaelen underwent surgery Monday on his left Achilles. As you may recall, Vermaelen was injured for most of last season, and his presence in […]

Owen Hargreaves to Manchester City. How on earth has that come about?! Having been released by Manchester United this summer, Hargreaves must have felt that his chance at the very top of English football had gone for good. Rumors of talks with West Brom and even ex-England boss Sven Goran Eriksson taking Hargreaves to big spending […]

I hope everyone is enjoying their Labor Day Weekend even though we have no Premier League football. In America, we had the start of the college football season, but it just does not compare to the excitement of the EPL. With the England vs. Wales match upon us and the league back in just 5 days (we can […]

If you listened to the most recent episode of Feuerstein's Fire, you will know that I was a bad U.S. soccer fan and watched the Costa Rica friendly via DVR the morning after the match. Watching the game after the fact made me realize how my sports viewing has changed just over the past year […]

Soccer on television in the United States will become a whole lot more interesting in the next 12 months. Beginning two weeks from now, FOX Broadcasting Company, better known as FOX, will televise the first Premier League game on national television. While the game itself will only be a tape delay broadcast, it represents a […]

Leeds United was a powerhouse in the early 1970's and you can see why in the above video. Featuring stars such as Allan Clarke, Billy Bremner and Peter Lorimer, who scored a spectacular goal in the above video, Leeds went on to finish the season in second place. First place went to Derby County, managed […]

In the world of the English Premier League, it's an incredibly long and boring weekend. There are no matches scheduled between now and next Saturday, so this would be a perfect opportunity for Major League Soccer to showcase their league to an audience of fans in the United States who normally don't tune in. Show […]

Expectations were high for the United States Men's National Team entering their friendly versus Costa Rica late Friday night. While the Americans dominated large portions of the match, Costa Rica's knife-sharp counterattack yielded them the only goal in the contest, disappointing a quiet, undersized crowd at the Home Depot Center. The lineup provided to the […]

Since there are very few matches on this weekend of note, I thought I'd share with you some video highlights of a classic English football game from the 1970-71 season. This one features Arsenal against Manchester City played in front of a packed Highbury in north London. With commentary by Brian Clough and featuring players […]