This has been, and continues to be the summer transfer market of Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur. The sides who finished 6th and 5th respectively last season don’t go a day without making, or attempting to make a move. Coinciding with yesterday’s Europa League matches, and the UEFA Champions League group stage draw, the transfer market has stolen […]

UPDATE: The DC United-Portland Timbers match has been postponed; a make-up date will be announced next week. The expected landfall of Hurricane Irene has caused MLS and other major professional sports teams to shift their schedules in anticipation of dramatic winds, rain, and flooding. Irene is expected to reach land by Saturday and move up […]

After the excitement of the Spanish Super Cup between Real Madrid and Barcelona, it's a great feeling to know that the 2011-12 La Liga season is returning this weekend after a week of strikes by the players association. For those of you who live in the United States, here's where you can watch La Liga […]

I'm back again — this time with tips for the Fantasy Premier League instead of ESPN's Premier Fantasy — with some potential transfer targets that should be watched for Gameweek 3 and beyond. Michel Vorm (£4.0 million) When trying to buy quality players to lead your team to glory, you need to be able to […]

For most clubs in Italy, finishing seventh in Serie A for two consecutive seasons would be considered a positive result. But for a club like Juventus, it is nothing short of a crisis. Since their banishment to Serie B, Juventus has lacked the consistent top-of-the-table finishes they had become so used to, and as a […]

Tottenham Hotspur have signed Emmanuel Adebayor from Manchester City on a season-long loan. In a brief statement from Tottenham, they confirmed that the former Manchester City, Arsenal and Real Madrid striker has joined the White Hart Lane side. There's no word yet whether both clubs have agreed for the Togolese player to sit out this […]

The draw is set for the upcoming Champions League group stages, so let’s take a look at the groups in which the Italian clubs will be playing. GROUP A: Bayern Munich (Germany) Villarreal (Spain) Manchester City (England) Napoli (Italy) GROUP B: Inter Milan (Italy) CSKA Moscow (Russia) Lille (France) Trabzonspor (Turkey) GROUP H: Barcelona (Spain) […]

Picking Napoli to finish fourth, a spot behind last year’s finish, is certainly not a popular prediction. Most fans of Serie A fell madly in love with their attractive attacking style last season, and would be happy to see them win their first major trophy in over two decades. But despite the excitement surrounding this […]

Here is the breakdown of which teams will be in which groups in the 2011-12 Champions League, group stage: GROUP A: Bayern Munich (Germany) Villarreal (Spain) Manchester City (England) Napoli (Italy) GROUP B: Inter Milan (Italy) CSKA Moscow (Russia) Lille (France) Trabzonspor (Turkey)

The draw for the group stage of the 2011-12 Champions League tournament has begun. The highlights include Manchester City playing their first Champions League matches against Bayern Munich, Napoli and Villarreal, while Manchester United will face Benfica, Otelul and Basle. Arsenal will face Marseille, Borussia Dortmund and Olympiacos, while Chelsea will play Valencia, Genk and […]

As the summer transfer window begins to draw to a close, most of the big named transfers have already taken place. There is one exception, however, as Manchester United striker Demitar Berbatov sits on the bench unsure about his place with the squad. The Bulgarian’s contract has a few months remaining on his current contract, […]

The news that we've all been waiting to hear has come through. In Spain, the La Liga strike has been called off and the 2011-12 La Liga season will return this weekend. Today, talks between the Liga de Futbol Profesional (LFP) and Association of Spanish Footballers (AFE) finally reached a resolution. "The committee of the […]

Nearly a year gone from the site, EPL Talk's 'Premier League News, Daily Ticker' feature is back. As many days per week as possible, I will bring you the day’s primary news, making this blog a one-stop destination for all things Premier League. The Daily Ticker will include top stories, links to the day’s top […]

In this week's episode of the Premier League Midweek Review Show on EPL Talk, Laurence and Kartik discuss Manchester United's win against Tottenham Hotspur as well as transfer news including Joe Cole, Samir Nasri, Luka Modric, Juan Mata, Joey Barton and more. Also discussed are Arsenal's mid-week triumph over Udinese plus the Carling Cup matches. […]

What an enjoyable experience it was watching Udinese against Arsenal in the Champions League Qualification match Wednesday night. If only most Champions League group round matches could be as open and attacking as that one. I was particularly impressed by Arsenal's display both home and against Udinese. On the Champions League Qualification stage, they look […]