In the summer following Manchester United's loss to Barcelona in the 2009 Champions League Final, big changes took place. The Red Devils lost two key figures from their squad as both Cristiano Ronaldo and Carlos Tevez left the club. Fast forward two years, and Manchester United lost to Barcelona again in the Champions League final. […]

Two weeks ago I wrote an article entitled Why the Gold Cup Final Should Be on FOX, which argued that the chance of a USA against Mexico Gold Cup Final would have been a potential home run ratings bonanza for FOX. However FOX stuck to its guns and decided to keep the final on FOX […]

Adidas have been kind enough to offer an exclusive item — a graffiti canvas — as a prize to one lucky EPL Talk reader. The canvas is autographed by Kaka, Nani, Robin Van Persie, Fernando Llorente, Riccardo Montolivo, Jack Rodwell and Jonjo Shelvey. The graffiti canvas is from the launch of the adiPower Predator. Watch […]

Due to the constant speculation and rumors that Gael Clichy won't renew his contract and will leave this summer, I decided to make this list of 10 players who could possibly replace Clichy at Arsenal. These suggestions and possibilities are based on how heavily they're linked to the Gunners and of course, their playing ability […]

West Bromwich Albion have unveiled their home shirt for the 2011-12 season of the Premier League. The Baggies feature their famous dark blue and white stripes on their kit, which has been a prominent feature since the first time they wore dark blue stripes in 1920. West Brom's new home shirt is designed by Adidas […]

West Bromwich Albion have revealed their away shirt for the 2011-12 Premier League season. Designed by Adidas, the new West Brom away shirt is cyan with a dark blue trim. The shirt design have subtle hoops across the chest that are a bright, shiny cyan in color. The shirt also features new sponsor Bodog, who […]

Reports this week have surfaced that Manchester United have tabled a £15million offer for Barcelona starlet Thiago Alcantara. If this rumour turns out to be true and the Spanish sensation does end up at Old Trafford, then it won’t be long until Sir Alex Ferguson is ruling Europe once again. Wigan manager Roberto Martinez has […]

Loyalty in sports is often a one sided affair. Fans seemingly will always remain loyal to their favorite club no matter how many losing seasons or failed signings occur. But loyalty on the part of the club and the players is not always evident. Is this something that football fans will just have to get […]

Despite Manchester United's rampant activity this summer, United still haven't addressed the pressing need of finding a central midfielder to replace Paul Scholes. They are currently embroiled in transfer sagas over immediate replacements like Wesley Sneijder, Luka Modric and Samir Nasri. However, the Daily Mirror has recently reported that Sir Alex is making an audacious […]

“My toughest opponent? Scholes of Manchester. He is the complete midfielder” “Scholes is undoubtedly the best midfielder of his generation”. Zinedine Zidane “Out of everyone at Manchester United, I would pick out Scholes- he is the best midfielder of his generation. I would have loved to play alongside him”. Pep Guardiola “In the last 15 […]

Earlier this month DC United let midfielder Fred leave for Australia as a free transfer, signaling to the league that they would be in the market for a creative, play-making midfielder. Today they got their man. In a shocking move, DC sent midfielder and former captain Dax McCarty to New York for five-time All Star […]

The away shirt for Blackburn Rovers next season will be yellow and black, according to a photo leaked on the Internet. The design of the shirt features a Y-neck, which is consistent with the design that Umbro created for the New York Cosmos. The yellow Blackburn away shirt features black sleeves and what appears to […]

Last weekend, the discussion in MLS centered around dives, specifically Charlie Davies' dive against Real Salt Lake to grab a point for DC. This weekend, "dives" were again the discussion but for a different reason: take a look at the Roger Levesque celebration from Thursday if you have not already seen it and enjoy its genius […]

The annual carousel of potential transfer targets is spinning once again in Turin as Juventus look to try and build a title contending team. As is the summer tradition, star players from all across Europe are being linked with the Bianconeri. But while the flashy names are splashed across the headlines, club General Manager Giuseppe […]

Back in 2007, Owen Hargreaves was living the dream and things were going right for him. In his first seven years with Bayern Munich, Hargreaves had successfully become one of the best Canadian stars of the game. In his time in Germany, he was a contributor of four Bundesliga titles and a Champions League trophy […]