Top British sportscaster Ian Darke, one of the lead commentators during ESPN’s critically acclaimed coverage of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, will join the ESPN network as its lead soccer voice in the United States, it was announced today by Jed Drake, senior vice president and executive producer, ESPN Event Production. Darke will be the […]

FC Koln manager Zvonimir Soldo will be disappointed with the way things are going for his side this season. With only four points from their first five games, and disappointing losses to Kaiserslautern, Mainz and Werder Bremen, Soldo will definitely be looking for a change of pace against Hoffenheim on Friday. Hoffenheim manager Ralf Rangnick, […]

As the teams take to the pitch in Eastlands on Saturday two teams will meet who have a very similar ownership structure and transfer policy. Whilst Chelsea have stopped their mega-spending they did attempt to assemble a squad of the best players at any cost after their initial take over, Manchester City have had to […]

In the ongoing saga that is the life, career and knees of Owen Hargreaves, an end to the dramatic and heart-wrenching setbacks the England international has experienced over the last few years may finally have an end in sight. It's not as if United supporters haven't had good news on Hargreaves' progress heaped upon them every six […]

Harry Redknapp, while taking a nap on a recent flight, was pranked by an Arsenal supporter who snapped this candid photograph of him holding up an Arsenal notepad in front of his face. Knowing Redknapp's track record of telling a Sky Sports reporter to f*** off, I'm show the Arsenal supporter would have met a […]

Twenty one years ago, Arsenal won the League title in the most unbelievable way by scoring an injury-time goal at Anfield. Arsenal was leading 1-0, but if the score had remained the same, Liverpool would have won the 1988-89 League title. Instead, the ball fell to Arsenal's Michael Thomas who knocked the ball past Bruce […]

Before we can focus on a full weekend of Major League Soccer action, myself and co-host Christopher Riordan have to look back on a dramatic set of mid-week matches across league and Champions League. On this edition of the MLS Talk Podcast, we talk about group leaders Columbus and Real Salt Lake, a fiesty performance […]

Chelsea will get their first major test of the season when they go to Eastlands for Saturday's early match, facing fourth place Manchester City, a team against whom they earned no points last season. On this edition of the EPL Talk Podcast, myself, Laurence McKenna and Kartik Krishnaiyer look at that match-up and talk about […]

In life, things evolve. That includes the EPL Talk Podcast which has transformed from its launch in 2006 as an interview show to it's current format which is a mixture of expert analysis on the Premier League and a bonus of an occasional interview now and again. Over the years, we've conducted interviews with some […]

Mid-week Carling Cup results and the sixth match day in the Premier League, featuring Chelsea's first test – these are the big stories for today's recording of the EPL Talk Podcast, which will take place at 10 p.m. BST / 5 p.m. EST / 2 p.m. PST. But before that recording can happen, myself, Laurence […]

While Liverpool’s shock defeat to League Two side Northampton may have gone some way to lighten the mood for Everton fans, it has done little to cover up what has been another disappointing start to the season for David Moyes’ men. The Toffees have had their usual slow beginning of a season and their Carling […]

Last week's 4-star match certainly lived up to its billing! And do we already have the goal of the season from Berbatov, just 5 matches in? This weekend leads off with a fantastic 4-star match, Man City v Chelsea. Ancelotti's team finally face a stiffer test, after their Wednesday exit from the League Cup, and […]

Controversy about fielding 'weakened' sides in the League Cup looks set to rage on after this weeks patchy results for Premier League teams. Increasingly it is starting to look like a very bad idea, not so much in principle because its good to give squad players a game and get some experience, but more because […]

Liverpool's shock Carling Cup defeat Wednesday night at the hands of Northampton Town made me wonder when the last time a club with the name 'Town' was in the Premier League. After all in today's busy metropolitan world, a club with a 'Town' name affixed to it seems like a walk through the past. And […]