Preston Zimmerman still can't get a game at Hamburg Every week during the Bundesliga season we'll be keeping track of how our Yanks are doing in the German leagues. Here is the recap of weekend one. Grover Gibson Scored a goal in RW Ahlen's 2-1 win over FSV Frankfurt Steve Cherdundolo Played 90 minutes in […]

Bari Manager, Antonio Conte, was attacked by several Lecce fans while seated on a bench watching a game of five against five football. Italian police are currently investigating the incident and hope to make arrests soon. Conte had been punched in the face several times, after which a number of bystanders came to his […]

World Cup Qualifying begins in earnest this week in the CONCACAF region and come September UEFA, AFC and COMNEBOL rejoin the fun. Beginning Thursday we'll have an extensive wrap up on all Premiership footballers involved in CONCACAF qualifying. The big matchup this Wednesday is between CONCACAF's two most talented sides: Mexico and Honduras at […]

The opening fixture of the new season does not always give the best clues as to how successful a team may be in the coming campaign, but Chelsea’s impressive victory over last season’s overachievers Portsmouth certainly made their rivals stand up and take note on Sunday afternoon. It was the country’s first insight into how […]

Beginning this week every Monday (or Tuesday) we'll look back at how Americans did in the ultra competitive leagues of the motherland. These footballers must be commended for their desire to challenge themselves against football's best in the home of the game: England. Unlike Major League Soccer or USL where poor possession play and bad […]

Who knew...actor Gary Oldman shows off his keepy-uppy skills in a promotional video for ITV. Oldman, who has appeared in films such as Batman: The Dark Knight and the Harry Potter movies stars in an ITV promo themed "Good things come in threes" – a reference to the broadcaster's live England, FA Cup and UEFA […]

Are Manchester City fans getting fatter or are they requesting baggier shirts for fashion reasons?! I think the former. The above image is taken from Man City's online shop.

Robbie Russell is one of the few Americans to have started multiple UEFA Champions League matches in his career while with Rosenborg. Host, Krishnaiyer had a chance to sit down with the versatile defender who has recently joined Real Salt Lake to talk about his time in Europe and his return to the United States […]

We thought it'd be fun to pick our all-star injury football team featuring those Premier League players that always seem to be injured. Thanks to the EPL Talk readers who participated in last weekend's EPL Talk Chat for the idea. Chris Kirkland Gary Neville Mikael Silvestre Jonathan Woodgate Ledley King Owen Hargreaves Kieron Dyer Tim […]

Famous actor Gary Oldman stars in a new TV commercial to promote ITV's football coverage for the upcoming season. The London born actor has starred in so many great movies including True Romance, The Dark Knight, JFK, Bram Stoker's Dracula, Sid & Nancy and other great films. In the TV commercial, Oldman walks through different […]

Getafe will not be able to even use his one of their signings and the big Spanish teams will now have more reason as to not letting their players go when London 2012 rolls around. Argentine international Oscar Ustari will be out of action after he tore his ACL in the quarterfinal match against the […]

Manchester City may want to quickly forget their debut performance in their new third shirt. City wore the new orange football kit for the first time Sunday when they lost 4-2 against an on-song Aston Villa side. Designed by Le Coq Sportif and sponsored by Thomas Cook, the new Manchester City third shirt features blaze […]

Out of the thousands of private leagues participating in the official Fantasy Premier League, we're proud to announce that EPL Talk sits in first place worldwide after the opening weekend of the new season. With 830 managers and growing, the average number of points for EPL Talk managers is an impressive 61.4 If you're looking […]

England have been missing a rampaging forward ever since Alan Shearer retired from national duty in 2000. Gabriel Agbonlahor has the physique, the skill and the attitude to finally replace Shearer at the center of England's attack. A potted history of England's strikers since 2000: Michael Owen has continued to shine whenever he's pulled on […]

The first weekend of the Premier League is over, and what an entertaining weekend it was. Thirty two goals and an average of 3.2 goals per match, and a few surprise results. Who said the Premier League was boring?! Here are some of the highs and lows from this past weekend, as well as my […]