Sam Allardyce has been sacked as Newcastle United manager today "by mutual consent," which is so much the fashion. Pressure on Allardyce and the Newcastle board has been increasing and the move is likely to fuel speculation that Alan Shearer will become the next Newcastle manager. However, I feel that Newcastle is making the wrong […]

In the least shocking news of the week, Chelsea's John Obi Mikel picked up yet another red card for a shockingly bad tackle. This time it was a sliding tackle and though the challenge was one-footed, Mikel came in with his studs up (and nowhere near the ball) on Everton's Phil Neville. This was the […]

EPL Talk is giving away two free tickets to this Monday's debut of the "Arsenal Question Time" TV show to appear on the launch of the new Arsenal TV. Arsenal Question Time will be hosted by Des Lynam and will feature questions with Arsene Wenger, Matt Lucas (Little Britain) and former Arsenal players. You'll need […]

Sky Sports and the BBC have made a decision on which fourth round FA Cup matches they'll be televising and, for the most part, they've gone after the money ties instead of the matches that make the FA Cup special. First, here are the games that will be shown live in the UK: Saturday, January […]

Those of you who tuned into the American Soccer Show this afternoon or morning depending on where you reside were probably entertained by the passionate conversation my co-host Dave Denholm and I had on the subject of Euro snobbery. We hear the term all time with reference for football fans here in the states, but […]

Please send caption suggestions to brian@championshiptalk.com regarding this recent perplexing gesturing from the animated Ian Holloway. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/leicester_city/7144144.stm

In Arsenal's Carling Cup semi-final match against Spurs this Wednesday, Arsene Wenger will probably feature some players that you're not familiar with unless you're a die-hard Arsenal fan. Just as he did last season, Wenger is using the Carling Cup to blood his youngsters into the first team with great success. In fact, Arsene Wenger […]

Manchester United is considering offering limited sponsorship rights to its brand in the United States and China, according to The Daily Telegraph newspaper. For British football clubs, the decision would be groundbreaking as current sponsorship deals aren't marketed separately in different countries around the world. One of the reasons for Man United pursuing the limited […]

Fox Soccer Channel (FSC) is planning on hosting several Premier League viewing parties at pubs across the United States from January through May according to its website. The cities that will host the viewing parties are New York, Los Angeles, Washington DC, Chicago, Atlanta, Denver, Columbus, Miami and Boston. Both the network and website are […]

EPL Talk will be attending the National Soccer Coaches of Association of America (NSCAA) event on January 18-20 in Baltimore, Maryland. The plan is to cover the event for an upcoming episode of the EPL Talk Podcast, the only Premier League interview show on the Internet. NSCAA is the largest soccer event in America each […]

Frustrated by Rafa's rotation policy at Liverpool and think the Reds should be better? Angry that Valencia is falling apart as we speak under Ronald Koeman? Think you could lead Manchester United to another treble? Then Football Manager 2008 is the game for you.I know this game has been out for a while here in […]

After the topsy-turvy results from the weekend, there are 12 replays to be had before we know the exact picture of the next round. The club I have been following, League Two stugglers Bury, is involved in one such replay against Norwich City, currently 20th in the Championship. Should Bury win, a match against Southampton […]

After Saturday's shocks, more David-v-Goliath matchups were on tap for Sunday. We start with Luton Town, who ignored the fact that they are 60 league places below Liverpool and forced a very deserved replay at Anfield. This was one of the games I checked out on Sunday and I felt it was an entertaining 1-1 […]

Tomorrow, Liverpool's new owners Gillette and Hicks will meet with Liverpool chief executive Rick Parry in New York City to discuss the building of the new Anfield stadium. At the same time, the conversation will likely delve into Rafa Benitez and his future as manager of Liverpool FC. While Mourinho is supposedly keen on taking […]

The news that Los Maños got after their 2-0 loss to Real Madrid Sunday was probably just as hard to swallow. Argentine midfielder Pablo Aimar will have to undergo surgery after suffering from a chronic sports hernia that he has been dealing with since the end of last season. Aimar was looked at in Madrid […]