Premiership Countdown: 10 Days to Go. We now know what mid-week matches will be shown by Fox Soccer Channel and Setanta Sports during the first week of the Premiership season. With both Setanta and FSC, we now have the opportunity to watch an amazing 11 Premiership matches the first week (compared with an average of […]

Premiership Countdown: 11 Days to Go. Now that Setanta Sports has sublicensed many of the rights to the Premiership matches from Fox Soccer Channel, what impact will this have on Fox Soccer Channel and what does it say about their coverage of the English Premier League and football in general on FSC? Here are my […]

Captain Jaime Moreno leads the victory celebration after the win over Chelsea. From ESPN.com A year ago a similar squad of the top players in MLS was ambushed 5-0 by Real Madrid. This year MLS defeated EPL champ Chelsea 1-0. This particular squad had less stars than the team that was humiliated last year but […]

Now that football fans like you have the opportunity to see more Premiership matches on TV than ever before, you need help to stay on top of all of the news and TV listings. That's why EPL Talk is launching the EPL Talk Email Newsletter this Friday, which will be your weekly guide to getting […]

Premiership Countdown: 12 Days to Go. The Guardian ran an interesting story in today's edition entitled "Blues Can't Match The Beatles, But American Project Reaps Rewards." The article, written by Matt Scott, reports on Chelsea's marketing strategy in America capturing the hearts and minds of American soccer fans. At this rate, we could expect to […]

Premiership Countdown: 13 Days to Go. The Sunday Times of London has a short, but interesting, list of pros and cons of English clubs going overseas on those big tours. Chelsea graced the States this year. Man United traveled to South Africa, while other clubs such as Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal decided to stay closer […]

By Christopher Schachter, EPL Talk correspondent I really thought Joe Cole was doing his best Damien Duff, an arms flailing dive not 5 minutes into the 2nd half, but unfortunately Mourinho ("I am not a doctor") offered up the fact that indeed, the England winger must have his knee checked for ligament damage before leaving […]

The MLS all stars stunned Chelsea, the EPL Champs today at Toyota Park. I was at the game and will have much more on this subject later, but feel this is one of the most important moments for MLS in the league's 11 year existence. A great game for Chris Albright and Brian Boswell in […]

Premiership Countdown: 14 Days to Go. We're just a week away from the Community Shield, and two weeks away from the Premiership kick-off. And, amazingly, we're approximately 7 weeks away from the next release in the EA FIFA video game series, FIFA 07. According to EA Sports, the game will include a complete overhaul of […]

By Christopher Schachter, EPL Talk correspondent Game Day in Chicago: Fact: America is one tacky place, marketing sports and big events is none too subtle, they'll blow up anything into massive balloons and have college kids shoving gatorade at you when you have a latte in one hand and a laptop in the other. I'm […]

Stay tuned to the EPL Talk Blog tonight before, during and after the Chelsea v MLS All-Star match. Depending on how the technology works, we may be able to get photographs — and even audio — from EPL Talk correspondent Christopher Schachter.

By Christopher Schachter, EPL Talk correspondent In a packed and stifling media room just off the team dressing rooms in the bowels of Toyota Park, I learned some interesting things about the culture of the EPL. The Gaffer reigns imperiously and the players submit to his authority in a way that is completely alien to […]

Today, EPL Talk conducted an exclusive interview with Shane O'Rourke, the president of North American operations for Setanta Sports. With Setanta and Fox Soccer Channel dividing the Premiership matches to be shown in the US, soccer fans will have many questions about the changes and what impact the announcement will have. EPL Talk will guide […]

By Christopher Schachter, EPL Talk correspondent ESPN just announced their rights package, the leagues fourth if you include HDNet and Univision...all games on the Deuce (industry parlance for watching soccer with baseball scores on perpetual scroll at the bottom of the screen). It's a Thursday night 26 regular season and three playoff match package in […]

By Christopher Schachter, EPL Talk correspondent Arrived safely in Chicago, shocked and amazed that they speak the President's English outside of New York City. You see, except for the occasional trip to visit my brother in SW6 and dragging my fiance on the Stamford Bridge Grounds Tour (10 pounds and a bargain at that), I […]