As we continue to talk about the two wonderful Champions League Semi-Finals we’ve just witnessed this week, I can’t help, as an Aston Villa fan, to reminisce. Thirty years ago, in Rotterdam, Dennis Mortimer of Aston Villa raised the European Cup aloft after a 1-0 win over Bayern Munich. Chelsea finished their season 12th in League […]

It's been a brutal weak for Spanish soccer, but La Liga fans can at least look forward to this summer when Spain plays in the Euro 2012 tournament. In keeping with Euro 2012, EA Sports has released their UEFA Euro 2012 video game which is available to FIFA 12 users. Here's a video promoting the […]

It's another installment of the EPL Talk Reader Mailbag, and this week we have several excellent questions. So, let's jump right in. Question from Ahmed: After the past couple of months Arsenal have been in a rich vain of form. Do you think this form can continue through next season? If so how could they […]

Editor's note: The following is a reprint of a MLS Talk article from two years ago when the Florida derby between Miami FC and Tampa Bay was played. This weekend the Florida derby returns, but it takes on a deeper sense of importance because it's the first actual derby between the Fort Lauderdale Strikers and […]

As the end of season looms across most of Europe, appearing over the mountain is this summer’s transfer window travelling circus. Already the infamous ‘My dad owns a dog who knows the owner of Chelsea’ and my personal favorite “I saw it on Twitter, so it must be true” are already beginning to surface with […]

There's been a lot of anticipation to see what Everton's home and away shirts will look like for the 2012-13 season especially since Le Coq Sportif will no longer be the club's kit manufacturer, and they've been replaced by Nike. Note, the above pictures are not the official designs of Everton's new home and away […]

According to reports, Josep Guardiola will leave the Nou Camp at the end of the season. It is believed the he will likely take a year-long break from football before returning to manage at another club. Guardiola will be in high demand in England if he decides to let his Barcelona contract expire. In the […]

Frankly, England has a problem similar to that of mine when I play football. I’m a quality player, a rampaging right back in the mold of Dani Alves, since I’m still at that age where I have boundless energy from a mystical source. I can get myself in a good crossing position, and honest to […]

Al Jazeera may not bid for Premier League TV rights in the United Kingdom and Europe after all, according to a report this week on the Football Economy website. The website quotes a source at Citigroup who revealed that: "The bidding process [for Premier League TV rights] will potentially have more twists and turns, making […]

A photo has been leaked on the Internet featuring what appears to be Manchester City's new home kit for the 2012-13 Premier League season. Manchester City defender Aleksandar Kolarov is pictured wearing the new Manchester City home shirt. As you can see from the above leaked photograph, it features black trim instead of the current […]

FOX Soccer will produce and air a six-episode original documentary, which will provide viewers with behind-the-scenes footage of Liverpool Football Club from the end of the 2011-12 Premier League season, and this season's FA Cup Final through to Liverpool's summer US tour. The documentary, entitled "Our Liverpool: Never Walk Alone," is scheduled for release during […]

“Fact Or Fiction” is an infrequent series on EPL Talk. In this series, an assertion will be made regarding an impacting topic in the Premier League. EPL Talk writers Matt Hackenmiller and Earl Reed each offer their views on whether the statement is “Fact or Fiction.” Fact or Fiction: The upcoming Manchester Derby is the […]

Since his arrival almost two and a half years ago, Manchester City has seen change unlike any other period in the club's history. The oil rich owners influence has come to the fore after a period of disappointment under Mark Hughes, with Roberto Mancini bringing legitimately accomplished world class players to the club. Aside from […]

Tuesday night's historic win by Chelsea against Barcelona in the UEFA Champions League smashed the 2012 Super Bowl's record number of tweets per second (TPS) on Twitter. The peak for the 2012 Super Bowl was 12,233 TPS. But immediately after Fernando Torres scored his injury-time goal for Chelsea, Twitter exploded with 13,683 tweets per second. […]

What is it about Britain's ITV network and them cutting away from live soccer matches? Tonight, during the Real Madrid against Bayern Munich Champions League semi-final, ITV (Independent Television) broke into the live coverage of the match and cut away to a surprised TV news presenter standing on a studio set (see above video). One […]