On the eve of the second leg of the conference semifinals, the league has stirred some intrigue around one of its teams not in the playoffs. According to Steven Goff of The Washington Post, soccer fans in the Baltimore, MD area have begun to receive surveys gauging their interest in locating an MLS franchise in […]

As the season approached, there was quite a bit of anxiety about Newcastle United's prospects for the season. The club finished midtable in the previous season, dropping from 9th to 12th position after blowing a 3-0 lead at home to West Brom on the last day, but the offseason was a serious rollercoaster. The team's […]

Editor's note: After the popularity of the last article about top 10 Premier League flops, blogger Matt Lane has added ten more footballers to the list. The following is a list of players who’ve either failed to live up to their name or price-tag or failed to adapt to the English game. And then there […]

There have been some raised eyebrows across the Major League Soccer punditry about Peter Nowak and his choice of formation to begin the Eastern Conference Semifinal First Leg. The iconic manager of the Philadelphia Union pulled a tactical rabbit out of his hat on Sunday afternoon, playing a 5-deep backline for the entire first half. […]

We’re almost a third of the way through the Bundesliga season, and Bayern Munich, as is the case more often than not, look like the team to beat. Bundesliga statistics reflect that, as Bayern are not only solidly top of the charts in goals scored but have also allowed the fewest goals in the league. […]

The UEFA Champions League resumes tomorrow night as the fourth matchday of the group stage gets underway, and there are several teams that could clinch a place in the round of 16 if results go their way this week. It should be no surprise that the top three teams in Champions League statistics in regards […]

If you want an idea of what a somewhat typical Saturday looks like for a soccer fan who lives in the United States and who follows European soccer, take a peek at the above image and click on it for a larger and easier-to-read view. The awe-inspiring chart shows all of the live European soccer […]

Today marks the six year anniversary of EPL Talk. It was November 1, 2005 when EPL Talk first launched. The concept was the same as it is now: To bring an independent voice to the coverage of the Premier League for soccer fans around the world. EPL Talk is the oldest soccer blog in the […]

After a tense and tightly contested first leg at Red Bull Arena between the two super powers of Major League Soccer, I can say without a doubt it was the most entertaining match that I have seen since the regular season of 2007 when David Beckham and Juan Pablo Angel had the nine goal barrage […]

TV viewing audience numbers for Premier League matches on U.S. television have come a long in four years. From 19,000 viewers in 2008 for one game to more than 1.6 million for a recent Premier League match. Along the way, the league has continued to grow in popularity in the United States for various reasons. […]

DirecTV has reached an agreement with FOX to continue carrying all FOX Networks including FOX Soccer, FOX Soccer Plus and FOX Deportes. "We both know the past ten days have been challenging, but we’re pleased that both sides could eventually come together to ensure our viewers continue to enjoy Fox programming," a statement revealed. If […]

Despite being a fan of one of the “big” teams I was quite excited when I first heard about Financial Fair Play. A system that could help balance the increasingly top heavy world of financial football. As a resident of the US, I could see how baseball, US football and basketball teams can quickly become […]

The experienced Frenchman bested the young Portuguese manager. Arsene Wenger changed his tactics at halftime while Andre Villa-Boas decided not to act. This historic 5-3 match was a tale of two halves. In the first forty-five, both sets of defenders were holding an incredibly high line, and were thrashed for it. Ashley Cole burned Djourou […]

The electricity at Red Bull Arena for the first leg of the Western Conference semi-final against LA Galaxy was amazing on the day after a strange snowstorm covered the north east and quickly melted away. The night before the game, the ground crew got a snow plow and removed the huge wet snow that covered […]

No matter what happens for the remainder of Swansea's season, I predict the club is going to have a tough time keeping its manager Brendan Rogers and many of its starting eleven in South Wales. This is a team that features little to no previous Premier League experience, but given how the team has performed […]