Manchester City striker Emmanuel Adebayor has consulted with attorneys about formulating a case against Manchester City after being "banished" from the first team during their forthcoming trip to the U.S. Adebayor, along with Craig Bellamy, Roque Santa Cruz, Shay Given, Wayne Bridge, Nedum Onouha and Michael Johnson have been left off the pre-season tour and […]

With his 2006 work Soccer in a Football World, David Wangerin shone a light on the murky history of American professional soccer in a way that other historians hadn't. While most writers concentrate on the NASL era and beyond, Wangerin filled in the gaps between Belo Horizonte and Port of Spain, documenting the failures and […]

It's that time of year again. July heat is upon us and most MLS teams have played half (or slightly more than half) of their schedule. International friendlies and the all-star games versus Manchester United are looming, so now is the ideal time to look back on the first half of the season and pick […]

We continue our round up of the transfers that have been agreed in the Championship so far, whilst not exhaustive these are done deals and feel free to comment if you think I have missed any important transfers. Cham­pi­onshipTalk is now has a page on Face­book and you can fol­low Kris­t­ian Downer on Twit­ter! Millwall Darius Henderson […]

It was the road trip from hell for the New York Red Bulls. Three draws and a loss as they continued to score goals but they couldn’t find a way to keep a point or the full three points. But with Toronto FC coming to town earloer this week, this would be the game where […]

Sunderland have raided Manchester United and have welcomed both Wes Brown and John O’Shea to Steve Bruce's squad. Both players were deemed non-essential to the future of United, and Ferguson decided to unload them. In addition to those two signings, Sunderland now have accumulated David Vaughan, Connor Wickham, Ahmed Elmohamady, Craig Gardner, Ji Dong-won, Kieran […]

Napoli Shoot the Moon, Make Offer for Sanchez As we spoke about earlier this week, Udinese’s Alexis Sanchez is one of the most sought after transfer targets by Europe’s top clubs, being linked with high-priced moves to the likes of Manchester United, Manchester City and Barcelona. But now we find the Chilean wonderkid has a […]

I love John O’Shea. Okay, it’s in that manly football fan kind of way, but still – I love John O’Shea. He’s my kind of player — not overly talented, not overly athletic and not overly handsome. But he will do a job for you anywhere, anytime, any place. Every team needs players like John […]

News Of The World, the UK's biggest-selling newspaper, will publish its final edition this Sunday amid a huge amount of controversy resulting from revelations regarding a phone hacking scandal. News Corp International, the parent company, has decided to stop publishing the newspaper. The newspaper has been embroiled in a scandal recently which has revealed that […]

EXCLUSIVE: EPL Talk sat down with Manchester City striker/winger Craig Bellamy recently to get his views on a variety of topics including what it was like to play under managers Mark Hughes and Gary Speed, as well as what it felt like to score those memorable goals for Liverpool against Barcelona and for Manchester City […]

If you wanted another reason why Qatar winning the 2022 World Cup bid is a joke, consider this: To deal with the sweltering conditions in the summertime in Qatar, FIFA is considering a proposal to play 90 minute games over three 30-minute periods if the temperature inside the stadiums exceeds 86F because of the potential health […]

MLS fans were treated to four games last night instead of the usual one or two, as the schedule makers begin to crowd in a few more league games in anticipation of international friendlies and late-season CONCACAF Champions League matches. In a cool twist, all four had some playoff implications as the results had a […]

If you are not fan of Bayer Leverkusen or a massive disciple of the German Bundesliga, Lars Bender may appear as an obscure name to you and this may be the first time you are also hearing the name ‘Werkself’. ‘Werkself’ means “Factory Squad” and is a nickname for TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen. On April […]

Our summary of confirmed deals rather than speculation continues today covering Hull, Ipswich, Leeds, Leicester and Middlesbrough. Remember these are confirmed purchases rather than a rumour I heard from my mate Paul who claims to be best friends with Alex Ferguson’s best friend’s sister’s aunties cousin’s babysitter. Cham­pi­onshipTalk is now on Face­book and you can […]

EXCLUSIVE: Craig Bellamy probably would have retired from playing international football with Wales if someone other than Gary Speed had been appointed manager. The Manchester City striker, who is currently on loan at Cardiff City, revealed his respect and admiration for Gary Speed in an exclusive interview with EPL Talk. "I just adored [Gary Speed […]