In the cut and thrust of professional sports, athletes, coaches and clubs must use every conceivable tool available to achieve success. With the global media coverage that football receives, media management has never been so important both on and off the pitch. Off the pitch, clubs have glitzy interactive websites, their own print media and […]

The 2010 world cup in South Africa looks promising to be the best yet. There's huge quantities of talent spread out across the Groups. In addition to the football being played on the pitch, here are five reasons this summer's world cup will be the best yet for the fans. 1. HD – The beautiful game […]

In the third part of the interview series, Patrick Barclay discusses the World Cup, how England will do in the tournament, picks the 23 man England squad, gives us his impersonation of Fabio Capello, discusses the importance of having Wayne Rooney in the squad and much more. Interviewed by EPL Talk's Laurence McKenna in the […]

As much of the coverage surrounding football has increasingly focused on finance, the Deloitte's Football Money League has garnered more attention. On today's edition of the EPL Talk podcast, I welcome Alan Switzer from Deloitte to the show to talk about the table, what goes into creating it, and the trends that he's noticed in […]

Being a London-based football blogger specialising in English and American soccer and a professional digital-type, The Gaffer's recent post asking why there aren't more good soccer blogs from England snagged my interest. It's a subject which has cropped up many times, from my work on football bloggers' influence to discussions about possible studio guests for […]

A few weeks ago, ESPN2 achieved a record high TV viewing audience for a broadcast of a Premier League match on US television. That game on April 3, 2010 between Manchester United and Chelsea drew an audience of 526,000 viewers. And now with this past Saturday's derby between Manchester City and Manchester United, ESPN2 scored […]

What more could you ask for from the home club? Inter Milan convincingly beat what many have called the world's greatest soccer team yesterday with a 3-1 victory over Barcelona. The match was controversial from the start, as Barcelona endured a 10 hour bus ride to Milan because the European airspace was still mostly closed. Despite […]

It's safe to assume that the current Liverpool squad needs rebuilding and reconstruction this off season if they are to replicate the form that saw them finish runners up in the 2008-2009 season. It Liverpool aspire to challenge for a top four finish or the title, new bodies and a fresh outlook may just be what's needed at Anfield. Before […]

Patrick Barclay, one of the top English football authors and journalists in the world, is the guest on the EPL Talk Vodcast. In part two of a five part interview series, Barclay discusses: the two top teams in the Premier League this season — Chelsea and Manchester United, And specifically Wayne Rooney and Antonio Valencia. […]

While compiling the list of the best of the best blogs to include in the 2009-2010 EPL Awards competition, I was struck by how few blogs from England are on my must-read list. I'm originally from the UK. And sure, I often find myself reading soccer blogs from the UK such as Zonal Marking, Some People Are […]

Refereeing has again come to the forefront of our footballing world, with the events at the Manchester United-Chelsea match bringing officiating under further fan scrutiny. To talk about that, we welcome John Nicholson back to the podcast. At Football365.co.uk, John has recently discussed his views on the role of officiating. We talk about that as […]

In my previous posts, I discussed Arsenal and Spurs and so now we will turn our attention to the Anfield outfit that has been on a downward spiral this season. Below are my top five transfer/ownership/managerial suggestions for Liverpool heading into the summer transfer window. Please add yours in the comments section! 5. Find Another […]

With another FA Cup final, three games remaining on the Premier League fixture list and one point between Chelsea and second placed Manchester United, it may be a little premature for the Blue’s management and players to think about summer transfers. Mercifully, as pundits and fans, we do not have to play Liverpool with the […]

Richard Farley from EPL Talk will be interviewing West Ham United legend Julian Dicks in the near future. If you've ever wanted to ask Julian Dicks a question about him, his playing career, West Ham United or anything else related to football, please post it in the comments section below. The best questions will be […]

DirecTV announced today that approximately 30 new HD channels will be added beginning in May. The good news is that GolTV HD will be available. However, Fox Soccer Channel in HD and Fox Soccer Plus in HD were not included in the list. This is frustrating news for soccer fans in the United States because […]