Noted sports economist and strategist, Dr. Simon Chadwick from Coventry University is our guest on this edition of the EPL Talk podcast. Among the topics discussed are finance in football, the 39th game in the Premier League, what Football can learn from other sports, The Premier League's ascendancy in Asia and much much more! Don’t […]

The Desert Foxes began the Cup of African Nations in the worst possible fashion. A three to nill thrashing at the hands of Malawi squarely placed under fire Manager Rabah Saadane close to the sack. In the match Algeria, was terrible for the first forty minutes and then simply poor for the final fifty minutes. […]

Gary Neville is many things to many people: a legend; 'a red who hates Scousers' in the eyes of United fans; an insufferable manc in the eyes of opposition fans; and to that list you may well add 'bootlicker' – kissing the feet of his manager, expressing his 'views' to present a-fan's-view-that-conveniently-supports-that-of-his-boss. Carlos Tevez's candid description of his former […]

It might only be for five days, but Manchester United has the chance to jump Arsenal and Chelsea in the league standings when it welcomes Hull City for the only Premier League game scheduled for the weekend on Saturday. It's an FA Cup weekend, after all. But there's still plenty of action for you on […]

Good news for soccer fans in the United States. The Damned United, the brilliant film by Tom Hooper and starring Michael Sheen, will be available in DVD format in the United States beginning February 23, 2010. The movie which tells the story of the working relationship between Brian Clough and Peter Taylor is one of […]

There were many signs in the past few months, which showed the upcoming ending of Torsten Frings career in the national team. Now after a conversation with national-team coach Joachim Löw, the national-team career of the defensive midfielder of Werder Bremen is definitely over! Löw explained his fromer key player Frings, that he wouldn’t be […]

Belief is an oft-used word by Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger, as he has belief in his team's abilities to vie for the league and perhaps more. There's unquestionably great technical skill at the Emirates, but more often, at crucial moments, belief is what Arsenal lack. The Gunners will relish their top spot in the league […]

David Conn, whose critically acclaimed work for the Guardian focuses on Football finance, joins us on the EPL Talk Podcast. Hear Conn's opinions on the Glazer family's running of Manchester United, as well as his reporting on a number of other subjects related to finance in the game. We also discuss Conn and the Guardian's […]

Editor's note: MLS Talk writer Josh Pedley recently sat down with Sigi Schmid to reflect on the 2009 season, to take stock of Seattle's successful season and to look ahead to 2010. Here is the transcript of that interview: Before the season, you stated that making the play-offs would be a minimum requirement. Having achieved […]

It's with great pleasure to announce spectacular news today, and that is Kartik Krishnaiyer, the host of the EPL Talk and MLS Talk Podcasts, as well as writer for both sites, has been appointed Public Relations Director for the North American Soccer League (NASL). As a result of the full-time position, Krishnaiyer will be stepping […]

It's with great pleasure to announce spectacular news today, and that is Kartik Krishnaiyer, the host of the EPL Talk and MLS Talk Podcasts, as well as writer for both sites, has been appointed Public Relations Director for the North American Soccer League (NASL). As a result of the full-time position, Krishnaiyer will be stepping […]

I just stumbled across this trailer for "Looking for Eric", the 2009 film directed by Ken Loach. The film opened at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival, and was released across Europe throughout last year. So far, there are no US DVD (Region 1) release dates. It looks like a good one, I wonder if us […]

It goes without saying that the devastation from the Haitian Earthquake is unlike anything we have seen in this region in recent times. Not even Hurricane Kartina comes close. As somebody who has regularly seen the Haitian team play live in person (since the majority of their friendlies are held in Florida, not Haiti) I am still […]

I won't argue that Liverpool FC deserve something more out of the last two matches based on form. Reading were the better team in both cup ties and Stoke were just about on par with the flailing Merseyside giants last weekend. And with Torres, Gerrard and Benayoun still out for today's fixture, one feels like […]

After this weekend's action, the eyes of Italy will be on its largest metropolitan city. The Milan derby could move AC Milan within striking distance of first or could help Inter Milan put some distance between itself and its rival. And the two clubs are approaching this game from opposite directions: Inter striking some luck […]