When Nigel Adkins was sacked in January, it seemed like a cruel decision after he had led them from League 1 to the Premier League in two seasons and Southampton were not having all too bad a season with it being their first since promotion. Whilst it is true that the decision was harsh, it […]

Sir Alex Ferguson has hit back at England manager Roy Hodgson who yesterday complained that Premier League clubs don't take international breaks seriously. In today's press conference, Ferguson said "I have no issue with competitive games. Players should always be available for those. I do have an issue with friendlies." "International football interferes with the […]

The draws for the Europa League and UEFA Champions League semi-finals have been made. In the Europa League, Chelsea will face FC Basel — the team that knocked Tottenham Hotspur out of the tournament. In the other semi-final, Fenerbahce will play Benfica. The matches will be played on April 25 and May 2, with the […]

Roy Hodgson came out Thursday on the attack, saying that too many Premier League clubs treat internationals as a vacation. Hmm, maybe everyone should stop calling it the international break, for starters?! "These breaks are being seen as the 10-day break that you don't always get during the season. It concerns me that we are […]

It was a frustrating night for English teams in the Europa League today with a set of mixed results. Watch the videos below to find out which teams will be in the draw tomorrow for the semi-finals of the 2012-13 Europa League. The match highlights include Rubin Kazan vs Chelsea, FC Basel vs Spurs and […]

EXCLUSIVE: Arlo White, the voice of MLS on NBC, is expected to be announced next week as the lead play-by-play announcer for NBC's coverage of the English Premier League, according to an EPL Talk source. White moved from England to the United States in 2010 where he became the voice of MLS team Seattle Sounders. […]

Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle United compete against European opposition today in the second leg of their Europa League quarter-finals. Each team has an opportunity to guarantee a berth in the semi-final, but which of the three clubs will make it through? Chelsea kicks off the action today with a tricky away match in Moscow […]

Everyone in the world has heard about ‘La Masia,’ Barcelona’s youth academy which year after year produces exceptional talent and has housed superstars such as Lionel Messi, Xavi and Andres Iniesta (just to name three). Almost every game they have many youth products in their starting eleven and the publicity their academy gets is understandable […]

Chelsea chairman Bruce Buck says that the Blues would be open to Jose Mourinho's return to Stamford Bridge. "I am completely open-minded about it," said Buck. The Independent reports that when Buck was pressed further about how far they have got into the process of picking a new coach, he claimed: "We really haven't started […]

Manchester United's commercial department has been one of the busiest areas of the club in recent years, signing deals with so many sponsors that it's hard to remember them all. United have sold advertising rights to their training ground and training gear, as well as naming their official partners for automotive, gambling, logistics, travel, watches, […]

After today's matches, we now know the final two teams that have made it through to the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League. In two intriguing matches in the Champions League today, Paris Saint-Germain attempted to get a solitary goal that would be enough to sneak them through to the next round. Meanwhile, Juventus were […]

We'll find out today what two teams will be in Friday's draw for the semi-finals of the 2012-13 UEFA Champions League tournament alongside Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund. As we saw in yesterday's matches, anything is possible so there's still a chance that Paris Saint-Germain or Juventus could cause a shock today. Barcelona plays Paris […]

One of my favorite television shows is The IT Crowd, a irreverent British program that lampoons a team of computer technicians who work in the basement of a typical modern company. If you haven't seen the series, do check it out. In this particular segment, characters Moss and Roy try to fit in with other […]

English actor and comedian Phil Cornwell recently impersonated Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas on the popular podcast named The Spurs Show. Little did he know that keen listener Steve Irwin captured the audio and synced it up against a video of the Spurs manager to hilarious effect as you can see below. Cornwell, who is co-host […]

Only three of six stadiums are ready for the 2013 Confederations Cup, scheduled for Brazil this summer. "Not all operational arrangements will be 100 percent" for the Confederations Cup, FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke wrote on FIFA's website. "The deadline for the FIFA World Cup stadiums delivery stands firm as December 2013. There will be […]