Last week I backed Wayne Rooney to deal with media storm surrounding him ahead of England’s clash with Switzerland, well ahead of Manchester United forwards return to Goodison Park can he deal with yet another hostile atmosphere he faces? Once again the answer is of course he can. Every year he returns to his former club […]

Here's another preview of FIFA 11, which will be released this autumn around the world. The preview shows the advanced defending tutorial with a voiceover by commentator Martin Tyler. It's a good indication of the graphics, audio and gameplay you can expect in the upcoming release. However, unless you're a FIFA video game expert, some […]

Friday's Bundesliga fixture saw current league leaders Hoffenheim dismiss last year's Bundesliga runners-up Schalke by a scoreline of two goals to nil. Magath's Schalke side remain pointless and rooted to the bottom of the table, while Hoffenheim hold top spot ahead of a perfect nine-point start. This Saturday, the Bundesliga will pit some of it's […]

Hoffenheim hosted Schalke this afternoon and dispatched the visitors and claimed a rather comfortable three points. A 2-0 result means Schalke are still pointless at the bottom of the table, and the pressure will certainly continue to pile on Schalke coach Felix Magath, who spent an impressive amount of money on new recruits this summer. […]

EA Sports has released another preview of FIFA 11. This time it's a sneak peek of their gameplay footage for the PC. The preview features a match between Arsenal and Chelsea at the Emirates Stadium. As you can see from the graphics, gameplay and the audio, this is a fantastic representation of the beautiful game […]

Serie A fans have had to endure a long two weeks for the international break, but they could be looking at another long break at the end of the month that could deprive fans of the most anticipated matches so far this season. Earlier today, the Italian Professional Players' Association announced that, due to the […]

For years on end managers across the country have sent their players away to represent their country and spent the whole time of their absence praying they all return fit and well. But after a week that saw several big name players pick up injuries while playing for their country, the pressure from managers for […]

Great news. The group stages of the 2010-11 Champions League kick off next week, so I'd like to invite you to join the EPL Talk private league version of the UEFA Champions League Fantasy Football competition which is free to join. To play for free against thousands of football fans from around the world, here’s […]

La Liga clubs spent a week on vacation after the opening round of fixtures because of the international FIFA date, although for Real Madrid and Barcelona, many of their players were on international duty. In particular, ten players from Barcelona and six players from Real Madrid traveled to Buenos Aires midweek for the Argentina – […]

Bobby Zamora has today put pen to paper on a new four-year-deal at Fulham. The forwards commitment to stay at Craven Cottage demonstrates a massive coup for Fulham and Mark Hughes who had admitted he had to fight to hang on to his star striker. Zamora’s career resembles a roller-coaster of highs and lows. After […]

Two scoreless draws mid-week have us looking forward to this weekend's matches, highlighted by the Los Angeles Galaxy hosting the Columbus Crew in Saturday's last match. To talk about that match as well as the rest of MLS's weekend games, I am joined by my co-host Christopher Riordan for this edition of the Major League […]

Match Of The Day presenter Gary Lineker has come a long way since his TV appearances in the early 1990s when he hosted a show entitled "Soccer In The 70's." The former England and Everton striker was, at the time, uncomfortable in front of the camera. And very stiff. Thankfully he's improved over time, but […]

Welcome back to the Premier League, returning from the international break. Forming the welcoming party, myself and Laurence McKenna look at the weekend's action including an eight match Saturday commencing with our match of the week, a struggling Everton hosting Manchester United. That and the latest news from around the Premier League and a wrap-up […]

The Bundesliga returns after a rather slow period of European Championship qualifying matches and various international friendlies. The third round of Bundesliga matches kicks off with a mouth-watering tie featuring an in-form Hoffenheim against a pointless Schalke side. While at first glance many will put their money down on a Hoffenheim win against what is […]

With Fabio Capello insisting that he won’t manage England past the 2012 European Championships, names are already been branded about as a possible successor to the Italian. But with the FA proudly boasting that their next manager will be English there is hardly a wealth of managers to choose from. Early contenders are Harry Redknapp, […]