John Turnbull is the proprietor of The Global Game and an editor of the book by the same name (uk, us). On Wednesday's edition of the EPL Talk podcast he joins me to talk about the importance of football in day-to-day life, the implications of the extended reach (and influence) of the Premier League, and […]

As Frank Lampard goes, Chelsea goes; an adage that has served the west Londoners well over the past decade, as Lampard's form rarely takes prolonged dips. But for the month of February and first half of March, the engine that has driven Chelsea to such great successes was showing a few leaks. Season after season, […]

It's quite possibly last week's news, but you've got to admit, the spat and potential bust up between Everton's David Moyes and Manchester City's Roberto Mancini was a little taste of some quality entertainment. EPL Talk has never condoned football related violence by any means, but the occasional scuffle between two passionate managers, in this case, one of […]

Manchester United looks very likely to be the opponent in this summer's MLS All-Star Game, according to press reports. That's just one of the headlines in the news. Here are the latest Premier League-related stories that are making the news in the past 24 hours: GolTV will launch in HD beginning August 1, 2010. GolTV […]

You’ve got to hand it Sven Goran Eriksson. He gets some good gigs. His latest as boss of Ivory Coast for the World Cup will see him once again perform on the highest stage of all and, whisper it quietly, he might do really, really well. Ivory Coast is possibly Africa’s best side and any […]

Don't ever let anyone tell you Stoke City fans aren't a passionate lot who love their club and their players. Due to an outpouring of support on the recent Premier League Footballer of the Week, I feel it necessary to give Mr. Fuller and the proud people of Stoke their full amount of credit that's […]

Before we get into the weekend's games, there is a bit of news today. Jon Busch, waived last week by the Fire, has reportedly signed with the San Jose Earthquakes. He's a quality keeper, but the Earthquakes' issues, I think, would be better addressed by adding some defenders. Now, for the week that was: Thursday, […]

Leaders leading & Chelsea score 7, Liverpool should have scored 7 And it was Craig Gordon (again) who produced the kind of performance that kept Sunderland from experiencing an embarrassing afternoon, just ask Aston Villa. Such were the fortunes and misfortunes from just 2 of the 9 Premier League matches on offer Saturday and Sunday […]

For the past several years in the United States, the majority of soccer fans who were watching Premier League matches saw — for the most part — the same games. The vast majority of us watched the Saturday 10am ET game on Fox Soccer Channel, as well as the 12:30pm ET one and the match […]

A gigantic banner covered one end of the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu before the match. On this banner, the Grim Reaper and other scary creatures from movies and stories past sprawled across, and there was a message for their Madrid neighbors to the south, "Noche de Derby. Vuestra Peor Pesadilla." In English, this means, "Derby night. […]

In what should be the first of a season's worth of Monday review shows, Daniel Feuerstein and Robert Jonas join me to review the first weekend of the 2010 MLS Season. Included with their analysis is audio post-match from Red Bull Arena, where RBNY introduced their arena to MLS action with a 1-0 win over […]

Manchester United and Chelsea gave dominant weekend performances while Arsenal fell off-the-pace by tripping at St. Andrew's. On this edition of the EPL Talk Podcast's weekend review show, Laurence McKenna and Richard Farley discuss those matches as well as the race for fourth, the relegation battle, and the impending Champions League fixtures.

The Week 1 numbers look like this... 5 year comparison Week 1 8 GP YTD Avg +/- GP Avg +/- Avg +/- GP 2006 22,292 6 22,684 22,292 6 2007 16,109 -27.73% 6 17,051 -24.83% 16,109 -27.73% 6 2008 15,312 -4.95% 6 16,803 -1.46% 15,312 -4.95% 6 2009 17,095 […]

There is a world-wide assumption that, when it comes to a ball, Americans can only throw and catch while Brazilians can do the samba with the ball at their feet and never miss a step. Every time a Brazilian joins a MLS team, the fans greet those players like time-travelers from the future, eager to […]

Not that most of us need many reasons to keep watching for the remainder of this season, but the closing of this season gives us quite a few to keep our DVRs busy. We have, obviously, the race for the title starting to get really interesting with Manchester United, Chelsea, and Arsenal all warranting reasons […]