Rumours of Tiago Mendes leaving Juventus are circulating, after vacating his home in Turin. The talented Portuguese midfielder was previously linked to both Tottenham and West Ham United of the English Premier League in January of this year. Tiago, who is a regular in the national team, spent one season at Chelsea after Jose Mourinho took him from Benfica and […]

Sometimes you can't make this stuff up. Wayne Rooney has signed an advertising deal to be the new face of Hovis, an English bread company. Hovis is better known for its TV commercial than its actual bread. Its "The Boy On The Bike" commercial is the most popular TV advertisement in British history. Created in […]

After the successful launch of the free EPL travel guidebook, we're busy at work on the next eBook — but we need your help. Champions League Talk chief Lonnie Smetana and I are working on a guide to the 20 teams in the 2008/2009 Premier League season. Our goal is to create a useful reference […]

It looks like the floodgates in the transfer window have opened. So far this summer, it seems that the majority of major transfer deals have started and ended at Tottenham's White Hart Lane. The spark was Robbie Keane's move from Tottenham to Liverpool for 20.3 million pounds. That allowed Spurs to finalize the deal with […]

So David Bentley, the right winger who many believe will be the successor to David Beckham, has signed for Tottenham Hotspur in a deal worth 15 million pounds. But is he worth it? For Tottenham, Blackburn and David Bentley, the transfer move is a win-win-win. The former Blackburn, Norwich and Arsenal player will improve his […]

No, this has nothing to do with Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory. Instead, it's a true story about Manchester City manager Mark Hughes and how he's creating his own factory under the gray skies of Lancashire. You have to respect a manager who is willing to add discipline to a football club. The perfect […]

EPL Talk reader EPLNFL was at last night's friendly between Chicago Fire and Everton at Toyota Park. Here's his mini-report from the game: "As a Fire fan I had a great time with a 2-0 Chicago victory. As a EPL fan I was disappointed in Everton and the quality of play. They were extremely cautious […]

Nobody that I speak with will claim that Superliga has in anyway proven that MLS is somehow on par with the FMF. The gap that exists between the two leagues is still obvious though it appears the gap may be closing quite rapidly. But what this year’s Superliga has demonstrated is the sense of entitlement […]

Nobody that I speak with will claim that Superliga has in anyway proven that MLS is somehow on par with the FMF. The gap that exists between the two leagues is still obvious though it appears the gap may be closing quite rapidly. But what this year's Superliga has demonstrated is the sense of entitlement […]

Let me first apologize for the delinquency of this post. I slept through this morning's match and then caught the match later on the internet. The match today showed some weakness for the US at the back early in the match playing a 4-4-2, but the team believe it or not caught lightning in a […]

Everton are on the verge of selling striker Andy Johnson to Fulham for a tidy profit. Johnson joined Everton from Palace for £8.6m in May of 2006 and after scoring 22 goals in 74 appearances, his value has gone up significantly. Fulham will reportedly pay a fee that could eventually rise to £13m for the […]

Let me get out of the way that I am thrilled by Houston’s slaying of the monster that is Pachuca, and look forward to almost a near certain all MLS tournament final. This is the first victory by an MLS team over a Mexican team in a knock stage of a competition since 1998. However, […]

Bolton Wanderers have unveiled their new away shirt for the 2008/2009 season on their website. Designed and sponsored by Reebok, the new shirt is a mustard yellow color with navy blue trim. The new Bolton away shirt features the same style as the home shirt. The shirt is available for pre-order via the club's website […]

Fulham has unveiled their new away shirt for the 2008/2009 season. The new shirt was first worn by Fulham last night in their 0-0 friendly match against Crystal Palace, which was a testimonial for Palace favorite Dougie Freedman. Designed by Nike and sponsored by LG, the new Fulham away shirt is black and red, and […]

In our continuing analysis of Premier League matches on TV, here are the teams that will be shown most frequently on Setanta Sports for the first few months of the 2008/2009 season, as of press time Liverpool, 7 times Everton, 7 Chelsea, 6 West Ham, 6 Aston Villa, 5 Blackburn, 5 Bolton, 5 Fulham, 5 […]