Join us this weekend in the EPL Talk Chat to discuss the live FA Cup matches including: Saturday, February 16: Liverpool v Barnsley, 10am ET Chelsea v Huddersfield, 10am ET Cardiff v Wolves, 10m ET Coventry v West Brom, 10am ET Manchester United v Arsenal, 12:15pm ET Sunday, February 17: Sheffield United v Middlesbrough, 9am […]

Middlesbrough left winger Stewart Downing signed a new five-year contract with the club today after weeks of maintaining his wish to leave Boro when his previous contract expired after the 2009-2010 season. Downing has seemingly been rumored to join Tottenham in every recent transfer window, and looked a good bet to do just that in […]

Thank you to Eric Piazzoni (South Bend, Indiana) and the Ipswich Town FC Supporters Club for the following historical breakdown on the required Championship league point totals for potential promotion to the Premiership. Eric's blog is http://ericpz.wordpress.com and his supporters club chapter is http://www.itfcnasc.com. Points needed for the final (6th table position) playoff berth: 2003-2004: […]

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The 2006 World Cup was a page turner for the United States. Not only because the result didn't fulfill the pre-tournament expectations of many, but because of a coaching change and the departure of arguably four of the United States five most skilled players. (Eddie Pope, Claudio Reyna and Brian McBride retired from international play; […]

In this video, we catch up with The Special One unveiling a shock signing for his chat show. Be Champions!

Solid away victories for Everton and Tottenham, at Brann and Slavia Prague respectively, have propelled the two Premiership sides into great position heading into their UEFA Cup Round of 32 second legs next week. Everton had the more straightforward road game of the two, although going to Norway in February really couldn't have been pleasant. […]

ITVN, the company that provides Setanta Sports via an IPTV set-top box to subscribers in the United States, appears to be in serious trouble. In what is typically a bad sign in business, ITVN is no longer accepting new subscribers. According to ITVN, "[we are] currently going through a corporate reorganization and we are no […]

In an interview with the BBC, FIFA President Sepp Blatter has today revealed that FIFA will never accept the Premier League's proposal to play a round of games overseas. The news will come as a damning blow to the Premier League's hopes of playing matches overseas beginning as early as the 2010/2011 season. In another […]

Just a few quick notes: Don't forget to enter the Setanta Sports competition where you could win a free one year subscription to Setanta Broadband. The contest ends tomorrow (Friday, February 15). All you have to do is guess who the new character will be on the hit viral video, "I'm On Setanta Sports." Win […]

The career of AC Milan striker Ronaldo appears to be in trouble after it was confirmed that he has completely severed the tendon in his left knee. Ronaldo collapsed in the penalty area in agony just minutes after coming on as a substitute in a 1-1 draw with Livorno. You can view the incident via […]

Like Manchester United supporters who grew disillusioned by the debt-laden takeover of their club, Liverpool supporter Alun Parry grew frustrated with the perceived greed of the Premier League and the foreign-ownership team of George Gillett and Tom Hicks. Rather than sit back and moan about the state of things, Alun decided to do something. He […]

It was night of black armbands and barren kits in Manchester, which only served to emphasize the sponsorship everywhere else as Man City shocked Man United 2-1 at Old Trafford. It is no coincidence that most of Man U's losses come without Wayne Rooney on the pitch. Ronaldo can score goals but even he with […]

Former Republic of Ireland midfielder and current RTE pundit, Eamon Dunphy, launched one of his famous tirades in Roy Keane's direction on RTE’s Pat Kenny Show on Radio 1 on Monday. “I know Roy well and the one thing he hated when I knew him and when we were working on that book, he hated […]

The game of English football has changed considerably from the 80s to today. In some ways, it's unrecognizable especially in the stadiums and the business dealings off the pitch. But how much has it changed, if any, on the field? EPL Talk would like to get your valuable insight and observations on how the Premier […]