The Nielsen Ratings are in for ESPN2's biggest match of the season thus far featuring the north London derby between Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur. Approximately 325,187 viewers watched the game in the United States which represents the third highest viewing figures for ESPN2's coverage of the 2009-2010 Premier League season thus far. Here are the […]

In partnership with Russian Football Now, EPL Talk presents the twelfth episode of RNF’s podcast. Russian football may have gotten off to a shaky start in the 2009-10 Champions League, but the last two weeks have seen a measure of redemption. On Tuesday, CSKA Moskva came within minutes of a historic win at Old Trafford, […]

For the past week, we've been giving away a copy of FIFA 10 – the new video game from EA as well as soccer books. I just took a look inside the treasure box and I still have several copies of FIFA 10 that I need to give away as well as Barney Ronay's book, […]

This Sunday, Wayne Rooney will star in his latest version of the TV show "Wayne Rooney's Street Striker," where 24 players compete in six challenges in three shows. The ultimate goal is to crown the new, undisputed ‘Coke Zero’ Street Striker 09. Watch the above video to get a sneak peek of some of the […]

Burton Albion manager and former Canadian international Paul Peschisolido is the latest guest on the EPL Talk Podcast, North America's only daily football show. Peschisolido has a proud history as a journeyman footballer in the United Kingdom who has played at several clubs including Fulham, Birmingham City, Stoke City, West Bromwich Albion and other clubs. […]

It must have been yet another very frustrating night for Liverpool supporters Wednesday night after the Reds failed to win against Lyon in a 1-1 draw. The dreams of advancing in the Champions League are quickly disappearing. And as Rafa Benitez says, Liverpool need a miracle to qualify now. It was frustrating because Liverpool didn't […]

The city of Baltimore in the state of Maryland; has everything you want in a fabulous downtown area. The seafood in the marina, historic buildings and museums, the Aquarium and of course their great history in their professional sports teams like the Oriorles of Major League Baseball & currently the Ravens of the National Football League. […]

In my NyQuil haze, I screwed up the math. Through some combination of the time change (which happens earlier in England than in the States) and me sleeping through my usual routine of checking multiple sites to figure out the kickoff, I was an hour off. As I slumped into the pub, sucking on a […]

I once read about a British sports journalist's amazement at the access that American sportswriters had. The British writer was visiting Chicago and asked to tag along with the Sun Times reporter who covered the Bulls. First, he went to a Bulls practice, and after the practice was over, the Chicago reporter ambled up to […]

Houston and Seattle have struck up a nice little rivalry in the Sounders first season in MLS. It’s not surprising given the Sounders fans propensity to create a rivalry with just about every opposing side when they were in USL. Now the Sounders have created rivalry tinged with a certain degree of envy among other […]

David Beckham signed for AC Milan on loan last season and proved such a hit that the England midfielder will again pull on the AC Milan shirt for the second half of this season to give himself the best possible chance to reach the 2010 World Cup and Milan coach Leonardo is looking forward to […]

In the intro to every Premier League game that ESPN2 shows on Saturday mornings, they begin with a graphic of the world and then zoom in on England and directly to the home ground where the match is played. It's a brilliant sequence, but they goofed this past Saturday when instead of zooming in on […]

We'll have live commentary of the US-Italy U-17 World Cup knock out stage match beginning at 10 am ET/7 am PT. SECOND HALF US with a great chance that goes off the crossbar early in the 2nd half! GOAL! USA Palodichuk comes free on a corner, and Danny Gil finds him in the air and […]

Since the EPL Talk Podcast has moved to a daily schedule in the past four weeks, we've had a ton of high-profile guests on the show and I hope you agree that we definitely have the best selection of interviews anywhere on the web. But, we'd like to hear from you to get a sense […]

After the boring 1-0 win by Manchester United on the plastic pitch in Moscow a couple of weeks ago, my expectations were lowered before I began watching last night's game from Old Trafford. But surprisingly, the game was extremely entertaining and a very close match. CSKA Moscow played with a confidence and direct tactics that […]