If I was an Arsenal fan, I'd be fed up already listening to people saying that Manchester City were obviously going to usurp them as one of the "Big Four" sides. It's amazing what spending money does to peoples judgement when it comes to football and Manchester City have certainly caught more than their fair […]

Looking at the predictions that are currently flooding the world of Premiership football, two teams are entrenched in a dogfight for who will finish bottom. No-one, but no-one thinks both Hull City or Burnley will stay up. One if not both of them, in the eyes of everyone think they're dead and buried before a […]

A larger number of press than usual at USMNT camp today in Miami which tells us about the attention this "summer of soccer" has created. Several of the media members present are attending training here in Miami tomorrow morning and then flying to Mexico City for game. Several others are staying in this area to […]

Saturday, 8th Aug 2009 It was the last of the pre-season friendlies. The last chance to gauge how our side looks going into the season proper. We gathered outside the pub in our red kits, awaiting the sound of the deadbolt sliding out of place. All season the sound of that door unlocking will be like […]

It's that time of the year for you, the readers, and me to post the predictions for the final table of the 2009-2010 Premier League season before a ball has been kicked. In some ways, I hope that the predictions are completely wrong. At least then we can say that the Premier League is unpredictable. […]

Some fans chuckled after week one when I said I was more interested in a matchup between the LA Galaxy and DC United than any random matchup in MLS. At the time both teams looked like they were going to be bottom feeders in the league (although I had tipped LA to improve, I did […]

EPL Talk's prediction competition for the 2009/2010 season is now open. Named EPL Talk Predictor, the game allows you to predict the results of Premier League matches and compete against fellow readers. EPL Talk Predictor is free to register and free to play. With EPL Talk Predictor, you can: Place Fantasy Bets using Real Market […]

An abbreviated post due to my just returning from the road. After week 21 the numbers look like this...

In the baking heat of London, Chelsea won the 2009 Community Shield on penalty kicks after a 2-2 regulation tie against Manchester United at Wembley Stadium. Here are some of my observations from the match. Feel free to add yours to the comments section. The match was surprisingly much more competitive than I anticipated and […]

One of the lessons learned in this “Summer of Soccer” is that there is a sizable group of Americans who enjoy high level soccer and are willing to pay top dollar for the opportunity to see clubs like Real Madrid, Chelsea, Inter Milan, and Barcelona play live, even if the matches are only friendlies or […]

Editor's note: EPL Talk blogger Robbie Kotoviets put on his journalist hat recently and went to the Toronto versus Real Madrid in friendly to cover the game for La Liga Talk. Below you'll find his observations regarding the press conference and game, as well as a slideshow of photographs taken from BMO Field. Enjoy. Real […]

Part one of the 2009-2010 La Liga season preview will be out in the next couple of days, but today is devoted to Daniel Jarque González, who tragically passed away at the age of twenty-six while his RCD Espanyol team and he were on their preseason tour of Italy. According to the RCD Espanyol website, […]

On Friday UEFA conducted the draws for the Champions League and Europa League play-off rounds. In the Champions League, Vfb Stuttgart will be matched against FC Timisoara of Romania’s Liga 1. Timisoara finished as runners-up in last year’s Romanian Championship, and boast the likes of Costa Rican international striker Winston Parks. Having successfully avoided the […]

American football writer Ives Galarcep reports that Bobby Zamora and Jlloyd Samuel have received their Trinidad and Tobago passports after playing for England at the U-21 level. Both will be called into the full national side for this week's critical World Cup qualifier versus El Salvador. With Zamora and Samuel's additions to the CONCACAF ranks, […]

My views on MLS on this website in the last week have been dissected and criticized. I think this “summer of soccer” has yielded both good and bad for the American top flight. On the positive side, MLS has higher attendance than football leagues in Spain, Italy, Holland and France, making the league one of […]