It's a shame that Alexi Lalas didn't spend much time this offseason working on solidifying the Galaxy's porous defense. Less than a minute after Tyrone Marshall tied the match yesterday, Taylor Twellman responded with a goal that gave the Galaxy yet another home defeat. How bad will it be for the league if David Beckham […]

On today's EPL Talk Show, we're discussing several remarkable football web sites for you to seek out. Here are links to many of them plus some bonus ones thrown in. The Global Game Roberto Carlos Euro 2004 Tactical Briefing The Political Economy of Football Footy Flash Feel free to suggest your favorite football web sites […]

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Tottenham Hotspur has unveiled their new shirts for the 07/08 season. But in a move that's bound to irate many Spurs fans, the club has released four different jerseys, one of which is a special 125th anniversary shirt (click for larger image). Designed by Puma, the new shirts are white (home), yellow (away), dark blue/grey […]

Last week it was Aston Villa updating its crest. This week it's Middlesbrough. The northeast club has decided to follow a similar tactic to Villa by unveiling a radically different logo that plays up the team's proud history. While I liked Aston Villa's new crest, I'm not won over by Boro's new one. To me, […]

Plans for Aston Villa's North American tour this July may be rescheduled or postponed depending on whether UEFA awards Villa the Fair Play Award and thus entry into next season's UEFA Cup. The Fair Play Award is given to teams who display positive play, crowd behaviour and respect for referees. If awarded to Aston Villa, […]

The push for the Premiership kicks off, as the first legs of the Championship semi-finals take place this weekend. On Saturday, 6th place Southampton host 3rd place Derby County. Southampton will be without skipper Claus Lundekvam, who suffered ankle ligament damage in the win over Southend in the final game of the regular season. Pedro […]

Tomorrow sees the debut of the EPL Talk Show, an interactive football talk-show available live via the Internet. It'll begin precisely at Noon ET (9am PT, 5pm UK time), so be sure to log on when the "doors open" at 11:45am ET on May 12. More details about how to register and the steps you […]

One of the EPL Talk visitors, Charles Kerr, has emailed an excellent question about English Premier League managers. Rather than answer the question myself, I thought I'd let you, the reader, review it and offer your own expertise by answering the question (just click on the 'comments' link below). Here's the email and the question: […]

It's the time of the year when the Premiership clubs begin announcing dates for their preseason friendlies. In the United States, of course, we're keeping our eyes out for matches involving English teams coming here. But, so far, the majority of teams are focusing their efforts on the Far East in lieu of the States. […]

Aston Villa has announced the second match of its North American tour. Villa is scheduled to play against Columbus Crew in a friendly on Saturday, July 28 at the Columbus Crew stadium. Since the match will be on a Saturday night, it's likely that it may be televised. The match may be the closest that […]

Wow that Messi goal seems like a long time ago, and to add the fact that they were virtually assured a spot to play Sevilla in the Copa del Rey final. No one expected this historic turnaround- not here. Not now. Not them. It seemed like so Balboa-esque to see Getafe win, not just win […]

Thanks the players union for releasing these figures. My thoughts are in comments. 1.David Beckham, LA$6,500,0002.Cuauhtemoc Blanco, CHI$2,666,7783.Juan Pablo Angel, NY$1,593,7504.Claudio Reyna, NY$1,250,0085.Landon Donovan, LA$900,0006.Eddie Johnson, KC$875,0007.Freddy Adu, RSL$550,0008.Carlos Ruiz, DAL$435,0009.Clint Mathis, NY$410,00010.Taylor Twellman, NE$350,00811.Carl Robinson, TOR$315,00012.Pablo Mastroeni, COL$298,00013.Luciano Emilio, DC$293,12514.Amado Guevara, None$291,25015.Jaime Moreno, DC$275,00016.Eddie Pope, RSL$265,00017.Ronnie OBrien, TOR$258,75018.Ante Razov, C-USA$248,75019.Greg Vanney, COL$236,66720.R. Mulrooney, HOU$233,20021.Pat […]

If you're searching for a way to experience Sunday's Premiership match between Manchester United and West Ham online, join the EPL Talk Chat hosted by bcjohn. We'll have Man Utd, Hammers and neutral fans from around the world chatting in real-time about the final match of the season. We'll also be able to tip you […]

By John NicholsonPalm Springs, for a pallid white kid from the industrial wastelands of the north east of England is about as close to Eden as I'm likely to get. As I write its 90 degrees in the shade, the pool at the villas I'm staying at is blue and inviting and the beers are […]