By Mark Fishburn, EPL Talk correspondent Didier Drogba scored a goal of Peter Osgood quality today at Stamford Bridge today. Also, he won almost every ball against the defenders, playing at his most skillful and determined best. By the end of the game he was exhorting to the crowd to make more noise and was […]

I'm just getting into the world of podcasts which seem destined to change the internet in similar fashion as blogging did just a few years back. Several soccer related podcasts are available online including World Soccer Daily from Sirius Radio and ESPN Soccernet extra from the Disney folks themselves. But for my tastes, the best […]

Well, we always thought this Premiership season was going to be close, and after this weekend's matches we now have proof of that. While the Chelsea against Liverpool match left a bitter taste in my mouth, the Manchester United against Arsenal battle was another experience altogether. Beautiful flowing football, combined with sublime skills and plenty […]

The top two positions in the EPL Talk Premiership fantasy football league remain the same, while there are many changes to positions three through five. Out of the more than 60 people playing the EPL Talk league, here are the top players as of today: 1 ROCKFISH UNITED, David Griffith, 294 pts. 2 Gratefullawyer, Wayne […]

Tuesday, September 26, 2:30pm ET: Benfica v Manchester United (ESPN2) Tuesday, September 26, 2:30pm ET: Arsenal v Porto (Setanta) Wednesday, September 27, 2:30pm ET: Liverpool v Galatasaray (ESPN Deportes, and ESPN360.com) Wednesday, September 27, 2:30pm ET: Levski Sofia v Chelsea (Setanta Broadband) Tuesday, October 17, 12:30pm ET: CSKA Moscow v Arsenal (Setanta Broadband) Tuesday, October […]

As the 11th season comes to a close and the playoffs draw near, let’s take a look at the teams and players that have made an impact this season. Parity seems to be the norm with only one team really separating from the pack. Even DC has had trouble winning lately, pushing their draws into […]

Two notable international coaches have been linked with the US National Team vacancy this week: Former Argentina Coach Jose Pekerman, and former England boss Sven-Goran Erickson. Both coaches guided their previous sides to quarterfinal penalty kick defeats in germany 2006, but that's where the similarities end. Erickson proved during the run up to Germany 2006 […]

Matchday one of the Champions League is over, and the results are in for the top 5 managers in the EPL Talk private league. 1. Inter Rockfish, David Griffith, 91 pts 2. InGerrLand, Adriaan Tan, 70 pts 3. FC Epikoinois, Eric Anderson, 64 pts 4. The Gaffer, 64 pts 5. Ouryear07, Hannah Lee, 60 pts […]

While many of you who are already Setanta customers have been enjoying the Chelsea against Werder Bremen and Arsenal against Hamburg matches the past couple of days, Setanta Sports has announced more details regarding its Champions League coverage. First, Setanta Broadband (different than ITVN, and reviewed in issue two of the EPL Talk Magazine) will […]

Thanks John Griffin for the pic.

Fox Soccer Channel has announced the remainder of its Premiership matches for the month of September. The complete list for FSC and Setanta matches for September can be seen here. The previously unannounced matches that they'll be showing are as follows: On September 23rd, the channel will be showing the Arsenal versus Sheffield United match […]

The USL First Division (second division overall in American soccer) playoff field is set. First Round Playoffs: (3) Charleston Battery v (6) Puerto Rico Islanders (4) Vancouver Whitecaps v (5) Miami FC Semifinals: 1) Montreal Impact v Vancouver/Miami winner (2) Rochester Raging Rhinos v Charleston/Puerto Rico winner The Richmond Kickers won USL Division 2 (The […]

Later this week I plan on interviewing soccer journalist Jamie Trecker for an upcoming episode of the EPL Talk Podcast. Many of you may have experienced his writing on FoxSoccer.com and his blog at http://www.jamietrecker.com But many of you, myself included, don't know much about Jamie in terms of where he grew up, who he […]

Based on the performances by the leading English teams so far this season, they're going to have a difficult time in the latest round of Champions League matches beginning today. Arsenal is playing well in terms of passing the ball around, but is unable to score with Henry looking nothing like the threat that he's […]

Liverpool 0 3 Everton Tim Howard kept yet another clean sheet as he move merseyside seems to have paid dividends for Everton in this derby. Howard's return to form has been great news for US Soccer, and he seems more comfortable dealing with David Moyes than he did with Sir Fergie. (Even though former teammate […]