It's been 104 days since the 2005/2006 Premiership season ended. In that time, we've consumed the World Cup, watched several friendlies and counted down the days until the August 19th kickoff. But the Premiership break is more newsworthy for the events that didn't happen: Where did all the Italians go? After the match-fixing scandal, the […]

The second issue of the EPL Talk Email Newsletter was sent this morning to subscribers. If you didn't receive a copy, be sure you subscribe today. If you've registered for other EPL Talk e-mails in the past, just enter your e-mail address to bring up your interest categories, and you can then select the weekly […]

Here is how I see the EPL Standing ending up. The season kicks off tomorrow and my team the Citizens of Man City debut Sunday versus two time reigning champ Chelsea. 1. Chelsea 2. Liverpool 3. Tottenham 4. Arsenal 5. Man United 6. Everton 7. Blackburn 8. Bolton 9. West Ham 10. Aston Villa 11. […]

If you've listened to previous episodes of the EPL Talk Podcast, you may remember that celebs such as Paul Oakenfold, Bobby McMahon and others have mentioned how we in the States get to see more Premiership matches here than in England. Well, here's the proof. For the first week of the Premiership, these are the […]

Premiership Countdown: 2 Days to Go. When the 2006/2007 Premiership season kicks off on Saturday morning, it'll be the first ball kicked since the previous season ended just 104 days earlier. After weighing up the teams pros and cons, and the other different influencing factors, here's my prediction of how the 2006/2007 table will finish. […]

Good news for Canadians who follow the Premiership. I just spoke with ITVN and they've announced that Setanta Sports will be available to Canadian residents via ITVN. ITVN is currently working on testing the Setanta Sports feed, and it may be live on ITVN as early as Friday evening for both US and Canadian customers.

I thought it'd be interesting to take a look at the number of English Premier League matches shown on TV in the US during the first week of this Premiership season and compare it to a similar week from last year. Here's what I discovered: 20% increase in number of EPL matches shown on Fox […]

Just send an e-mail today (Wednesday, August 16th) to buzz@epltalk.com and tell us what the craziest thing you've done in support of your Premiership club. The winning entry will receive an EPL Talk T-shirt and will have their story published in the next issue of the EPL Talk Email Newsletter, scheduled for release this Friday […]

Premiership Countdown: 3 Days to Go. Amazingly, fans who follow a Premiership club will be able to watch 8 out of the 10 matches this opening weekend in the United States on Fox Soccer Channel and Setanta Sports. Most of the matches will be live, except for a select few that are on a short […]

Premiership Countdown: 4 Days to Go. By Bruce Gottesman, EPL Talk correspondent One thing I noticed about Chelsea's squad: How many central players do they think they can put on the field at once? The key to their season to me is Cole on the left and Wright-Phillips on the right. I wouldn't be surprised […]

It's been a hectic few weeks for the folks at the North American division of Setanta Sports, based in San Francisco. And it's getting even busier. Here are the latest developments: In answer to a question from an EPL Talk reader, most — if not all — live Premiership matches shown by Setanta will […]

Every Tuesday until the end of the EPL Season in May we will highlight the Americans playing in England's top flight division and breakdown their performances. The following Americans find themselves on Premiership squads: Carlos Bocanegra, Fulham Bobby Convey, Reading Brad Friedel, Blackburn Cory Gibbs, Charlton Jay DeMerit, Watford Tim Howard, Everton Jemal Johnson, Everton […]

At EPL Talk, we're already planning ahead for episode 21 of the EPL Talk Podcast, which will feature an exclusive interview with an executive from Fox Soccer Channel (I'll unveil the person's name later this week). In the meantime, please let me know what questions you'd like me to ask him about Fox Soccer Channel […]

Episode 20 of the EPL Talk Podcast is now available featuring an interview with the executive vice-president from ITVN. During the interview, Joseph Scotti answers all of your questions about how to get Setanta Sports via broadband, discusses how ITVN works, what the quality of the picture will be like and how you can order […]

MLS Commisioner Dan Garber mentioned last week that Cleveland was a front runner for MLS expansion. This may be true, but the owner of the Cleveland Browns won't be part of the mix for an MLS franchise as today he purchased English heavyweight club Aston Villa. Villa has a proud tradition but has fallen on […]