Premiership Countdown: 5 Days to Go. The season is upon us, and what a terrific Community Shield it was. While not the best classic, it reminded me of the reasons why we love English football so much. Here are just a few reasons (and why I can't wait for the Premiership season to officially […]

The skeptics of soccer in America must view with significant chagrin the huge crowds that have attended friendly matches in the past week in such cities as Seattle, Bridgeview, IL, Salt Lake City, Houston and New York. All of these matches have been exhibitions where European super clubs have played North American clubs. In each […]

Premiership Countdown: 6 Days to Go. Just a few quick notes from EPL Talk central: No EPL Talk Podcast today. We should have one available tomorrow night with an exclusive interview with an executive from the IPTV company we've been talking about. More details to come on that tomorrow, so stay tuned to this blog. […]

This morning, Setanta officially released their schedule of Premiership matches for now through October 28. The matches highlighted in bold below are the new ones we didn't know about before ( the complete list from EPL Talk includes Oct. 29th through Dec. 23rd). Saturday, Aug 19th, 7:30am; Sheffield United v Liverpool Saturday, Aug 19th, 9:30am; […]

Premiership Countdown: 8 Days to Go. New England manager Steve McClaren has done more in 11 days than Sven Goran Eriksson did in 11 months. Every decision he's made thus far has been perfect. Consider what he is done in such a short amount of time: Dropped Beckham. The whole world knew it, especially England […]

Premiership Countdown: 9 Days to Go. By Bruce Gottesman, EPL Talk correspondent I've followed Newcastle United since early in the 2001-2 season. A couple of things happened at that time which led to that: MLS contracted the Miami Fusion. I was a season ticket holder, and have not watched more than a few minutes of […]

If you're planning on attending one or more Premiership matches this upcoming season, and you have a mobile/cellular phone with a camera feature (or a digital camera), EPL Talk wants to hear from you. Just e-mail us at thegaffer@epltalk.com and we'll give you more details!

A fine performance for MLS' signature franchise in front of 66,000. The story is here.

From the minute that the EPL Talk Podcast interview with Setanta Sports premiered on Friday, the message boards and blogs on the internet have been a buzzing with soccer fans talking about IPTV and whether it's a suitable alternative for them if they can't (or don't want to) sign up with DirecTV in order to […]

Premiership Countdown: 10 Days to Go. We now know what mid-week matches will be shown by Fox Soccer Channel and Setanta Sports during the first week of the Premiership season. With both Setanta and FSC, we now have the opportunity to watch an amazing 11 Premiership matches the first week (compared with an average of […]

Premiership Countdown: 11 Days to Go. Now that Setanta Sports has sublicensed many of the rights to the Premiership matches from Fox Soccer Channel, what impact will this have on Fox Soccer Channel and what does it say about their coverage of the English Premier League and football in general on FSC? Here are my […]

Captain Jaime Moreno leads the victory celebration after the win over Chelsea. From ESPN.com A year ago a similar squad of the top players in MLS was ambushed 5-0 by Real Madrid. This year MLS defeated EPL champ Chelsea 1-0. This particular squad had less stars than the team that was humiliated last year but […]

Now that football fans like you have the opportunity to see more Premiership matches on TV than ever before, you need help to stay on top of all of the news and TV listings. That's why EPL Talk is launching the EPL Talk Email Newsletter this Friday, which will be your weekly guide to getting […]

Premiership Countdown: 12 Days to Go. The Guardian ran an interesting story in today's edition entitled "Blues Can't Match The Beatles, But American Project Reaps Rewards." The article, written by Matt Scott, reports on Chelsea's marketing strategy in America capturing the hearts and minds of American soccer fans. At this rate, we could expect to […]

Premiership Countdown: 13 Days to Go. The Sunday Times of London has a short, but interesting, list of pros and cons of English clubs going overseas on those big tours. Chelsea graced the States this year. Man United traveled to South Africa, while other clubs such as Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal decided to stay closer […]