The latest episode of the EPL Talk Podcast has been published featuring an interview with David Hall, author of a new book entitled "Manchester's Finest: How the Munich Air Disaster Broke the Heart of a Great City." Hall describes how much of an impact the tragic disaster had on Manchester. Plus the author discusses some […]

Join EPL Talk on Sunday, May 11 for a liveblogging event as new EPL Talk blogger Ian Cahir and I chronicle the twists and turns of the final day of the Premier League season. The liveblogging will begin at 9:45am ET. Set a reminder now so you don't forget. If you're near a computer on […]

The 2007/2008 season has been the most successful one in EPL Talk's history (since our launch in 2005). In April, the web site had more traffic than World Soccer Daily and CSRN combined, has grown a whopping 5457% since April 2007 and is currently the number four soccer blog according to BallHype. But before any […]

The 2007/2008 Premier League season has almost come to a close. For me, it's been a thrilling spectacle but, by far, it's been the longest season I can ever remember (mostly for personal reasons). Sometimes people forget that even football supporters need a rest, too, not just the players.

The summer spending sprees will soon start but Tottenham have already started their work with one purchase and heavy rumours of a sale in the very near future. Tottenham manager Juande Ramos began his shopping early with the capture of young Croatian star Luka Modric and the £16 million splashed out on that deal is […]

I had started planning my season end series of articles on what I thought would be the areas each club would look at strengthening and who would be moving out. However, Tottenham have already started their work with one purchase and heavy rumours of a sale in the very near future. Tottenham manager Juande Ramos […]

Liverpool's new away shirt for the 2008/2009 season will definitely be gray. In March, EPL Talk shared a leaked picture of the new Liverpool away shirt, but now – thanks to our friends at Football Shirts – we have distinctive proof. Here's the most recent leaked picture of what will be Liverpool's 08/09 away shirt:

A picture of the new Portsmouth away shirt for the 2008/2009 season has been leaked. Manufactured by Canterbury, the white and blue shirt design has a retro look about it especially with the old school collars. The image is courtesy of our friends over at Football Shirts. As their readers point out in the comments […]

Four of the final ten Premier League matches of the 2007/2008 season will be televised on TV in the United Kingdom. Sky Sports 1 will televise Wigan against Manchester United (3pm BST). Sky Sports 2 will televise Chelsea versus Bolton (3pm BST), while Sky Sports 3 will show Birmingham City against Blackburn Rovers (3pm BST). […]

Tottenham Hotspur has unveiled its new home, away and third shirts for the 2008/2009 season. Manufactured by Puma, Spurs debuted the new shirts Tuesday night in London. The event was webcasted live via the official Spurs web site. See the new shirts below:

Soccer fans in the United States will have one last chance to pay for the rights to watch a FA Cup Final. This year, on Saturday May 17, you'll have to pay approximately $25 to watch Portsmouth play Cardiff City on pay-per-view (PPV) television. Next season, the final should be available live on either Fox […]

If you live in the United States and you want to watch Manchester United lift the Premier League trophy this Sunday, you better wish you have Setanta Sports.

First of all, congratulations to West Bromwich Albion and Stoke City for their automatic entry into the Premier League next season, congratulations to Swansea and Nottingham Forest for heading up to the Championship, and congratulations to Paul Ince's MK Dons, Peterborough, and Hereford for their promotions to League One. Also, a shout out to Aldershot […]

As we wait for the Champions League final, it's a good time to look at the leagues around Europe and see who will be part of next season's competition. In this first report, we look at what I would call the "bigger" leagues in Europe — England, Italy, Spain and Germany. In part two, we'll […]

John Thorrington's memorable goal versus the Galaxy last season kick started what was previously an underwhelming career/Goal.com 1- Columbus Sigi Schmid has a team which I tipped as an MLS Cup contender last season in a position to contend for the cup a year later. Guille B. Schelotto is one of the most skilled player […]