This writer must confess, Lucas Leiva has never been his favorite Liverpool player. The Brazilian is articulate, tidy, and one of the best holding midfielders in the world. Still, my eye is shallowly drawn to flashes of genius, readily shown by those who have the luxury of playing high up field where every twist and […]

Hopeful news this morning for one of the most annoying facets of the professional game — diving. The FA could turn to retrospective action by the end of this season to ban the game's divers by tweaking the disciplinary code. Hopefully the FA will move ahead with this since it's one of the sore points […]

What a simply sensational day in the English Premier League today despite the unfortunate scenes near the end of the Manchester derby. Here are all of the highlights from the Sunday edition of gameweek 16 of the Premier League: Manchester City vs Manchester United Video: Manchester City v Manchester United Premier League Highlights 12/09/12 Everton […]

The biggest match of the season kicks off today at the Etihad Stadium with Manchester City hosting Manchester United. Will City's unbeaten run end today? Will Sir Alex Ferguson get into an argy-bargy with Roberto Mancini? Can United or City expose their opponents defensive weaknesses? All shall be revealed in the next few hours. Starting […]

Peculiar words from Tottenham Hotspur Andre Villas-Boas today after the Portuguese manager has said that Clint Dempsey can be the new Gareth Bale. It's peculiar because I don't see Dempsey and Bale in the same role. At his best, Dempsey is an attacking midfielder. Bale is a left winger who, earlier this season, was playing […]

While the biggest match of the weekend is tomorrow, there were plenty of highlights and goals to keep us entertained today. For readers in the United States, here are today's match highlights from Premier League gameweek 16 (Saturday): Arsenal vs West Bromwich Albion Video: Arsenal v West Brom Premier League Highlights 12/08/12 Sunderland vs Chelsea […]

ITV4 in England this past week premiered a brand-new documentary about The Special One. The new documentary about Jose Mourinho profiles the career of the former Chelsea manager, and features plenty of previously unseen footage and interviews. The documentary also features an interview with Sir Alex Ferguson. Whether Jose Mourinho will replace Sir Alex Ferguson […]

Whether you're a blue, red or neutral, this will be one match that will be watched worldwide. A clash between the English Premier League's top two teams, which also happens to be a local derby, Sunday’s game will without doubt be a fiercely contested affair. It is a match-up between the top scorers in the […]

ITV, a British television station, premiered a brand-new documentary this week about Jose Mourinho. Here it is in its entirety. Enjoy!

Six matches, all played at the same time today. This is going to be a short Saturday of Premier League matches unless you plan on taping games and watching them one after the other, to prolong the enjoyment. Take your pick from today's ties — Arsenal vs West Brom, Swansea vs Norwich, Southampton vs Reading, […]

West Ham United co-owner David Gold says he wants to introduce safe standing at the Olympic Stadium in East London if West Ham United becomes the new tenants of the ground. While Gold's desires are to be commended (to have safe standing terrace sections at the ground), his ideas will no doubt be rejected by […]

EPL Talk reader and current Beat The Manager leader Greg Pierko is pictured above holding his iPad 2 he won from EPL Talk for being on top of the leaderboard after gameweek 6. The reader who won his iPad Mini after gameweek 12 will be receiving his before Christmas (it's being shipped across the world […]

Sporting Kansas City has announced that their star striker Kei Kamara is training with Stoke City. Typically these sort of trials don't result in anything, but it's a golden opportunity for Sierra Leone striker to show what he's capable of in front of Stoke manager Tony Pulis. Do you think Kamara has what it takes to […]

"Who says you can't go home?" Those are the words of a popular song by rocker and former Philadelphia Soul owner Jon Bon Jovi. They may also be the words of Sebastien Le Toux, another adopted son of a city where work and results will earn you the key to the city. 2012 was supposed […]

Today's a massive day for Premier League clubs in the Europa League tournament. Liverpool needs a win away at Udinese to guarantee a spot in the next round of the Europa League. A draw or a loss won't be good enough for Brendan Rodgers' side. Newcastle United has already qualified for the knockout stages of […]