ESPN and Fox Sports are reporting that the deal for the Matarrese family to sell AS Bari to American real estate magnate Tim Barton has been cancelled. Barton had until yesterday to make an initial payment for the club, which he failed to make. The Matarrese family says it will still sell the club. Although […]

Cristiano Ronaldo played his part in Real Madrid’s 3-0 win over Marseille in the Champions league last night scoring two of Real’s three goals. However the Portuguese international had to be taken off in the second half with an ankle knock that could see him miss Madrid’s match against high flying Sevilla on Sunday. Ronaldo […]

In the latest episode of the EPL Talk Podcast, ESPN UK's Rebecca Lowe sits down with host Kartik Krishnaiyer to discuss: Her background in Football Her time at the BBC The transition from Setanta to ESPN UK Working with James Richardson Interest in american sports in the UK Knowing Peter Crouch growing up Her support […]

It's that time again. Time to take notice and realize that the NHL and NBA seasons start way too soon. It could also be that they end in June, way too late. Either way, they are burning the public out. Their schedule is way too long. Tonight is the NHL's opening night and it feels like, […]

Daniel Feuerstein, Richard Farley of World Soccer Reader and Mad About Futbol, Ignacio Rodriguez of Traffic Sports and host Kartik Krishnaiyer break down the US U-20 team in its forst two World Cup matches. Among the issues discussed are: – The emergence of Tony Taylor– Brek Shea's dispointing first two games– Red Bull New York's […]

Are Premier League fans seeing the second coming of Louis Saha? The former first team Manchester United striker scored the only goal in a match carried by ESPN2 in the States in pristine HD this past Saturday- a match that produced just 1 goal, but some great saves from keepers on both sides. The Everton […]

Tuesday and Wednesday brought about Match Day 2 in the UEFA Champions League, and the four representatives from Spain had interesting ties that helped shape their respective groups. On Tuesday, Sevilla FC visited Rangers FC at the Ibrox Stadium, where the European night atmosphere is second to none, buoying their beloved Gers, and FC Barcelona […]

After 10 games, one might think that Frank Lampard, the engine and inspiration behind most of Chelsea's offensive production over the past 5 seasons, has run into a torrid patch of form. This is mostly due to his low goal return – one in the Premiership and one in the Community Shield. Most fans expect […]

I think it's apt to finish this series with perhaps the player who is often held up as the reason that allowed footballers to earn the wages that they do in this day and age. Yet, to simply think of Johnny Haynes' only contribution to football was being the first player to earn £100 per […]

After Liverpool comfortably dispatched Hull this past weekend, I went into the Fiorentina match with soaring expectations. I tucked all of Liverpool's defensive and central midfield problems under the carpet of Torres' hat trick adorned with Gerrard, Babel and Riera's collective fuel for the goal-momentum fire. Fiorentina (whom I knew little about) would be no […]

After two successive weeks of top of the table clashes and fiercely contested derby matches, last weekends fixtures had looked about as attractive as a day trip to a pencil museum (there's one in Keswick, believe it or not). A shock result at Wigan and 37 goals later and all of the sudden this Premier […]

The England team are currently busy training for their World Cup qualifiers over the coming weeks. EPL Talk and Umbro are giving one lucky EPL Talk reader (and a friend) the opportunity to go and watch the team train on Tuesday October 6, 2009. Access to the training ground is restricted to only a handful […]

There's more in common between Americans and Brits than you may think. While many Americans still sit down on a late weekend night to watch NBC's Saturday Night Live, the Brits have a similar tradition. But rather than laughing at comedians perform skits, they choose to guffaw at overpaid actors of a different variety — […]

Die-hard Portsmouth supporters may be very familiar with the club's new third kit for the 2009/2010 season, but chances are the rest of us haven't seen pictures of it until now. Designed and manufactured by Canterbury, and sponsored by Jobsite, the new third kit is black with blue trim and blue horizontal pin-stripes. For the […]

After week 28 the numbers look like this... 5 year comparison WK 28 198 GP YTD Avg +/- GP Avg +/- Avg +/- GP 2005 17,148 9 15,949 15,001 186 2006 19,097 11.37% 6 16,225 1.73% 15,244 1.62% 186 2007 18,727 -1.94% 7 16,578 2.18% 16,672 9.36% 188 2008 […]