When Jermain Defoe walked on to the hallow turf of White Hart Lane Tuesday night, the former Portsmouth striker was met with a rapturous applause from the faithful Tottenham fans. One man who was unlikely to cheer Defoe's arrival was Tottenham colleague and fellow striker Giovani Dos Santos. While Defoe was paraded in front of […]

Sometimes in adverse moments is when you learn your greatest lessons. Carlos Kameni became one of the most popular players on the Espanyol squad for the past few years. He has been there during the highest highs and -right now- the lowest lows. The drop-off in Kameni's level of play is just a microcosm of […]

First of all, a quick, somewhat belated, Happy New Year to the readers of EPL Talk, my fellow writers, and, of course, The Gaffer, to whom I’d like to express my gratitude for inviting me to be a member of his 2009 squad. I look forward to sharing news, opinions, and participating in debates regarding […]

So Andrei Arshavin is starting to make loud noises about his future, and it doesn't look like playing in Russia is a part of it. He's telling Zenit St. Petersburg that if he has to, he'll buy out his contract (this is the only link that is currently available, the Telegraph also reported the same […]

Three years ago, Ronaldinho walked off the pitch to a standing ovation at the Santiago Bernabéu. On Tuesday night,the feat was repeated but at the Vicente Calderón by Lionel Messi. This has become his tournament where he has shown almost Maradona-like qualities. This was the case as Barcelona put themselves in prime position to […]

VfL Bochum Rank: 17th Preseason Prediction: 17th What was I thinking? In the final 2007-08 standings I had grouped Bochum among a few sides that I referred to as being consistently adequate, hovering just above relegation. I was prepared to keep them there, too, except for the signings over the summer of Hashemian and Freier, […]

One year ago, Fulham was arguably the worst team in the Premier League not named Derby. The club showed little holiday spirit, sacking Lawrie Sanchez just four days before Christmas. New manager Roy Hodgson needed a great escape, scraping to 36 points and safety on the season’s final day. This season, however, Hodgson has revolutionized […]

Striker Jermain Defoe should complete his return to Tottenham Hotspur after the two sides agreed terms on an as yet undisclosed transfer fee. The fee is expected to be in the £15m range, a significant increase from the £7.5m that Pompey paid Spurs for Defoe's services in 2008. The BBC reports that the deal will […]

La Liga Talk got a rare glimpse behind the scenes at GolTV studios in Miami recently to witness what goes into producing live matches that are shown on U.S. television. The following video features an interview with GolTV commentator Ray Hudson as well as rare footage of Hudson and fellow commentator Phil Schoen in a […]

Dülp at the German blog Bolzplatz has an interesting post on Gladbach and the club's recent winter acquisitions. He's experiencing a crisis of faith in the club, seeing Meyer's recent moves as "Advocaat Reloaded." In other words, Meyer's calls for a complete rebuilding of the team and given carte blanche to do so are reminiscent […]

Sports Interactive has released a trailer for its much anticipated Football Manager Live game. The new game was launched in November 2008, but the trailer was just released to help spread the word about the new game. Football Manager Live differs significantly from previous Football Manager titles, whilst keeping the same match engine and many […]

Martin Tyler will be the featured guest on the first 2009 episode of the EPL Talk Podcast. The number one football commentator in the world began his commentating career in 1974, and was recently voted as the Premier League Commentator of The Decade. If you've listened to an episode of the EPL Talk Podcast before, […]

Bundesliga Talk recently went behind the scenes at the GolTV studios in Miami to discover what goes into a Bundesliga production. To show you more, we put together a video. Some of the highlights include a: Video segment showing how GolTV puts together the on-screen graphics we're used to seeing for Bundesliga matches on GolTV, […]

Well the rumblings of yesterday have come to fruition today, on two counts. The first happening in South America, the other happening at the Riverside. I can understand Carlos Tevez wanting his future sorted. But the situation with Manchester United seems to get crazier by the day. After firing back at Ferguson's claims of rejecting […]

Steve Davis one of the most respected and well versed soccer writers in America raised a troubling possibility in his weekly ESPN column Monday. This is the possibility that MLS and WPS will in fact compete with one another despite unprecedented efforts at cooperation by the domestic first divisions for both men and woman. We've […]