Pre Game Thoughts: Nice to see ESPN with the big game set up and production for this one after the minor league shame of the Denmark TV broadcast. When is this game actually going to begin?????????????? ESPN has no shame.......this hype before the game is disgusting. I can only take so much of Dave O'Brien […]

American Forward Conor Casey, passed over for US World Cup team thanks largely to injury has decided to leave Mainz 05 and play in MLS. Casey who for some reason was consistently in Bruce Arena's doghouse despite being one of very few American attacking players to have proved his value in an upper tier European […]

The 2006-2007 season isn't even close to being over yet, but I'm already getting a lot of people asking when the fixtures will be announced for the 2007-2008 Premier League season. The fixture list is typically announced in late June. For example, the fixture list for the 2006-2007 season was announced on June 22, 2006.

Georgie Bingham, the former Sky Sports presenter and guest co-host on World Soccer Daily last summer, is moving to ESPN. That's according to a post by Sky Sports presenter Hayley McQueen on Georgie's MySpace page. In the message, McQueen congratulates Bingham on the new job. No word yet what the extent of her coverage will […]

I had two fascinating interviews during the past 12 hours with Peter Lupson, author of the new book entitled "Thank God For Football" — and Andy Sloan, author of a book named "23 Sweet FA's." Both are incredible stories in their own way, and both interviews will appear on Sunday's episode of the EPL Talk […]

Now that Liverpool FC has accepted the takeover offer from American businessmen George Gillett Jr and Tom Hicks, is it a time of celebration or concern for Reds fans? Personally I feel it's a time for restrained glee. The Americans have a strong track record of spending a lot of money to create success, so […]

Over 100 members of Parliament in the UK have signed a motion to urge the British government to re-examine the case for the introduction of safe standing areas at football grounds across Britain. The measure is also supported by David Cameron (see video), the Conservative leader who is Tony Blair's main opposition. Not to be […]

Umbro unveiled England's new home kit today in preparation for their match against Spain on Wednesday (3pm ET, Fox Soccer Channel). Overall, the new jersey looks pretty decent. Umbro's design isn't a departure from their previous jersey. Instead there are subtle differences. The most notable of which is a blue stripe near the shoulder. My […]

Bob Bradley sure wants to lose that interim label badly. Otherwise I see no reason for him to have selected what is essentially an "A" side with a few younger players for the friendly versus Mexico on Wednesday night in Glendale, Arizona. However, this is Mexico and it is difficult to label any US-Mexico game […]

By John Nicholson Is Steve McClaren a two-faced hypocrite? Yes, says ex-players Massimo Maccarone and Danny Mills, no says, well, nobody except McClaren. Both sides are obviously biased, but there is an air of truth about these criticisms simply because they confirm so many fans long held beliefs, that McClaren is an essentially weak man. […]

Manchester United is playing together so well as a team right now that they appear unstoppable. If they keep on playing like this, the FA Cup and Champions League trophies must surely be within their grasp. Take Man United's performance yesterday against Tottenham as an example. The side is playing so well together as a […]

EPL Talk recently completed its fiftieth episode, so I thought it'd be interesting to reveal the most popular episodes measured by the number of downloads:01. 2006 Holiday Special: Graham Bell, Ronaldo, Phil McThomas and John Nicholson02. Steven Cohen03. Shane O'Rourke04. Phil McThomas05. Arsenal Stadium & The Beautiful Game Podcast06. Goodison Park & Johann Smith07. Kevin […]

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I recently had the pleasure of speaking with Mark Adolph about a book he recently wrote about a topic that's near and dear to my heart — and many football fans around the world... Subbuteo. For those who don't know, Subbuteo was THE game growing up. Played on a green cloth mat, each of the […]

This Sunday's clash between Spurs and Manchester United at White Hart Lane will be a close one, I believe. The level of crowd noise at White Hart Lane this season has been tremendous and it really is a twelfth man on the pitch for Spurs. Crowd noise apart, Spurs has a good chance of scoring […]