It's been a busy few days in football with plenty of Premiership matches in addition to the final Champions League matches of the round. The highlight for me was seeing Marcos Nelson's goal for Benfica against Man United. Supreme quality.Jose Mourinho didn't get his wish, so there are now five British teams in the round […]

Oliver Tse, the creator of SoccerTV.com, wrote a revealing response to the Paul Gardner article I commented on the other day. In Tse's article, he mentions many of the same thoughts I had (in that it's unfair to evaluate the Premiership based on just the matches that Fox Soccer Channel broadcasts). But what Tse does […]

By John Nicholson There are few more unpleasant fashion creations than a modern football shirt. Comprised of those melt-into-the-skin-in-a-fire polymers which feel like a cross between your grannies old nylon stockings and liquid plastic, they're cheap and nasty and yet incredibly expensive. It's not even as if they're especially flattering to wear. Almost no man […]

There have been lots of developments at EPL Talk the past couple weeks. So much, in fact, that I need to catch up and tell you. First, EPL Talk will be interviewing Reading goalkeeper Marcus Hahnemann hopefully this week. If you have any questions for the American, please click the comments link below and I'll […]

Despite the criticism of the Premiership so far this season, it's refreshing to see that all of the teams in the league have double digits after Charlton's last minute win last night against Blackburn. Last year, if you remember, it seemed that Sunderland were stuck on single digit points for the majority of the season. […]

Steve McClaren will be answering questions tomorrow (Thursday, December 7th) via an online chat from The Football Association's web site beginning at 11:15am GMT (6:15am ET). The chat is free to join. All you have to do is register beforehand to get a FAN number. Registration is painless and takes less than a minute. More […]

I feel sorry for Premiership referees. Never before has their jobs been so scrutinized or have they felt a much pressure as they do now. The issues are compounded by the speed of the game and the advanced skills of some players where they've made diving in a penalty an art form, albeit a sickening […]

Veteran Soccer America columnist Paul Gardner has never been one to refrain from writing what he believes, so it's interesting to read his take on the English Premier League and its recent lack of goals and quality in an article published in The New York Sun newspaper. What's more interesting to me, though, is how […]

There are lots of developments happening around the Premiership in the last 24 hours. Liverpool are in the midst of a takeover. Meanwhile, Manchester City and Watford score zero goals to make the Premiership's record of the lowest scoring league in Europe even worse. So what can be done to fix the problem in the […]

ITVN announced this morning that they've agreed a deal with GolTV to provide the bilingual soccer network to subscribers. The cost will be $9.95 per month, which also includes a music video network, radio stations and more. Personally I don't see the wisdom in doing the deal with GolTV. Most cable companies provide GolTV, and […]

Editor's Note: This week we feature a guest blog post from author and Football365 columnist John Nicholson. John has agreed to write a regular column for EPL Talk. You can check out his work at Football 365 here, or visit his web site here. It's a little known fact that rock stars like Keith Moon […]

Paul Wilson from The Guardian reports that the Premiership is the lowest scoring league in Europe. While teams are definitely playing more defensively, the main reason for the lack of goals is that the league has turned more continental than English. While the English style of play can still be seen with frenetic pace and […]

While EPL Talk was at last Sunday's Manchester United versus Chelsea match at Old Trafford, we picked up two extra copies of the matchday programme (street price: $6 each) for you, the reader. To win one of the two official collectible matchday programmes, here's all you have to do: Visit the EPL Talk Podcast page […]

Several weeks ago, the Premier League and the company they employed named NetResult came down hard on the owner of 101greatgoals blog with a threatening letter warning the blogger to remove links to goal highlights on YouTube.The blogger ignored the demands and has continued linking to highlights of football action. Now, in an interesting twist, […]

Sensing that the task of overtaking Manchester United and moving into first place in the Premiership is becoming more difficult, it's plain to see that Chelsea's Jose Mourinho is using mind tricks to dislodge United from its top position. After all, when football results don't work, mind tricks is the next best thing.In an article […]