Viewers watching Saturday's match between West Bromwich Albion and Fulham may have been wondering who the team in green was. It was the debut of Fulham's third kit, which is green with gold trim. Designed and manufactured by Kappa, the shirt and shorts are forest green. The shirt features a gold V-neck, while the Fulham […]

Manchester City will host Arsenal tomorrow in a game which could be crucial for both sides this season. But for one man the game will be a chance to erase some dark memories of the last time Arsenal visited Eastlands. Emmanuel Adebayor is in line for a rare Premier League start after an impressive midweek […]

After an exhausting week of action off the pitch thanks to a Master Rooney, I'm so looking forward to seeing actual real football played on the pitch this weekend. The action kicks off with the early kick-off between Spurs and Everton, which is always an entertaining match, and is then followed by plenty of intriguing […]

Matchday nine has started off with an anti-climactic nil-nil draw featuring Hamburg and Bayern Munich. Chances are, though, that the rest of the weekend will be packed with goals and excitement. Let's get to the games. Borussia Monchengladbach v Werder Bremen Gladbach continue their slide to the lower reaches of the table with little hope […]

Louis van Gaal's side were lucky to leave the Imtech Arena with anything at all after Die Roten were outplayed by their hosts for large parts of the match. Bayern Munich's inability to sustain periods of possession nearly cost them, but some heroic goalkeeping from Hans-Jorg Butt and a little bit of paint off the […]

So that's it, then? Wayne Rooney re-signed at Manchester United. Now, the dickie birds may sing again. A lone cow forages on pastures still green. But isn't his dramatic u-turn just a little bit fishy? In a bureaucratic footballing environment populated by massive clubs and billions of dollars, there's almost always more than what meets […]

Bayern Munich will be looking to continue their recent good form with an away win here over Hamburg. Louis van Gaal will be well aware that if his side drop any more points, they will be too far behind the pack leaders to defend their Bundesliga crown. Hamburg currently occupy 5th place, and hold a […]

Avram Grant must love a challenge. Last year he took on the impossible task of trying to keep a debt-ridden Portsmouth in the Premier League, and this term he has turned his attentions to ensuring West Ham don’t also suffer the embarrassment of relegation. While it has not exactly been the start that the former […]

On Thursday night it all came down to one final match in the regular season. Yes the New York Red Bulls clinched a playoff spot against the Kansas City Wizards on October 2, but this one was for home field advantage in the Eastern Conference portion of the playoffs. They had the opportunity to get […]

Sir Alex Ferguson confirmed this morning that Wayne Rooney will be out for “three weeks” due to an ankle injury picked up in training this past Tuesday after a Paul Scholes tackle put him out of commission. Whether or not Rooney will be later interviewed for the real reason why he will be sitting out […]

Amidst the whirlwind of José Mourinho at Real Madrid, the somewhat human play of Barcelona, and the managerial change in Sevilla, Villarreal's impressive start to their La Liga campaign has gone mostly unnoticed. Villarreal had a chance to top the table for the first time in its history with a win against their Valencian neighbors […]

It's incredible to consider how soccer video games have evolved from the early 1980s to the latest versions of FIFA and Pro Evolution Soccer. The realism of today's games blows everything away from the past, but it's important to consider where we came from to better appreciate today. Even if the graphics of old games […]

Wayne Rooney has signed a five year contract extension with Manchester United, the club announced this morning. The news comes as a surprise since many believed, myself included, that the striker would join Manchester City or another rival club. It'll be interesting to hear what convinced Rooney to sign an extension since on Wednesday his […]

It's our weekly trip down memory lane with the series of Friday Flashback Videos, released every Friday on EPL Talk. Today we look at the 1970-71 season in English football thanks to a program called Match Of The 70s. The documentary takes you through the entire season with plenty of wonderful footage of greats such […]

Real Salt Lake was the story of mid-week, winning Group A of CONCACAF Champions League, becoming the first Major League Soccer Talk to finish atop a group. That and New York winning the Eastern Conference carry myself and co-host Christopher Riordan into our Major Season Soccer weekend, where the Supporter's Shield will be decided between […]