Cristiano Ronaldo’s hat-trick on Saturday saw Real Madrid to a comfortable 4-0 win over Getafe but, just as Los Blancos have spent the season in Barcelona’s substantial shadow, so CR7 was outdone by Lionel Messi. The magical Argentine hit four in Barca’s 5-1 demolition of Osasuna as Tito Vilanova’s men extended their lead over Atletico […]

It was a mad day in the Premier League transfer window today. Peter Odemwingie went AWOL. Brek Shea was beaming like a Cheshire Cat on his drive in to Stoke City. Aston Villa signed a French footballer that no one had heard of or rated. And then Harry Redknapp, the man who said that "I don't […]

Today is one of the biggest days in the Premier League calendar, and EPL Talk has you covered. Throughout the day, I'll be updating this blog post with the latest breaking transfer news stories (and not just from Sky Sports — it'll be from several sources). We'll be your one-stop guide to all of the […]

It's been a rough couple of days for the clubs near the top of the Premier League table. Neither Manchester City, Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool or Tottenham had good games this mid-week. Even though United won, they stumbled to victory against a very resolute Southampton side. If you missed any of the action from […]

Now that Everton's deal for FC Twente striker Leroy Fer has fallen through due to medical issues, Everton are on the verge of signing Spanish striker Alvaro Negredo from Sevilla. If the Toffees will be able to secure his signature, it'll be a massive coup and a wonderful addition to the Premier League. Editor's note: […]

Who needs El Clasico when you have Arsenal against Liverpool? The match at the Emirates Stadium promises to feature lots of goals due to leaky defenses from both teams, as well as a race for fourth place in the Premier League. On top of all that, you have Liverpool supporters who are planning on hoisting […]

It's been nearly two months since MLS Cup, and even longer since most fans' teams cleared out their lockers and headed home for the winter. The holidays came and passed, as did the doom scenarios (whether you feared the Mayan route or lost sleep over the ominous fiscal cliff, you're reading this). In soccer, the […]

QPR have triggered a release clause in Christopher Samba's contract at Anzhi, which could see the former Blackburn Rovers defender heading back to England. I, for one, would love to see Samba back in the top flight. He's a brilliant defender, a greater header of the ball and is one of those footballers who can […]

Football as a religion transcends nations, economic boundaries and personal differences. India, a cricket crazy nation, often comes across as a country of billions of people worshipping Sachin Tendulkar, who burst crackers with a vengeance whenever India wins a cricket match. But behind this mask of cricket fanaticism, there exists another band of football rebels […]

"Where were you when we were S***?" is a popular football chant sung out by the die hard supporters of any club that had, at one time, fallen onto harder times and lower leagues, and aimed at the more fair weather fans who seem to always turn up once their club has resurfaced into the light […]

If you had to pick one of the four matches to watch today in the Premier League, it has to be Aston Villa against Newcastle United. Who would have thought at the beginning of the season that this would be a relegation six-pointer? Hopefully the match won't be one of those tense relegation battles but […]

Mario Balotelli is on the verge of signing a deal with AC Milan tomorrow subject to a medical reports Sky Sports. The troubled but talented Italian striker looks set to return to Italy with a 4.5 year contract. Here are today's Premier League news headlines: Chelsea have made an approach for Birmingham City goalkeeper Jack […]

In the next 12 months, the Premier League needs to bring greater fan influence and sanity to the game's finances according to a scathing report from a British select committee. According to The Guardian, "Unless there was 'clear progress' in 12 months on those measures, the government should legislate 'as soon as practicable', the committee says." Whether […]

In today’s modern football world, we are all programmed to lap up anything mentioning minimum fee release clauses or grandiose match-highest earner contracts. Therefore the recent trend of young English footballers being involved in huge mega money transfers has been something that we've all been largely exposed to; watching on partly in excitement and partly […]

Dear disgruntled fans of Chelsea Football Club, It’s time to stop. It’s time to stop this petty belittling of Rafa Benitez. Your point has been made to Roman Abramovich and the board that you disagreed with the sacking of Roberto Di Matteo and subsequent hiring of Rafa. As a fan of multiple mediocre professional sports […]