Traditionally, November’s first week is an important one for the English Premier League. Managers new and old are being evaluated, having overseen approximately 10 matches for which credit or blame must be assigned. Every year managers at the foot of the table are under pressure, although, the manager under the most scrutiny this season is […]

In the summer of 2011, numerous US soccer pundits lauded the return of Freddy Adu after a two-year absence from the men’s national team. The spark that ignited the fire was Adu’s midfield pass that began a counterattack. Though the counterattack did lead to a goal, it seemed the pundits who praised the American only […]

Today, EPL Talk celebrates seven years of bringing you soccer coverage. The independent website began life in early November, 2005. Since then, we've been through a lot. We launched a print magazine in 2006 as well as our EPL Talk Podcast (which is still running). In 2007, we launched the first-ever soccer vodcast. And the […]

Today, where so much money rests on the result of a team’s soccer season, the number of clubs that aren’t being managed with the idea of sustainable competitiveness is crazy. Players come, players go. Even top clubs such as Arsenal or Manchester United are constantly faced with the threat of superstars leaving, while Real are […]

Trust Sir Alex Ferguson to stir up some trouble and to put more pressure on Chelsea Football Club, the team that sits atop the Premier League table. Ferguson has come out today and said that he's convinced that Mark Clattenburg is innocent — i.e. that Chelsea is lying. Who knows what may happen after this […]

The race to win Beat The Manager, the free prediction game from EPL Talk, is going strong with 300+ readers battling it out to see who will win the next Apple iPad we're giving away. EPL Talk reader Greg Pierko won the Apple iPad for having the top score from gameweek 1-6. Now the race […]

NBC Universal has a lot of work ahead of them in preparation for their Premier League debut on US television next August. We've already discussed which A-team of presenters, commentators and pundits we'd like to see on NBC Sports beginning next summer, but what other recommendations do you have based on what's currently missing in […]

Diego Maradona's sensational goal against England in the 1986 World Cup will long be remembered. No, not the handball one, which — in some circles — is better known, but the one where Maradona snaked through half of the England team and scored one of the best World Cup goals of all time. Artist Richard Swarbrick […]

Every summer, we all get extremely excited about the start of a new Premier League season. But next summer, viewers in the United States will see a brave new dawn beckon as NBC Sports becomes the new rights holder to the world's most popular and entertaining sports league. For soccer fans in the United States, […]

Any apparent racial remark or gesture is under the microscope in the Premier League nowadays particularly after the events of the past 12 months involving numerous different incidents. And now, a new scandal has emerged after a Chelsea fan apparently made a monkey gesture at Manchester United's Danny Welbeck in last night's League Cup game. […]

The damage that super Hurricane Sandy has done to the North East has been incredible. With winds blowing at or over 90 MPH, the devastation it left in its wake has been unthinkable. Seeing many towns from Maryland all the way up to New York City and Long Island losing homes, then into New England […]

That's what I get for not setting up an open thread for yesterday's Capital One Cup matches — a thriller between Reading and Arsenal, and plenty of upsets in the League Cup. I won't be making that mistake again, so no pressure Chelsea and Manchester United, but we expect to see another 12 goal thriller today. […]

In one of the most entertaining matches in recent memory, Arsenal came back from 4-0 down to beat Reading last night in the Carling Cup. If you missed it, watch the video highlights to see an unbelievable match that had everything. Congratulations to Arsenal on a superb performance. It just goes to show that teams […]

Few people in the United States may have watched Arsenal's incredible comeback from 4-0 down to see Arsenal come back and win their League Cup game against Reading 5-7. In what Wenger is describing as one of his greatest wins ever, most people in the US didn't see it because it was on beIN SPORT, […]

Join the EPL Talk mini-league within Fantasy Premier League to play against The Gaffer and thousands of other EPL Talk readers from around the world. The worst ninety minutes of the season: Unless you’re one of the .4 percent of fantasy managers who own Michael Turner (4.2), Saturday morning was kind of a drag. The Norwich […]