It's not often that we stray off topic and focus on a footballer or event that isn't Premier League-related. But since EPL Talk is based in the United States, and since the 2012 Summer Olympic women's soccer final is today at Wembley (2:45pm ET on NBC Sports Network), we trust that you don't mind us […]

It's only nine days until the start of the English Premier League. Other European leagues and tournaments are starting all through August. These are exciting times for any soccer fan. But where is FOX Soccer in all this? They are busy putting their efforts into rebranding (yet again) another product / service instead of communicating with their […]

West Ham United is on the verge of signing veteran French defensive midfielder Alou Diarra from Marseille. The 31-year-old French international can also play centre-back, but despite his age, he will certainly add steel, composure and skill to a Hammers midfield who will desperately need his help in the upcoming season. Elsewhere today, there's loads […]

While the final result was not what AC Milan supporters wanted, Wednesday night's match between Real Madrid and AC Milan at Yankee Stadium was an entertaining experience in front of a large crowd of soccer aficionados. Here are the photographs from the evening courtesy of photographer Ed Winnick. You can read Ed's article about the […]

Two of the world's great football clubs, Real Madrid and AC Milan, met Wednesday evening at a very sticky and humid Yankee Stadium as part of the World Football Challenge. The match was the second played this summer at the famous baseball stadium in The Bronx, New York, and offered a much more entertaining show […]

The 99th final of the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup had fireworks, excitement and after a long delay to start the game due to a thunderstorm with lightning, heavy rain, and hail, Livestrong Sporting Park finally got underway. After a scoreless-but-fantastic first half with some hard tackles, long shots that hit woodwork and side netting […]

In what was probably the worst kept secret of this summer’s transfer activity, Santi Cazorla was eventually confirmed as an Arsenal player on Tuesday. A 27 year old with 48 La Liga goals, over 300 appearances for club and 45 for the most successful national side in the history of the game, he arrives in […]

I have to admit I was pretty disappointed that Team GB didn’t qualify for the semi-final of the Olympic games. I’d had tickets for the Old Trafford semi-final for a while and a Brazil/GB match would have always been my preferred encounter, but unfortunately it was not to be. Regardless I was still excited to […]

In the past few days, I have had some deep conversations with a few friends, my orthopedist (who also works with DC United) and my father in law about the state of the MLS with the rest of the world. As much as some of us have a love for the league, we all realize […]

UPDATED: beIN SPORT 1, the new English-language soccer network in the United States, is moving closer to a launch on both DirecTV and DISH Network, according to multiple reports. The DBSTalk.com user community has discovered that DirecTV has added beIN SPORT 1 in HD as a test channel that currently isn't viewable to subscribers. The practice […]

As a staunch Manchester United fan, I have waited with bated breath for the best part of a fortnight awaiting news that Lucas Moura, the latest teenage sensation from Brazil, has finally signed for the club and has announced his desire to wrest back the title from Manchester City. Imagine, then, my utter dismay of […]

Manchester United plays Barcelona in a friendly this afternoon from Gothenburg, Sweden. For viewers in the United States, the game will be shown live on FOX Soccer beginning at 2pm ET. Manchester United team news: De Gea; Valencia, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evra; Nani, Scholes, Anderson, Young; Rooney, Welbeck With Nemanja Vidic recently returning from injury, it'll be […]

Anyone who had watched yesterday's semi-finals in the Olympic men's soccer tournament would have walked away being incredibly impressed by the performances of Mexico and Brazil. Both teams deservedly won their matches and will now feature in the final on Saturday, in the race for the gold medal. But one player in particular who stood […]

There's only 11 days to go before the 2012-13 Premier League season returns, and ESPN is already in high gear promoting the return of the new season. In their new promo video, which we'll hopefully get to see on ESPN as well as on YouTube, Ian Darke provides the commentary, while the stars of the […]

Arsenal's new signing Santi Cazorla, the talented midfielder, has sat down for his first interview. In the interview, the new Gunner claims he wants to help the club end its wait for a trophy. I'm sure many Arsenal supporters and neutrals are looking forward to see if he's as good as people say he is.