In a game of football, there are 9,500 seconds or more for players to score, so why are matches so often decided by a single controversial incident that flashes by in a few seconds? Take Manchester United's 2-1 victory over Arsenal on Saturday, for example. Never mind the fact that both teams had a handful […]

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La Liga Talk is looking to add remarkable writers to its editorial staff. If you believe you have the talent, stamina and you're able to take the criticism as well as the praise, please contact thegaffer[at]epltalk[dot]com today and include a writing sample or two. Some of the benefits of writing for La Liga Talk include: […]

Championship Talk is looking to add remarkable writers to its editorial staff. If you believe you have the talent, stamina and you're able to take the criticism as well as the praise, please contact thegaffer[at]epltalk[dot]com today and include a writing sample or two. Some of the benefits of writing for Championship Talk include: Having your […]

Champions League Talk is looking to add remarkable writers to its editorial staff. If you believe you have the talent, stamina and you're able to take the criticism as well as the praise, please contact thegaffer[at]epltalk[dot]com today and include a writing sample or two. Some of the benefits of writing for Champions League Talk include: […]

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It was one of the most bizarre scenes you'll see in a football match — if not comical. After Arsenal scored an equalizer in the game against Manchester United, the goal was called back because of William Gallas being in an offside position. Wenger then kicked a water bottle along the touchline in frustration. The […]

In the race to finish in the top five in the Premier League to qualify for next season's Champions League, it'll be interesting to see how contenders Manchester City (Carlos Tevez), Aston Villa (Nigel Reo-Coker) and Tottenham (Peter Crouch) do against the usual suspects — Liverpool (Steven Gerrard), Arsenal (Cesc Fabregas), Chelsea (Didier Drogba) and […]

Take a good look at that crest ladies and gentleman. We all remember it fondly as this was the most famous name in all of football during the era of the North American Soccer League (NASL). We remember the movie about the history of the New York Cosmos and how popular they were once famed […]

The start of La Liga is upon us... As we all know, this year's La Liga coverage is enhanced 10x with GolTV still bringing us their quality coverage along side newcomers ESPN, who will have one game a week on ESPN or ESPN2 as well as numerous other matches on ESPN Deportes. The week's matches […]

Toward the end of his book Inverting the Pyramid, Jonathan Wilson writes about the changing nature of modern football. A player he brings up to emphasize this is Michael Owen. To Wilson, Owen is a relic of a previous era. “He appears a player left behind by the tactical evolution of the game,” Wilson writes. […]

In partnership with a new site, Russian Football Now, EPL Talk presents the first episode of RFN's podcast. On Thursday, Russian teams were drawn into two of the more difficult UEFA Champions League groups. Russian Football Now's Chris Riordan and Richard Farley debut a new podcast by breaking down the tasks handed to Rubin Kazan […]

Lindsey Dean of GolTV was kind enough to speak with me about the Bundesliga. Those of us in America will know Lindsey as the voice of Hallo Bundesliga, the league’s review show on GolTV. Lindsey is originally from Maine and grew up in New England; however, he enrolled at the University of Copenhagen in 1977 at […]