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Will West Ham be O.K.?
As we enter into another International break, many Hammers fans will quietly be asking themselves that exact same question. Inspired by Nick Frost’s (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, Spaced) twitter feed over the weekend, I quickly realized what a passionate yet disheartened bunch...
The Damned United: Exclusive Clip From The Film
The Damned United debuts in American movie theaters this Friday, October 9th and, courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics, with an exclusive clip from the film which features — without a doubt — the best line from the film.
Click on the above video to watch Brian Clough on...
EPL Talk Podcast: Nick Szczepanik Interview
Episode 141 of the EPL Talk Podcast features an interview with Nick Szczepanik, writer for The Times newspaper and a regular co-host on TheGame Podcast. Szczepanik offers an intriguing insight to English football by having lived in the United States and being a follower of American...
Aston Villa 1-1 Man City: Dirty Deeds Dunne Dirt Cheap
Aston Villa has been a Jekyll and Hyde team so far this season. While they have yet to surpass the impressive performances they showcased for portions of last season, they showed glimmers of hope Monday night with an admirable defensive display against a very talented Manchester City...
Fan Diary #11: Chelsea v. Liverpool
Facing Chelsea at Stamford Bridge is never easy. But with Petr Cech suspended and with Liverpool’s knack for playing well against the London giants, I felt optimistic going into yesterday’s match. And with Liverpool dominating the first stretch of play, I felt a goal was...
EPL Talk Meets Henry Winter
Henry Winter is one of Britain’s most respected football journalists and currently works for the Daily Telegraph. His career started at the Independent and he moved to The Telegraph in 1994. A familiar face on Sky’s Sunday Supplement, Henry was been kind enough to have...
EPL TV Ratings On ESPN2 From August to September, 2009
Nielsen Ratings have released the latest TV ratings for Premier League matches on ESPN2. With the TV ratings now available for August and September, 2009, here are the top 8 most viewed matches on ESPN2:
Liverpool v Aston Villa, Mon., Aug. 24, 3 pm, 398,391 viewers
Wigan v Man United...
Movie Review: The Damned United
I was sitting in a plush screening room at the Sony Pictures Lot in Culver City, CA – just a short walk down the hallway to anything and everything Spider-Man (hell, Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst may have been on premises for all I know – the studio lot was so infested with [...]
Movie Review – The Damned United
There is a thin line between being a mad genius and simply being mad. If Brian Clough was the mad genius of English football, the new film The Damned United explores Clough’s simply mad stage when he got fired at Derby County and then, after 44 days in charge of Leeds United,...
EPL Talk Podcast: Michael Sheen and The Damned United
Episode 140 of the EPL Talk Podcast features an interview with Michael Sheen, the star of The Damned United, the new motion picture about the life of Brian Clough.
The podcast episode also features a discussion with EPL Talk correspondent Eric Altshule who gives a mini-review...
Ferguson And Wiley Deserve To Be At Center Of Controversy
Whether by design or not, Sir Alex Ferguson’s rant against referee Alan Wiley’s performance during the Manchester United against Sunderland match on Saturday worked to divert attention away from United’s poor performance.
Personally, I find it ironic that it was Alan...
A Brief Apology To Our RSS Subscribers
My apologies, but we’ve experienced issues with the RSS feeds to EPL Talk (and our sister sites) over the past week, so if you’re reading this in your RSS reader and you’re wondering why it’s been a while since we’ve posted, the reality shock is that...
What A Difference A Year Makes At White Hart Lane
With the season starting slightly earlier this year due to the World Cup, most teams in the Premiership have played 8 league games already. Last season, the 8th round of matches was played two weeks later, on the weekend of October 18th/19th. By the end of it, Tottenham were staring...
Russian Football Now Podcast #6: Champions League Review
In partnership with Russian Football Now, EPL Talk presents the sixth episode of RNF’s podcast.
It was a better week for Russian football in UEFA Champions League play, with CSKA Moscow getting three points while league champion Rubin Kazan got their first every Champions League...
Portsmouth Woes Continue With Owner Now ‘In Hospital’
Forget the ‘big four’, forget Man City, forget Phil Brown (or at least try to) because it’s Portsmouth that have become the soap opera of the Premier League season.
It may only be the start of October but Pompey have already been the subject of an on-off takeover...
1990-91 English First Division Season Review: Video
Ever wonder what the old English First Division was like before it became the Premier League? Thanks to YouTube and a tip from reader Chris, we’ve uncovered the one-hour review show of the 1990-91 First Division season when Leeds United won the title.
The video review (broken...
Should The Old Firm Join The English Premier League?
I work with a man from Edinburgh. He’s a Hearts supporter. More importantly to me: he’s the one guy at work who will talk football. He’ll talk about any aspect any match any controversy any player you like. He keeps up with the English Premier League and though he...
Sven-Goran Eriksson’s Revolution at Notts County Was Short-Lived
Sven-Goran Eriksson sparked an apparent revolution at Notts County in July. With Tord Grip and mysterious financial backing, he set off to dazzle the Football League like one of his secretaries. He signed legacy kid Kasper Schmeichel. He lured former England stalwart Sol Campbell...
Two Suggestions To Fix The Lifeless League Cup
The League Cup stinks. It’s superfluous and boring. It’s the FA Cup with neither the romance nor the tradition. It’s either meaningless adornment for big clubs or a delusion for teams not good enough to win a real trophy. Other countries have only one cup competition. The League...
Poll: Who Will Be The First Premier League Manager To Get The Sack This Season?
Who will be the first Premier League manager to get the sack this season?(answers)
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Premier League Preview – Sept. 26-28
If it’s lonely at the top, you wouldn’t guess it by watching Chelsea run rampant through the Premier League in the early stages of the 2009-2010 campaign.
With a perfect 18 points in six matches and a +12 goal difference to boot, the Blues aren’t letting their recent...
Live from Leeds: United Shine in Carling Cup against Liverpool
Somewhere between Leeds and Manchester on the M62 I was able to truly digest my four-day jaunt back to my native land for the third round of the Carling Cup. Working in football in the United States is a great privilege, and in Seattle the advent of Seattle Sounders FC has been a revelation...
Rafa Benitez’s £20m Buying Cap – Fact, Fiction, Irrelevant?
The Independent reported today that documents have been revealed “which suggest Liverpool’s net summer spending will be locked at £20m until 2014″. This is slated to include player pay raises and not just transfer fees. This story has also appeared on Sport.co...
The Future Of Watching Sports On Broadband Is Here
Now suspend your disbelief for a minute, and imagine the following scenario. What would you say if you had the following service available online?
A mix channel where you could watch up to nine games all once on your screen (or you could watch one at a time, or a few at a time — your [...]
Premier League Video Highlights Now On Hulu
Excellent news for US residents who follow the Premier League club: Hulu has added Premier League highlights to its array of online videos and movies it has available on the popular online broadband site.
The availability of goal highlights from the past weekend of matches is made...
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