How Germany became a great football nation
28 MINS AGO - Tor! The Story of German Football
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28 MINS AGO - Tor! The Story of German Football
25 May ~ With Bayern Munich facing Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League final at Wembley tonight, German football is being hailed as a model for other nations to follow. However, as recently as the 1960s the country didn't even have professional players or a national league. Tor! The Story of German Football by Ulrich Hesse traces the story of Germany's club and international football through the horrors of the Nazi years to postwar triumphs and becoming one of the most successful nations in the world game. The book is available from the WSC shop for £9.99, or £8.99 for subscribers. Collapse
Watch the Premier League 2012-13 Season Montage From BBC’s Match Of The Day [VIDEO]
8 HRS AGO - Earlier this week, we shared with you the Sky Sports montage of the 2012-13 Premier League season, Expand
8 HRS AGO - Earlier this week, we shared with you the Sky Sports montage of the 2012-13 Premier League season, which included some of the highlights of another glorious nine months. Not to be outdone, BBC’s Match Of The Day program also produced … Continue reading →Watch the Premier League 2012-13 Season Montage From BBC’s Match Of The Day [VIDEO] is a post from EPL Talk - Independent voice of EPL soccer fans since 2005. Collapse
Why Kolo Toure Is A Worthwhile Gamble For Liverpool and Brendan Rodgers
15 HRS AGO - Kolo Toure, who has been linked with Liverpool in recent days, has completed a remarkable comeback Expand
15 HRS AGO - Kolo Toure, who has been linked with Liverpool in recent days, has completed a remarkable comeback season. The central defender’s recent seasons were characterized by drug suspensions, alleged salacious affairs and uneven play. However in the 2012-13 season, Toure proved … Continue reading →Why Kolo Toure Is A Worthwhile Gamble For Liverpool and Brendan Rodgers is a post from EPL Talk - Independent voice of EPL soccer fans since 2005. Collapse
The Fiver | Staggeringly mediocre foreign teams who fluked their way to Wembley | Barry Glendenning
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17 HRS AGO - Click here to have the Fiver sent to your inbox every weekday at 5pm, or if your usual copy has stopped arrivingBIG CUP, BEER AND BANDS (OOMPAH ONES)Your cosmopolitan, football hipster Fiver likes nothing better than a major cup final between two fierce rivals from a foreign country … [signpost: lame and monotonously predictable joke ahoy!] … but has sadly had no time to enjoy the build-up to Sunday's Coppa Italia showdown between Roma and Lazio. With the arrival of our humourless, ruthlessly efficient sausage-munching, lederhosen-wearing German cousin Achtung! Schnell! Schnell!! Schnell!!! Mein Gott! Himmel! For You Tommy Ze War Is Over! Funfer at Fiver Towers for a weekend stay imminent, we've been too busy making preparations to make him feel as at home as possible. Welcoming oompah band in the hall? Tick. Ridiculously large frosted beer tankards in the fridge? Check. Collection of exclamation marks, umlauts and those loopy kind of B-shaped symbols that sound like a 'Sh' for Collapse
Manchester United Confirm Departure of Backroom Staff; Mike Phelan and Eric Steele Gone
18 HRS AGO - Manchester United have today confirmed the departure of assistant manager Mike Phelan and Expand
18 HRS AGO - Manchester United have today confirmed the departure of assistant manager Mike Phelan and goalkeeping coach Eric Steele. “I would like to put on record the club’s thanks for everything Mike and Eric have done,” said Manchester United manager David Moyes. … Continue reading →Manchester United Confirm Departure of Backroom Staff; Mike Phelan and Eric Steele Gone is a post from EPL Talk - Independent voice of EPL soccer fans since 2005. Collapse
Borussia Dortmund coach Jurgen Klopp’s pop song
19 HRS AGO - Jurgen Klopp is the coolest manager around, I think that much we can all agree. Pep Guardiola Expand
19 HRS AGO - Jurgen Klopp is the coolest manager around, I think that much we can all agree. Pep Guardiola previously held that mantle, but joining Bayern Munich is just a little too big time, allowing hipster Klopp to take the title. And with Klopp inevitably comes his pop song. Released in 2011 after Dortmund won their first [...] Collapse
‘Psychic’ elephant predicts Champions League win for Bayern Munich
20 HRS AGO - I think we all that the trend of animals predicting football matches had probably run its course, Expand
20 HRS AGO - I think we all that the trend of animals predicting football matches had probably run its course, but we were fools. Because this is an elephant. A ‘psychic’ elephant. The elephant, rather disappointingly called Nelly (think outside the box, folks), has made the bold prediction in Serengeti Park, kicking a football into a net marked [...] Collapse
The Champions League final has become monotonous
22 HRS AGO - Not enough variety in the teams
24 May ~ A Lyon v Paris Saint-Germain final next season might Expand
22 HRS AGO - Not enough variety in the teams
24 May ~ A Lyon v Paris Saint-Germain final next season might mean the Champions League can pack up and go home. Now we have an all-German decider to go with the Spanish, Italian and English ones we've enjoyed this millennium, would a one-nation final from the last of its "Big Five" leagues mean UEFA can do no more for its richest members? Would an all-Ligue 1 affair be the natural end of the commercial revolution instigated by Napoli drawing Real Madrid in the first round of the 1987-88 European Cup? Considering what we've grown accustomed to, not likely. Collapse
Stoke keeper Asmir Begovic announces he wants to go to Liverpool
1 DAY AGO - Asmir Begovic has confirmed he wants to follow manager Tony Pulis through the door at Stoke City. Expand
1 DAY AGO - Asmir Begovic has confirmed he wants to follow manager Tony Pulis through the door at Stoke City. Following Pulis’ exit, the goalkeeper has gone public to announce that he intends to move to Liverpool this summer. He said: “I want to start preparing on July 10, with all the players of Liverpool.” The Bosnian has [...] Collapse
Boyband One Direction train with Real Madrid
1 DAY AGO - Pop band One Direction appear to be making plans for careers in football when the bubble bursts on Expand
1 DAY AGO - Pop band One Direction appear to be making plans for careers in football when the bubble bursts on their music careers. After recently training with Newcastle, the group have now taken part in a Real Madrid training session. Jose Mourinho handed out personalised shirts to the lads, before they lined up in a wall to [...] Collapse
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Win Keeps Barcelona On Course For Century
4 HRS AGO - Barcelona remained on course to register 100 points as champions, but with the title race settled, Expand
4 HRS AGO - Barcelona remained on course to register 100 points as champions, but with the title race settled, the interest in La Liga has shifted to the battle for European qualification. Last weekend, an early Pedro Rodriguez strike and a Marc Valiente … Continue reading →Win Keeps Barcelona On Course For Century is a post from EPL Talk - Independent voice of EPL soccer fans since 2005. Collapse
THE RISE AND FALL OF NEATH FC
11 HRS AGO - When people think of sport in Neath - a historic Welsh Roman
fortress town situated not ten miles Expand
11 HRS AGO - When people think of sport in Neath - a historic Welsh Roman
fortress town situated not ten miles from Swansea - they would be inclined to
think of the rugby team, steeped in history with its plethora of international
stars such as Jonathan Davies, Paul Thorburn and Scott Gibbs. Collapse
Friday Football Special: Wayne Rooney Tries To Get A New Nan(ny) And More Laughs [VIDEO]
16 HRS AGO - As an all-German Champions League final approaches, Agent Bond drives another hard bargain with Expand
16 HRS AGO - As an all-German Champions League final approaches, Agent Bond drives another hard bargain with his devastating charm, we take a look at how managers look at each other, a football remains respectful and there’s a song about the prospect of … Continue reading →Friday Football Special: Wayne Rooney Tries To Get A New Nan(ny) And More Laughs [VIDEO] is a post from EPL Talk - Independent voice of EPL soccer fans since 2005. Collapse
Bad Day For Spurs: Joao Moutinho Joins Monaco, While Andros Townsend Charged With Betting
17 HRS AGO - It’s been a bad day for Tottenham Hotspur. FC Porto have announced that they’ve sold Expand
17 HRS AGO - It’s been a bad day for Tottenham Hotspur. FC Porto have announced that they’ve sold striker Joao Moutinho to Monaco for a transfer fee of £21 million. The White Hart Lane club were reportedly within minutes of signing Moutinho last … Continue reading →Bad Day For Spurs: Joao Moutinho Joins Monaco, While Andros Townsend Charged With Betting is a post from EPL Talk - Independent voice of EPL soccer fans since 2005. Collapse
Will He Or Won’t He? The Special1 TV Press Conference [VIDEO]
18 HRS AGO - The latest episode of Special 1 TV is now ready for viewing. This week, Special 1 TV hosts a press Expand
18 HRS AGO - The latest episode of Special 1 TV is now ready for viewing. This week, Special 1 TV hosts a press conference to try to put an end to the rumors regarding some of the biggest names in Europe. The mystery … Continue reading →Will He Or Won’t He? The Special1 TV Press Conference [VIDEO] is a post from EPL Talk - Independent voice of EPL soccer fans since 2005. Collapse
Video: Chelsea 3-4 Manchester City
19 HRS AGO - Manchester City performed a remarkable comeback to overturn a 3-0 deficit and defeat Chelsea 3-4 Expand
19 HRS AGO - Manchester City performed a remarkable comeback to overturn a 3-0 deficit and defeat Chelsea 3-4 in their end of season friendly. The two sides met in St Louis during their post-season tours of the USA. Demba Ba headed Chelsea into the lead, with goals from Cesar Azpilicueta and Oscar seemingly securing a victory for the [...] Collapse
Soccer AM’s Tubes scores ridiculous volley in charity game
20 HRS AGO - Whilst watching Soccer AM isn’t necessarily recommended these days (it’s merely Expand
20 HRS AGO - Whilst watching Soccer AM isn’t necessarily recommended these days (it’s merely pushing that most horrible of entities – football bantz), everyone knows the ‘character’ on the show called Tubes and his rather alternative interviewing style. It now appears, however, that Tubes has been keeping something else in his locker. In a recent charity game, he [...] Collapse
Video: Joe Hart and James Milner play wide receiver to NY Giants quarterback Eli Manning
1 DAY AGO - Manchester City’s players have been continuing to get to grips with American football, with Expand
1 DAY AGO - Manchester City’s players have been continuing to get to grips with American football, with Joe Hart and James Milner both receiving passes from New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning. NFL wide receivers don’t traditionally wear flip-flops, which makes Hart’s efforts even more admirable. A less enthusiastic Milner then stepped up. His apparent reluctance was only [...] Collapse
Video: Man City defender Micah Richards compares frames with New York Giants’ Justin Tuck
1 DAY AGO - Given that he’s ripped, Manchester City right-back Micah Richards is used to being the Expand
1 DAY AGO - Given that he’s ripped, Manchester City right-back Micah Richards is used to being the muscliest man around most of the time. But confronted by New York Giants’ defensive end Justin Tuck, it doesn’t take the England international long to note that the American footballer is considerably bigger than him. After initially eyeing up Tuck and [...] Collapse
Manchester City Tell Pellegrini To ‘Win Five Trophies in Five Years’: The Nightly EPL
1 DAY AGO - No matter how good Manuel Pellegrini is as a manager, Manchester City are setting him up for Expand
1 DAY AGO - No matter how good Manuel Pellegrini is as a manager, Manchester City are setting him up for failure before he’s even been hired as the new boss. Today while on tour in the United States, Manchester City chief executive Ferran … Continue reading →Manchester City Tell Pellegrini To ‘Win Five Trophies in Five Years’: The Nightly EPL is a post from EPL Talk - Independent voice of EPL soccer fans since 2005. Collapse
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Stoke City Begin Search for New Manager By Contacting Mark Hughes: The Nightly EPL
6 HRS AGO - Although Mark Hughes is not believed to be the number one candidate, Stoke City have contacted Expand
6 HRS AGO - Although Mark Hughes is not believed to be the number one candidate, Stoke City have contacted Hughes to schedule an interview with the former QPR, Blackburn, Manchester City and Wales manager. Stoke are also believed to be considering Gus Poyet, … Continue reading →Stoke City Begin Search for New Manager By Contacting Mark Hughes: The Nightly EPL is a post from EPL Talk - Independent voice of EPL soccer fans since 2005. Collapse
Why Martin Jol Needs to Stay At Fulham And Follow Everton Blueprint
11 HRS AGO - After Fulham survived a tough season in the Barclay’s Premier League, slipping to 12th in Expand
11 HRS AGO - After Fulham survived a tough season in the Barclay’s Premier League, slipping to 12th in the league, the speculation continued about the future of Fulham manager Martin Jol. Sacking a manager happens often, but when is the right time for … Continue reading →Why Martin Jol Needs to Stay At Fulham And Follow Everton Blueprint is a post from EPL Talk - Independent voice of EPL soccer fans since 2005. Collapse
Napoli to Appoint Rafa Benitez As Their New Manager Says Club President
16 HRS AGO - Napoli President Aurelio De Laurentiis has confirmed that Rafael Benitez is on the verge of Expand
16 HRS AGO - Napoli President Aurelio De Laurentiis has confirmed that Rafael Benitez is on the verge of becoming the club’s new manager. According to reports in the Italian media, De Laurentiis told reporters, “I’ve given myself a birthday gift, I’ve signed Benitez. I’ll … Continue reading →Napoli to Appoint Rafa Benitez As Their New Manager Says Club President is a post from EPL Talk - Independent voice of EPL soccer fans since 2005. Collapse
Robin Van Persie and Man Utd send signed photo to Arsenal fan Piers Morgan
17 HRS AGO - Mouthy Arsenal supporter Piers Morgan has revealed he today received a signed photograph from Expand
17 HRS AGO - Mouthy Arsenal supporter Piers Morgan has revealed he today received a signed photograph from Manchester United striker Robin Van Persie – the man he calls ‘Van Pursestrings’. The double-sided framed photo was sent in a package from United’s press office, which was accompanied by the note: “Robin wanted you to have to this.” Van Persie [...] Collapse
Enter to Win A Contest To Have Your Own Soccer T-Shirt Featured On Who Are Ya Designs
19 HRS AGO - Few things go better with soccer than a cleverly designed T-shirt. That’s why EPL Talk has Expand
19 HRS AGO - Few things go better with soccer than a cleverly designed T-shirt. That’s why EPL Talk has partnered up with Who Are Ya Designs to offer three fabulous prizes to EPL Talk readers. In this one-of-a-kind contest, you — the soccer … Continue reading →Enter to Win A Contest To Have Your Own Soccer T-Shirt Featured On Who Are Ya Designs is a post from EPL Talk - Independent voice of EPL soccer fans since 2005. Collapse
Gibraltar Have Been Confirmed As 54th Member Nation of UEFA: The Daily EPL
20 HRS AGO - Against the wishes of Spain, Gibraltar today have been confirmed as the 54th member nation of Expand
20 HRS AGO - Against the wishes of Spain, Gibraltar today have been confirmed as the 54th member nation of UEFA. Gibraltar is a British overseas territory located on the tip of Spain. The population of 30,000 residents have twice rejected proposals for Spanish … Continue reading →Gibraltar Have Been Confirmed As 54th Member Nation of UEFA: The Daily EPL is a post from EPL Talk - Independent voice of EPL soccer fans since 2005. Collapse
It’s a huge weekend for… Heynckes, Lewandowski, Zaha and Watford
20 HRS AGO - Jupp Heynckes The potential to establish to crowning glory in what would surely be the greatest Expand
20 HRS AGO - Jupp Heynckes The potential to establish to crowning glory in what would surely be the greatest ever send-off in football management? After a season in which his Bayern side have been utterly dominant, the demand of coach Jupp Heynckes to go out on a high has raised the club to a level they have never [...] Collapse
Everton star Marouane Fellaini: ‘Moyes made me train one-on-one after Stoke headbutt’
1 DAY AGO - Everton midfielder Marouane Fellaini has revealed that former manager David Moyes brought him in Expand
1 DAY AGO - Everton midfielder Marouane Fellaini has revealed that former manager David Moyes brought him in for a one-on-one training session following his headbutt on Stoke’s Ryan Shawcross. Moyes gave all the other players and coaching staff the day off, with only the Belgium international required to report for training. Fellaini told the Mirror: “He can be [...] Collapse
Video: Spurs star Gareth Bale attempts overhead kick against Jamaica
1 DAY AGO - While many of the Premier League’s big boys have headed off to the USA for post-season Expand
1 DAY AGO - While many of the Premier League’s big boys have headed off to the USA for post-season tours, Tottenham travelled to Bahamas to face Jamaica. In this age of wall-to-wall football coverage, there’s surprisingly footage from Spurs’ Caribbean venture. But one supporter captured this proof that not everything Gareth Bale attempts comes off at the moment. [...] Collapse
Chelsea vs Manchester City Exhibition Game in St Louis: Open Thread
1 DAY AGO - Tonight marks the first of many Premier League matches on US soil this summer. Chelsea plays Expand
1 DAY AGO - Tonight marks the first of many Premier League matches on US soil this summer. Chelsea plays Manchester City in St Louis tonight with the game kicking off at 8:30pm ET on ESPN2 and ESPN3.com (for viewers in the United States). … Continue reading →Chelsea vs Manchester City Exhibition Game in St Louis: Open Thread is a post from EPL Talk - Independent voice of EPL soccer fans since 2005. Collapse
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