EPL Talk

In episode 32 of the EPL Talk Podcast, we feature interviews with ESPN Soccernet columnist and famed author Phil Ball (pictured right), and BBC Sport interactive football editor Howard Nurse. Ball previews the upcoming Chelsea against Barcelona match, and shares his expertise on La Liga by discussing how different the game is in Spain versus England, his opinion regarding the David Beckham transfer saga and how popular the Spanish league is around the world, especially the USA. The interview with Howard Nurse focuses on what his role is like running the football section for BBC Sport, possibly the most visited soccer web site on earth. Nurse discusses all of the work that goes on behind the scenes, his recent acquisition of Kevin Nolan to write the weekly football column, whether the Panorama story has negatively impacted his journalist's access to managers, and how competitive it is between BBC Sport and SkySports. Plus we wrap up with a reflection of the past weekend's action from the Premiership and we give you a chance to win two soccer T-shirts.

Morbo, written by Phil Ball, is available for purchase.

Episode 31 of the EPL Talk Podcast is a special edition featuring two interviews. The first is with England, Tottenham and Fulham legend Alan Mullery who just released his autobiography. The second interview is with Ronaldo from the 101greatgoals blog who has been warned to remove links from his blog to Premiership highlights on YouTube. During the interviews, Mullery discusses what it was like playing for England in the 1970 World Cup, what he said to Gordon Banks after that fantastic save against Pele, what the major difference was between playing for Fulham and Tottenham Hotspur, plus what the most surprising thing is about him that most people don't know. In the interview with Ronaldo, the blogger describes how a company the Premier League hired warned him to remove links from his web site, how the Premier League can change their policy to promote the league worldwide, what the reaction has been from fans, and what the future is for Premiership highlights on sites such as YouTube.

Episode 30 features an interview with John Nicholson, Football365 columnist and author of a new book entitled FootyRocks. When it comes to hearing a fresh perspective on football, Nicholson is the man as he shares his thoughts on several topics including the demise of the working class football fan in England, his travels to America, the story of Ian Rush and a pair of panties, the current state of the England national team and much more.

Episode 29 features an interview with soccer writer Jeff Rusnak. If you're not familiar with Jeff, you'll remember his name after this interview as he shares his wisdom about the Premiership, the state of American soccer and how the game is perceived in the US. Rusnak goes into detail about the differences between La Liga and the Premiership, whether he believes soccer TV networks like Fox Soccer Channel and GolTV will thrive, and why Tevez and Mascherano are having difficulties at West Ham United, plus much more. Read Rusnak's column about soccer appears every Sunday in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel at http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports

In episode 28, we feature an interview with author Ben Shields who recently co-wrote the book entitled "The Elusive Fan: Reinventing Sports In A Crowded Marketplace." Shields discusses several interesting topics such as the best example of a Premiership club and their branding efforts, what Major League Soccer could do to attract Premier League fans to matches, what the future may be for soccer in terms of technology (the answer is controversial), why Americans are dumping the traditional sports and flocking to the Premiership, and the rise of fantasy league football leagues.