Depending where you live in this crazy world, it might be almost impossible to find soccer-related gifts in your local stores whether it's for you or your loved ones. But the Internet is a great aggregator, bringing you a treasure trove of choices. Here are ten recommended soccer items to add to your wish list [. Click to continue reading...

It's a really busy but exciting time in the Premier League right now, and the same is true at EPL Talk HQ where Hurricane Fay, now Tropical Storm Fay, is bringing a ton of rain, wind and tornadoes on us. While we're trying to stay dry and safe, there's a few important updates I'd like [...] Click to continue reading...

I read this recent article in the New York Times about Chuck Culpepper, a relatively well known American sports reporter who moved to England and got caught up with the amount of interest in soccer over there so he decided to become attached to Portsmouth F.C., following them around and watching all of their games so that he could write a book about his experiences. Click to continue reading...

By Atlanta Pompey

Up Pompey: A Clueless American Sportswriter Bumbles Through English Football by Chuck Culpepper; Orion Books(UK Only)

I think it is hard being a fan.

When I first heard about this book, I wanted to read it because it was about my team. After I read it, I realized that it was not about Pompey, but about the journey of a man from a trained, neutral observer of all things sports in America to a supporter of a team he'd never heard of playing a sport he'd hardly ever noticed. Click to continue reading...

Chuck Culpepper, the author of a new book entitled "Up Pompey," is interviewed on this week's episode of the EPL Talk Podcast.

The American author, who has been twice nominated for a Pulitzer Prize award, discusses his experiences following Portsmouth and what it is about Premier League soccer that so interests him and fellow Americans. Click to continue reading...