The close season is, more than anything else, a time of change. Players and mangers come and go, club goals are reassessed and expectations molded. Similar to this summer, the corresponding months of 2006 also featured a World Cup, followed by its annual transfer merry-go-round. That summer also featured change and uncertainty at one of […]

The 2014 FIFA World Cup is over. A sad state of affairs for England, yes, but now that we're officially in post-tournament mode there is still loads to talk about. Most of it will center around how one country got things right while the other 31 still have much work to do, or how the […]

The United States Men's National Team knows that any kind of positive result against Portugal this Sunday will put them in the driving seat for qualification. Now, they also know who their referee will be. Today FIFA announced the referee designations for the three World Cup matches this Sunday, including the crunch match between Portugal […]

There's good reason for U.S. soccer fans to be excited for this summer's World Cup. Not only does the team get the chance to face some of the best players in the world, but the network broadcasting the English-language rights to the tournament in the United States — ESPN — have plenty in store to entertain […]

World Soccer Talk got the chance to have an exclusive interview with U.S. Soccer Hall of Famer Tony Meola. The goalkeeper, who was a two-sport college athlete, made his name as the USMNT’s No. 1 during the 1990 and 1994 World Cups. Meola went on to a successful career in MLS, and is now heavily […]