The last time the clubs near the top of the table of English football's top flight were this close was Christmas 1974. Currently, Liverpool sit atop the Premier League table on goal difference above Arsenal who have the same number of points but not as good a goal difference as the Reds. Right behind Arsenal […]

Two matches are scheduled today in the Premier League, both of which have implications on the top of the table. In the early kick-off, Southampton hosts Tottenham Hotspur. Under manager Tim Sherwood, Tottenham will be hoping to bounce back after the disappointing defeat mid-week against West Ham United in the League Cup. Three points and […]

In Malky Mackay's pre-match press interview, the Cardiff City manager didn't deny that he received an e-mail giving him an ultimatum to either resign or be sacked. Nor did he deny that today might be his last match as manager of Cardiff. It's just one of the many riveting storylines going into today's Premier League […]

The pressure continues to mount on Premier League managers today as David Moyes, Chris Hughton and Andre Villas-Boas will be looking for their sides to win today to take pressure off their shoulders with mounting expectations. With Arsenal's defeat yesterday and the Premier League title race opening up, Manchester United have an opportunity to close […]

While Manchester City’s 6-3 victory over Arsenal was exciting for the neutral spectator, it continued a trend in matches between top clubs in the league where defensive errors are leading directly to goals. Some bigger matches of the past three seasons include Manchester United's 8-2 win over Arsenal, Manchester City’s 6-1 win over Manchester United, […]

The Premier League action returns today with several intriguing matches starting with Manchester City and Arsenal. Also the relegation scrap between West Ham and Sunderland should be riveting to watch, while Everton, Chelsea, Newcastle and others are in action today. Here's today's TV/Internet schedule for soccer fans in the United States: Manchester City vs Arsenal, […]

It's less than two weeks until Christmas Day, so if you're like me and you haven't had a chance to finish your holiday shopping, now's the time to turn to online shopping and surfing the Internet for last minute Christmas present ideas. To make the shopping ordeal smoother, I've put together a holiday gift guide […]

Editor's note: Chromecast is a new technology from Google that allows you to plug it into a HDMI port on your television, and then you can literally "fling" programs from your mobile, tablet or laptop device to your TV screen, so you can watch it on your TV instead of the device that's sitting on […]

After yesterday's shocking results with Manchester United and Chelsea losing, while Crystal Palace won, the stage is set for today's two matches — both of which will have consequences on the top and bottom of the table. After Palace's win yesterday versus Cardiff, Tony Pulis's side leapfrogged Fulham. The Cottagers are now second from bottom, […]

After the dizzying drama of yesterday's World Cup Draw, we've got a full weekend of Premier League matches in store beginning today. Today's matches feature: Saturday, December 7: Manchester United vs Newcastle United, 7:45am, NBC Sports Network and mun2 Southampton vs Manchester City, 10am, NBCSN and mun2 Crystal Palace vs Cardiff, 10am, Premier League Extra Time […]

We're set for the busiest day in the 2013/14 Premier League season so far, with nine matches all kicking off. If you live in the United Kingdom, only one of the games is televised (Swansea-Newcastle on BT Sport). For those of you living in the United States, all nine matches are on deck. Here's the […]

For this Cyber Monday only, you can save 25% on all soccer merchandise ordered via the World Soccer Talk Shop. It's your opportunity to order soccer shirts, cleats, scarves, sweaters or anything you like for you or your loved ones. With the upcoming holidays, it's a perfect time to place your orders and save. To […]

We've got four matches today in the Premier League involving six sides in the top 8. A win for any of those 6 teams will certainly do them a huge favor — Liverpool and Chelsea can both narrow the gap behind Arsenal to 4 points. Manchester United could leapfrog into fifth place. With a win […]

After last weekend's thrilling games featuring Everton-Liverpool, Cardiff-Manchester United and Manchester City-Tottenham, we can only hope that today's fixtures will be half as good! Today's matches that will be shown live on US television and Internet are (Eastern Time): Cardiff vs Arsenal, 10am, NBC Sports Network Aston Villa vs Sunderland, 10am, Premier League Extra Time Everton […]

This month, World Soccer Talk marks 8 years of continuous soccer coverage. We launched World Soccer Talk (then known as EPL Talk) in November, 2005. So much has changed since then in the world of soccer, including the popularity of the sport in the country where we live — the United States of America. In […]