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/ 4304 days agoBarcelona Complete £63.4 Million Deal to Sign Luis Suarez
Barcelona have officially announced that they've reached an agreement with Liverpool to sign Luis Suarez on a five-year deal. Suarez will fly to Barcelona next week to complete his medical and to sign the deal, the Spanish club announced. According to press reports, Barcelona will pay Liverpool £63.4million for the striker. Suarez issued the following […]
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/ 4306 days ago12.4 Million Watched Brazil vs Germany World Cup Semifinal On US TV
More than 12 million people watched the World Cup semifinal between Brazil and Germany on Tuesday, proving that Americans are continuing to watch the tournament in record numbers. An average of 6.6 million people watched Brazil-Germany on ESPN, while 5.8 million watched the game on Univision Deportes, for a combined total of 12.4 million. For […]
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/ 4306 days ago5 Reasons Why We're Glad Brazil is Out of the World Cup
Not everyone will admit it publicly, but there are a lot of smiles and happy faces this morning with the realization that Brazil is out of the World Cup tournament. Those grins are even greater given the way Brazil were annihilated 7-1 by Germany in front of hundreds of millions of TV viewers worldwide. Here […]
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/ 4307 days agoMLS-Bound Orlando City Promotes Use of Smoke Bombs Despite Skirmish in Tampa Bay
On Sunday night, four Orlando City Soccer Club fans were arrested in Tampa on a variety of charges after fights, disorderly behavior and smoke bombs broke out in an exhibition game against Tampa Bay Rowdies. In addition to the four arrests, 16 Orlando City fans were ejected from Al Lang Stadium in St. Petersburg, the home […]
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/ 4307 days agoArsenal Home, Away and Third Shirts By Puma: Leaked [PHOTOS]
Photographs of Arsenal's home, away and third shirts by Puma for the 2014/15 season have been leaked on the Internet. The leaked photos are the result of the catalog being posted on social media today (see below; click the image for a larger view). The yellow shirt is the away one, while the blue is […]
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/ 4308 days agoReal Madrid Legend Alfredo Di Stefano Dies, Age 88
Alfredo Di Stefano has died at the age of 88. Widely regarding as one of the greatest soccer players of all time, Alfredo Di Stefano suffered a heart attack late last week, but seemed to be in stable condition, recovering at the hospital before he took a sudden turn for the worse and passed away today. […]
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/ 4309 days agoUSA World Cup Star DeAndre Yedlin Set to Sign With AS Roma, Says Report
USA World Cup star DeAndre Yedlin is close to finalizing a transfer to Serie A club AS Roma, according to Greg Seltzer of No Short Corners. Yedlin, who was one of the bright stars for the United States in the World Cup and was described by Paddy Barclay as one of the best right midfielders […]
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/ 4310 days ago5 Reasons Why David Beckham Should Select Broward County For His MLS Team Location
After Friday's bombshell that David Beckham has expressed an interest in speaking with Broward County to discuss a potential stadium site for his MLS team instead of Miami, the potential move got us thinking about all of the advantages of having the team based in Broward. Although it's still very early days, all we see […]
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/ 4310 days agoPlay the World Cup Fantasy Draft For a Chance to Win Cash Prizes
World Soccer Talk has teamed up with DraftStreet to bring you an exciting new way to enjoy each and every day of the World Cup. DraftStreet hosts one-day fantasy contests where you can win cash on every match day during the tournament. The entry fees range from completely free to hundreds of dollars, and you […]
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/ 4312 days agoDavid Beckham's MLS Team May Consider Broward County For Stadium
David Beckham's goal of launching a MLS team in Miami may be making a detour. According to a report in The Miami Herald newspaper, Beckham's team have expressed an interest in speaking with Broward County officials to begin talks regarding the possibility of finding a suitable location for a MLS stadium in the county north of Miami-Dade. […]
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/ 4312 days agoESPN Announces Commentators For World Cup Quarterfinals
ESPN have announced the commentators for the World Cup quarterfinals. ESPN have decided not to feature Efan Ekoku, Fernando Palomo, Daniel Mann, Taylor Twellman and Roberto Martinez in the commentary booth for the quarterfinals. Instead, ESPN have teamed up Jon Champion/Stewart Robson, Ian Darke/Steve McManaman, Derek Rae/Kasey Keller and Adrian Healey/Alejandro Moreno. With so few […]
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/ 4312 days agoUS TV Schedule for World Cup Quarterfinals
Nothing goes better with July 4th's fireworks, hot dogs and beer than soccer — well, at least in my house (and hopefully yours). While previous July 4th holidays may have been spent at the beach, this July 4th weekend promises four enticing World Cup matches featuring games between Brazil vs Colombia, Netherlands-Costa Rica, Argentina-Belgium and, last […]
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/ 4312 days agoNBC Reminds Soccer Fans Where They Can Watch Tim Howard Every Week [VIDEO]
NBCSN launched a very clever ad today to remind sports fans in the United States where they can watch Tim Howard each week. With a slogan that reads, "You don't have to wait every four years to see saves like this," the 15 second promo features clips of the Everton goalkeeper in action in the […]
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/ 4313 days agoAsk Your World Cup Questions to Juan Arango Via Twitter Beginning at 7pm ET/4pm PT
World Soccer Talk writer Juan Arango will be answering questions live from Brazil via Twitter today beginning at 7pm ET/4pm PT. Juan will be taking over the @worldsoccertalk Twitter account live from Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. During the past two weeks, Juan has traveled throughout South America to watch World Cup matches […]
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/ 4313 days agoIn Response to Keith Olbermann's 'How to Make Soccer Work in America' Rant [VIDEO]
ESPN mouthpiece Keith Olbermann went on a rant last night discussing his seven ideas of how to make soccer work in America. Here's my response to his tirade. Soccer already works in America. We don't need someone from mainstream media to fix anything. The sport is fine as it is, and continues to grow at an […]