World Soccer Talk

After a 1-1 draw earlier this week at Santiago Bernabeu, Atletico Madrid holds a slight advantage against their neighbors in the second leg of the Spanish Super Cup. The derby, which features the winners of the La Liga title against the Copa del Rey champs, will be shown live on US TV and Internet at: […]

Much of the banter regarding Premier League teams these days is focused on money. An disagreement among fans will often descend into a rant about how "so and so" club bought the title. But are some of the club "saints" among the "sinners"? Or can they all be painted with the same brush. To learn […]

Glasgow Celtic gets a second chance at qualifying for the UEFA Champions League after Legia Warsaw were kicked out of the tournament for fielding an illegible player. Next up for the green and white hoops is Slovenian side Maribor. Kick-off time is 2:45pm ET. Viewers in the United States can watch the game live on […]

One week after winning the UEFA Super Cup, Real Madrid has the opportunity to take a big first step to gain a satisfactory result in the first leg of the Spanish Super Cup today against Atletico Madrid. The derby, which features the winners of the La Liga title against the Copa del Rey champs, will […]

Today marks the first day of playoffs for the UEFA Champions League where clubs are playing across Europe to try to make it into the Group Stage of the tournament. Two high profiles matches are being televised on US television (more info below). Beginning at 2pm ET, Rob Stone hosts pregame, halftime and post-game UEFA […]

Burnley played their first Premier League match in four years Monday night with a home match at Turf Moor against Chelsea. With the odds stacked against them, few expected the Clarets to cause much of a stir against the Blues, but they did just that when they scored the opening goal of the game.

Sky Sports pundits Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher got into a fascinating debate on the first Monday Night Football episode of the season as they discussed the new fad of wing backs in the modern game, and whether they're much different than the modern day full back. The 3-5-2 formation proved to be the catalyst […]

Burnley returns to the Premier League for the first time since 2010. They're the smallest town ever to have a club in the Premier League (the town has a population of less than 80,000). Today, they face Chelsea, the bookmakers' favorite to win the Premier League title. To put things into perspective, here's Chelsea's record […]

Sunday's two Premier League matches featured the teams that finished first and second in the league last season, with Liverpool at home against Southampton, and Manchester City away at Newcastle. Both Southampton and Newcastle United had their work cut out for them if they were to add any damage to the opponents. If you missed […]

Premier League champions Manchester City plays Newcastle United at St James' Park today in a match where Joe Hart starts in goal for City instead of Willy Caballero. In other team news, Sergio Aguero is on the bench as is Pablo Zabaleta. For Newcastle, there are Premier League debuts for Emmanuel Rivere, Remy Cabella and […]

Who's ready for the first Sunday fixture of the 2014/15 season featuring Premier League runners-up Liverpool against one of the most discussed teams of the summer, Southampton. This should be a very open and entertaining match. For viewers in the United States, the game will be shown on: Liverpool vs Southampton, 8:30am, NBCSN and NBC Sports […]

BBC's Match of the Day program celebrates 50 years of broadcasting this month. The weekly English top flight highlights show is an institution in Britain. One of the endearing aspects of the program is that they update the opening title sequence of the show every season. Here's the one from the 2013-14 season. And, now […]

The 2014/15 Premier League season kicked off today with 17 goals in 7 games, for an average of 2.42 goals per match. We had plenty of drama across England with teams such as Manchester United, Arsenal, Everton and Aston Villa as well as others trying to get a good start to an all-important season. Here […]

The first Premier League match of the 2014/15 season shown on the free, over-the-air NBC network in the United States kicks off at 12:30pm ET today for a game that features David against Goliath. And David has just lost its leader. For viewers in the United States, here’s the TV/Internet schedule: Arsenal vs Crystal Palace, 12:30pm, […]

Saturday's first dose of five Premier League matches played at the traditional time of 3pm GMT kicks off today, with opportunities to see what the 2014/15 editions of the Premier League sides have to offer. For viewers in the United States, here's the TV/Internet schedule: Leicester City vs Everton, 10am, NBCSN and NBC Sports Live […]