World Soccer Talk

New York City FC footballer Frank Lampard has announced his retirement today from the England national team. Lampard is "hanging up his boots" from international soccer before England begins its first Euro 2016 qualification game. The gifted midfielder made 106 appearances for the England national team, at the senior level. In his final game for […]

On this week's episode of Monday Night Football, Sky Sports analyst Gary Neville analyzed where new signing Angel Di Maria will play for Manchester United. The analysis discusses what that means for Juan Mata, as well as all of the other options the signing will give United. On top of that, Neville discusses the depth […]

If you missed any of the Premier League matches from the weekend, or if you want to watch the highlights again, take your pick from the following videos. Note that due to rights restrictions, the videos are only playable for viewers in the United States. Aston Villa vs Newcastle United Your browser does not support […]

Today's Sunderland-Manchester United match gives United manager Louis Van Gaal an opportunity to get United off to a better start than the 2-1 loss to Swansea last week. For viewers in the United States, the game will be shown on: Sunderland vs Manchester United, 11am, NBCSN and Telemundo and NBC Sports Live Extra Starting lineups: Sunderland: Mannone, Vergini, v Aanholt, […]

The two Premier League teams that were involved in the Europa League on Thursday (Tottenham and Hull City) play this morning. For viewers in the United States (and around the world), the match between Spurs and QPR will be commentated by Ian Darke, which will be a nice bonus for an early match. For viewers in the United […]

For viewers in the United States, the game will be shown on: Everton vs Arsenal, 12:30pm, NBC and mun2 and NBC Sports Live Extra Starting lineups Everton: Howard, Coleman, Jagielka, Distin, Baines, Barry, McCarthy, Mirallas, Naismith, Pienaar, Lukaku Arsenal: Szczesny, Debuchy, Mertesacker, Chambers, Monreal, Flamini, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Wilshere, Ramsey, Ozil, Sanchez Before, during or after today’s match, join the conversation in the […]

For viewers in the United States, here’s the TV/Internet schedule: Saturday, August 23: Chelsea vs Leicester, 10am, NBCSN and NBC Sports Live Extra Crystal Palace vs West Ham, 10am, NBC Sports Live Extra and movie theaters Southampton vs West Brom, 10am, NBC Sports Live Extra Swansea vs Burnley, 10am, NBC Sports Live Extra Everton vs Arsenal, 12:30pm, […]

Aston Villa flew under the radar last weekend with their 1-0 away win against Stoke City, but there's no hiding today when they face Newcastle United at Villa Park. For viewers in the United States, the game will be shown on: Aston Villa vs Newcastle, 7:45am, NBCSN and NBC Sports Live Extra Starting lineups: Aston Villa: Guzan, Hutton, Senderos, Vlaar, […]

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 […]