World Soccer Talk

The 2014/15 Premier League season kicks off today with the opening tie between Manchester United and Swansea City, live from Old Trafford in England. After a strong summer for United where they won the International Champions Cup and went undefeated in preseason, Louis Van Gaal's team now has to do it for real in the […]

NBC's Men In Blazera made an appearance on the Seth Meyers late show on television last night. The short segment featured an interview with Roger Bennett and Michael Davies. The duo were interviewed by soccer fan and comedian Seth Meyers, formerly of the Saturday Night Live TV show. Watch the segment here (which is split […]

The 2014 DFL-Supercup kicks off today at Noon ET on GolTV (for viewers in the United States) featuring Bayern Munich against Borussia Dortmund. The annual cup competition features the winner of the Bundesliga (Bayern) against the winner of the DFB-Pokal (Dortmund). Dortmund are the reigning champions, having beaten Bayern 4–2 in 2013. And conveniently, the […]

You couldn't ask for three more different types of matches this afternoon. At 2:30pm ET, Manchester United kicks off against Valencia in a friendly on ESPN2, live from Old Trafford. Then, just 15 minutes later, the UEFA Super Cup kicks off in Cardiff between Real Madrid and Sevilla on FOX Sports 1, to determine the […]

The traditional start of the 2014/15 top flight English football season kicks off today with the winners of the 2013/14 Premier League (Manchester City) playing the winners of the 2013/14 FA Cup (Arsenal) to determine who will be crowned winners of the annual FA Community Shield. The game today gives Arsenal another chance to win […]

MLS and USA soccer star Landon Donovan has announced his retirement from the professional sport. The all-time leading scorer in USMNT soccer history will retire at the end of this season. Donovan published the following letter to explain his decision: After careful deliberation and after many conversations with those closest to me, I have decided […]

Everton has officially unveiled its third shirt for the 2014/15 season. The Toffees will wear the white and purple kit for the first time in a friendly against SC Paderborn. Everton describes the shirt as "white, blackberry and yellow," as well as featuring a v-neck wrap-over collar with a high-stretch rib for comfort whilst a […]

Live presentation of the MLS All-Star Game featuring Bayern Munich versus the MLS All-Stars begins at 9:55pm ET tonight with commentators Adrian Healey, Taylor Twellman and sideline reporter Monica Gonzalez calling the match. Then at midnight ET, ESPN FC will have a 2014 MLS All-Star postgame episode live from Providence Park in Portland. ESPN Deportes Radio […]

As thunderstorms moved in to the South Florida on Monday due to Hurricane Bertha, which was offshore in the Bahamas, some soccer fans were questioning whether the game would be played. And if so, whether fans would be able to make the difficult trek through flooded roads and torrential rain to the Sun Life Stadium. […]

The 2014 International Champions Cup has been a roaring success both on and off the field, with record attendances filling stadiums across the country. But it's on the pitch where it matters most, and there have been several incredible goals scored during the tournament. Here are the top 5 goals of the 2014 International Champions […]

West Bromwich Albion has officially revealed its away shirt for the 2014/15 season. While West Brom's home shirt was controversial, the club's away shirt from adidas is more traditional. The red shirt with white trim looks like it's straight out of an adidas catalog of template shirt designs. Depending on which photos you look at […]

Trailing 2-1 in the 85th minute against Manchester City at a sold-out Yankee Stadium, Raheem Sterling of Liverpool scored the equalizer to force the shootout, where Liverpool prevailed 3-1 to vault them to the top of the table with five points for the tournament. Liverpool travels to Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte to face […]

All eight tournament teams compete today, headlined by Manchester United facing Real Madrid at ”The Big House” at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. The game is expected to draw the largest-ever audience for a professional soccer match in the United States, with more than 108,000 fans packing the stadium on game day and […]

Manchester City and Olympiacos square off at TCF Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, with kickoff slated for 3pm ET. Both teams are still in contention to qualify for the International Champions Cup final in Miami on Monday, and need wins coupled by a Liverpool loss to advance from Group B. For viewers in the United States, here’s […]

Inter Milan and AS Roma kick off the Guinness International Champions Cup on Saturday at 1 p.m. ET., as both teams are still in contention for the finals matchup with victories and a Manchester United loss. For viewers in the United States, here’s the TV schedule for this afternoon’s game: AS Roma vs. Inter Milan at 1pm ET; […]