World Soccer Talk

Malcolm Best flies solo this week in another addition of The Football Special, as we see an inspirational prediction by Nostradamus ahead of the international fixtures this weekend. Plus Sepp Blatter is unable to hide his true feelings regarding Qatar 2022 and a Arsene Wenger sat nav leads a certain Jose Mourinho astray. Jim Daly […]

British television station ITV launched a brand-new documentary about Cristiano Ronaldo last week entitled "Cristiano Ronaldo – Footballing Superstar." ITV described the documentary as "mining ITV's brilliant archive, combined with the best of his action from Spain, along with a host of eyewitness accounts from players, coaches, pundits and fans." The 45-minute documentary is well […]

Rafael van der Vaart scored an incredible scissor kick goal today for Hamburger SV against Nurnberg in the Bundesliga. The former Tottenham Hotspur attacking midfielder scored the goal in Hamburg's 5-0 away win. Here's the goal from a couple of different angles:

Malcolm Best is reluctantly joined by Norwich City manager Chris Hughton, as they discuss Mesut Özil's current form, plus the pair ponder the possible outcomes of this weekend's Premier League fixtures. Also, Greg Dyke makes some predictions of his own, Jose Mourinho confronts some home truths about his managing abilities, Ian Holloway is denied free […]

The Premier League have revealed the top five "pass masters" of the 2013/14 Premier League season thus far. Top of the table is Swansea City who have the highest passing accuracy as well as most total passes. The Swans got off to a rocky start this season with back-to-back losses against Manchester United and Tottenham, […]

A Bradley Tank crashed into a barrier at the practice for MLS team San Jose Earthquakes yesterday. While there were no players hurt, it'll certainly be a practice that the Quakes players will remember for quite some time. The Bradley Tank crashed into a wall approximately 10 feet from where Quakes goalkeeper Jon Busch was […]

The on-demand version of Manchester City against Manchester United is available for viewing for those of you in the United States. If you missed the match, or want to watch it again, here it is via NBC Sports Live Extra. Note that the game is available via online only and not via the NBC Sports […]

Liverpool suffered their first loss of the season today against Southampton in a match where the Saints put in a strong performance that really tested the Anfield club. Liverpool were unable to find a goal in a match where both teams had their chances to score, but the winner came down to Croatian footballer Dejan […]

In one of the most entertaining matches of the day, Everton came back from being 2-1 down to grab victory at West Ham United thanks in large part to the bravery and brilliance of Belgian striker Romelu Lukaku. On top of that, there were two brilliantly-taken free kicks from Leighton Baines. Watch the highlights below: […]

In a match where both teams wanted to win badly, there was only one winner. Sunderland continued their slump with another loss. They're now the only team in the Premier League who hasn't won so far this season. West Brom, meanwhile, were able to kick on after disappointing results to move further up the table […]

In the first match of the Premier League weekend, Norwich City hosted Aston Villa in an eventful match. If you missed the game or want to see the highlights again, watch the video below. Note that it's only for viewers in the United States due to rights restrictions. Your browser does not support iframes.

One of the most entertaining matches today was Hull City's comeback win against Newcastle United at St James' Park. Everything seemed to be going well for Newcastle United after Loic Remy scored two goals, but the match turned with an absolutely incredible goal. Watch the highlights below. Note that the highlights are only for viewers […]

Chelsea moved to the top of the Premier League table today with a relatively unconvincing win against Fulham in the west London derby. If you missed any of the action or you want to see the highlights again, play the video below. Note that due to rights restrictions, the video only works for users in […]

If you'd like to watch any of the Premier League matches from today on demand, click on any of the links below to watch the games online, for free — as long as you live in the United States and have an active subscription to your TV provider (and a subscription to NBC Sports Network). The […]

For a walk down memory lane, watch this intro to the EA Sports game FIFA 06, which features several world-class stars as well as the poster boys of FIFA 06 — Wayne Rooney and Ronaldinho. The intro, which includes a voiceover by a Scottish bloke trying to sound like Sir Alex Ferguson, showcases an excellent video […]