World Soccer Talk

British website MCV published a fascinating article this week about how the FIFA video game franchise went from an afterthought to a global phenomenon. The story began in 1993 when EA's European office pushed the North American company to give them permission to create a soccer game. According to the assistant producer who worked on […]

If you want to see what the Next-Gen version of FIFA 14 on an Xbox One looks like, watch the video below that was shot at the Gamescon video conference in Cologne, Germany. It's one of the few rare videos that actually shows what the gameplay looks like instead of the replay footage. H/T IGN.

After cruising to their first win of the Premier League season, Chelsea faced a tough opponent in Aston Villa. Aston Villa showed no signs of offensive life until stoppage time of the first half, when Christian Benteke tied the game. Chelsea would take the lead after a Branislav Ivanovic header in the 73rd minute. Here […]

Arsenal faced a true test of its character tonight with a match against Fenerbahce in Istanbul, in front of a physical team and an intimidating atmosphere. After being thoroughly beaten on Saturday against Aston Villa, could Arsenal take a big step in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League match in order to move […]

The famous adage that "football is a funny old game" is very true. Not many would have predicted that Aston Villa would get a 3-1 win over Arsenal at the weekend or believed that Wigan would beat Manchester City in the FA Cup final last year. However, more often than not, with careful analysis and […]

Sony has announced the PS4 release date for its new video game console. The announcement was made at the Gamescon video conference in Cologne, Germany today. The PS4 release date is November 15 in North America, and November 29 in Europe. The state-of-the-art PlayStation 4 video game system will have FIFA 14 available at launch. […]

PES 2014 will be launched on the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC on September 20, 2013. Following EA's announcement yesterday at the video game conference Gamescon where a new gameday trailer and demo date was released for FIFA 14, Konami today revealed that the PES 2014 demo will be available on the PlayStation 3 […]

EA Sports have made several announcements today at the Gamescon video game show in Germany, which includes the demo release date for FIFA 14, a brand-new FIFA 14 gameplay trailer and news about the game being made available free in Europe. Here's the latest news: 1. The demo for FIFA 14 will be available for […]

Watch the brand-new FIFA 14 gameplay trailer, which was just released today at Gamescon — the massive video game show in Germany. The FIFA 14 trailer features plenty of reasons to get you excited for the launch of the new game, which will be available in the United States on September 24 and in Europe on […]

In case you missed the highlights or goals from Palace against Tottenham or Chelsea versus Hull City, here they are in all their glorious color including a splendid Frank Lampard goal! Crystal Palace vs Tottenham Hotspur Your browser does not support iframes. Chelsea vs Hull City Your browser does not support iframes. Prmeier League Day […]

After yesterday's opening matches in La Liga, Spanish football fans have a treat in store today with three back-to-back matches featuring Barcelona against Levante, Real Madrid versus Real Betis and, last but not least, Sevilla vs Atletico Madrid. For viewers in the United States, all three matches are live on beIN SPORT. 12:30pm ET — […]

Moments after Arsenal lost 3-1 at home against Aston Villa on the opening day of the season yesterday, an Arsenal supporter was interviewed and asked whether or not the match — the first home loss on opening day for Arsenal in two decades — could have gotten any worse. The hardcore Arsenal supporter didn't hold […]

Is this Portugal's new home shirt for the FIFA World Cup 2014 in Brazil? The photograph below reveals a modern shirt designed by Puma and featuring the famous red colors that Portugal wear. The jersey features a green trim on the shoulders and neck, with a v-neck collar and unique horizontal stripe pattern on the […]

Fulham revealed their third shirt for the 2013-14 Premier League season today in their away match against Sunderland at the Stadium of Light. Designed by adidas, Fulham's third shirt is navy blue with orange and white trim. Personally, the shirt reminds me of a cross between recent Stoke City away shirts and Sunderland's away shirt for […]

We had 18 goals today in the Premier League for an average of 2.5 goals scored per match. The Saturday edition of Gameweek 1 featured the first Premier League match for David Moyes as the boss of Manchester United. Plus we saw Nicolas Anelka make his debut for West Bromwich Albion, the first Premier League […]