World Soccer Talk

Six members of the England national team may be forced out of the two Chelsea and Manchester City friendlies scheduled to be played in St Louis and New York City in late May. Since England's chances of qualifying for the 2014 World Cup are at risk after the national team drew against Montenegro last week, […]

"Desperation." "Must have it." "Need to keep our confidence high." "Must win game." These are the adjectives that were thrown at the New York Red Bulls as they started with two draws and two losses this season. But there was no loss of confidence with this side as they felt the bounces didn’t go their […]

Swansea City have set the buy-out clause to break Michael Laudrup's recently signed contract at a whopping £10 million, scaring off all but the richest suitors. With Laudrup flying high in his first season in the Premier League, you can only imagine that a club such as Real Madrid or Chelsea would be able to […]

The Football Association is investigating allegations of racist chanting against Rio and Anton Ferdinand from the San Marino game last week, but have found no evidence as of yet. The FA says it has no reason to doubt media reports of racist chanting, and will continue its investigation. A FA statement read, "We have made […]

Manchester City defender Vincent Kompany has done something that many young children always dream of doing. He's bought his own football club. Kompany has bought third division Belgian side FC Bleid, who currently sit 19th in the table. The Brussels side will be renamed, will have a new logo selected as well as new kits […]

What an amazing night down at the Estadio Azteca for the Stars and Stripes. Even though there wasn’t a magical goal that brought the entire stadium crumbling down you can definitely say that cracks in the armor on the greatest home field advantage on the planet are beginning to show. After a terrible second half […]

England's destiny is in their own hands in World Cup qualifying. The majority of matches they have remaining are at home, but if the Three Lions do fall and end up in second place in their group, they face the prospect of having to go through the play-offs in order to reach the World Cup […]

The season just keeps on getting worse and worse for Sunderland Football Club. Sitting precariously fifth from bottom in the Premier League, the Black Cats have now suffered a double injury blow with both Steven Fletcher and Lee Cattermole out for the rest of the season. Here are tonight's Premier League news headlines: Steven Fletcher […]

The international break is over! Huzzah! In today's news, Luis Suarez has gotten into trouble again. This time it's for punching an opposition footballer in the face during a World Cup qualifier match for Uruguay against Chile. The incident was captured on camera as Suarez punched Gonzalo Jara in the face. It's possible that FIFA […]

England faces a tough match this evening with a World Cup qualifier match against Montenegro in Podgorica. Roy Hodgson has made six changes to his England side. It's a strong lineup today for England, so they can't have any excuses against a tricky Montenegro side who will be buoyed by a vocal home support. England starting […]

Reading Football Club have announced that Nigel Adkins is their new manager. The former Southampton manager replaces Brian McDermott as the boss of The Royals. Adkins signed a three-year contract. His first match in charge of Reading is this Saturday against Arsenal. Talk about trial by fire! What are your thoughts about Adkins becoming Reading […]

Financial scholar Tom Markham has released a new academic report that zeros in on what each club's value is in the Premier League. Not surprisingly, Manchester United sit atop the Premier League club valuation chart. But there are several surprises that jump out such as Tottenham Hotspur having a greater value than Manchester City. And […]

Although not officially confirmed, it looks very likely that Chelsea and Manchester City will be heading to the United States in May to play two high-profile friendlies against each other. One will be in New York City, while the other one will be played in either St. Louis or Florida. The two friendlies look set […]

Although not officially confirmed, it looks very likely that Chelsea and Manchester City will be heading to the United States in May to play two high-profile friendlies against each other. One will be in New York City, while the other one will be played in either St. Louis or Florida. The two friendlies look set […]

New close-ups of England's away shirt for 2013 have been leaked on the Internet. Designed by Nike, for the first time, the close-up photos reveal a better glimpse of what the new England away shirts look like. The red polo shirt is simple and classy, and bolstered by the 150 year anniversary crest for England's […]