World Soccer Talk

Gareth Bale scored a goal in his debut appearance for Real Madrid. The Welshman, who started the game on the right wing, scored in the 38th minute after an excellent pass by Carvajal. Bale's goal was a simple tap in, but it was an important one as it helped Los Blancos equalize in a game […]

In this week's episode of 'The Football Special,' Malcolm Best is joined by Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini as England's lacklustre draw in Kiev is examined. Plus we get a glimpse into Stoke City manager Mark Hughes' personal thoughts. Also, Joe Kinnear returns as an expert builder, we hear from another controversial mascot and Jim […]

Coca Cola today launched their official 2014 FIFA World Cup anthem with a song called "The World Is Ours," performed by David Correy, and featuring samba rhythms from famous Rio percussion group Monobloco. "We always try to bring to light our campaign ideas through music and in 2014 we're talking about the World Cup and […]

EA Sports have unveiled the revised cover for FIFA 14 that will be made available in the United Kingdom beginning September 27. The UK cover of FIFA 14 still features Lionel Messi and Gareth Bale, but Bale's kit has been changed to reveal the Real Madrid colors instead of Tottenham Hotspur. It's a shame really […]

Clint Dempsey is featured in a new FIFA 14 TV commercial that features his goal celebrations. The Seattle Sounders and US international striker surprises a US soccer fan at home, and encourages him to copy his famous goal celebration. Here's the video: Meanwhile, download the FIFA 14 Demo today via: United States: Demo — for Xbox […]

Video gamers rejoice! EA Sports has launched the demo for FIFA 14. The game has already received the "Best Sports Game" award at the 2013 Gamescom conference. In the demo, you can play a match in the Camp Nou as FC Barcelona, AC Milan, Manchester City, Tottenham, Paris Saint-Germain, Borussia Dortmund, Boca Juniors, NY Red […]

The skills of Lionel Messi are captured in a brilliant new animation by artist Etoilec-1. Using a flip book to draw Messi in action during some of his most memorable goals, the artist flips through the book and captures all of the beautiful moments. Plus, the animations of his goals are backed by some brilliant […]

Photographs of Barcelona's third shirt for the 2013-14 season have been leaked on the Internet. Designed by Nike, Barcelona's third shirt for this season will be black with a yellow stripe down each side of the shirt. The back of the shirt collar features the red and yellow stripes from the Catalan flag (and from […]

A capacity crowd of more than 60,000 fans turned out today for a charity match to honor Celtic and Aston Villa legend Stiliyan Petrov. The Bulgarian, who recently retired from playing due to being diagnosed with acute leukemia, played in the charity match for the Stiliyan XI (managed by Kenny Dalglish) against a Celtic XI team […]

We all know the history of Pep Guardiola, the gifted Spaniard who rose to fame as a footballer and manager at Barcelona, becoming the youngest manager ever to win the UEFA Champions League. But what we haven't seen much of is the behind-the-scenes footage of Guardiola at work and the thoughts of the players and […]

Wolfsburg midfielder Luiz Gustavo scored his first-ever international goal for Brazil in sensational fashion today against Australia. In the United Kingdom, the match was televised live by BT Sport, which means that the clip below features commentary by a duo who are very familiar to the ears of American listeners — Ian Darke and Steve […]

This week's latest episode of The Football Special is now live. The recently shut transfer window is the main topic of conversation, as host Malcolm Best takes us through Daniel Levy's reflection on Spurs' dealings, Liam Neeson's role in the market and even some executive decisions from The White House. Plus, Jim Daly finishes the […]

Manchester City's defensive woes continued this week. After picking up a groin injury on the opening weekend of the Premer League against Newcastle United, City captain and centre half Vincent Kompany was originally scheduled to be out of first team action for four weeks or more. However, the latest reports are that Kompany may be […]

To celebrate their 120-year anniversary, Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart and Puma have launched a brand-new home shirt that features no shirt sponsor name, is limited to only 5,000 available and features a design that harkens back to 1950 when the club won their first Bundesliga title. The back of the shirt features the number 1893 […]

In this week's episode of The Football Special (sorry for the day in posting it), Malcolm Best is joined by Cardiff City manager Malky Mackay to discuss the lighter side of football. Plus we hear from Jamie Carragher and his England ambitions, Joe Kinnear returns as an "expert" plumber, and we witness the efficiency of […]