World Soccer Talk

The Sun newspaper last week issued an apology for running a story wrongly claiming that Rafa Benitez got into a bust-up with John Terry, but now a new story resurfaced yesterday that a bust-up between senior players and Benitez happened on the training pitch, which included John Terry. Meanwhile, according to The Standard newspaper, Benitez is confident of […]

It's not an April Fool's Day joke. It's supposedly a real story. Newcastle United are looking into adding slides outside St James' Park to speed up the exit for the Toon Army leaving the ground and heading to the parking lot and surrounding areas. Somehow, I don't see this fad catching on at any other […]

Today's derby between West Ham United and Tottenham Hotspur will feature a minute's applause before kick-off in memory of Hammers legend Bobby Moore. It's 20 years since the West Ham and England legend passed away. A win for Tottenham today, and they'll move into third place in the Premier League, four points above local neighbors […]

It seems that Arsene Wenger is suffering from the same disease as Brendan Rodgers. After their clubs get one or two good wins under their belt, both managers start saying silly things. In Wenger's case, he believes Arsenal can finish second in the league this season — leapfrogging Tottenham, Chelsea and Manchester City. First things […]

After a grueling week, Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini will be glad by his team's performance Sunday against Chelsea, and admits that his side have not given up on the title. Judging by today's performance, he's absolutely correct. The only stumbling block is Manchester United who haven't given up yet and look unstoppable at the […]

Newcastle United suffered a massive blow today when it was revealed that Dutch goalkeeper Tim Krul has suffered an injury that will keep him out of action for five weeks. These are the sort of changes that could damage a club's chances of avoiding relegation. Alan Pardew will rely on Newcastle United backup goalkeeper Rob […]

Roberto Mancini flew off the handle this morning in his Manchester City press conference after being asked about his future as manager at the club. Here's what Mancini said: "F*cking hell, I can not continue to answer these questions every week. We still have two months to go. Then you get clarity. But I can […]

Here are tonight's Premier League news headlines: Arsenal's Bacary Sagna set for exit as Arsène Wenger plans shake-up — The Guardian Video :: Luis Suarez’ 2nd Free Kick Goal Against Zenit – Europa League — The Original Winger Brendan Rodgers hails 'phenomenal' Liverpool after Zenit exit — The Guardian Sir Alex Ferguson hopes to keep […]

Today's a massive day for Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea and, to a lesser degree, Newcastle United as all four Premier League teams play the second leg of their Round of 32 tie in the Europa League. The first two matches to kick off today are Lyon versus Spurs and Metalist against Newcastle United. Alan Pardew […]

Photos of England's new home and away shirts from Nike have been leaked on the Internet. Neither of the photos are high quality, so it's difficult to get a good indication of how good (or not) the shirts look. But it's the best that we have right now. The home shirt looks similar to the […]

Tottenham Hotspur supporters were attacked in Lyon overnight by 50 masked men, several of whom made Nazi salutes. The latest reports are that three Tottenham supporters were badly injured. Tottenham plays Lyon today in the second-leg of their Europa League tie. Here are today's Premier League news headlines: Lyon thugs 'attack Spurs fans in pub' […]

Arsene Wenger will received the dreaded vote of confidence from American billionaire and majority Arsenal shareholder Stan Kroenke Thursday when the American meets in London for a board meeting, reports Guardian writer David Hytner. As we reported recently, Arsenal is supposedly going to give Wenger a £70m war chest this summer to buy new players. […]

If you hate spoilers, don't read below and just play the video. Manchester City has created their own version of the Harlem Shake and it features defender Aleksandar Kolarov hilariously striking a pose. Joe Hart, James Milner, Micah Richards and other City footballers join in the video fun. And there's so much going on in […]

Manchester United chief executive David Gill is going to step down from his post this summer after 16 years at United. Gill will remain a director of the club, but his focus will soon concentrate on his recent position of vice chairman of the FA. Plus, he's been nominated as a candidate in May's Uefa executive […]

Depending whether you prefer to read BBC Sport or The Guardian, Arsene Wenger's outlook for his club's chances of qualifying for the next round of the UEFA Champions League either looks dead and buried or there's still hope. The Guardian leads with a headline (see below) that says Wenger concedes trophy hopes after Bayern defeat, while BBC […]