World Soccer Talk

Swansea have slammed the door shut on any transfer speculation about signing of the season Michu leaving South Wales. The Welsh club and the Spanish attacking midfielder have signed a contract extension to keep him at the Liberty Stadium until the summer of 2016. Although that doesn't mean that Michu won't be a keen transfer […]

Premier League side Aston Villa faces a monumental task today to help save their season and perhaps the job of Paul Lambert. The Villains are 3-1 down from the first leg, but have an opportunity to try to bounce back today in the second leg. The winner will play in the League Cup Final against […]

Images of England's new home shirt from Nike have been leaked on the Internet. UPDATE: What we thought was England's new shirt is not. It's a fake. Let's hope the real one is certainly better than this one. You have to wonder what the Nike executives were thinking when they gave the […]

Newcastle United are on the verge of signing a much-needed new defender. The deal for full back Massadio Haïdara is expected to be finalized today with Haïdara moving to Newcastle from French Ligue Un side Nancy. Meanwhile, Newcastle are also expected to complete the £7m signing of central defender Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa from Montpellier. Here are today's Premier […]

After Sunday's criticism of the Manchester United goalkeeper, Sky Sports pundit Gary Neville continued to criticize the Spanish keeper on Sky's Monday Night Football program. In case you've missed any of the criticism of De Gea, as a result of his mistake at the end of the Tottenham match, here are a few choice clips […]

Get your white hankies out. Southampton supporters will show their support for former manager Nigel Adkins in today's home match against Everton by shaking their handkerchiefs for a worldwide TV audience. While Mauricio Pochettino steps in for his first game in charge of the Saints, most of the attention will be focused on Southampton FC […]

The Mirror is reporting that Manchester United have agreed a £15 million deal to sign Crystal Palace forward Wilfried Zaha. According to the paper, Sir Alex Ferguson had secret talks with the 20-year-old talent in London yesterday after United's match against Tottenham Hotspur. Here are today's Premier League news headlines: Manchester United agree £15million deal […]

Arsenal's 2-1 defeat at Stamford Bridge in the London derby against Chelsea today has pushed the Gunners seven points behind rivals Tottenham Hotspur. Although Arsenal has a game in hand against West Ham United, Arsene Wenger's side sits in sixth place, while North London neighbors Spurs are in fourth. Arsenal are aiming to qualify for […]

Here are today's Premier League news headlines: Rafael Benitez concedes that Chelsea will not win this season's Premier League title — BBC Sport QPR striker Djibril Cisse has joined Al Gharafa in a four-month loan deal — Sky Sports Leaked: Arsenal’s fines for 2012/13 — 101 Great Goals Sir Alex Ferguson asserts Manchester United's potential to […]

Chelsea have reached an agreement with Ashley Cole to convince one of the best left backs in the game to extend his contract at the Stamford Bridge club. Cole is expected to complete the deal next week. It's believed to be a one-year extension. It's an important step forward for Rafa Benitez and the Chelsea […]

Today, we have a feel-good story for a change. While temperatures plummeted across Britain last night with heavy snowfall particularly in the west of the country, Swansea City fullback Angel Rangel put a call out on Twitter asking for the location of homeless people in the Swansea area. Rangel and his wife then set about […]

US international winger Brek Shea is poised to sign a deal to join Stoke City in the English Premier League for a transfer fee of $3.5 million, according to ESPN pundit Taylor Twellman. The current FC Dallas footballer has been inconsistent at the club level, but has the potential to flourish given an opportunity to […]

Southampton have sacked manager Nigel Adkins after 2.5 years in charge, and have appointed Argentine Mauricio Pochettino as his replacement. According to the BBC, Pochettino took charge of Espanyol at the age of 36 in January 2009, and managed a best finish of eighth in La Liga in 2010-11. He left the club by mutual […]

French striker Loic Remy was convinced he should join Queens Park Rangers instead of Newcastle United because QPR owner Tony Fernandes took time to play a FIFA 12 game against him at the end of four hours of negotiations. "It showed to me what a good person Tony is. He showed his human side […]

It's not often that Sunderland is the main story in the news, but today it's been revealed that they've made a formal bid for Swansea City striker Danny Graham, while Sunderland striker Fraizer Campbell looks set to join Cardiff City in the Championship. Graham hasn't had as much first team action at Swansea as he […]