World Soccer Talk

All eyes will be on Harry Redknapp today as the man takes charge at Queens Park Rangers. This is Redknapp's seventh managerial job. And he'll be hoping that the lucky number seven pays off today with their tricky away match against Sunderland. In some ways, Redknapp can't lose today. QPR has been so dreadful this […]

Tell us something we didn't know already. Alan Shearer is awful. Gary Neville is the best by a country mile. Of course, we're talking about their punditry skills. Not their football skills. But still, the article by Michael Cox is a good review of Britain's pundits — the good, the bad and the ugly. Here […]

A small segment of West Ham United supporters have dragged the club's name through the mud this weekend after sickening "Adolf Hitler is coming for you" chants and Nazi salutes aimed at Tottenham Hotspur supporters in this past weekend's derby match. Here are today's Premier League news headlines: West Ham fans filmed making Nazi salutes towards […]

Sure, I go away for a week on holiday and nothing happens! Well, not exactly. Mark Hughes and Roberto Di Matteo get sacked. English clubs sputter in Europe. Harry Redknapp and Rafael Benitez return to Premier League management. And West Bromwich Albion move to third in the table. I should take a holiday more often! […]

Big Sam is open to bringing Nicolas Anelka under his wing. The West Ham United manager gave Anelka a new lease of life when he managed the mercurial striker at Bolton Wanderers. I don't know about you, but I'd love to see Anelka playing in the Premier League again as long as he wasn't on […]

Here are the Premier League news headlines tonight: Sir Alex Ferguson claims Liverpool halted Michael Owen's potential — The Mail Mark Hughes insists he has no intention of resigning as QPR boss — BBC Sport Hillsborough police accused of sexually harassing survivor — The Guardian Everton's Phil Neville will be missing for up to 2 months […]

Cardiff City are the current favourites to get promoted to the Premier League at the end of the season but Crystal Palace, Middlesbrough, Hull and Leicester all stand a great chance of pulling off promotion into the big time.

Bayern Munich are the overwhelming favourites to win the Bundesliga this season with current champions Borussia Dortmund way back in the betting market for the league title.

Here are tonight's Premier League news headlines: Mohamed Al Fayed ready to sue Premier League over fair play plan — The Mail Tottenham and Arsenal now battling mediocrity as well as each other — The Guardian Mark Hughes goes into 'El Sackico' praying for Queen's Park Rangers to click — The Independent Lucas Leiva is back […]

The list of players that Arsene Wenger had a chance to sign over the years has included Cristiano Ronaldo and Didier Drogba, as well as many more. But another footballer that Arsenal had a chance to sign was a 16-year-old Zlatan Ibrahimovic who left the club because the Swede refused to play in a trial. […]

The English Football Association has released a very unique set of highlights for the Sweden versus England match, which feature match highlights filmed by a pitchside camera. The unusual effect harkens back to football film highlights from the early 1900's (such as this one) — when any footage recorded was from pitchside. Watch all four of […]

A big blow for Tottenham Hotspur this week after Mousa Dembele has been ruled out of this Saturday's massive North London derby. Instead of receiving surgery to fix his hip injury, Tottenham Hotspur resorted to alternative options, but it's not working out as well as anticipated. Dembele is the sort of player who makes a […]

According to British tabloids, Manchester City may make a January bid for Liverpool striker Luis Suarez. This is one story that I'd like to see come true, but I have a strong suspicion that it's complete BS. Reason being is what would Manchester City want with another striker? Maybe one to replace Mario Balotelli, yes? […]

Gifted Manchester City left fullback Aleksandar Kolarov has admitted that nobody knows who to mark in the Manchester City defensive system. And judging by the team's performances, especially in the UEFA Champions League, he's correct. Roberto Mancini has plenty of work to do in preparation for next week's plum tie against Real Madrid at Etihad […]

Fox Sports’ co-president Eric Shanks says that losing the Premier League TV rights in the United States to NBC (beginning with the 2013-14 season) is "a bummer." The executive says that FOX Soccer will not undergo a rebranding (there have been many rumors that FOX Soccer would become FOX Sports 2 or 3. That's all […]