World Soccer Talk

Here are the Premier League news headlines: Mark Clattenburg left off Premier League list for third straight week — The Mail Steven Gerrard is cleared to win his 100th cap against Sweden — BBC Sport Premier League continues to maximise TV revenue on a global scale — The Guardian John Terry to be sidelined for […]

Sitting in 13th position in the Premier League, Liverpool's season so far has been one of impressive draws against Chelsea and Manchester City, two league wins against Reading and Norwich, and a mixed bag of other results. If we haven't realized it already, this is not your father's Liverpool. This is a once giant football […]

For the neutral, yesterday's 3-3 draw between Arsenal and Fulham was a pulsating match that ebbed and flowed. For Arsenal fans, it's another lost opportunity to grab three points. And for Arsene Wenger and the Gunners, it adds up to their worst-ever Premier League start. To be fair, Fulham deserved the point yesterday. After the […]

In another example of Roberto Di Matteo's maturity and growth as a football manager, the Chelsea manager has said that "I don't think anybody's guaranteed a starting place [on the Chelsea team]. They all have to work and be fighting for their place in the team." While that may not seem that newsworthy, I believe it […]

Chelsea is on the verge of signing Fluminense full-back named Wallace according to The Independent newspaper. The gifted right back could be adequate cover for Branislav Ivanovic. As of press time, we're not able to confirm nor deny whether Wallace is any relation to the character Wallace from Wallace & Gromit. Here are today's Premier […]

After a brilliant day of UEFA Champions League matches yesterday, I'm looking forward to three intriguing Europa League matches with Anzhi against Liverpool (early kick-off, Noon ET) followed by Tottenham Hotspur versus Maribor and lastly Bruges against Newcastle United. Liverpool team news: Jones, Wisdom, Carragher, Coates, Flanagan, Shelvey, Henderson, Coady, Downing, Cole, Morgan. For viewers […]

England has named their 23-man squad for their upcoming friendly against Sweden. Everton's midfielder Leon Osman has got called up for the first time, while Jack Wilshere — fresh from his injury — is also named, in addition to Liverpool's Jonjo Shelvey and Raheem Sterling. Before we get to the Premier League news headlines of […]

While most of our eyes will be on either Braga against Manchester United or Chelsea versus Shakhtar today, there's always the treat of Celtic against Barcelona live from Celtic Park. No matter which match you chose to watch today, you should be in for a treat. Manchester United is hoping for a win to cement […]

Today's your lucky day. You're the chairman of Queens Park Rangers, Reading and Southampton. You face the decision of whether to stick with your current manager, or replace him. What do you do? Firing someone is always a difficult decision. There are so many variables involved. Is it really the manager that is failing, or […]

If you can't beat them, join them. After Manchester City recently acquired former Barcelona man Txiki Begiristain to become its football director, Begiristain is now reportedly close to signing a deal with acquire Barcelona's former scout Bojan Krkic Sr. (his son plays for Milan on loan). Manchester City are making plans to build for the future, which […]

No pressure Manchester City. But you're expected to win today. It doesn't have to be convincingly — although that would help. But it's time to start playing at the peak of your abilities on the European stage. That's not to take anything away from Ajax of Amsterdam, but this is a match that City should win […]

You have to admire Southampton manager Nigel Adkins for coming out and saying that he's the favorite to be the first Premier League boss to get sacked this season. Typically managers under pressure will go on the defensive and will keep uttering cliches about taking it from game to game, etcetera. But not Adkins. Interestingly, […]

With Sir Alex Ferguson edging closer and closer to retirement (it has to happen sooner or later, right), Manchester United announced today that it will be erecting a statue of Ferguson outside the Sir Alex Ferguson Stand at Old Trafford later this month. While the above pictured statue isn't the final design (thanks to talkSPORT […]

It's been several weeks since we've had a Monday match to watch. And today we're treated to West Bromwich Albion against Southampton. Steve Clarke's West Brom side has been one of the most under-the-radar sides this season in the Premier League. They play together extremely well as a team, and have an opportunity to move […]

One of the bright shining stars so far this season has been the emergence of Romelu Lukaku as a powerful force in his position as striker for West Bromwich Albion. Last season, Lukaku seemed to be in the shadow of Didier Drogba too much, but at the Hawthorns, Lukaku has been given more playing time […]