World Soccer Talk

Former Premier League referee Graham Poll believes that Manchester United were lucky not to have Rafael da Silva sent off Tuesday night after Nani got red carded in the UEFA Champions League. A few minutes after Nani received his marching orders, Poll argued that Rafael was fortunate to stay on the pitch after the ball […]

In very controversial circumstances, Manchester United were knocked out of the UEFA Champions League Tuesday night by Real Madrid after the Spanish giants won 2-1 (and 3-2 on aggregate). Manchester United were the better side for the first half, and were rewarded with a goal early in the second half after Sergio Ramos sent the […]

Manchester United has been cruising through this Premier League season with a 12-point lead at the top of the table. But today will mark their greatest test since the 2012-13 season kicked off eight months ago. Today one of the giants of world soccer will be knocked out. No matter where you're watching this match […]

In today's biggest soccer match of the 2012-13 season so far, Manchester United hosts Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League match that Jose Mourinho says the world will be watching. But where will you be watching it? Post your answer in the comments section. I'll be watching it at home. Pretty boring, I know, […]

Arsenal is interested in signing Swansea City central defender Ashley Williams for £8 million this summer according to an exclusive in The Guardian by reporter Daniel Taylor. Taylor's exclusive contains zero sources listed, no quotes (not even anonymous ones) and no evidence that Arsenal is even serious about Williams. However, the former Stockport County footballer has been […]

Gary Neville does it once again with brilliant analysis that you're not going to see anywhere else on television. In the pre-match for Aston Villa-Manchester City on Sky Sports, Neville dissected the defensive mistakes that both Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur made Sunday in the north London derby. This is a video that you must watch even if […]

With so much of the media's attention focused on tomorrow's Champions League match between Manchester United and Real Madrid, it's easy to forget about today's important Premier League match between Aston Villa and Manchester City. Manchester City has an opportunity to close the gap from 15 points to 12 today, while Aston Villa needs the […]

Manchester United has been dealt a blow before tomorrow's match against Real Madrid with the news that Phil Jones has been ruled out of the match. The versatile footballer, who can play both defense and midfield, is injured and has been ruled out of the game by manager Sir Alex Ferguson. Here are today's Premier […]

In what could be the turning point of the season, Tottenham Hotspur defeated Arsenal today in the Premier League to forge a 7 point lead and to push Spurs into third place. Post match, Villas-Boas was in confident mood saying that Arsenal won't catch up with Spurs. Wenger, meanwhile, said "It's very frustrating because we […]

Not surprisingly, Arsenal Football Club has come out and denied the reports that the club has received a bid from a Middle East consortium to buy out the club. Yesterday's story reported that the bid was a few weeks away, so expect the story to continue during the next few weeks as British tabloids bring […]

While most of the attention this weekend will be on tomorrow's north London derby between Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal, there were still plenty of absorbing matches to watch this Saturday. In total, there were 22 goals today for an average goals per game of 2.75. Here are today's Premier League match highlights (restricted to US […]

Both the Sunday Telegraph and Sun newspapers are reporting in tomorrow's editions that Arsenal will be the subject of a £1.5 billion bid in the next few weeks from a Middle Eastern investment. The consortium — which has investors in Qatar and the United Arab Emirates — have been working on a deal for the […]

The more that time passes, the more I wonder how out-of-touch Arsene Wenger is with modern day football management. He admitted in his press conference this morning that his team hasn't made any tactical plans to stop Gareth Bale. Instead, it appears that he'll trust the Arsenal defenders to stop Bale. But how many times […]

Many consider the Premier League to be the best football league in the world. With teams like Manchester United, Manchester City, Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool and Tottenham, there has never been a shortage of talent on display in England's top flight. Throughout the years we’ve been witness to plenty of controversial moments involving players such as […]

Manchester United's Ryan Giggs has signed a one-year extension to his contract at the Old Trafford club, which means incredibly we'll see him play his 23rd year season as a first team player at the club. Giggs is set to play his 1,000 senior game if he plays against Norwich City tomorrow. What an amazing […]