World Soccer Talk

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 […]

The round of 16 in the UEFA Champions League is one of the most wonderful parts of the soccer calendar, where the top teams in Europe clash to try to win the silverware. Arsenal has an opportunity to inch one step closer to the quarter-finals when they take on German heavyweight Bayern Munich at the […]

FIFA is finally making a positive step in the game with the announcement that they will have goal-line technology in place for next summer's World Cup in Brazil. "After a successful implementation of Goal-Line Technology (GLT) at the FIFA Club World Cup in Japan in December 2012, FIFA has decided to use GLT at the […]

Worrying news for Manchester United fans tonight after Phil Jones limped off in the second half against Reading in the FA Cup. The injury could cause the versatile footballer, who can play defense just as well as midfield, to miss United's massive match in the Champions League against Real Madrid. United went on to win […]

Today's FA Cup 5th round match between Manchester United and Reading will be a keen test for the Royals to see if they can turn on their incredible comebacks away from their home ground, Madejski Stadium. Sir Alex Ferguson is expected to make several changes to his squad today to rotate the players around, so […]

The Telegraph are all over the Arsenal story as if they're taking some sort of pleasure in his demise. Hot on the heels of Arsenal's loss to Blackburn Rovers in the FA Cup, the newspaper has published a graphic showing the diminishing returns under Wenger from 1996 to present. To be fair to Wenger, the […]

It's hard to believe whether there's a grain of truth in the story or not, but The Telegraph's Jeremy Wilson reports on the back page of tomorrow's newspaper that Arsenal will hand manager Arsene Wenger a £70 million sum to spend on bringing new players in this summer. What do you think? Is this story real? […]

David Moyes' contract with Everton runs out this summer, but the Scot hasn't decided to make a decision on his future at Goodison Park until after this season. For Everton supporters, this should be a worrying sign that the man who has helped the club punch above its weight for so long may soon leave. […]

Chelsea v Brentford FA Cup Stamford Bridge, London Sunday 17 February, 2013 12:00 GMT Chelsea will be looking to complete the job over League One side Brentford after securing a draw in the first game which forced this replay. Brentford have nothing to lose and will take a large following to the ground as this […]