World Soccer Talk

For a team that narrowly escaped relegation last season, what's the point of having a third shirt? Other than to make money, is there one good reason? The club's home colors are blue and white, while QPR's new away shirt will be red. QPR's third shirt (see above photo) is light blue with navy blue […]

Arsenal and England legendary goalkeeper David Seaman recently answered several questions from EPL Talk, including some of his most memorable goalkeeping jerseys he wore, what positions he played other than goalkeeper, how the way he watches games now has changed after being a goalkeeper. What has David Seaman been up to recently? He's currently Wembley […]

Liverpool and Aston Villa are jetting to North America today to launch their 2012 summer tours. The 25-man Aston Villa squad will arrive in Philadelphia, while Liverpool will arrive today before getting ready to begin their training sessions at Harvard University this week. In the meantime, Glen Johnson had the chance to answer a trivia […]

After a 10-hour flight from England, Chelsea arrived in Seattle yesterday afternoon. As you can see, Chelsea supporter @SeattleBluesCIA stood outside the hotel where the 25-man Chelsea squad was dropped off, and took several pictures with the team, including this brilliant one of Roberto Di Matteo (see above). Check his Twitter timeline for more candid photos. In […]

As you read this, Chelsea is probably in mid-air on their way to Seattle to begin their 2012 US summer tour. The club is bringing a squad of 25 players. The squad of 25 players on the plane are: Petr Cech, Ross Turnbull, Henrique Hilario, Jamal Blackman, Paulo Ferreira, Sam Hutchinson, Branislav Ivanovic, David Luiz, […]

The verdict on Arsenal's new away kit is still divided. A lot of Gunners fans love the shirt. A lot of them hate it. But for a bit of fun, EA Sports has taken the new Arsenal away kit and put the players into FIFA 13 to produce this brief highlight video. Seeing the shirt […]

Newcastle United today unveiled their new home shirt for the 2012-13 season. The Tyneside club wore their new home kit for the first time in a friendly, which they lost 1-0 in Germany against third division side Chemnitzer. Newcastle's new home shirt is designed by Puma, and features the famous black and white stripes that […]

John Terry has been found not guilty of racist abuse, by chief magistrate Howard Riddle at the Westminster Magistrates Court in London. Riddle said that the issue was not whether Terry is a racist in the "broadest sense of word" since lots of character witnesses said he was not. The issue was whether John Terry […]

Worrying news this morning for Arsenal fans... Arsenal scout Gilles Grimandi admitted that Olivier Giroud was signed as a back-up plan in case Robin van Persie left the London club. How a player like Giroud, while gifted, is supposed to be a replacement for a striker who scored 30 goals in the league last season (40% […]

Arsenal has unveiled their new away shirt for the 2012-13 season. And it's purple. There are so many ways I could make fun of Arsenal's new away kit for next season, but I won't. Reason being is that Nike and Arsenal have balls to bring out a purple shirt, and to be honest with you, […]

New photos of Manchester United's away shirt have been leaked on the Internet ahead of the official release. The new images reveal a white Manchester United away shirt with a unique red collar design and red trim on the sleeves. The sponsor name and team crest are shown in black. Overall, the shirt design looks […]

The lead story this morning was going to be that West Ham United is interested in a loan deal for Andy Carroll, but West Ham co-owner David Gold has denied that the club has made any contact. Oh well, that would have been a great story! Breaking news — Now, The Guardian is reporting that […]

Konami has released a new video to promote its forthcoming release of Pro Evolution Soccer 2013. This first episode focuses on the game modes in PES 2013. The game, which will be released later this year, is scheduled to have a demo available for download in late July. In the meantime, enjoy the above video […]

Photos of Tottenham Hotspur's home and away shirts for the 2012-13 season have been leaked on the Internet. Tottenham's new home and away kits, which are designed for the first time by Under Armour, are featured in the above promo photos. Tottenham's new home shirt looks great. I love the retro collar. Plus, the detail […]

The Gaffer will be a happy man this morning after Swansea City announced the signing of 6'2" defender Chico Flores from Genoa. The centre-back will be a perfect replacement for Steven Caulker who has returned to Tottenham after being on loan with Swansea last season. Flores has played in both La Liga and Serie A, […]