World Soccer Talk

Whenever we write our reports on a league or a National Team match, the number one thing we don’t want to make any mention of is the performance of the referee. Yet no matter how much we try not to write about it, there will be those times where the officiating sticks out like a […]

The tug of war between Arsenal and Liverpool over the signing of Real Madrid midfielder Nuri Sahin has been excruciating to watch from the sidelines. Arsenal thought they had signed the Turkish maestro earlier this week until the deal seemingly fell through because Arsenal wanted the option to sign him at the end of his […]

FOX Sports has unveiled its movie poster to promote the upcoming release of its behind-the-scenes documentary about Liverpool FC entitled "Being Liverpool." "Being Liverpool" will be produced by Scott Boggins (formerly of HBO’s 24/7 boxing documentary series). Through five seasons, HBO’s 24/7 has earned 33 Emmy nominations, winning 14 times. Boggins’ most recent work includes […]

The stage is set for a rare match between Liverpool and Hearts of Midlothian today (live on FOX Soccer at 2:30pm ET and ESPN3.com). The match is the first leg of an Europa League playoff between the Reds of Merseyside and Hearts of Edinburgh. In Liverpool team news, manager Brendan Rodgers has decided not to […]

It's incredible when you think about it how the joy and agony of supporting your favorite English football club can go from one extreme to another. There are few things in life more beautiful than your favorite club winning a title, cup or promotion. And they're captured in all of its beauty in the above […]

Zorro could be heading to Liverpool or Manchester United! No, not the swashbuckler Zorro, but Pachucha's Hector Herrera — who starred in the Olympics for the gold-winning Mexican team. The 22-year-old midfielder's other nickname isn't quite as appealing — it's el zorrillo (skunk). Here are the Premier League news stories today: Manchester United and Liverpool […]

Sunderland has finally secured a deal for Wolverhampton Wanderers striker Steven Fletcher. The Black Cats have been chasing the signature of Fletcher for more than a week now, and once the deal is completely finalized, they'll have a proven goalscorer on their books, which they woefully need. Here are the main Premier League news headlines […]

Everton's third shirt for the 2012-13 Premier League season will be white and designed by Nike. The new Everton third shirt was revealed on Everton's website in a photograph featuring David Moyes shaking hands with new Everton signing Kevin Mirallas, who can play as either a striker or winger. Everton's third shirt features a design […]

Chelsea's game against Reading was originally scheduled for Saturday, September 1, but due to Chelsea playing in the UEFA Super Cup next week against Atletico Madrid, the Blues moved their match to tonight in front of a large crowd at Stamford Bridge (live on ESPN2 and ESPN3.com at 2:45pm ET today). While Reading got their […]

Sky Sports media pundit Gary Neville was full of praise for Arsenal's debut performance by Spanish midfielder Santi Cazorla in his debut against Sunderland. On Sky's Monday Night Football (the real football, that is), Neville opined about how gifted Cazorla is, and what an incredible sense of positioning he has as well as observant as […]

Queens Park Rangers have certainly been busy in the transfer market after Saturday's clobbering from Swansea. I can just imagine the conversation after the match between QPR owner Tony Fernandes and manager Mark Hughes. Tony: "What the hell happened, Sparky?" Hughes: "Like I told you, we need to buy more players to stay up in […]

It's not confirmed by either club quite yet, but there are reports that Real Madrid has agreed a deal with Arsenal to send Turkish midfielder Nuri Sahin to Emirates Stadium on a season-long loan. The move, however, is contingent on whether Sahin wants to move to Arsenal. It's quite possible that he may wait for […]

Move over Lionel Messi. The one and only Emile Heskey will be gracing the cover art for FIFA 13. Uhhhhh, yeah, righhht.

It's been a long round of negotiations, but Emmanuel Adebayor is finally heading to Tottenham Hotspur on a permanent deal. "I am pleased to be signing for Spurs on a permanent basis after finally agreeing my departure with Manchester City," said Adebayor. “It may have taken longer than expected but I am delighted to be back […]

The opening weekend of the Premier League's 2012-13 season was a victory for the underdogs. Out of the Sky Six in the Premier League, only two of them recorded a victory. But if you had to rate which top Premier League gave the worst performance during the opening weekend, which one would it be and […]