World Soccer Talk

Beep, beep, beep. Don't faint, but Arsenal is about to announce another new signing this summer — Santi Cazorla, a £16m attacking midfielder from Málaga. And believe it or not, but Arsenal is poised to announce a loan move for Real Madrid midfielder Nuri Sahin. Meanwhile, in a story we told you about 4 days ago, The Guardian […]

Norwich City's away shirt for the 2012-13 season will be all black. Norwich's away shirt last season was a forest green color, but the Canaries have switched to a more aesthetic black away kit, as seen above — modeled by club captain Grant Holt, midfielder Jonny Howson and new signing Jacob Butterfield. The footballers, looking […]

Liverpool has the task of being the first Premier League team to kick off the 2012-13 season with its match today against FC Gomel in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League. In addition to FC Gomel from Belarus and Liverpool from England, there are plenty of other European teams in action today […]

Real Mallorca defender Ivan Ramis has decided to sign with Wigan Athletic instead of West Ham United. The Spanish centreback originally agreed a deal to join West Ham United, but the Spanish-speaking influence of Wigan manager Roberto Martinez convinced the player to join the Latics instead. Ramis is currently undergoing a medical before being named […]

Team GB kicks off against Uruguay today at 2:45pm ET on NBC Sports Network and NBCUniversal Soccer Channel (as well as NBCOlympics.com and the NBC Olympics Live Extra app). Great Britain only needs a draw to qualify for the quarter-finals, but they face a Uruguay side that needs to win the match so they can […]

West Ham United have signed defender James Collins, three seasons after the Welshman left Upton Park to join Villa. Collins has signed a four-year contract at West Ham United where he'll add more steel to the Hammers defense. The centre back is a Welsh international. Here's the latest Premier League news headlines from the past […]

Manchester City's third shirt for the 2012-13 season has been leaked on the Internet. Designed by Umbro, Man City's new third shirt has a distinctive design with stripes. It's a little difficult to discern what the colors are exactly from the image, but they appear to be a charcoal and silver or navy blue. What […]

Despite reports of Liverpool agreeing a loan deal with West Ham United for Andy Carroll, the talismanic striker is insistent on resisting the deal and wants a move to Newcastle United instead. While Newcastle is his hometown club, I personally feel he'd be better suited at West Ham where he'd get more playing time and […]

Liverpool has accepted an offer from Fiorentina for Alberto Aquilani. There's no official confirmation from Liverpool yet, and personal terms would still have to be agreed, but it appears that Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has a chance to offload the Italian midfielder. Yet, at the same time, Rodgers has stated how he'd like to give […]

Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas is incensed at Liverpool's Charlie Adam for his tough tackle against Gareth Bale in yesterday's friendly. In the 18th minute, Adam came in fromt behind and hit Bale's ankle, causing the young Welshman to receive treatment and then hobble around for the rest of the first half before being substituted at […]

Released by Manchester City, Canadian midfielder Owen Hargreaves is now training with Queens Park Rangers. Whether or not he'll be able to land a permanent deal with Mark Hughes' side, we'll have to wait and see. But it's an interesting development from a gifted footballer who has been hampered by recurring injuries. Here are the […]

West Ham United have made a cheeky bid for Liverpool's Andy Carroll. They've offered to take Andy Carroll on loan for a fee of £2m, with a further £16m added if they avoid relegation. It's a shame that the deal probably won't go through because Andy Carroll would be a great fit for the Hammers, […]

In a new video, several soccer freestylers showcase the new Tottenham Hotspur home and away kits from Under Armour, as they freestyle their way through the crowds of London to White Hart Lane. The fast paced journey through London sees the two teams — one in the new home Spurs white strip and one team […]

When you have the likes of David Silva, Mario Balotelli and Samir Nasri lining up for Manchester City for a free kick, wearing their new Umbro kit, who do you think will shoot the free kick? In this new video from EA Sports, Manchester City plays Arsenal in a 2012 preseason friendly at the Bird's […]

Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany has signed a new six-year contract that will keep him at the league champions until 2018. The news comes not long after manager Roberto Mancini signed a five-year contract. Both new contracts send a loud signal to City fans (and opposition clubs) that Manchester City means business, and that they're […]