World Soccer Talk

Just 12 hours after publishing an article about what's next for Robin van Persie, we've learned this morning that Manchester United has opened the bidding for Robin van Persie, but the Gunners have rejected the initial bid. Arsenal want at least £20m for striker, so I wouldn't be surprised if United comes back with another […]

Tottenham Hotspur legend Ledley King today announced his retirement from football. The incredibly gifted defender with a long history of knee injuries has decided to hang up his boots and will now become a club ambassador. There's no doubting how skilled Ledley King was, and how much of an impact he had on the team. […]

Chelsea kicks off its 2012 US summer tour with a friendly against Seattle Sounders tonight. For viewers in the United States, the game will be shown live on ESPN2 beginning at 9:30pm ET (also shown live on ESPN3.com). Playing their first match since the triumph of winning the 2011-12 UEFA Champions League Final, Chelsea will […]

West Bromwich Albion has unveiled their away shirt for the 2012-13 season. The shirt has a slight retro look to it with a more simplistic design from Adidas, which is good news for supporters of the Baggies. The new West Brom away shirt is red with a navy blue trim. According to the club website, […]

Under Armour has given us a closer look at the new Tottenham Hotspur home, away and goalkeeper shirts for the 2012-13 season. In the above video, the players talk about the new kits. Plus, there's an interview with an Under Armour executive. The one thing that the video does a great job of is showing […]

Stoke City has unveiled their new home shirt for the 2012-13 season. It's exactly the same shirt that Stoke City wore last season except the collar is slightly different. Other than that, it's the same designer (adidas) and the same red and white stripes. What? This is Sunderland's home strip? Oh, sorry. Sunderland's new home […]

It's been a hectic 24 hours in the world of Premier League football. Our top story today is that Fulham has come out and denied reports that Clint Dempsey is joining Liverpool. In fact, the west London club says that they have received no bids for Dempsey. That doesn't mean that Liverpool isn't interested, but […]

If you're a Chelsea fan and you live in the north west United States, Seattle is the place to be today. Chelsea is having an open practice at CenturyLink Field at 5;30pm PT. The open practice is free and open to the public. There is a $12 charge for parking in the North Lot, however. […]

On the heels of Chelsea FC’s opening US Tour 2012 match in Seattle on Wednesday, July 18, Frank Lampard, Branislav Ivanovic, Petr Cech and Romelu Lukaku were joined at training today by a few Seattle Seahawks players where they swapped shirts and sports for a bit of fun. The July 18 match is part of […]

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 […]