World Soccer Talk

FIFA 12 features 40 new goal celebrations, all of which can be seen in the following video. Interestingly, Arsenal was picked as the club to demonstrate the goal celebrations. Based on their current form in the Premier League this season, they may not be the best choice. But despite their poor form, they have been […]

Landon Donovan’s goal gave Los Angeles a 1-0 victory over the Colorado Rapids and made the Galaxy the first Major League Soccer team to clinch a playoff berth.

One of FIFA 12's animators takes us through some of the new skills featured in FIFA 12 including the Elastico Chop, Scoop Turn as well as LATW and Reverse Toe Bounce. It all sounds dutch to me, which is why the following video from EA Sports shows the new tricks in vivid detail. Enjoy. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCHOQixfN4Q

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-tJZZLys8I Former FC Dallas forward Bobby Rhine died Monday of an apparent heart attack. Rhine, aged 35, made 212 league appearances for FC Dallas, where he later became a club ambassador for the MLS side after retiring from his playing career. Rhine was also a commentator for the team's television broadcasts. As you can see […]

Manchester City's Mario Balotelli paid a visit to a prison in Italy yesterday along with his fellow Italian team members. And without a doubt, Mario made the biggest impression on the gathering audience of criminals, mobbing him, singing songs and giving him hugs. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvqt-VoOSiA

The Onion is renowned for always looking at the bright side of life. And in comical fashion, they've now put together a video that spoofs ESPN SportsCenter's coverage of Major League Soccer. It wouldn't be funny if some of it wasn't true! In case you missed it, last summer The Onion produced a "news" segment […]

We're now just a few weeks away from the release of FIFA 12. In the above video, FIFA 12's creative director takes us through the new and improved career mode on the game, and as you can see it's much improved on last year's version. As you can see in the above video, there's also […]

On a day when Plymouth Argyle players are considering going on strike because they haven't been paid in ages, it's a breath of fresh air to hear about a feel-good story for a change. Manchester City have been making inroads into Sierra Leone, a country that is the twelfth-lowest-ranked country on the Human Development Index […]

EA Sports has released another new video trailer to promote the upcoming release of FIFA Street, the popular video game that combines flashy skills with urban settings. The above video trailer is pretty straightforward, showing young adults from around the world playing soccer in their local streets. If you'd like to see what the upcoming […]

The time has come for the final day of the 2011 summer transfer window. Between now and 11pm UK time (6pm ET), we'll find out which clubs will finalize some last minute deals. 6:57pm: And that completes our transfer deadline countdown today. Hopefully you've enjoyed it. Feel free to share your feedback regarding today's transfers […]

Jozy Altidore loves Justin Beiber. Well, not really, but he's definitely an admirer of the singer based on one reason: Altidore has seen Beiber play. Watch the above interview with Altidore, who is now in Holland with his club team AZ Alkmaar. The interview was conducted by comedian Mark Malkoff, who achieved worldwide media attention […]

Never before in the history of the Premier League has there been such a emphatic changing of the guard on one day. On Sunday, Manchester City completely thrashed Tottenham Hotspur 5-1 at White Hart Lane. The way City dominated the game was breathtaking. And the score could have been much worse if it wasn't for […]

The Japanese version of the trailer for PES 2012 (still called Winning Eleven 2012 in Japan) has been released. The above video gives you good insight into what the game will look like when it's released in September. This is the Japanese version of the game, so the language used on screen will of course […]

Last Saturday's clash between Arsenal and Liverpool saw soccer fans on the west coast getting up as early as 4:30am PT to watch one of the biggest Premier League matches of the weekend. Meanwhile, on the east coast of the United States, fans had three hours extra sleep until they awoke at 7:30am ET with […]

Tottenham Hotspur have signed Emmanuel Adebayor from Manchester City on a season-long loan. In a brief statement from Tottenham, they confirmed that the former Manchester City, Arsenal and Real Madrid striker has joined the White Hart Lane side. There's no word yet whether both clubs have agreed for the Togolese player to sit out this […]