For at least a brief while on Saturday, after a thrilling last minute goal gave them a win against Watford and before Manchester City and Leicester City played, Manchester United took a once-familiar spot on top of the English Premier League table. Since Alex Ferguson ushered in an era of almost constant success in the […]

Over 600 million people watched El Clasico, and I, like them, switched the match on to watch a rivalry that is so conceited that it assumes every game is a classic. What I saw was a ton of incredibly well-paid, well-groomed players on both sides who were wearing the stress of the day on their faces. […]

Today’s episode of NBCSN’s Premier League Download features a special one-on-one interview with former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson. NBC’s Rebecca Lowe interviewed Ferguson on his book tour for Leading. The episode debuts today on NBCSN at 2pm ET. World Soccer Talk obtained a screener of the interview in advance of today’s broadcast. Lowe […]

Real Madrid coach Rafael Benitez insisted he is more worried about recovering his players' confidence than being sacked after the Spanish giants were thrashed 4-0 at home by bitter rivals Barcelona on Saturday. The former Liverpool and Chelsea manager has only been in charge for 16 games, but back-to-back defeats now leave Madrid six points […]

Javi Martinez scored his first goal for Bayern Munich for two years on Saturday as their 3-1 win at Schalke 04 opened an eight-point lead in the German league. After second-placed Borussia Dortmund's shock 3-1 defeat at Hamburg on Friday, Pep Guardiola's Bayern took their chance to extend their lead. David Alaba's early goal was […]

Roberto Firmino scored his first Liverpool goal and made two more as Jurgen Klopp's team stopped Manchester City recapturing the Premier League summit with a brilliant 4-1 away win on Saturday. City were bidding to return to first place after being usurped by Leicester City earlier in the day, but they were left in third […]

Luis Suarez and Neymar continued their sensational goalscoring form as Barcelona moved six points clear of Real Madrid at the top of La Liga with a 4-0 thrashing of their bitter rivals at the Bernabeu on Saturday. Barca even had the luxury of leaving Lionel Messi on the bench, but the Argentine did make his […]

The biggest club soccer game of the year kicks off today when Real Madrid battles Barcelona in el Clasico. The match will be shown live on US television and streaming. Here are all of the details you need to be ready for Real Madrid vs. Barca: GAME TIME Real Madrid vs. Barcelona kicks off at […]

In a last ditch bid to overturn a 90-day ban and thereby run for the FIFA presidency, Michel Platini lodged an appeal at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), his lawyers said Friday. The move comes after a FIFA appeal committee on Wednesday rejected the French UEFA supremo's joint bid with Sepp Blatter to overturn […]

Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri said players directly affected by the Paris terror attacks are mentally fit and ready to help the Italian champions continue their climb back up the Serie A table. In what is a crucial week for the Bianconeri, Juventus host a resurgent AC Milan on Saturday before welcoming Manchester City to Turin looking […]

German soccer legend Franz Beckenbauer denied Friday that Germany bought the right to stage the 2006 World Cup but admitted that he often signed documents without reading them. Spiegel magazine last month alleged that the votes of four members of FIFA's executive committee were bought in 2000, when Germany narrowly won the vote to host the […]

Manchester City's Raheem Sterling will be one of several players facing a former club when Liverpool visit on Saturday, but visiting manager Jurgen Klopp has played down the significance of the reunion. Sterling, 20, felt the ire of Liverpool's supporters after rejecting a contract offer from the club at the end of last season and […]

Having been out injured for more than eight months, Bayern Munich winger Franck Ribery could return to training at the end of this month, coach Pep Guardiola revealed on Friday. "He has taken a big step forward in recent weeks," Guardiola said, adding that the Frenchman could be back on the training ground with the […]

When attention turns to the US men’s national team each international break, many young American players abroad get forgotten. But some of them are making interesting progress, as well as showing great personality. Adding to Gedion Zelalem, Emerson Hyndman, DeAndre Yedlin and others, here is a starting XI of under-19 players that could add to […]

Leicester City have gone from being relegation candidates last season to comeback kings this season, a process that began toward the end of last season. With Leicester glaring at relegation, the Foxes found it within themselves to launch one of the Premier League’s greatest escapes. In their last 10 games of the 2014-2015 season, Leicester […]