“Making the film has always been the goal, not having an office with bagels and coffee and tons of overhead”. So said Tyler Gooden the director of The FC Start Movie. Bagels and coffee aren’t bad companions to have though in creating an animated featurette and feature. The making of The FC Start Movie has […]

In a Paris Saint-Germain team that includes players such as Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Edinson Cavani, Angel Di Maria, Thiago Silva and Marco Verratti, it can be easy to overlook midfielder Blaise Matuidi. However, the France international may just be as important to his club as any of the aforementioned players. No, Matuidi doesn’t score double-digit goals […]

Paris Saint-Germain will rest Zlatan Ibrahimovic for Friday's home Ligue 1 clash with Bordeaux ahead of next week's opening round of Champions League games. Ibrahimovic suffered an abdominal injury on international duty with Sweden in a Euro 2016 qualifier against Russia last week and Paris coach Laurent Blanc admits the 33-year-old needs a rest. "He […]

London (AFP) – Manchester United have opened contract talks with David de Gea less than two weeks after the Spain goalkeeper was on the verge of joining Real Madrid, according to reports on Thursday. De Gea was on course to get his wish of a move to Real on transfer deadline day until an administrative […]

Tim Howard was the United States’ goalkeeper, then he took a year off and Brad Guzan became the man between the sticks for Jurgen Klinsmann. Now Howard is back and, after the Confederations Cup final, the two goalkeepers will have a Battle of the Bald for the job. But that competition comes with a hole […]

Ricardo “Tuca” Ferretti is an experienced manager, coaching various club teams without much of a break since taking over the Pumas team he played for in 1991. Aside from winning one match with Mexico in 1993, though, Mexico’s September friendlies against Trinidad and Tobago and Argentina were the interim Mexico manager’s first taste of the […]

Ronald Koeman believes Victor Wanyama has returned to training "a different person" from the man agitating to leave Southampton during the transfer window. The Kenya midfielder's request to leave St. Mary's amid interest from Tottenham was steadfastly rejected by Southampton, the south coast club retaining both Wanyama and Sadio Mane. Saints boss Koeman spoke with […]

Two seasons ago, Diego Simeone’s Atletico Madrid pulled off one of the greatest feats in modern day soccer, breaking the Spanish duopoly and winning La Liga ahead of Real Madrid and Barcelona. To the neutral observer, it was nothing short of a miracle, but to those who followed the team closely, it was an effort […]

Arsene Wenger has urged Arsenal fans to focus on getting behind the current players and not why the club failed to sign a replacement for injured forward Danny Welbeck before the transfer window shut. England forward Welbeck is expected to be out until at least Christmas after he underwent surgery on a knee problem which […]

Crystal Palace defender Joel Ward will be sidelined for up to four weeks with a knee injury. The 25-year-old right-back, who scored in Palace's 2-1 win at Chelsea a fortnight ago, suffered the injury in training. "Unfortunately we've lost Joel Ward this week," said manager Alan Pardew. "After his great performance against Chelsea he's got […]

“Disappointing.” “Frustrating.” “Dire.” Not words that would recommend the Derby della Madonnina, yet the writers keep trying. Perhaps it’s nostalgia that keeps us telling everyone to tune into this showcase feature between Inter and Milan – we long for the days that featured not just a plethora of goals, but those good ol’ games filled with frenetic […]

Is there legitimacy to a hybrid promotion/relegation system in North America? World Soccer Talk's Kartik Krishnaiyer breaks it down. The discussion around promotion and relegation, and the potential of it being implemented in the US/Canadian leagues has grown in scope and intensity over the last few years. One camp of fans and analysts clearly state that […]

Liverpool have been boosted by the return to training of striker Daniel Sturridge but it may still be too soon for him to feature in Saturday's trip to Manchester United. The England international has not played since April 8 and after a hip operation in May he has spent much of the summer on a […]

Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal has admitted that the fee paid for teenage French striker Anthony Martial was "a ridiculous amount of money", but added that it simply reflects the "crazy world" of football. Van Gaal said the 19-year-old, signed from Monaco for £36million up front and a possible total fee of £58.8million, had […]

Best starting XI For the starting XI the goalkeeper has to be Boaz Myhill out of pure necessity with Ben Foster unavailable. The Baggies have enlisted the help of Anders Lindegaard, but nobody really knows how good he actually is. For Manchester United to let him leave on a free would suggest not very, but […]