The acquisition of Bastian Schweinsteiger from Bayern Munich is a signal of intent from a club that is trying to claw it’s way back to the perch it famously knocked Liverpool off of. Manchester United are used to being at or near the top of the Premier League pyramid, but the last two seasons have […]

Winger Stewart Downing has rejoined former club Middlesbrough on a four-year deal from West Ham. Downing drops down from the Barclays Premier League to rejoin his home-town club, who were beaten by Norwich in the Championship play-off final at Wembley in May. The 30-year-old England international played almost 250 games for Boro during an eight-year […]

Jonny Evans has been told he can leave Manchester United – and Everton appear to be the front-runners for the center-back's signature. Evans has made 198 appearances for United over the last eight years but he failed to make an impression in Louis van Gaal's first season at the club. The Northern Irishman started just […]

Sky Sports has released their new TV commercial to promote its coverage of the 2015/16 Premier League season, and it's a winner. The commercial features Thierry Henry as he walks onto the set of some of the most memorable moments in Premier League history. Hats off to Sky Sports for pulling off the special effects […]

Tottenham defender Younes Kaboul has completed a £3 million move from Spurs to Sunderland to clinch the second major signing inside 24 hours by the Black Cats. Kaboul rejected the chance to join the Black Cats seven years ago when the club, then managed by Roy Keane, made a joint £23million offer for him, Pascal […]

Given that European soccer is in the midst of its July/August silly season, there were no surprises when just as Liverpool finally parted with Raheem Sterling, helpful back-page journalists offered Reds fans the emotional solace of possible big name replacements. Marco Reus, who signed a new contract at Borussia Dortmund in February, is now, according to […]

The ability of splashy stars to drive attendance in Major League Soccer has long been overstated. The evidence over 20 years just doesn’t support the narrative that adding one big star from Europe or Mexico will significantly move the attendance needle. Of course, a figure as massive as David Beckham could be a game-changer in […]

On Wednesday in Washington D.C., the US Senate panel hearing took place into corruption in international soccer chaired by the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, Insurance, and Data Security. Those in attendance were investigative journalist and filmmaker Andrew Jennings, Dan Flynn, CEO and secretary-general of the U.S. Soccer Federation, Michael Hershman, president and CEO of the Fairfax […]

The battle for Premier League TV rights in the United States for seasons 2016-2019 has begun. According to a World Soccer Talk source, the Premier League sent out invitation to tender letters during the first week of July. The interested bidders — such as FOX Sports, ESPN, NBC Sports and others — will have an […]

The timing of yesterday's announcement that Giovani Dos Santos had officially signed for LA Galaxy was impeccable. Less than five minutes after the US Senate panel hearing on corruption in international soccer had ended, MLS' LA Galaxy changed the conversation on social media as fans and soccer media marveled at the signing, and discussed how […]

Liverpool are set to trigger Christian Benteke's £32.5million release clause after changing their valuation of the Aston Villa striker. Manager Brendan Rodgers made the Belgium international his primary target to strengthen his forward line but for a long time the club were reluctant to meet the figure needed to spark a move. Villa were adamant […]

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has challenged Chuba Akpom to show he is ready for a regular place in the first team squad after the 19-year-old forward netted a hat-trick in the 4-0 win over a Singapore Select XI in the Barclays Asia Trophy. Akpom made a handful of appearances for the Gunners last season, before […]

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The center-back position at Manchester United has never been the same following the decline of Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic. While Sir Alex seemingly bolstered the central defensive ranks by purchasing young players like Phil Jones and Chris Smalling and having Jonny Evans come up through the academy, none of these have yet to fully […]

The Atletico Madrid side which won the La Liga title in the 2013-2014 season has truly been broken apart. The side had a commanding goalkeeper in Thibaut Courtois, a solid center-back combination of Diego Godin and Miranda, and one of the best left-backs in Europe in Filipe Luis. Further forward, Atletico had two quality playmakers […]