With Morgan Schneiderlin joining Bastian Schweinsteiger at Manchester United there are growing questions about where these two will fit into a central midfield that is already packed. This is just the thing that United supporters have been craving for years, but has now created a conundrum of where to stick them all. If they keep […]

Holland midfielder Jeremain Lens has completed his move from Dynamo Kiev to Sunderland, signing a four-year contract with the Wearside club on Wednesday. It is understood the Black Cats have paid a fee in the region of £8million for the 27-year-old, who can play on the wing or as a forward. He is reunited with […]

Southampton have signed Holland international Jordy Clasie from Feyenoord, helping to fill the void left by Morgan Schneiderlin's departure. The France international ended his seven-year stay at St Mary's earlier this week by making a £25million move to free-spending Manchester United. Saints have quickly reinvested that money by bringing in Feyenoord captain Clasie on a […]

The transfer window burst into life this week, with some of the most significant deals in Premier League history being struck, stirring excitement levels amongst supporters ahead of the big kick off. In case you missed it last time out, we’re aiming to rank every permanent transfer done by teams in English football’s top flight […]

The US Senate held a panel hearing today in Washington DC to discuss corruption in international soccer. The Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, Insurance and Data Security held the hearing on FIFA, soccer’s international governing authority, which has faced recent criticism for human-rights abuses ahead of the 2022 men’s World Cup and […]

Slaven Bilic knows from experience that a lengthy Europa League campaign can have an adverse effect on domestic league form. The new West Ham boss will lead his side into a second round qualifying tie with Maltese minnows Birkirkara on Thursday night – as every other Premier League side eases their way back into their […]

Watching Canada’s men’s program struggle through another Gold Cup group stage, without scoring a goal, makes me wonder whether the program will ever get it right. Canada once made a World Cup in 1986, won the Gold Cup in 2000, and has produced some great talents such as Jason DeVos, Dwayne DeRosario, Paul Stalteri, Atiba Hutchinson […]

West Ham have re-signed Arsenal full-back Carl Jenkinson on a season-long loan – with the England international also penning a new long-term deal with the Gunners. Jenkinson, 23, impressed whilst on loan at Upton Park last season and will now return to form part of Slaven Bilic's squad. He featured in 32 of West Ham's […]

Major League Soccer All-Star team selection is always a tricky mix of fan popularity and entertainment value, held tenuously together with a blessed twine of pragmatism. On the popularity and entertainment front, MLS’s mid-summer event is no different than other domestic All-Star events; there will always be tension and debate when fans have their say, […]

Swansea manager Garry Monk has confirmed that Spain international Michu will not play for the Barclays Premier League club again. Michu took the Premier League by storm in his first season in English football in 2012-13 when he scored 22 goals following his £2million move from Rayo Vallecano. The 29-year-old forward was capped by Spain […]

My guess is that most Manchester United fans are celebrating these days. Why? Because Bastian Schweinsteiger has become a Manchester United player. He thus contributes strongly to Louis van Gaal’s rebuilding of the team, a rebuilding most fans probably had hoped was more underway than the end of last season showed it to be. In spite […]

Robin van Persie has been unveiled as a Fenerbahce player on Tuesday afternoon at a signing ceremony for his move from Manchester United. The 31-year-old arrived in Istanbul over the weekend to finalize the transfer and was introduced at the club's Sukru Saracoglu Stadium where he signed forms in front of thousands of fans. "I'm […]

By many pundits, Raheem Sterling is being called "overpriced" at £49 million. However, when you consider the £35 million Liverpool spent on Andy Carroll, the £50 million Chelsea spent on Fernando Torres and even the £28 million Manchester City just spent in January on Wilfried Bony, Sterling looks a potential bargain. Sterling will join an aging squad […]

England international Raheem Sterling has completed his big-money move to Manchester City from Liverpool. The 20-year-old, who will wear the number seven shirt, has become the club's record signing and the most expensive English footballer after sealing a move which will be worth up to £49million. A statement released on the club's official website, www.mcfc.co.uk, […]

beIN SPORTS is close to agreeing a landmark TV rights deal to continue its coverage of La Liga to viewers in the United States, a source has revealed to World Soccer Talk. The current TV rights deal with La Liga expired at the end of the 2014/15 La Liga season, a year in which we saw Barcelona […]