Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos is set to miss the remainder of the season after it was learned the center-back played yesterday's Champions League semi-final return leg with a torn calf muscle. According to the Spanish newspaper Marca, Ramos played the entire second half with the soleus muscle in his calf ripped. While no official […]

Chelsea have signed Brazilian midfielder Nathan from Atletico Paranaense for an undisclosed fee. The 19-year-old will move to Stamford Bridge on July 1. Nathan bolsters the ranks of Brazilians at Chelsea, joining Ramires, Willian, Oscar and Filipe Luis. The Blues also have young Brazilians Wallace and Lucas Piazon out on loan. Nathan said on chelseafc.com: […]

The second leg of the Copa Libertadores Round of 16 match between Boca Juniors and River Plate kicks off tonight in one of the world's most fierce and passionate games in soccer. In the first leg, the match was decided by a late penalty after River Plate's Carlos Sanchez converted the penalty. But everything is left […]

Andy Gray and Richard Keys are heading to beIN SPORTS this summer to help the network's coverage of Copa America, a source has revealed to World Soccer Talk. beIN SPORTS has the exclusive English-language and Spanish-language rights to the month-long tournament that will be held in Chile featuring the giants of South America including Brazil, Argentina, […]

Clichés are bad enough in sports broadcasting and writing. But the very worst among them: the clichés that aren’t even true. It’s a double whammy of awful. This is one of my real pet peeves in soccer journalism and broadcasting. Also file this under: “Some lessons never get learned, apparently.” So let’s go over this […]

Sevilla are set to punch their ticket to the Europa League final, so long as the La Liga side doesn't cough up its 3-0 advantage from the first leg against Fiorentina later today. The Spanish club is hoping to defend its Europa League crown and become the first team to win the competition four times. Speaking ahead of today's […]

Great news for La Liga fans, the Spanish High Court has provisionally suspended the planned player's strike in La Liga that was set to begin tomorrow at midnight, which means that league action will return on Sunday. The strike was initially called by both the Spanish Federation and the players union as they disagreed with the government's […]

If you want to travel back in time to experience how awful Dave O’Brien’s commentary was during ESPN’s 2006 World Cup, just switch on the English SAP option for any MLS game televised on UniMas every Friday night. You’ll soon get an idea of how bad it was. Although it’s hard to believe given how […]

Following their aggregate defeat to Juventus in the Champions League semi-final, Ancelotti admitted his future at Real Madrid was out of his hands, with the dependent being on post-season talks with club president Florentino Perez. The Royal Spanish Football Federation's Competition Committee has banned Ancelotti from Real Madrid's dugout for the final two La Liga games […]

Juventus defender Patrice Evra has promised to shake Luis Suarez's hand when he and his teammates take on Barcelona in the Champions League final in Berlin. While at Liverpool, Suarez was banned for eight games for racially abusing the former Manchester United left-back in October 2011. Following yesterday's 1-1 draw against Real Madrid – which saw […]

In 38 matches for AC Milan, M’Baye Niang’s stat line was simple – one Coppa Italia goal and two assists in all competitions. A one-time transfer target for Arsenal and Chelsea, the French-born striker was signed by Milan in 2012 at the tender age of 17. In 22 games for the Italian giants that season, […]

Southampton and England midfielder Jay Rodriguez has signed a new four-year deal at the St Mary's worth around £60,000 per week that will keep him at the club until 2019. The 25-year-old has had a dreadful year after suffering a knee ligament damage against Manchester City last April forcing him out of action ever since. […]

Burnley’s relegation to the Championship was confirmed Saturday despite a 1-0 victory over ailing Hull City. The Clarets fought like lions to stay in the Premier League but ultimately their quality, save one player was not enough to maintain Premiership status. That one player, Danny Ings, is a natural striker who could help every single […]

Manchester United group managing director Richard Arnold has rejected accusations that the Glazer family's ownership has harmed the club. Tuesday marked the 10-year anniversary of the Americans' takeover at Old Trafford, with their £790million leveraged buyout in 2005 causing uproar among the club's fans. It sparked the creation of breakaway club FC United and the […]

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