Lionel Messi looks set to extend his record of Ballon d'Or titles later this month. The Argentine superstar has already collected the award seven times in his illustrious career. This is currently two more than any other player, including Cristiano Ronaldo. Nevertheless, reports out of Spain suggest that Messi will soon win his eighth Ballon […]

During the massive overhaul at Inter Miami this past summer, Luis Suarez was a name that hovered around DRV PNK Stadium. With Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba linking up with Lionel Messi, the Uruguayan almost joined the FC Barcelona reunion. He even went so far as to offer to pay his current club to let […]

SoFi Stadium in the Los Angeles area looks set to miss out on hosting 2026 World Cup matches. The arena was previously one of 11 total arenas in the United States hosting games at the upcoming tournament. However, a significant dispute between the owners of the stadium and FIFA appears to have scuppered these plans. […]

The agent of Sandro Tonali has come forward to say that his player has a gambling addiction. Tonali recently exited the Italy national team prematurely during a probe analyzing bets. He is one of three players currently under fire for placing bets. However, there is still no information on the sporting integrity of these claimed […]

In a massive road game against Greece, the Netherlands took a massive step toward qualifying for Euro 2024 with a late win. Virgil van Dijk scored the only goal of the game with a penalty near the end of the 90 minutes. The hosts now have the pole position to advance alongside France out of […]

It is a World Cup rematch for the USA when it hosts Ghana in a preview of what may come in 2026. These sides did not meet this past winter in Qatar. This particular World Cup rematch is from 2006 in Germany. And it is from 2010 in South Africa. And it is from Brazil […]

Much of the focus over the October international break has been on Europe. There, the majority of teams partook in Euro 2024 qualifying. Some of the elite sides secured a spot in the tournament proper courtesy of wins during October. For example, Spain and Scotland earned a spot in Germany. Also, Belgium, France, Portugal, Turkey […]

Over the last quarter, Paramount+ and Apple TV+ are among the streaming platforms to increase their presence in the grans streaming world. The two companies increased their market share for all streaming platforms in the United States. However, the two are still well behind other platforms like Amazon Prime Video, Netflix and Max, which was […]

There is unexpected turmoil brewing in Brazil, as Neymar lambasted the President of the Brazil Football Federation (CBF), Ednaldo Rodrigues. Neymar took offense to the Brazil National Team playing a World Cup Qualifying game against Venezuela in Cuiaba. Cuiaba is far from cities like Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo or Belo Horizonte. Still, Arena Pantanal […]

Change is rolling in at the Ibrox Stadium, and Rangers is looking to name a new director of football operations. On Sunday, Rangers named a new head coach in Philippe Clement, the former manager at Monaco. However, its overhaul is going well beyond the head coach. Rangers want a Brighton transfer expert to lead the […]

The Major League Soccer deal with Apple brought the revolutionary MLS Season Pass to global audiences. In doing so, it largely lost its presence on more traditional TV. While MLS still broadcasts games on FOX or FS1 every week, the streaming nature of the league has changed the viewership landscape of the league. Alexi Lalas, […]

Fresh off dropping points in matchday three, Brazil travels to Uruguay to highlight matchday four of CONMEBOL World Cup Qualifying on Tuesday. Argentina remains the only unbeaten team in qualifying after a 1-0 win over Paraguay in Buenos Aires. After four games, the qualifying table significantly resembles the present FIFA World Rankings for the 10 […]

Liga MX sides Chivas de Guadalajara and Club America played a friendly at the Rose Bowl in Los Angeles that broke an attendance record for soccer. While not an official competition, the game brought in over 84,000 spectators to the hallowed ground. That is the most attendees for a game involving two Mexican clubs on […]

The producers behind Messi Meets America are not planning on including any footage or mentions of the US Open Cup in the docuseries, World Soccer Talk has learned. Episodes one through three, released October 11 on Apple TV+, cover the period from Lionel Messi's arrival at Inter Miami until the Leagues Cup Final where Miami […]

MLS famously does not compete within a system of promotion and relegation. In fact, no league of any real relevance in the United States has ever used the mechanism that has been the standard for the global club game for over a century. But why doesn't MLS use pro/rel? League brass, media personalities and fans […]