Arsenal continued their slide down the Premier League table thanks to a 2-2 draw to Southampton at the weekend. While the Saints were helped by questionable calls for both of their goals, the Gunners were outplayed at home on the day. The disappointing result meant that the north London outfit dropped to eighth in the […]

As the UEFA Champions League group stages edge closer to a dramatic finish, match-day five will probably determine who goes forward to the knockout stages and who misses the cut. The stakes are high all across the eight groups, but the game with the brightest spotlight is in group A when Real Madrid host Paris […]

When Gavin Carlin, a promising young goalkeeper for West Bromwich Albion and the Republic of Ireland U-17 team, made the long journey to southern Turkey to prepare for the U17 UEFA European Championship in 2008, little did he know that his life would be turned upside down after he picked up an unfortunate injury on […]

Lucas Torreira’s agent has unsettled Arsenal fans quite a bit in the last few days with an interview regarding his client. Pablo Bentancur, who also works in the same agency that represents fellow Uruguayans such as Abel Hernandez and Gaston Ramirez, has claimed that the Arsenal midfielder is “no longer at ease” in north London. […]

When it comes to domestic soccer leagues, few can compare to the level of competition, global appeal, and money of the English Premier League. With teams like Manchester United, Leicester City, Tottenham Hotspur, Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester City, and Liverpool competing for a place in the continental competitions and all other clubs in the league able […]

More than 650,000 people tuned into NBC for South Africa’s win over England in the Rugby World Cup Final on November 2. That big number, and NBC’s overall success with the six-week long Rugby World Cup, validates the Peacock network’s investment in yet another ascending sport in America. Now NBC stands poised to do for […]

In groundbreaking news this week, CBS Sports confirmed that they will broadcast the 2021-2024 seasons of the UEFA Champions League, Europa League and Europa Conference League to soccer fans in the United States. What we know so far is that every single game will be streamed via CBS All Access, the paid streaming app. Plus, […]

After a solid start to the campaign, Arsenal’s season has gone south fairly quickly. Rewind to the beginning of October and the Gunners found themselves third in the Premier League table and had a perfect record in the Europa League. However, the north London club have managed just one win over their seven total matches […]

CBS Sports have revealed more details about their UEFA Champions League coverage, and in doing so, have officially confirmed their acquisition of the U.S. rights to the world's most popular soccer club tournament for the 2021-2024 seasons. After press reports last week that both CBS Sports and Univision had acquired the 2021-24 rights, CBS had […]

Major League Soccer's 2019 final between Seattle and Toronto averaged 1.27 million viewers across ABC, Univision and TUDN combined, according to Nielsen fast nationals. Overall, the 2019 MLS Cup Final viewing number on ABC (823,000) is a significant disappointment considering that last year's Final aired on the free-to-air FOX network, which averaged 1.56 million viewers […]

The questions about CBS acquiring the rights to the UEFA Champions League have been flying into World Soccer Talk all afternoon since the news broke. Instead of answering each question individually since many of you may have the same questions, we've compiled a list of questions and answers for you to peruse. We'll update the […]

According to a report from Sports Business Daily, CBS acquires UEFA Champions League rights in the U.S. through the 2023/24 season. After years of soccer coverage by the leading sports networks in the United States including NBC, ABC and FOX, CBS Sports was the only one of The Big Four to purposely avoid acquiring rights […]

Unai Emery’s reign as Arsenal’s head coach is currently under serious threat following another disappointing Premier League result. After going up 1-0 early in the match against Wolverhampton on Saturday, the Gunners eventually shared the points on the day. While the draw saw Arsenal remain in fifth place in the table, they’re now six points […]

Here is something to keep in mind as you watch soccer: the Bundesliga is unhappy with FOX Sports and its coverage of the league. DFL CEO Christian Seifert is unhappy with FOX Soccer's coverage of the German league, he admitted at the league’s headquarters in Frankfurt. Seifert, who has held the position of CEO since […]

Jose Mourinho is reportedly interested in managing Arsenal, should the Gunners relieve Unai Emery of his duties somewhat soon. Emery, while beginning his Arsenal career in the right direction, has been under pressure by the fan base since the end of last season. The club’s brass has backed their head coach, both over the summer […]