It's not the news that Arsenal supporters wanted to hear on the eve of a new Premier League season. After having a scan on his thigh today, Arsenal midfielder Mikel Arteta is expected to be out of the squad for 4 to 6 weeks with a torn quadricep. That means Arteta will miss the UEFA Champions […]

Every season, for the past six years, I've asked you — the reader — to post your predictions of how you think the 20 teams will rank in the Premier League. The challenge every summer is that your predictions need to be posted before the season begins, which means it's well before the transfer window […]

We’re just literally hours away from the start of the 2013/14 Premier League season and the anticipation has reached its pinnacle. But before everything kicks off, before our weekends become significantly busier, let’s pause for a moment and revel in what we’re about to experience. The 2013 summer hasn’t been without its share of entertaining […]

Editor's note: Today's Fantasy Premier League feature marks the debut of a brand-new weekly feature on World Soccer Talk — Fantasy Premier League Strategist — written by FPL expert Steve Rothgeb where he offers several inside tips to help you increase your FPL point score each week. Don't forget there's still plenty of time to pick […]

Gareth Bale will miss Tottenham Hotspur's opening match of the Premier League season this weekend against Crystal Palace due to his recurring injury, says Spurs boss Andre Villas-Boas. Villas-Boas was asked whether Bale would start against Palace, to which he replied: “No because he has been out injured for most of the pre-season. He was […]

For the 2013-14 season of the Premier League on NBC Sports, every single match will be made available live on television and the Internet via a combination of NBC Sports Network (NBCSN), NBC, Premier League Extra Time, NBC Sports Live Extra app and other NBC networks. However, not every single match will be available on demand […]

So after all the tactical experimentation, the promising pre-season showings and the astute transfer dealings, Roberto Martinez is on the brink of his first Premier League match in his capacity as Everton manager. Carrow Road will be the venue for his opening Premier League game, as the Toffees start their season as far away from […]

Tottenham Hotspur have announced the signing of defensive midfielder Etienne Capoue for a transfer fee that's reported to be £8.6million. The 25-year-old Toulouse footballer paves the way for Scott Parker to exit the club, presumably to Queens Park Rangers Capoue is a France international who has made 174 league appearances, scoring 13 times in Ligue […]

NBC Sports have revealed photographs of their Premier League set that they'll be using to broadcast the league when the action kicks off on Saturday, August 17 — beginning at 7am ET on NBC Sports Network (see TV guide here). As you can see from the images above and below, the set looks fantastic. It's […]

During half-time of Wednesday's game between England and Scotland on FOX Soccer, FOX Sports announced some of the UEFA Champions League games its networks will televise next week, which gives us the first indication of how the post-FOX Soccer demise and launch of FOX Sports 1 and FOX Sports 2 will impact our TV viewing […]

FOX Soccer Daily launches on FOX Sports 1 on Monday as a daily show bringing you news, highlights and analysis from the beautiful game. The show's host, Julie Stewart-Binks, takes you on a tour of the studio: Video unavailable

UPDATE: As of August 2017, NBC Sports has shut down its Premier League Extra Time overflow channels and has instead launched Peacock Premium, which is a paid online subscription service. Many soccer fans in the United States are still puzzled whether or not they'll be able to access Premier League Extra Time, the overflow channel […]

After coming on as a substitute on his debut appearance for the England national team, Southampton striker Rickie Lambert scored a brilliant header with his first touch of the ball to defeat Scotland 3-2 at Wembley Stadium today. It was classic Roy of the Rovers material from Lambert. Only 12 years ago, Lambert was working […]

We're excited to announce the launch of a brand-new video show on World Soccer Talk entitled This Week In Soccer. The first episode is now available below and on YouTube. The concept behind This Week In Soccer is simple. Each week, we'll take an in-depth look at the hottest topics in world soccer each week. For example, we […]

US international and Sunderland striker Jozy Altidore scored a sensational hat trick Wednesday night to lift the US men's national team to a 4-3 victory against Bosnia-Herzegovina in Sarajevo. In the first meeting between the two sides, the US team had a poor defensive performance in the first half where they gave away two goals […]