For Manchester United, this past Tuesday night’s Champions League second leg at Old Trafford was disappointing, to say the least. As the final whistle blew, United supporters and players alike felt cheated out of a tie which they looked set to have won. Controversial calls by referee Cuneyt Cakir, including a sending off for Nani, […]

There are six matches on deck today — two in the FA Cup and four from the Premier League. Kicking off the action is the early match between Everton and Wigan Athletic, two teams who are already dreaming of getting closer to winning FA Cup silverware. With the match taking place in the Sixth Round of […]

Here are today's Premier League news headlines: Everton hit by Tim Howard blow as injured keeper faces six weeks out — The Mail Swansea extend Michael Laudrup's contract until 2015 — The Telegraph Liverpool has announced a new 6-tier ticket structure to allow more accurate ticket pricing — Liverpool Roberto Mancini leaves door open for […]

The steady singularity that has stewarded the area for the United States Men's National Team for the last few years is about to be disrupted. The Guardian reported today that Tim Howard suffered two bone fractures in his back while manning the goal for Everton F.C. during a recent FA Cup match against Oldham. This […]

Gameweek 29 is almost upon us, and there are six Premier League matches in store this weekend. We’re getting closer to the next stage of Beat The Manager, the online prediction game from EPL Talk. After gameweek 30 ends, we’ll be giving away another Apple iPad Mini to one lucky person. If you haven’t played Beat The Manager before, […]

WARNING – MLSGarlic will be a parody series that runs on MLSTalk. We'll only say it once, so please be warned. Ed. We here at MLS Talk love to kick a goat while it’s down, we must admit that. But sometimes you have to step back and decide not to put a boot into the […]

The all new FFS – Friday Football Special – is published. In the week that Man United were toppled by a Turkish ref, FFS looks at the fall out of the game, gets exclusive insight into how Chelsea select their managers and offer analysis of a Stuart Holden tweet. All this and a song about […]

After FOX's announcement of the forthcoming launch of FOX Sports 1, the future of FOX Soccer, FOX Soccer Plus and FOX Soccer 2Go has yet to be decided according to a FOX Sports spokesperson. "We’re still assessing how to best deploy our remaining cable assets like FOX Soccer and FOX Soccer Plus, and when those […]

FOX Soccer's telecast of Manchester United against Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League was viewed by 520,000 people in the United States on Tuesday, March 5, 2013. The broadcast was the third most-watched game in FOX Soccer's history behind the 2011 Gold Cup Final (1.1 million) and Chelsea-Liverpool from 2011 (579,000). On FOX Deportes, […]

Football journalist Gabriele Marcotti, a self-pronounced European football expert and intellectual, proudly considers himself to be part of an enlightened group he refers to as ‘Warriors of the Light’. This is in reference to any coaches, players or analysts who represent what he feels is right with the beautiful game. Anyone who has served their […]

It was November 18th, 2010. In a marquee press conference the Vancouver Whitecaps, set to make their MLS debut in March 2011, announced their first major signing. That came in the form of Watford centre half Jay DeMerit. He was an American international and, most importantly, was a leader on and off the pitch. Eventually, […]

A photo has been leaked on the Internet of what appears to be either Real Madrid's away or third shirt for the 2013-14 season. But which is it? Share your analysis in the comments section below as well as your opinion regarding the shirt design. Designed and manufactured by Adidas, the blue shirt looks like […]

A photo of Juventus's home and away shirts for the 2013-14 season of Serie A has been leaked on the Internet. The photo features the new shirts from Nike including the classic black and white striped shirt and a new yellow away shirt. Share your opinions below regarding what you think of the shirt designs.

Shock! Horror! After two days of BS stories by most of the British press as well as ESPN FC, their reports about Wayne Rooney and Manchester United splitting ways were nonsense, conjured up by the media to sell newspapers and get hits, or based purely on misinformation. Wayne Rooney is staying at Manchester United. Ferguson […]

(New England and DC fans, avert your eyes. This could hurt). The Columbus Crew hold the distinction of opening MLS's first soccer specific stadium when Crew Stadium was opened in 1999. Since then, the stadium has hosted one MLS championship and two All Star games; more importantly, however, it has become an absolute fortress for […]