Liverpool Football Club has announced the signing of 19-year old Belgium striker Divock Origi. Liverpool paid £10m to acquire the services of the young forward on a five year deal from French club Lille, but he will remain at the French club for a further season on loan. Origi has netted six times in his […]

You’d be forgiven for not noticing, but during the World Cup’s opening game, Everton revealed that their manager Roberto Martinez had signed a new deal after a wonderful debut campaign at the club. Later in the summer, the club’s announcement that Seamus Coleman signed a new deal was equally understated, as the Toffees’ Player of […]

It seems as if Manchester United are linked with a new transfer signing every day. Some rumored targets, such as Juventus midfielder Arturo Vidal, have been "on and off " United's radar numerous times for what feels like the entire summer (for example, according to Twitter, today Vidal is back "on"). Speculation by United fans […]

MLS Commissioner Don Garber reiterated this week that David Beckham must find a downtown Miami location for his MLS stadium. Otherwise, MLS will not expand to the city. Garber said: "Miami remains a top priority for us. But we are mindful of the challenges we had in the past and must have the right ownership […]

This morning, France International winger Antoine Griezmann passed a medical and signed a six-year contract with Atletico Madrid. The 23-year-old leaves Real Sociedad after spending the past ten years with the Spanish club. Griezmann arrived at San Sebastian when he was thirteen and spent his first four years playing in its youth academy. Griezmann dropped by […]

Let’s face it, we live in an age of extremes – and it’s not only due to our unseasonal, severe weather. As soccer continues to evolve in a bizarre, exponential way, seeing that 18 year olds can be sold for £30,000,000 and that a much-hailed Brazilian team can be completely annihilated in the semis of […]

As a Stoke City supporter, I was initially quite despondent when Mark Hughes was appointed manager to replace Tony Pulis. Hughes switched Stoke's style practically overnight to one that focused on playing the ball out from the back, passing for passings sake, becoming slow and ponderous, and pretty much inviting the opposing team on and […]

Lazio have confirmed that Feyenoord defender Stefan De Vrij will undergo a medical tomorrow morning before completing a move to the Serie A club. The Italian side's director of communications, Stefano De Martino, made the announcement on Lazio Style Radio earlier this evening. “Stefan De Vrij will arrive tonight at Fiumicino airport and tomorrow morning at 8am will undergo his medical at […]

Less than a year after making a £27.5 million switch from Everton to Manchester United, Marouane Fellaini is on the verge of a transfer to Napoli. News of the Belgian international's exit from Old Trafford has gathered steam in the past few hours and it is believed a deal between the twenty-time champions of England […]

Manchester United is planning on returning to the United States next summer for several high-profile games to be played across the country. Details are sketchy at the moment, but The Daily Telegraph newspaper is reporting that United has been invited to return to the States next summer to play games in New York, Chicago and […]

This past weekend, Arsenal fans came in from all over North America and England to make New York City the center of Gunner fandom. The much anticipated friendly against club legend Thierry Henry and his New York Red Bulls marked Arsenal’s first appearance in the United States since 1989. As such, this really was a […]

Sunday's International Champions Cup game between Liverpool and Olympiacos had an attendance of 36,170 on a sunny but windy day in Chicago at Soldier Field. The majority of the fans in the stadium were Liverpool supporters, who cheered their team on to 1-0 victory thanks to a goal by Raheem Sterling in the fifth minute of […]

A huge crowd of 62,583 soccer fans descended on Berkeley, California on Saturday to watch Real Madrid and Inter Milan play in the 2014 International Champions Cup. World Soccer Talk photographer Josh Tomlinson was on hand to capture some of the moments on a beautiful day on the west coast of the United States. The game […]

Alexandre Pato went from the most exciting teenage soccer prospects at Milan to a Corinthians striker targeted by irate fans at the Brazilian club, so what happened with Pato and why is he now hated by every Corinthians fan? At 16 years old, Pato signed for Internacional and managed to feature ten times for the […]

It’s a throwback to Tottenham’s preseason last July, and if it weren’t still so raw, it would be almost comical. With the departure of Luis Suarez, Liverpool is scrambling to repair the delicate threads of their lineup, which was so crudely torn apart by the Catalan Club. While Reds fans wonder what to do with […]