Promotion and relegation in MLS has been a hotly debated topic in US soccer circles for years. Fans and pundits alike engage pretty much daily across social media in a seemingly endless back-and-forth. But what does the head honcho at MLS, Commissioner Don Garber, have to say on the subject? A former NFL executive, Garber […]

Tottenham Hotspur will reportedly be without goalkeeper Hugo Lloris for six to eight weeks due to a knee injury. BBC claims that the 36-year-old Frenchman suffered knee ligament damage during the club's 1-0 victory against Manchester City on Sunday. Despite the issue, Lloris did play the full 90 minutes of the match. Lloris has struggled […]

Domenico Tedesco has been named the new head coach of the Belgium national team. The 37-year-old coach replaces Roberto Martinez after the Spaniard spent six years at the helm with the Red Devils. "It is a great honor to be the new head coach of Belgium," said Tedesco. "I'm really looking forward to the task […]

The recent talk about the creation of a European Super League in soccer mirrors European basketball over the last two decades. Real Madrid, Barcelona, Juventus and other clubs continue to pioneer the plan for the competition. In that case, European soccer could very easily wind up with the same look as basketball in Europe. It […]

Focused on the 100-year anniversary of the inaugural World Cup, four nations in South America officially submitted a bid to host the 2030 World Cup. Those countries are Uruguay, Argentina, Chile and Paraguay. The first three from that list have all hosted at least one World Cup in the past. Uruguay's inclusion in the list […]

Sunday's game between Spurs and Man City was the second most-watched Premier League game in US soccer history. A total of 1.78 million watched the game across NBC, NBC Sports digital properties, Peacock and Telemundo. On the NBC network and Peacock combined, the viewing number was 1.5 million. Telemundo added an additional 288,000 viewers. Coupled […]

Sheffield United advanced to the fifth round of the FA Cup after beating Wrexham, 3-1, at Bramall Lane on Tuesday. The match was a replay following a thrilling 3-3 draw last week. The hosts dominated play in the early parts of the opening period. Wrexham nearly gave away a sure goal in the 29th minute […]

Union Berlin continues to rise amongst soccer in Germany at an unbelievable rate. Although the club has roots dating back to the early 20th century, the team was founded with their current name in 1966. Despite this ample history, Union Berlin did not reach the top flight until 2019. Team officials hoped that their club […]

Major League Soccer is considering some interesting changes to its playoffs and the number of teams involved. The 2023 season set to start in just a few weeks. Despite this, the league does not have a playoff structure currently set in stone. One of the alterations that could be coming to MLS is 18 teams […]

World Soccer Talk sat down with English soccer legend Alan Shearer to hear his thoughts on promotion and relegation, and the role it plays in world soccer. Legendary English footballer Alan Shearer has seen it all. From being the all-time Premier League goalscorer, as well as his playing career with Southampton, Blackburn Rovers and Newcastle […]

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang could soon be heading Stateside with LAFC among the suitors. The Gabon international's future is currently in the air after falling down the pecking order at Chelsea. Blues boss Graham Potter recently left Aubameyang off of his Champions League roster. This means that the 33-year-old forward will not feature in the competition for […]

Responders found Ghana international Christian Atsu alive and rescued him from rubble after a massive earthquake in Turkey. The former Chelsea and Newcastle winger now plays with Hatayspor. Officials reported Atsu missing after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Turkey and parts of Syria on Monday. Thousands of buildings in the two countries collapsed, killing over […]

Pep Guardiola could quit at Manchester City if he follows through on his words given the latest accusations that the club broke financial rules. The news broke Monday morning that the Premier League accused Manchester City of exaggerating the value of its sponsorship deals. If true, the club brought in money directly through United Arab […]

The Premier League has charged Manchester City with breaking the financial rules set in place more than 100 times. The five-year investigation reviewed breaches that occurred over a time span from 2009/10 to 2017/18. According to the Premier League, Manchester City broke the rules in the sense that the club failed to provide the league […]

Promotion and relegation is a system used throughout most of the soccer world. Clubs move up and down their country's standings based on their relative strength via results on the field from season to season. And soccer fans all over the world overwhelmingly prefer it to the alternative. The alternative is the franchise system. One […]