When Raul Sanllehi left Barcelona for Arsenal in December of 2017, his initial role with the north London team was Head of Football Relations. This was at a time when Arsene Wenger was at the helm and Ivan Gazidis was still CEO of the club. The appointment of Sanllehi was the first big step into […]

A single match in the Premier League can often be about 100 different stories, with drama unfolding in every substitution, every hard tackle and every cross and counter. You can see the fates of managers and players depending upon how everything falls into place and what is the eventual result. The pinnacle football tournament of […]

DAZN, an international streaming service that broadcasts content in nine countries, is ready to embark on a major undertaking this 2019/20 season with the exclusive broadcasting rights in Canada. After acquiring the rights for three seasons, it means that DAZN is the only place in Canada to watch the world's most popular sports league. Plus […]

Now that Arsenal have officially announced the record signing of Nicolas Pepe, head coach Unai Emery will have a few options with formations. The £72 million deal for the former Lille winger gives the Gunners much needed versatility and width in the squad. How are three different ways Emery could utilize his new star. 1. […]

London (AFP) – Arsenal announced the signing of winger Nicolas Pepe from French side Lille on Thursday for a club-record fee reported to be £72 million ($87 million). The deal for the 24-year-old Ivory Coast international eclipses the £56 million spent on Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in January 2018 as the Gunners add another attacking option to […]

London (AFP) – Arsenal announced the signing of winger Nicolas Pepe from French side Lille on Thursday for a club-record fee reported to be £72 million ($87 million). The deal eclipses the £56 million spent on Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in January 2018 as the Gunners add another attacking option to their ranks. Arsenal manager Unai Emery […]

Arsenal has finally announced the signing of Dani Ceballos. The Real Madrid midfielder will join the Gunners on a one-year loan deal for the 2019/20 campaign. There is supposedly no agreement between the two clubs for a purchase option at the end of the season. Ceballos, just 22, has not been given a ton of […]

Following two unsuccessful bids for Celtic left back Kieran Tierney, Arsenal are thought to be readying a third offer for one of their main targets this summer. The Gunners have previously dealt with a resistant Celtic team in January of 2015, when the club wanted to sign Virgil van Dijk; however, the Hoops were adamant […]

London (AFP) – Tottenham flop Vincent Janssen has left the club after agreeing a deal to join Mexican top-flight side C.F. Monterrey for a reported £6.3 million. The 25-year-old Netherlands international joined Spurs from AZ Alkmaar in 2016 but failed to make an impact at the Premier League club. Janssen arrived in London for a […]

Perhaps no club in world soccer has expanded their global brand over the past decade as much as Manchester City. On the heels of their second consecutive Premier League title, the English club have announced the launch of Man City For TV, a comprehensive OTT streaming service featuring live preseason friendlies, broadcasts of academy and […]

Maurizio Sarri’s move from the Premier League back to Serie A after just one year comes with much intrigue. Juventus is preparing to undergo a dramatic shift in playing style with the departure of former manager, Massimiliano Allegri. Juventus have won Serie A an amazing 8 years running under Massimiliano Allegri (2014-2019) and Antonio Conte […]

If you're used to watching Premier League matches on-demand via the NBC Sports App, that option will no longer be available beginning with the 2019/20 season according to a NBC Sports spokesperson. World Soccer Talk has learned that full match replays will only be available online to NBC Sports Gold subscribers, thus forcing NBCSN subscribers […]

With the final TV numbers from the US Women's National Team’s victory over the Netherlands at the Women’s World Cup now available, it’s time to take a look at the TV ratings for the full World Cup cycle for the USWNT, as we did several months ago for the USA men's team. On a year […]

Arsenal departed London on Thursday as they are set to begin their preseason tour of the U.S. next week. There was, however, one notable player that was not on that plane to the States: Laurent Koscielny. The 33-year-old captain of the Gunners apparently refused to travel with his teammates. The club confirmed this in a […]

CONCACAF's 2019 edition of the Gold Cup Final between Mexico and the United States averaged 8.78 million viewers across Univision and FS1 on Sunday night. The final averaged 5.9 million on Univision, making it the most-watched men’s soccer match of 2019 on any network. It outperformed last year’s men’s France-Croatia World Cup final (7/15/18) on […]