Following a peculiar 1-0 defeat at home to Swansea City, a match in which Arsenal dominated possession, Gunners midfielder Aaron Ramsey voiced his displeasure with his new wide role with the team. The Wales international said, "It (playing out on the right) is not my preferred position. I am a central midfielder and that's where I […]

Tonight's World Soccer Talk Radio features an interview with Arlo White. Arlo White serves as the play-by-play voice for NBC Sports Group’s coverage of Premier League coverage. White, who spent the last two seasons as the play-by-play voice for NBC Sports Group’s Major League Soccer coverage, relocated back to the U.K. to call Premier League […]

The second leg of the Copa Libertadores Round of 16 match between Boca Juniors and River Plate kicks off tonight in one of the world's most fierce and passionate games in soccer. In the first leg, the match was decided by a late penalty after River Plate's Carlos Sanchez converted the penalty. But everything is left […]

With the goal of expanding its union of journalistic excellence and compelling long-form storytelling, E:60 presents this ambitious new effort. Under the banner “E:60 Reports with Jeremy Schaap” the show devotes an entire program to an in-depth look at the most powerful man in the world of sports and the oft-criticized organization he oversees – […]

Barcelona striker Luis Suarez is a doubt for this weekend's La Liga clash against Atletico Madrid after picking up a hamstring strain during his side's 3-2 defeat to Bayern Munich. La Blaugrana will travel to the Vicente Calderon on Sunday knowing a victory would give them their 23rd league title. The team returned to training today for the […]

Mauricio Pochettino has heaped praise on the retiring Brad Friedel, but the Tottenham head coach suggested there was unlikely to be a sentimental final appearance for the veteran goalkeeper. After a career spanning three decades, the the American, who turns 44 on Monday, is at last calling time on his playing career, 17 years after […]

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard hopes he can keep his emotions in check when he bids farewell to Anfield on Saturday night. The 34-year-old is set to make his final home appearance against Crystal Palace at the weekend to bring the curtain down on a 17-year professional career with the Reds before joining Major League Soccer […]

Here’s today’s TV schedule for viewers/readers in the United States: Fiorentina vs Sevilla, 3pm, FOX Sports 2 and FOX Soccer 2GO Dnipro vs Napoli, 3pm, FOX Soccer Plus and FOX Soccer 2GO MORE: — Watch Champions League and Europa League matches on FOX Soccer 2GO. — Sevilla prepared to punch their ticket to the Europa League […]

Manchester United executive vice chairman Ed Woodward has reiterated the club's stance that it will financially back manager Louis van Gaal during this summer's transfer period. According to the club official, the goal is to arm the Dutch boss with a squad capable of challenging for every major piece of silverware next season. "The squad […]

Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos is set to miss the remainder of the season after it was learned the center-back played yesterday's Champions League semi-final return leg with a torn calf muscle. According to the Spanish newspaper Marca, Ramos played the entire second half with the soleus muscle in his calf ripped. While no official […]

Chelsea have signed Brazilian midfielder Nathan from Atletico Paranaense for an undisclosed fee. The 19-year-old will move to Stamford Bridge on July 1. Nathan bolsters the ranks of Brazilians at Chelsea, joining Ramires, Willian, Oscar and Filipe Luis. The Blues also have young Brazilians Wallace and Lucas Piazon out on loan. Nathan said on chelseafc.com: […]

The second leg of the Copa Libertadores Round of 16 match between Boca Juniors and River Plate kicks off tonight in one of the world's most fierce and passionate games in soccer. In the first leg, the match was decided by a late penalty after River Plate's Carlos Sanchez converted the penalty. But everything is left […]

Andy Gray and Richard Keys are heading to beIN SPORTS this summer to help the network's coverage of Copa America, a source has revealed to World Soccer Talk. beIN SPORTS has the exclusive English-language and Spanish-language rights to the month-long tournament that will be held in Chile featuring the giants of South America including Brazil, Argentina, […]

Clichés are bad enough in sports broadcasting and writing. But the very worst among them: the clichés that aren’t even true. It’s a double whammy of awful. This is one of my real pet peeves in soccer journalism and broadcasting. Also file this under: “Some lessons never get learned, apparently.” So let’s go over this […]

Sevilla are set to punch their ticket to the Europa League final, so long as the La Liga side doesn't cough up its 3-0 advantage from the first leg against Fiorentina later today. The Spanish club is hoping to defend its Europa League crown and become the first team to win the competition four times. Speaking ahead of today's […]