The commentators have been announced for this weekend’s Premier League matches on US television. Saturday, March 29: Manchester United vs Aston Villa, 8:45am, NBCSN; Steve Banyard & Chris Waddle Crystal Palace vs Chelsea, 11am, NBCSN; Gary Weaver & Davie Provan Southampton vs Newcastle, 11am, Premier League Extra Time; Jonathan Beck & Ray Houghton Stoke vs […]

At this stage of Jozy Altidore's second season in the Premier League, you have to ponder which of his spells were worse — his season at Hull City or this current season with Sunderland. The young American striker has only scored one goal in the league for the Black Cats. Up until this point, Sunderland […]

The New York Red Bulls are practicing on a rainy Friday at their arena in Harrison, New Jersey. There is still a little yellow grass behind the goal down in front of the supporters end, and a yellow blur of turf on the penalty spot. The reporters and staff waiting at the side of the […]

Everyone loves an underdog story, don’t they? After all, a team or an individual triumphing against the odds is one of the great things about sport. But in soccer, the cutthroat, finance-geared nature of the modern game has diluted these instances where we get to see these unexpected stories. This season though, we could yet […]

Ross Barkley is a player who has excelled this season. And with the England squad so desperately in need of some creativity and flair, it's hard to see why he wouldn't be in the 23-man World Cup squad. But with so much competition, you never know just who is going to be on the plane […]

Earlier this week, we posted a photograph of the new global football ambassador for Emirates, standing in front of a steamed mirror on board an Emirates A380 plane. We had no idea who the star was, so we asked you for your guesses — and we got everyone from Fabio Cannavaro, David Beckham and the Brazilian […]

The World Soccer Talk app is now available for Android devices. Filled with soccer news, podcasts, videos and more, the World Soccer Talk app for Android phones and tablets is free and can be downloaded here from the Google Play store. The World Soccer Talk app is also available for the Apple iPhone. No matter where […]

Real Madrid suffered a second successive defeat, losing at Sevilla as Atletico Madrid and Barcelona both gained victories to pull clear of Los Blancos in the Spanish title race, but Barca's success was marred by a serious injury to goalkeeper Victor Valdes. Barcelona followed their 4-3 Clasico victory on Sunday by beating Celta Vigo 3-0 at Camp Nou. Barca went […]

Gus Johnson, "one of the best soccer commentators in the world" according to a FOX Sports pundit, is scheduled to make his return to the soccer airwaves on April 1 to announce the UEFA Champions League game between Bayern Munich and Manchester United. And no, it's not an April Fools' Day joke. It's been over […]

Bolívar manager Xabier Azkargorta was always a motivator and a coach that maintained a positive outlook on things no matter how they were playing out on the pitch. In his office, he had a sign that read “Never Stop Going Forward. A Golazo For Life.” On Wednesday, that golazo came in the 70th minute when Julio […]

Ten years ago, Leeds United beat Manchester City in the Premier League. Since then, the fortunes of the two clubs have taken on a dramatic change with City becoming the richest club in the world while Leeds United are in a financial meltdown, with the club reportedly unable or unwilling to pay the wages of […]

World Soccer Talk today launched its official app for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch users that brings you the latest soccer news, podcasts, videos and more from us. The World Soccer Talk iPhone app is a free download from the Apple iTunes store. As you can see from the screenshots below, the World Soccer Talk […]

Ah, the World Cup. Undoubtedly the most anticipated event in all of sports. We wait four years for each one to come around, and that feeling of excitement when the tournament is fast approaching never gets old. In fact, sometimes the wait can seem to take ages; every passing day is spent looking at a […]

Firstly, I am not a David Moyes supporter. He wasn’t my first choice as a successor to Sir Alex Ferguson. For what it’s worth, Moyes wasn’t even on my list of potential candidates as Manchester United’s new manager. But those decisions aren’t in my hands. And unfortunately as a fan, we just don’t have a […]

Finally. After years of pent-up demand to see Arsenal play pre-season games in the United States, while all of the major clubs in the Premier League have toured the US of A for several years, Arsenal have announced that the club will play one match in America this summer. Arsenal will play New York Red […]