The '2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil' video game launches on April 15, exclusively for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Fans get a two-month head start to try and lift the trophy themselves before the official tournament kicks off on June 12 in São Paulo. EA SPORTS 2014 FIFA World Cup includes the deepest set of […]

After the mid-week and last weekend's matches in the Premier League, the race for the 2013/14 title has narrowed down to a four horse race, and, by this weekend, could end being a three horse race if Manchester City beat Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium. But before we get too far ahead of ourselves, which […]

Liverpool climbed back into second place in the Premier League tonight with a 2-1 win against Sunderland at Anfield. The Reds are now just one point behind league leaders Chelsea. Despite the win by Brendan Rodgers' side, the Liverpool boss still thinks it's Manchester City that are favorites to win the league: "It's up to […]

West Ham United manager Sam Allardyce says his players were distracted by booing from their own fans during Wednesday's 2-1 home win over Hull City. Hammers fans grew impatient with their side as they struggled to break down Hull's 10 men for the majority of the game after goalkeeper Allan McGregor's was sent off in […]

“We are sons of the Dream Team, trying to emulate them," — a quote used from Pep Guardiola in 2009 to describe the Barcelona team he took over from Frank Rijkaard a year before. The quote was directed towards the ‘dream team’ Johan Cruyff had created in his stint of the club. Guardiola was primarily used […]

Mostly made up of Major League Soccer talent, U.S. Men’s National Team head coach Jurgen Klinsmann has called up 22 players for the friendly on April 2nd versus border rivals Mexico. The clock is ticking, and this will be the last time Klinsmann will be able to notice players before he calls his squad for […]

Fulham have re-signed Mahamadou Diarra on a pay-as-you-play deal to try to prevent the Cottagers from getting relegated. Diarra, who has previously played at Real Madrid, Monaco, Lyon and other clubs, has returned to Fulham after being released by the club at the end of last season. According to the club website, "The 32-year-old was out […]

The final two matches of Premier League gameweek 31 are scheduled today with Liverpool against Sunderland the "main event," while West Ham against Hull City is a relegation tussle. For viewers in the United States, the TV schedule today is as follows: West Ham United vs Hull City, 3:45pm, Premier League Extra Time Liverpool vs […]

On Friday, Emirates, one of the official FIFA World Cup sponsors, will be announcing its new global ambassador. We don't know who it is yet but the only clues we've been given so far are (1) he's one of the all-time greats, and (2) you can see him in the above photo, making himself at […]

Hot on the heels of an emphatic 3-0 victory against Manchester United in the derby, Manchester City supporters must feel like they're on cloud nine today. On the topic of the Manchester derby and English football, here's a new excerpt of the recently-released eBook by World Soccer Talk Senior Writer Kartik Krishnaiyer that touches on […]

If the rumors circulating in the blood-thirsty Italian press are to be believed, Clarence Seedorf is in a fight for his future in his already short tenure at the helm of the Rossoneri. Reports in the La Gazzetta dello Sport and Corriere dello Sport claimed the Dutchman was given an ultimatum — win against Lazio […]

The 2013/14 Premier League season is entering the home straight now, and there are four clubs still in the hunt for the league crown. Surprisingly Manchester United are not amongst them, as the Red Devils have fallen catastrophically from grace this season under David Moyes, while Liverpool have proven equally surprising title contenders under Brendan […]

It all started with such promise. A young Japanese attacking midfielder moves to one of the biggest clubs in the world after two impressive seasons under an up-and-coming manager at one of Europe’s most likeable teams. The time seemed right for Shinji Kagawa to begin the next chapter of his career learning the ins and […]

When artist renderings of David Beckham's proposed Miami MLS stadium were unveiled on Monday, the Internet responded with its typical negative and stereotypical comments about Miami as a sports town. Some of the few choice comments included: "looks good except the stadium will be half full most of the time" "half full?! I'd be surprised […]

World Soccer Talk Senior Writer Kartik Krishnaiyer is doing a Reddit AMA tonight at 9:35pm ET. Join the Reddit AMA right now by clicking this link. With a Reddit AMA ("Ask Me Anything"), you can ask Kartik any questions you like — whether it's about today's Manchester derby, his new book that charts the growth […]