Are we a little too harsh on international soccer? While it’s typically been perceived as a mere blemish on the domestic landscape, some revamps to the various competitions seem to have given teams an edge, thus facilitating a much more entertaining product. That’s certainly been the case as nations look to qualify for Euro 2016, […]

One of the many positive stories coming from Southampton's strong start to this season's Premier League campaign has been the play of defender Toby Alderweireld. The Belgian international was secured on-loan from defending La Liga champions Atletico Madrid on the final day of the summer transfer window. Seeing that Alderweireld's playing time would have been […]

England's Football Association has charged AFC Sunderland and Queens Park Rangers FC for separate incidents of player misconduct. The Black Cats have been indicted with failing to control their players during Sunday's 1-1 draw with Everton at the Stadium of Light. While QPR stand accused of failing to control their players during an incident in their […]

The TV viewing figures are in for last Saturday's double-header of soccer that was televised on the free-to-air NBC network. The 12:30-2:30pm ET game between Queens Park Rangers and Manchester City was watched by an average of 908,000 people. Meanwhile, the 2:30-4:30pm ET broadcast of the MLS playoff between DC United and New York Red […]

Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil has confirmed that he will be out of the Gunners' lineup for a further seven weeks due to a knee injury. The 25-year-old was diagnosed with a partial tear in his knee following Arsenal's 2-0 defeat to Chelsea during the first week of October. At the time, the German informed the Gunners […]

Aston Villa defender Ron Vlaar's agent has put clubs on alert by admitting that his client has put himself in a position to make a "nice big move". The 29-year-old Holland International has already told manager Paul Lambert that he will remain at the Birmingham club past the January transfer window. But Vlaar's contract is […]

New York City FC has unveiled its home shirt for its debut MLS season. And other than having a NYCFC crest and a design by adidas instead of Nike, it makes the team look like Manchester City in disguise. The shirt features a sky blue color and white rounded-collar as well as white trim. The only […]

FIFA have confirmed that Morocco will continue as hosts of the Club World Cup despite the country's refusal to hold the African Nations Cup due to concerns over the spread of the Ebola virus. Morocco recently declined to hold the African Nations Cup between January 17 and February 8, 2015 because of the risks associated […]

Editor's note: World Soccer Talk writer David Bronstein attended last night's Argentina vs Croatia game at West Ham United's stadium last night. Here's his match report from the evening. East London was treated to some South American flair Wednesday night as Argentina took on Croatia at West Ham's Upton Park. The World Cup runners-up came […]

FIFA today announced that after an 18-month investigation by former New York district attorney Michael Garcia, there is not sufficient evidence to justify stripping either Russia or Qatar of the 2018 or 2022 World Cups. German judge Hans-Joachim Eckert ruled that there was not enough evidence to justify re-opening the process. Qatar was cleared to […]

Arsenal midfielder Tomas Rosicky spoke to the Czech Republic press on Tuesday about his frustrations over a lack of playing time this season. The 34-year-old admitted that while he is currently on good terms with manager Arsene Wenger, he is not quite sure why he has seen a big drop off in time spent on […]

Since my August-September progress report, things could not have been more up and down for Rangers. Successive away game displays saw the R's lose to both Southampton and West Ham United. To be honest this seems longer ago than it actually was, thanks to an international break, and made Queens Park Rangers look like a team […]

Typically, the approach to predicting the Premier League's relegation candidates in pre-season goes like this: One, include the three newly promoted sides. Two, nclude three other teams that were just above the drop the previous season. And three, choose your least favorite mid-table team and assume they will have a bad year And that approach […]

Most people around the world get soccer. It comes at them packaged in so many ways for their consumption: on television, online, in print. They get it. It is available all the time. In fact, it is even more than available. It is there to indulge in, to feast on, even to glut on. There […]

Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge has taken to his Twitter account to express his joy at returning to training for the Merseyside club. The England international won't be able to return to full training until the rest of his Liverpool teammates return from their national team duties. Sturridge spent last week finishing off his rehabilitation sessions and has now […]