In a game of two halves at Goodison Park, Everton took a 2-0 lead into the break only for Arsenal to score two goals to finish the match 2-2. Here are the player ratings: Everton Tim Howard – 5 Didn’t have a lot to do with only three shots on target against him but conceding […]

Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone is an imposing figure while he's stalking the touchline during a match. The former Argentina international midfielder has carried over his bustling playing style into management and has fashioned a "take no prisoners" attitude amongst the club's players and supporters. Last night, during the second leg of the Spanish Super […]

Despite Leicester City being the more aggressive, hungrier-looking team in the first half, Chelsea sparked to life in the second half, finding goals from Diego Costa and Eden Hazard for a 2-0 home win. As for individual performances, here are my player ratings on a scale of 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest): Chelsea Goalkeeper: Thibaut […]

For viewers in the United States, the game will be shown on: Everton vs Arsenal, 12:30pm, NBC and mun2 and NBC Sports Live Extra Starting lineups Everton: Howard, Coleman, Jagielka, Distin, Baines, Barry, McCarthy, Mirallas, Naismith, Pienaar, Lukaku Arsenal: Szczesny, Debuchy, Mertesacker, Chambers, Monreal, Flamini, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Wilshere, Ramsey, Ozil, Sanchez Before, during or after today’s match, join the conversation in the […]

On Friday morning, reports suggested that Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal had told Danny Welbeck that he could leave the club. During his press conference, Van Gaal was typically evasive in his answer about Welbeck’s future. At no point, however, did van Gaal suggest that Welbeck had a future at the club. All that […]

The speculation surrounding Juventus midfielder Arturo Vidal refuses to die. With just over a week remaining before the summer transfer window closes, the expectation is the Chile international's name will continue to circulate around the rumor mill. The Italian champions have insisted no discussions have been held with any club regarding a possible transfer of […]

This Premier League fixture will be the first game of the season where two top five teams face each other. It’s fifth against fourth when the Gunners travel to Goodison Park to take on Everton in their second league game of the season. Neither side produced what they’re capable of on the opening day, Arsenal […]

According to the radio program Marcador, which airs on Radio Marca in Spain, Real Madrid winger Angel Di Maria has been in contact with Manchester United's latest signing Marcos Rojo regarding a potential move to Old Trafford. Reports have been surfacing from South America speculating that the two Argentina internationals share a friendship which extends to each […]

Aston Villa flew under the radar last weekend with their 1-0 away win against Stoke City, but there's no hiding today when they face Newcastle United at Villa Park. For viewers in the United States, the game will be shown on: Aston Villa vs Newcastle, 7:45am, NBCSN and NBC Sports Live Extra Starting lineups: Aston Villa: Guzan, Hutton, Senderos, Vlaar, […]

While Tim Howard continues to play for Everton and spend more time with his family, there will be sizeable void in the United States Men National Team's defense in a very literal sense. Between the two back-up goalkeepers who traveled with the team to Brazil, and a few scattered amongst MLS and the English Premier […]

Fresh from spending somewhere in the region of £130 million, Barcelona has been slapped with a double transfer embargo ban meaning that they can't buy any players during the next two windows. Their transfer strategy this summer was plotted out with such an embargo in mind as the Catalan club finally spent some money in […]

As the trophy was hoisted and the players celebrated a third consecutive scudetto, you could forgive Juventus fans from feeling a little giddy. With one of the best coaches in Italy, an ownership group that seemed interested in boosting the squad for the Champions League, and the spine of the Italian national team under contract, […]

The last few weeks of the summer transfer market always deserve some attention due to unexpected transfers, both concerning top players and bargain deals. In the last few years, during the final stages of the transfer window, Italian supporters have become used to seeing top players leaving rather than arriving in their league. The last […]

Before we throttle into another action-packed weekend, let The Sweeper, a new World Soccer Talk feature, take you back through the week that was for some of the stories from around the web that you may have missed. 1. “Christmas in August.” The transfers are flying fast and furious as the September 1st deadline nears which […]

Johan Cruyff, the legendary Dutch player and former manager of Barcelona, was once asked his thoughts on the footballing philosophy known as "total football”. The man, who is arguably the biggest proponent of the football tactic, replied: “Attackers could play as defenders and defenders as attackers. Everyone could play everywhere.” Total football is an attack-oriented […]