Sporting Lisbon defender Marcos Rojo is on his way to Manchester United in a £16million move, according to reports emanating from Argentina. The deal will see Portuguese international Nani move in the opposite direction. Rojo will be in England tomorrow night to have a medical before signing a four-year contract with an optional fifth year. Nani […]

Burnley returns to the Premier League for the first time since 2010. They're the smallest town ever to have a club in the Premier League (the town has a population of less than 80,000). Today, they face Chelsea, the bookmakers' favorite to win the Premier League title. To put things into perspective, here's Chelsea's record […]

Rumors circulating around AS Roma centre-back Mehdi Benatia went into overdrive on Saturday after Sky Sports reporter Jim White tweeted news that the AS Roma defender was on his way to Manchester United. That news was quickly followed by reports of the player flying to England to speak to United officials. Those reports were quickly […]

It goes without saying that the amount of soccer available to American "soccer" fans is astounding. This summer, ESPN/ABC made sure every match of the World Cup was available live on television, Internet or even app. Meanwhile, NBC Sports Group is kicking off its second season covering the Barclays Premier League, which will see the […]

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has had a busy few days. Last week, the court upheld FIFA's four-month ban on Uruguay international Luis Suarez. Although it did rule that his ban on all football-related activity was "excessive", thus allowing the striker to train with teammates, participate in promotional activities and administrative matters. Today […]

The start of the new Barclays Premier League season brought goals, shocks as well red cards, meaning that the officials were given no time to settle in and get used to their new vanishing spray. There were 3 red cards over the weekend, all of which were totally justified. However, Kyle Naughton's dismissal in the […]

The Premier League is back in our lives again after a three month break. And there were already several feel-good stories to put a smile on my face (and hopefully yours too). Here's my top 4: 4. Southampton’s fight against Liverpool New Southampton manager Ronald Koeman has seen half of his would-be starting XI leave […]

In October 2012, World Soccer Talk published an analysis of the health of the top 100 soccer blogs according to a 2011 list that was created by The Guardian newspaper of the best soccer blogs worth following. At the time of the review of the list in 2012, 37% of the blogs were defunct with more on the edge […]

For the opening weekend of the Premier League season, NBC Sports and Uber partnered in New York City to offer free Uber rides to soccer fans in the Big Apple. There's a fleet of Mini Cooper Countrymans on the streets of New York City, so we thought we'd share photos collected from Twitter of the Premier […]

In a match of David against Goliath, newly promoted Burnley kick off their Premier League campaign against last year’s third place finishers, Chelsea. The heavy match and title betting favourites Blues travel to Turf Moor, and will be expected to get a result. José Mourinho will surely have seen how the rest of the clubs […]

U.S. Women’s National Team head couch Jill Ellis has put together her 19-women roster for the August 20 friendly against Switzerland at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina. It is a safe and predictable roster for Ellis, who narrowed her field from June’s roster against France, when she called up 26 players. U.S. Women’s […]

Sunday's two Premier League matches featured the teams that finished first and second in the league last season, with Liverpool at home against Southampton, and Manchester City away at Newcastle. Both Southampton and Newcastle United had their work cut out for them if they were to add any damage to the opponents. If you missed […]

If you were to consider the history of your club in the post-World War II years until the end of last season, which league would your favorite team be placed in? If you're a supporter of Manchester United, Everton or Arsenal, for example, the answer is easy — the Premier League. But for supporters of […]

US soccer players such as Tim Howard, Jozy Altidore, Brad Guzan, Geoff Cameron and Stuart Holden often monopolize most of the headlines when it comes to discussing American stars playing in Europe. But there are many other footballers who are overlooked that are plying their trade overseas. Here are 5 young Americans to watch out […]

Over the years, soccer has seen some of the worst haircuts in humanity. From Rene Higuita to Fabricio Coloccini of Newcastle, the Premier League alone has experienced some terrible trims. Let’s take a look at some of the worst haircuts on the market, both past and present: 10. Raheem Sterling Liverpool forward Raheem Sterling’s hairdo is […]