The USA national team defeated Azerbaijan 2-0 in their first pre-World Cup friendly on Tuesday night at Candlestick Park. Here are five observations from the game: 1. Nothing About This Friendly Was A Good Idea The reasons the US played Azerbaijan started and ended with Berti Vogts, who is the Azerbaijan manager and a special […]

Luis Suarez has told his Liverpool teammates he will be fit to face England in Uruguay’s second group game in this summer’s World Cup against England. Suarez underwent a minor operation last week following a knock he picked up in the Reds final Premier League match of the season against Newcastle on May 11. Liverpool […]

Gareth Bale is no longer the €100 million man. With Real Madrid’s triumph in the UEFA Champions League Final, the price of the Welsh international has risen to about €110 million with bonuses, according to a report in the Spanish media. Tottenham Chairman Daniel Levy negotiated a clause into Bale's transfer to Real Madrid that […]

Manchester United are close to securing a deal to sign Atletico Madrid and Brazilian defender Miranda, according to a report in the Spanish press. Manchester United’s defensive overhaul looks set to begin with the signing the centre back. The 29-year old Brazilian was a mainstay at the back for the La Liga champions and European […]

No.15: Brazil Crumble At The Maracana (Brazil, 1950) If there’s any moment on our list that’s most applicable heading into the 2014 World Cup, it’s perhaps this one, when Brazil last hosted the tournament 64 years ago. Back then, the format was a little different from what we are accustomed to in the modern game. Four […]

Recently, I wrote a piece pointing the finger for AC Milan’s woes at one man, Silvio Berlusconi. While I hope you read and comment on the article, the short summary is that Milan needs new ideas (and more money) to break free of the status quo they increasingly are stuck in. However, with the […]

Sporting Kansas City vs New York Red Bulls will kick off ESPN's 2014 coverage of Major League Soccer. The network will be airing a total of 18 games for national broadcast in the United States (17 on ESPN2 and 1 on ESPN). ESPN Deportes and Watch ESPN will also carry the games to their […]

Spain will be taking a third kit to them this summer in the World Cup as a last-minute change requested by FIFA because both of Spain's home and away shirts for Brazil are considered dark colors. FIFA's regulations for World Cup 2014 mandate that teams need to have two very distinguishable shirts — where one […]

One of the great success stories of this year's Premier League campaign is coming to the United States this summer. Crystal Palace were the odds-on favorite for relegation after the club only took four points from its first 11 matches. Their next move was to cut ties with manager Ian Holloway and bring in the […]

And so the Tottenham managerial merry go round picks up another passenger. This time the man taken for a spin will be Mauricio Pochettino, the highly rated manager of last season’s surprise package Southampton, who has agreed to a five-year deal. The former Argentine international turned manager comes with a reputation for high intensity, high […]

Voting for the best of the 2013-14 Premier League season has closed, and the winners of the 6th World Soccer Talk Awards can now be revealed. In one of the most competitive awards since its creation in 2009, more than 38,000 votes were cast by soccer fans worldwide in the awards to recognize the best that the […]

Mauricio Pochettino has resigned as manager of Southampton, and has agreed a five-year deal with Tottenham Hotspur to become their new head coach. The announcement was made by Tottenham Hotspur Football Club today. Tottenham Chairman Daniel Levy said: "In Mauricio I believe we have a Head Coach who, with his high energy, attacking football, will […]

After gaining promotion to the Premier League via the Championship Playoff Final, Queens Park Rangers have unveiled their home, away and third shirts for the 2014/15 season. QPR's new shirts are designed by Nike. The home shirt features QPR's classic blue and white hoops, this time with a rounded collar. The away shirt is a […]

If reports in Italy's three sports papers Gazzetta dello Sport, Corriere dello Sport and Tuttosport are to be believed, AC Milan is going from one legendary player to another as manager. The club looks to chop and change managers again by replacing Clarence Seedorf with Filippo "Pippo" Inzaghi who is currently managing the Rossoneri’s youth […]

ESPN have released another new video in their series of promos for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. While this one won't win any awards, it's a smart concept and it's something that illustrates how important and pervasive the World Cup tournament is around the world. Entitled "Time Zone," the video shows how when the World […]