Soccer is all about results. It's a results oriented business, not an entertainment first oriented charity. All too often supporters and many in the media seem to forget this reality. Obsession with style and aesthetic elements of soccer has always been prevalent, but recently the proponents of the beautiful game have become maddening in their […]

With the season reaching its climax and the onus falling on the fights for the title, European places and relegation, the teams sat safely mid-table seem to have been all but forgotten. The admirable but quiet mid-table Southampton and Newcastle teams have reached their limits this season but do the finances available to these clubs […]

Photos of AC Milan's third shirt for the 2014/15 season have been leaked on the Internet. The leaked photos reveal that AC Milan will be wearing a pale yellow shirt as its third shirt with green trim. The color combination gives the Serie A club a definite Brazil theme to coincide with this summer's World […]

Luis Suarez has been named Player of the Year for the 2013/14 season in the annual award competition, as voted on by the members of The Professional Footballers' Association. The Liverpool striker won the top honor, while Chelsea's Eden Hazard won the Young Player of the Year award. Last season, Gareth Bale became only the […]

Chelsea completely blew the Premier League title race wide open today with a negative, cynical and gritty 2-0 win at Anfield, smashing Liverpool's hopes of winning the title and putting the race firmly in the hands of Manchester City — if City can win all of their remaining games. After Willian scored the second goal […]

Liverpool’s Luis Suárez once again made headlines in his native Uruguay, but not for what he was doing on the pitch. After reports that he will be named Player of the Year by the PFA later today, Suarez continues to put a smile on the faces of Liverpool supporters. Suarez is now the face of […]

There was a first-half flurry of goals in the top-of the-table battle between Bayer Leverkusen and Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga. The BVB, who recently had an impressive run of games against Real Madrid and Bundesliga toppers Bayern Munich, were held to a 2-2 draw at Bay Arena against Leverkusen in a thrilling end-of-the-season contest […]

Premier League fans, be prepared. Louis Van Gaal it's not going to be a quiet introduction to the heady world of England's top flight. The Netherlands national team head coach has already expressed an interest in managing in the Premier League (see video below) after the World Cup. And today's report indicates that a deal […]

Editor's note: The Professional Footballers' Association Team of the Season will be released this weekend, so here at World Soccer Talk, our Kartik Krishnaiyer has put together his list of the best team of this memorable 2013/14 season. Goalkeeper Tim Howard was a difficult selection over the likes of Petr Cech and David DeGea. Ultimately […]

Daniel Sturridge is set to return to the Liverpool first-team against Chelsea on Sunday after missing the Reds' 3-2 win at Carrow Road last week. A slight hamstring strain meant he was unavailable to play versus Norwich City but he will make his return to the side when his old side come to visit and […]

Manchester United have refused to deny reports that Louis Van Gaal will be the club's next manager. Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf reports that the Glazers and Ed Woodward initially met with Van Gaal two weeks ago during a secret meeting, and that representatives from Manchester United met with this week at Van Gaal's villa in […]

Anyone remember a player by the name of Teeratep Winothai? Yes? No? David Moyes may not recall him but Winothai scored the winner for the Singha All Star XI as Manchester United succumbed 1-0 in the Scot’s first game in charge of the Red Devils. Though the result seemed harmless enough, it was nonetheless an […]

On Wednesday night I went to the New York Red Bulls game with a friend who was seeing the Red Bull Arena for the first time. He is German, which both is and isn't a statement that is important to the story. It is, because he follows his hometown team and tries to cram in […]

With David Moyes finally getting the chop at Manchester United, the search for Sir Alex Ferguson’s successor goes back to square one. Since taking over from Ferguson last summer, Moyes has never looked entirely comfortable at the helm and his sacking almost feels like an act of mercy. He always seemed to be a temporary […]

The commentators have been announced for this weekend’s Premier League matches on US television. Saturday, April 26: Southampton vs Everton, 7:45am, NBCSN; Jon Champion & David Pleat Fulham vs Hull, 10am, NBCSN; Tony Jones & Dean Sturridge Stoke vs Tottenham, 10am, Premier League Extra Time; Gary Taphouse & Garry Birtles Swansea vs Aston Villa, 10am, Premier […]