Italy has named its 23-man squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. The most glaring omission is the decision not to select Giuseppe Rossi for the team due to the striker's lack of match sharpness. The American-born striker only recently returned from injury. However, the player looked anxious when going into challenges in the friendly […]

The US Men's National Team played its second match of the Second Off Series today in an international friendly against Turkey. The sold-out crowd at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, New Jersey, watched the USA win the match after taking an early lead in the game against admittedly a Turkey B team, which some were […]

ESPN Deportes will broadcast all 64 World Cup games live on US television this summer in the Portuguese language. The vast majority of the games will be shown on ESPN Deportes except when there are matches being played simultaneously. During those times, the matches will be split between ESPN Deportes and ESPN Deportes+, which is […]

Rumors swirled over Argentine camp this week after PSG forward Ezequiel Lavezzi was given permission to leave for “personal reasons” at the same time that FIFA decided to do a surprise drug testing at the Argentine training complex in Ezeiza. When Lavezzi was excluded from the testing, the rumors were rampant as to why this […]

The US Men's National Team plays Turkey today in the second of its three pre-World Cup warmup matches on US soil. The match will be televised live on ESPN2 and UniMás at 2pm ET. Here is today’s TV/Internet schedule for matches being shown in the US (including commentators): USA vs Turkey, 2pm ET, ESPN2, ESPN3.com and UniMás […]

Who will advance through the knockout stages of the World Cup, and go all the win to be crowned 2014 FIFA World Cup champions? The previous article analyzed the group stages of the 2014 World Cup. Using a computer simulation that generated estimated goal amounts based on each team's Elo Rating (ER) as of May […]

“It will be exciting” was how New York Cosmos defender Carlos Mendes described their upcoming fourth round US Open cup tie against the New York Red Bulls. June 14 is when New York looks inwards and watches the first-ever meeting between MLS side New York Red Bulls and NASL side the New York Cosmos. The […]

In the United Kingdom this summer, both the BBC and ITV will beam the World Cup into the homes of football supporters throughout England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. We've already shared with you the World Cup promo videos from BBC. So now it's time to share the one from ITV (Independent Television). While the […]

Spain's all-time leading goalscorer David Villa says that the offer from MLS to join New York City FC was too good to turn down, and has thanked Atletico Madrid's fans and staff in a heartfelt goodbye that paves the way for his transfer to MLS. In an interview on the Atletico Madrid club website (see […]

Even with the World Cup and the excitement it brings soon approaching, just like most English football fans, I can’t help but keep one eye on next season. After a year of ups and downs for Sheffield Wednesday – the sacking of manager Dave Jones and introduction of the Stuart Gray and Lee Bullen as […]

Ever since Bobby Charlton and his men led England to victory in the 1966 World Cup, the English national team has never quite been able to return to successes achieved on that day. Year upon year and tournament upon tournament, the whole country is tormented by unrequited hope and overly ambitious expectation. But not since […]

England ran out comfortable 3-0 winners against Peru in their final game on home soil ahead of the 2014 World Cup on Friday night. A sumptuous finish from Daniel Sturridge gave the Three Lions the lead before half time, before centre-backs Gary Cahill and Phil Jagielka both netted after break. It was a game in […]

David Villa's transfer from Atletico Madrid to New York City FC is a done deal, according to a source who confirmed the news to World Soccer Talk. Meanwhile, the Manchester Evening News newspaper has published a photograph of Villa heading into a hospital in Manchester to complete his medical ahead of an announcement that is expected to […]

With less than two weeks until the World Cup kicks off in Brazil, World Soccer Talk spoke with U.S. Men's National Team's Michael Bradley and Graham Zusi on their preparations for the World Cup, giving kids the opportunity to play soccer, and, for Zusi, what it's like to become a saint in Mexico. First up […]

This afternoon the USMNT held an open practice at Red Bull arena. It drew a crowd that probably equaled the one that was here on Memorial Day for the Serbia against Jamaica friendly. Outside the arena over an hour before the gates opened, the lines grew longer and longer, weeding through the tents that had […]