Newcastle United have signed Dutch striker Luuk De Jong on loan until the end of the season with an option for the deal to be made permanent. De Jong moves to Tyneside from Borussia Monchengladbach. The 23-year-old forward will wear the number 18 shirt for Newcastle. Newcastle United Director of Football, Joe Kinnear, said: "We're […]

Manchester United manager David Moyes has long preferred a tactic where he plays with two out-and-out wingers who can float inside when needed. Wayne Rooney isn't 100% match fit, so with the signing of Juan Mata, Moyes dropped Adnan Januzaj Tuesday night against Cardiff City and continued playing with Ashley Young and Antonio Valencia on […]

The signing of Mohamed Salah, the emergence of Willian and the continued strong play of Eden Hazard have dropped the highly-regarded German international André Schürrle further down the pecking order at Stamford Bridge. At Bayer Leverkusen, he had a great season last year prompting interest from Chelsea and a deal was essentially already in place […]

Liverpool are in talks over a £16million move for Ukraine international Yevhen Konoplyanka. The 24-year-old footballer, who plays for Dnipro, can play either as a left winger, playmaker or striker. Manager Brendan Rodgers faces a race against time to try to sign the versatile Ukrainian international, who has 35 caps for his country, before the window […]

Right, just to forewarn you all, if you’re upbeat after making it through to Wednesday and feeling pretty decent as a whole, this write-up might be best avoided; I don’t want to drag you down. We’ve got loads of brilliant stuff to peruse here at World Soccer Talk; the podcast is great, and there are […]

Police are investigating reports that Everton supporters threw coins at Liverpool striker Luis Suarez in Tuesday night's Merseyside derby at Anfield. When Suarez was preparing to take a corner next to the away end at Liverpool's stadium, TV viewers could see that he was being pelted by coins. The incident happened during the 21st minute […]

Tonight on World Soccer Radio 6PM PT/9M ET – Nick and Danny look at all of today's big matches including the Merseyside Derby. We'll be joined by David Mosse (@statmanmosse) from FOX Sports. Watch tonight at 9PM ET. Chime in via Twitter @worldsocceradio or call in to the studio at 800-878-PLAY. The live broadcast of […]

World Soccer Talk is proud to launch our latest exclusive short film. This one focuses on what happens behind the scenes on the most popular daily soccer show in the United States, ESPN FC. Follow our cameras as we take you on an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of ESPN's headquarters in Bristol, CT where we interview […]

Tottenham Hotspur first team coach Les Ferdinand has criticized the defensive midfielder position and says that Claude Makelele is the first worst thing that happened in the Premier League, in a revealing interview in the Tottenham Journal newspaper. Ferdinand's words shine new light on how new Tottenham manager Tim Sherwood believes in playing compared to former […]

La Liga’s top three all won at the weekend to leave the Spanish title race too close to call. Barcelona and Real Madrid enjoyed home wins against Malaga and Granada respectively while Atletico Madrid put four past Rayo Vallecano. Barcelona were unaffected by the week’s political wrangling at Camp Nou as they registered a convincing […]

Newcastle United face a busy day in the transfer window today as midfielder Yohan Cabaye looks set to join Paris Saint-Germain for £20million, while Dutch striker Luuk De Jong is heading from Borussia Monchengladbach to Newcastle on a loan deal. With United striker Papiss Cisse rumored to be heading to the Middle East or Turkey […]

Tonight on World Soccer Radio 6PM PT/9M ET – Nick and Danny look back the weekend's FA Cup action and look forward to tomorrow's BPL matches with our always-accurate predictions! Watch tonight at 9PM ET. Chime in via Twitter @worldsocceradio or call in to the studio at 800-878-PLAY. The live broadcast of World Soccer Radio […]

Arsenal supporters are having a laugh at the expense of Manchester United manager David Moyes and the poor form the club has been suffering this season in the league, FA Cup (knocked out by Swansea) and League Cup (knocked out by Sunderland). While the mood among Manchester United supporters will be buoyed by the signing […]

People always are enamored with the impossible storyline. You know the one I'm talking about; that plot in which the protagonist, with tangible characteristics that are overshadowed only by their immeasurable intangibles, overcomes an incident that had the potential to change their life forever. Moreover, that entire experience makes them even better and they end […]

If you're looking to buy a Manchester United shirt with Juan Mata's name and shirt number on the back of the official jersey, they're now available to order via World Soccer Shop. Mata recently completed his transfer for a club-record fee of £37.1 million. Mata, 25, has 32 caps for the Spanish national team and […]