In August, several pundits (myself included) felt that Jose Mourinho had to integrate Juan Mata into Chelsea and build around the talented Spaniard to have any chance of success. The decision to freeze Mata out of the preferred starting XI led to numerous newspaper and blog columns slating the decision, which added to some very […]

From the Premier League matches on New Year's Day, we saw that referee Howard Webb had a poor game in Manchester Utd’s fourth home defeat of the season, but it couldn't mask the huge problems the Champions have. Manchester United slumped to defeat at the hands of Tottenham, who look rejuvenated under Tim Sherwood, now […]

We’ve spent a great deal of time the past few weeks on this site discussing the eccentric behavior of Cardiff City owner Vincent Tan. It seems Tan, having railroaded the well-respected Malky Mackay, needed to buy some credibility. He seems to have temporarily done so with the appointment of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, the once great […]

Either Manchester United or Chelsea may play a February friendly against Barcelona in Qatar, according to a report in the Spanish media. Under Barcelona's sponsorship agreement with Qatar Sports Investments, the Spanish club is being encouraged to play a high-profile friendly in Qatar against a Premier League club. Nothing has been finalized yet. But once […]

Manchester City failed to win five of its first six away matches in the Premier League this season. Much of that was down to the naivety in how new manager Manuel Pellegrini, whose entire managerial resume was previously in South America or Spain, approached away matches in English football. On September 30, following a loss […]

West Ham United midfielder Kevin Nolan, who is seemingly on a mission to singlehandedly relegate the Hammers given his penchant for trying to get sent off, has been fined £100,000 by West Ham for the costly red card that he received against Fulham in the New Year's Day match. Nolan has been fined two weeks […]

The 2013 January transfer window has opened and closes on January 31 in England, while the window stays open through Febuary 2 in Spain, France, Germany and Italy. With this season being one of the tightest Premier League races in years — for the clubs near the top of the table, and the bottom half […]

Real Madrid plays Ligue 1 leaders Paris Saint-Germain today at 9am ET in a friendly match in Doha at the Khalifa Stadium. "It will be a great match between two fantastic clubs and a great opportunity for the people of Qatar. It could be a Champions League final," said Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti. Programming […]

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been appointed as manager of Cardiff City, to replace Malky Mackay in the job in the Welsh capital. In a statement on the club's website, the club said: "Cardiff City Football Club are delighted to announce that Ole Gunnar Solskjær has joined the club as first team manager. "Following discussions with […]

A photo of Club Deportivo Guadalajara's away shirt for 2014 has been leaked on the Internet. In the 2014 season, Chivas will be wearing a shirt that features two different tones of grey colors. The shirt, designed by adidas, is reminiscent of the classic Newcastle United away shirts from the mid-90s (albeit with a different […]

In many ways, 2013 was a fantastic year for the US Men's National Team based on their qualification for World Cup 2014, which was their most important goal of the year. Over the course of the twelve months, USMNT Head Coach (and now Technical Director) Jurgen Klinsmann took the opportunity to add to the depth […]

The silly season of the January transfer window has begun. Believe it or not, or believe it maybe but one of the British tabloids is reporting that Arsenal are trying to sign Dimitar Berbatov from Fulham to help resolve their striker conundrum with Olivier Giroud, Nicklas Bendtner and Yaya Sanogo out injured, while Lukas Podolski […]

Tonight, Nick Geber welcomes special guest David “Statman” Mosse from FOX Sports. They’ll discuss the Premier League, Man United’s long term issues and of course discuss your tweets and calls. 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 begins at […]

Jason Cundy, a former Chelsea footballer and now talkSport pundit, joined a couple of other Chelsea pundits on Chelsea TV recently to complain about the perceived pro-Liverpool bias among the British TV media since so many of them are former Liverpool footballers (Hansen, Lawrenson, Carragher, Thompson, Redknapp, Souness, etc). The segment includes a clip of […]

Tim Sherwood’s management style is evolving game by game. Today with the inevitable onslaught expected from Manchester United, the untested Spurs boss made two very curious tactical changes that perhaps showed his growth and bravery as a manager. Ahead by a goal in the 64th minute, Sherwood brought on the highly-touted youngster Nabil Bentaleb in a […]