Liverpool have suffered a setback after Philippe Coutinho has been ruled out until the end of October due to a shoulder injury. Coutinho sustained the injury in Liverpool's 2-2 draw against Swansea on Monday night. According to the Liverpool club website, "After being assessed by the Reds medical staff, it's been decided that Coutinho will now […]

Gareth Bale marked his Real Madrid debut with a goal, but his new club failed to match Barcelona and Atletico Madrid, who both extended their winning start to the campaign to four games. Following victories for the Catalans and Los Colcherones, Carlo Ancelotti’s men could only draw with Villarreal – who also went into the […]

Now that Wayne Rooney reached the massive figure of 200 goals for Manchester United, manager David Moyes wants Rooney to rewrite club history by breaking through the record books and reaching 250 goals — which would put him down in the history books as the footballer who scored the most goals ever for United, breaking […]

Juan Mata has been a fan favorite at Chelsea since joining in 2011, and for good reason. His contributions on the field and social presence off of it have made him a totem for Chelsea supporters to rally behind. But much to the dismay of Chelsea fans, Mata has seen far less playing time under […]

Goals were the name of the day in the opening day of the 2013-14 UEFA Champions League tournament with 30 goals scored in eight matches. There were four goals in particular that were spectacular. Take a look at the ones below and then post in the comments section below and let us know which one […]

In the wonderful build-up to Galatasaray's match against Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League today, the Galatasaray fans unveiled an incredible tifo behind one goal that practically took up an entire end of the stadium. The Galatasaray tifo had a picture of lions chasing Cristiano Ronaldo and Andrea Pirlo (Real Madrid and Juventus are […]

The UEFA Champions League has returned, and there are eight matches to choose from — all of which are kicking off at the same time. It's time to enjoy the lovely, familiar tune of the UEFA Champions League theme song: For viewers in the United States, here's today's TV and Internet schedule of all of […]

A photograph of what appears to be the Netherlands away shirt for the 2014 World Cup has been leaked on the Internet. Designed and manufactured by Nike, the new Holland away shirt is blue with orange trim. One of the unique features is the retro design of the Dutch lion as the crest for KNVB […]

After impressing on his Premier League debut at Old Trafford at the weekend, Manchester United left winger Adnan Januzaj is in talks to sign a new contract with United. However, due to the back-and-forth negotiations dragging on for six months, Manchester City are reportedly trying to convince the Belgian player to sign for their club instead. […]

After the draw for the group stage of the UEFA Champions League was made several weeks ago, many pundits were discussing Arsenal's difficult task of being drawn in the same group as Napoli, Borussia Dortmund and Marseille, while Manchester United's group, Group A, was dismissed as another easy opening group for the Red Devils. However, […]

Having had to wait two weeks, supporters of Premier League clubs finally got to see some of their last-minute signings in action this weekend just gone. The capture of a new star stirs excitement amongst a fan base, but ahead of a big debut, nerves do remain prominent. Will the new signing adapt to English […]

Australia's soccer federation chairman wants his country to be compensated by FIFA if the World Cup 2022 in Qatar is moved from summer to winter. This follows on yesterday's story that FOX Sports in the United States is also opposed to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar being moved. Plus, we already know that the […]

The referee for this Sunday's Manchester derby has been decided, and it's going to be Howard Webb. That means that neither Manchester City nor Manchester United supporters will be satisfied as they both will argue that Webb favors the other side. Hopefully Webb will be referee a good game so that the main talking points […]

Swansea midfielder Jonjo Shelvey had a rollercoaster of a night for Swansea today in the entertaining 2-2 draw against Liverpool. After mis-hitting a shot and then quickly gaining control of the ball, Shelvey scored in under two minutes to put Swansea City one-nil ahead of his old club. But before Swansea had a chance to […]

Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher returned to their regular slot on Monday Night Football on Sky Sports tonight. According to World Soccer Talk reader Pete Q, he describes tonight's episode as: "Again, MNF on Sky Sports is must see TV. They always end the show with questions from Twitter. A fan asked the question: Who […]