With World Cup 2022 dominating opinion columns and threatening to destabilize a competition still nine years away from us, the World Cup has never faced such an uncertain future. With the embers still warm from the fires that accompanied the Brazilian riots this summer, even the once untarnishable brand of the franchise is looking weathered, […]

US international striker Juan Agudelo has signed a pre-contract with Stoke City, and will formally join the club in January, according to a report by SBI. Sources confirmed to SBI that Agudelo will join Stoke City in January after his current MLS contract expires on December 31. The report adds that Stoke City and Agudelo […]

Is it any coincidence that the three Premier League clubs who have players involved in the biggest EPL transfer stories this summer have ruled their players out from important friendlies due to "injury problems"? Yesterday, Manchester United ruled out Wayne Rooney from today's friendly in Sweden because they said the striker had suffered a "shoulder […]

With Tottenham's spending having reached £49million so far this summer on Roberto Soldado, Paulinho and Nacer Chadli, Arsenal supporters are becoming more frustrated by the day with the club’s lack of activity in this transfer window. The Gunners narrowly edged out their North London rivals Tottenham last season for the final Champions League spot, with […]

Tottenham Hotspur Director Keith Mills has accepted that Tottenham Hotspur cannot hold on to Gareth Bale if the Welsh attacking midfielder wants to leave the club. In an interview with the Evening Standard newspaper, Sir Keith Mills said: “We very much want Bale to stay. “If a player is desperate to leave, it’s very difficult to […]

Manchester City defender Matija Nastasic has been ruled out for four to six weeks after suffering an ankle injury in the Barclays Asia Trophy competition against Sunderland last month. The Serb, who was one of Manchester City's most consistent players last season, was carried off on a stretcher during the game against Sunderland. The 20-year […]

Wayne Rooney is prepared to submit a transfer request at Manchester United to force his way out of the club, according to The Guardian newspaper. Reporter Daniel Taylor writes that "there is a strong possibility that he will have formalized his position at Old Trafford with a transfer request" and "Rooney is increasingly thinking he will have […]

Everton have unveiled their new away shirt for the 2013-14 season. Designed by Nike, Everton's away shirt is a unique style and color combination for them. The shirt fuses together the famous blue from the Everton home with yellow, which has often been a change color for Everton as recent as the 2011-12 season. For […]

Nottingham Forest have unveiled their new away shirt for the 2013-14 season. Forest's gray and black away shirt with red trim is straight out of the adidas template catalog offering few surprises. What's confusing, though, is that the away shirt looks more like a two-tone mix of gray and black (with red trim) in the […]

Liverpool are prepared to offload winger Stewart Downing and declare a £15million loss to let the inconsistent footballer move to Newcastle United for £5million, reports the Liverpool Echo newspaper. Two years ago, the Reds signed Downing from Aston Villa for £20m. Late last year, Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers warned Downing that if his performances didn't improve, he […]

A steward was trampled by a horse Monday night after Preston North End supporters invaded the pitch to celebrate their Lancashire derby 1-0 win against Blackpool in the first round of the Capital One Cup. Preston grabbed a late winner after Tom Clarke scored at Deepdale in the 87th minute. But after the final whistle […]

Newcastle United have signed French striker Loic Remy on a season-long loan from Queens Park Rangers. It marks an important signing for Newcastle United Director of Football Joe Kinnear, who has come under a lot of criticism from the Newcastle United faithful. Kinnear said today: "The need for us to strengthen up front was a […]

Whilst the Premier League was awash with off-field sentiment during the final knockings of last season, some on-pitch matters went by unnoticed. Other than the ten goals shared between West Brom and Manchester United on the final day, a couple of other score-lines stood out, mainly the final two games involving Norwich City. The Canaries […]

Editor's note: World Soccer Talk's Kartik Krishnaiyer kicks off a brand-new weekly column that'll delve deeper into many of his insights from the past weekend of world football. Look for his column every Monday. The Football League kicked off its 125th season on Friday and the sentiment of the matches was well displayed by the league. A […]

It's been a busy day at Loftus Road in west London as Queens Park Rangers are set to ship out another one of their players on loan. Loic Remy is headed to Newcastle United for his medical, while attacking midfielder Adel Taarabt is set for a Fulham medical ahead of a loan deal for the […]