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chris moore

Chris is the news writer at World Soccer Talk. He previously worked as a featured writer for the company and is the Arsenal FC expert. Prior to joining World Soccer Talk in 2014, Chris was a freelancer for the Yahoo Contributor Network. While at Yahoo, he published over 100 soccer-related articles and was a regular in the website’s monthly “Hot 100” list.

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/ 282 days ago

Fabregas says Mainoo should be midfield centerpiece at United

Cesc Fabregas has claimed that Manchester United needs to build their team around Kobbie Mainoo in the midfield. The former Spanish soccer star made the comments while speaking on BBC's Planet Premier League podcast. Fabregas previously played for Arsenal, Barcelona, Chelsea, and Monaco before retiring after one season with Italian side Como. The Spaniard is […]

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/ 282 days ago

Scrapping FA Cup replays financially hurts lower level clubs

The Football Association (FA) and the Premier League have agreed to cancel FA Cup replays from the first round onwards. An announcement regarding the tournament changes happened on Thursday as part of a new six-year deal between the two sides. The change will launch ahead of the 2024/25 season. The FA Cup currently has no […]

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/ 282 days ago

Watch Wrexham's Rob McElhenney explain pro/rel on Kimmel

Wrexham co-owner Rob McElhenney made an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live Wednesday night to discuss various topics. Key figures in American soccer rarely get opportunities to be on late-night talk shows. McElhenney's situation is quite unique though. Being a prominent actor certainly helps him gain more attention in the entertainment industry. Nevertheless, McElhenney was invited […]

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/ 283 days ago

Bayern edges Arsenal to reach Champions League semifinals

Bayern Munich narrowly topped Arsenal on Wednesday in Germany by a score of 1-0 to advance in the UEFA Champions League. Joshua Kimmich scored the only goal of the game on the night to lift the Germans over their English counterparts. The two sides previously played out to a 2-2 draw last week in north […]

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/ 283 days ago

Ollie Watkins vying for Premier League Player of the Season award

Ollie Watkins is currently experiencing a dream season with Aston Villa. The center forward has already racked up 26 goals and 10 assists in 45 total matches during the current campaign. 19 of these scores and every assist has come during Premier League play as well. As a direct result of his play, Villa has […]

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/ 283 days ago

Sancho willing to return to United should Ten Hag be fired

Jadon Sancho is reportedly open to a Manchester United return next season. The England international is currently on loan at Borussia Dortmund after a previous dust-up with Red Devils manager Erik ten Hag. The public spat between the two occurred way back in August. The winger then failed to play a senior match until his […]

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/ 283 days ago

Marquez may replace Xavi at Barcelona earlier than expected

Former Barcelona defender Rafa Marquez has emerged as a serious candidate to replace Xavi as the club's head coach. Marquez only began coaching in 2020 and is currently the manager of Barcelona's B team. The two former players were teammates at the Catalan club for seven years between 2003 and 2010. Barcelona collected a series […]

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/ 284 days ago

Dortmund dramatically edges Atletico in Champions League epic

Borussia Dortmund topped Atletico Madrid at home in an epic UEFA Champions League match on Tuesday. The German side had to win on the night to advance to the semifinals of the tournament. Atleti traveled to Germany holding a slender lead on aggregate thanks to a 2-1 victory in the first leg on April 10. […]

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/ 284 days ago

777 Partners get loan extension as Everton takeover in last lap

Everton's proposed ownership change inches closer to finally being completed thanks to a new development. 777 Partners previously agreed to purchase Farhad Moshiri's 94% of the Merseyside club way back in September. While deals regarding Premier League teams typically do not drag on for such a long period, this particular situation is quite different from […]

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/ 284 days ago

Nagelsmann to choose between Bayern reunion or Germany stay

Julian Nagelsmann may be soon heading back to Bayern Munich this summer. The highly rated coach previously managed the German giants from July 2021 to March 2023. The Bundesliga side ultimately fired its coach after Bayern slipped to second in the standings behind rivals Borussia Dortmund. Nagelsmann reportedly learned that he was being sacked while […]

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/ 284 days ago

Childish penalty incident shows Chelsea still has maturity issues

Chelsea thoroughly dominated Everton Monday evening en route to a 6-0 victory. The performance and result were undoubtedly the west London club's best of the entire 2023/24 season. New signing Cole Palmer stole the show by scoring four goals in the fixture, which included a first-half hat trick. The youngster netted three goals by the […]

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/ 287 days ago

The Final: Attack on Wembley trailer focuses on 2020 Euro debacle

Netflix has released the official trailer for the upcoming documentary The Final: Attack on Wembley. The movie will highlight crowd disorder ahead of the UEFA Euro 2020 final between England and Italy. By advancing to the title-deciding match, the Three Lions were able to play the final in front of their home fans. Wembley Stadium […]

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/ 287 days ago

Emma Hayes recites poetry in bizarre press conference

Chelsea Women’s manager Emma Hayes recited poetry in a bizarre press conference on Friday regarding a previous incident. The future United States women's national team coach made the remarks when she was asked about a recent confrontation with Arsenal Women’s coach Jonas Eidevall. Hayes essentially shoved Eidevall out of the way after the two managers […]

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/ 287 days ago

Mexico-Brazil friendly in Texas on track to break record

Tickets to attend the upcoming friendly between Mexico and Brazil in Texas are apparently selling fast. Reporter Felipe Cardenas has claimed that over 50,000 people have already purchased seats for the matchup in just one week. The game will be in Texas A&M's massive college football stadium on June 8th. Mexico has a huge following […]

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/ 287 days ago

How Inter Miami may still qualify for FIFA Club World Cup

Inter Miami may be handed a spot in the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup despite not earning an automatic spot through qualification. Teams typically must win their respective continental competition in order to qualify for the annual tournament. Miami, however, were just recently knocked out of the CONCACAF Champions Cup by Monterrey. The Mexican side […]