New Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca has claimed that the club's precarious situation is not as bad as it seems. The Blues squad has swelled to include nearly 50 players in recent days. Despite completely revamping the team over the last two years, Chelsea has continued their spending spree. Team brass completed their 10th signing […]

This past weekend a new D1 women’s league launched in the United States. After years of planning, the USL Super League played its first set of matches. All three games featured sold-out stadiums thus showing the penetration the Super League has already made in its local markets. This has happened despite very little media coverage […]

Soccer was a fascinating part of the Olympics. The US women won the gold medal, and the United States men's team reached the quarterfinals. Internationally, field hockey captured audiences. That is pretty much what happened in Paris, as the Netherlands triumphed in the men's edition and the women's edition. As always though, what was often […]

Diehard sports fans typically look for the best and most high-tech way to watch their favorite teams in the Premier League. Transitioning from standard color television to high definition was a major breakthrough in watching sporting events. The introduction of 4K TV then became the supreme way for fans to catch the action. Nevertheless, there […]

There is always one certainty at AS Monaco every pre-season. Thanks to their respected place for nurturing talents, European giants come knocking with big offers to lure assets from the principality clubs. And, at times, they have to engage in expensive deals themselves with the hope of resale value. USMNT international Folarin Balogun is the […]

There are so many variables that could affect predictions for the 2024/25 English Premier League, including some unknowns. There have been several key transfers among teams across the league. Riccardo Clafiori joined the best defense from last campaign with Arsenal. Manchester United signed several defensive players to shore up its issues from last season. Yet, […]

World Soccer Talk writer Euan Walsh takes us on a journey to experience what life is like supporting a lower-league club in the United Kingdom. Walsh is a supporter of Swindon Town in the south of England. Swindon was previously in the Premier League but now finds itself in the fourth tier (League Two). England's […]

It takes a very special kind of individual to generate a heart-aching nostalgia for an era that you do not even remember. It takes a special, special player to instill a yearning for a period of soccer history that transpired before you were even born, and before you were even conceived. But in the never-ending […]

The English Football League (EFL) got underway this weekend, with the action in the Championship kickstarting a weekend of action-packed soccer. England’s second tier is one of the most exciting leagues in the world, and the 2024/2025 edition of the Championship features a host of former Premier League teams. Below, World Soccer Talk writer Conor […]

Several of the most famous European soccer teams traveled to the United States this summer. Clubs from across the pond now regularly schedule preseason friendlies Stateside to help grow their brands. The move certainly seems to be paying off. Matches involving the big European sides typically draw huge crowds because Americans do not get to […]

While the dust has barely settled after a summer of international tournaments, many top European leagues, including the 2024/2025 Bundesliga season, are gearing up for their return. One league that has already begun that you should be all over is the 2. Bundesliga, German soccer's second tier. While much of the focus in German footballing […]

More than one million soccer fans filled stadiums across the United States to see summer friendlies featuring many of the biggest teams from around the world, according to new research from World Soccer Talk. These games frequently draw massive crowds as fans clamor to see players and teams they otherwise might not ever get to […]

The US Women's National Team (USWNT) defeated Germany on Tuesday to qualify for the Women's Olympic Soccer gold medal game. Although we could talk endlessly about the USA's front three and how they saved the day with their dynamism and their fluidity in transition, USWNT Head Coach Emma Hayes had the biggest impact on the […]

It's not every day that a Premier League Golden Boot winner, a European champion, and a FIFA World Cup bronze medalist link up in Saudi Arabia at a club named Al-Qadsiah. Three weeks ago, former Arsenal striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang signed a two-year contract with Al-Qadsiah FC. The Gabonese international joins Spain's Nacho Fernández and Belgium's […]

Spain reached the finals of the Olympics on Monday after a comeback 2-1 win over Morocco. While an impressive result on a one-game basis, at what point do we finally recognize that Spain is onto something incredible? Both Olympic teams are on the verge of a gold medal, just weeks after the men's senior side […]