As France rolled into the Westfalenstadion, it prepared to play a friendly against a Germany side in flux. Fresh off a 4-1 thrashing at the hands of Japan, Germany sacked Hansi Flick. A familiar face in Rudi Voller stepped in. The manager last sat atop German soccer from 2000 to 2004. He led Germany to […]

The 2023 Women's World Cup begins this week. The competition gets underway on July 20 when co-hosts Australia and New Zealand kick off against Republic of Ireland and Norway, respectively. The USWNT begins their quest for a third consecutive title on July 22 in Group E against Vietnam. But fans in the US did not […]

Arsenal began their preseason on Thursday with a 1-1 draw against Nurnberg. The game in Germany predictably featured a plethora of players throughout the fixture. Among the second-half substitutes were an American duo, as well as a debut for new signing Kai Havertz. The North London outfit was, however, forced to make a late change […]

Soccer friendlies in the US have become an annual tradition in the summer. But it's not a new phenomenon. For almost as long as the sport has been played in this country, clubs from overseas have been visiting to put on a show for American fans. One of the earliest occurrences was a team of […]

The streaming service Fanatiz has picked up the rights to several big South American friendlies. Games featuring Argentina, Colombia, Chile, and Ecuador can be viewed on the service, via pay-per-view. Fanatiz South American Friendlies schedule: June 16, 3:00 PM ET: Colombia vs Iraq – WATCH June 16, 8:30 PM ET: Chile vs Dominican Republic- WATCH […]

Summer friendlies are always a hot item, but this year the market for soccer tickets in the US has been turned on its head. The biggest, and priciest, games usually feature big clubs or national teams from abroad. And the top matchups this summer do feature many of the usual suspects. But the incoming addition […]

World Soccer Talk can exclusively reveal that Joe Speight has been named as the lead commentator for the 2023 Premier League Summer Series. The highly acclaimed commentator, who has stepped in for NBC Sports several times this season, is also the host of Goal Rush, the popular Premier League whiparound show. NBC Sports’ Peter Drury […]

The USMNT is hosting a pair of friendlies against high-profile opposition this Fall. Both of these opponents are familiar to the United States, with all three playing against one another in the group stage at the 2014 World Cup. Ghana and Germany are both making the trip over to the United States during the October […]

The Premier League Summer Series is a nine-game tournament involving six clubs. Chelsea, Brighton, Brentford, Fulham, Newcastle and Aston Villa are all making the trip over to the United States. Each team plays three games in July, and those nine games are spread out over five cities on the east coast of the United States. […]

The Premier League has announced a major summer tour involving six clubs across five cities. In total, there will be nine matches between Premier League teams in the United States in 2023 as part of this summer tour. Note that this does not include Arsenal or Manchester United, who both have individual summer friendlies planned […]

Argentina is playing in a pair of friendlies to commemorate its World Cup success, and both games are exclusively available on Fanatiz for viewers in the US and Canada. As part of the March international break, Argentina is playing against Panama on Thursday, March 23, at the Monumental in Buenos Aires. Then, on Tuesday, March […]

The USMNT called up three dual national players for their January training camp. Brandon Vazquez, Alejandro Zendejas and Jonathan Gomez will all be involved in the training camp this month. The USMNT also has two friendlies scheduled. They first face Serbia on Wednesday, January 25th and then Colombia on Saturday, January 28th. Vazquez, a center […]

Hertha Berlin are training in Florida this January in preparation for the second half of the 2022/23 Bundesliga season. Hertha, who are currently in 15th position in the Bundesliga, have scheduled four friendly matches planned in Florida at the start of 2023. On January 8, they face Club de Lyon Orlando of the United Premier […]

Hamburg SV is coming to the California later this month for a friendly or possibly two. The 2. Bundesliga team will spend nine days stateside beginning on November 13th. In an official announcement, the German club declared that they will play Orange County Soccer Club in a friendly. Jonas Boldt, team board member, expressed his […]

With two friendlies coming up in late September, Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni has announced his roster. The 32-man squad has scheduled matches as World Cup warmup games, both occurring in the United States. On Sep. 23, Argentina battles Honduras in Miami. Then, four days later on Sep. 27, Argentina is at Red Bull Arena in […]