Ten years ago, Leeds United beat Manchester City in the Premier League. Since then, the fortunes of the two clubs have taken on a dramatic change with City becoming the richest club in the world while Leeds United are in a financial meltdown, with the club reportedly unable or unwilling to pay the wages of […]

World Soccer Talk today launched its official app for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch users that brings you the latest soccer news, podcasts, videos and more from us. The World Soccer Talk iPhone app is a free download from the Apple iTunes store. As you can see from the screenshots below, the World Soccer Talk […]

Ah, the World Cup. Undoubtedly the most anticipated event in all of sports. We wait four years for each one to come around, and that feeling of excitement when the tournament is fast approaching never gets old. In fact, sometimes the wait can seem to take ages; every passing day is spent looking at a […]

Firstly, I am not a David Moyes supporter. He wasn’t my first choice as a successor to Sir Alex Ferguson. For what it’s worth, Moyes wasn’t even on my list of potential candidates as Manchester United’s new manager. But those decisions aren’t in my hands. And unfortunately as a fan, we just don’t have a […]

Finally. After years of pent-up demand to see Arsenal play pre-season games in the United States, while all of the major clubs in the Premier League have toured the US of A for several years, Arsenal have announced that the club will play one match in America this summer. Arsenal will play New York Red […]

The '2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil' video game launches on April 15, exclusively for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Fans get a two-month head start to try and lift the trophy themselves before the official tournament kicks off on June 12 in São Paulo. EA SPORTS 2014 FIFA World Cup includes the deepest set of […]

After the mid-week and last weekend's matches in the Premier League, the race for the 2013/14 title has narrowed down to a four horse race, and, by this weekend, could end being a three horse race if Manchester City beat Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium. But before we get too far ahead of ourselves, which […]

Liverpool climbed back into second place in the Premier League tonight with a 2-1 win against Sunderland at Anfield. The Reds are now just one point behind league leaders Chelsea. Despite the win by Brendan Rodgers' side, the Liverpool boss still thinks it's Manchester City that are favorites to win the league: "It's up to […]

West Ham United manager Sam Allardyce says his players were distracted by booing from their own fans during Wednesday's 2-1 home win over Hull City. Hammers fans grew impatient with their side as they struggled to break down Hull's 10 men for the majority of the game after goalkeeper Allan McGregor's was sent off in […]

“We are sons of the Dream Team, trying to emulate them," — a quote used from Pep Guardiola in 2009 to describe the Barcelona team he took over from Frank Rijkaard a year before. The quote was directed towards the ‘dream team’ Johan Cruyff had created in his stint of the club. Guardiola was primarily used […]

Mostly made up of Major League Soccer talent, U.S. Men’s National Team head coach Jurgen Klinsmann has called up 22 players for the friendly on April 2nd versus border rivals Mexico. The clock is ticking, and this will be the last time Klinsmann will be able to notice players before he calls his squad for […]

Fulham have re-signed Mahamadou Diarra on a pay-as-you-play deal to try to prevent the Cottagers from getting relegated. Diarra, who has previously played at Real Madrid, Monaco, Lyon and other clubs, has returned to Fulham after being released by the club at the end of last season. According to the club website, "The 32-year-old was out […]

The final two matches of Premier League gameweek 31 are scheduled today with Liverpool against Sunderland the "main event," while West Ham against Hull City is a relegation tussle. For viewers in the United States, the TV schedule today is as follows: West Ham United vs Hull City, 3:45pm, Premier League Extra Time Liverpool vs […]

On Friday, Emirates, one of the official FIFA World Cup sponsors, will be announcing its new global ambassador. We don't know who it is yet but the only clues we've been given so far are (1) he's one of the all-time greats, and (2) you can see him in the above photo, making himself at […]

Hot on the heels of an emphatic 3-0 victory against Manchester United in the derby, Manchester City supporters must feel like they're on cloud nine today. On the topic of the Manchester derby and English football, here's a new excerpt of the recently-released eBook by World Soccer Talk Senior Writer Kartik Krishnaiyer that touches on […]