Any passionate soccer fan looks forward to the knockout stages of the UEFA Champions League and undoubtedly the tie of the round (sorry Arsenal fans) is the heavyweight clash between Manchester City and Barcelona. Here I look at five reasons why I think the tiki-taka wizardry of the Spanish side will overcome the goal scoring […]

Sunday's FA Cup match between Arsenal against Liverpool was superb. A classic cup tie with end-to-end goalmouth action resulted in a 2-1 victory for the Gunners, against an in-form Liverpool looking to build on a 5-1 demolition of Arsenal, only a week ago. However, this game was packed with controversial decisions. From penalty appeals to […]

On Saturday, needing a victory against Chelsea for psychological reasons, Manuel Pellegrini made three courageous decisions in the FA Cup 5th Round. Jose Mourinho’s mastery of Pellegrini required the Chilean to get one over on his Portuguese rival on this occasion. City won 2-0 on Saturday but only after the manager shook up his side with […]

One of the matches of the past weekend was Arsenal against Liverpool in the FA Cup 5th Round at the Emirates Stadium in north London. The match was a re-match of the Premier League game between both sides that was fresh in the minds of players and supporters of both clubs, but this time it […]

Arsenal striker Olivier Giroud apologized on Twitter today after a British tabloid newspaper exposed details of the footballer having an extra-marital affair. Giroud allegedly spent a night in a hotel with a lingerie model named Celia Kay before Arsenal's 2-0 home win over Crystal Palace earlier this month. Earlier today, Giroud posted the following messages on […]

Here’s today’s TV schedule for soccer fans in the United States: Everton vs Swansea (FA Cup), 8:30am, FOX Sports 1, FOX Deportes and FOX Soccer 2Go Sheffield United vs Nottingham Forest (FA Cup), 10am, FOX Soccer Plus and FOX Soccer 2Go Arsenal vs Liverpool (FA Cup), 11am, FOX Sports 2, FOX Deportes and FOX Soccer 2Go Starting line-ups: […]

The draw for the 6th Round of the FA Cup has been made, which has conjured up the possibility of a couple of plum derby matches in the quarter-finals if Liverpool can overcome Arsenal to play Everton in the next round, and if the Sheffield clubs can win their respective matches to play against each […]

Watch the draw for the 6th Round of the FA Cup on replay here on World Soccer Talk courtesy of The FA. The teams that are in the hat for the FA Cup 6th Round draw are (including the number of each team): 1 Manchester City 2 Sheffield United or Nottingham Forest 3 Arsenal or […]

In Saturday's FA Cup action in the 5th Round of the tournament, Manchester City stole the headlines with an impressive and surprisingly comfortable 2-0 win against Chelsea at the Etihad Stadium. It was a complete team performance from Manuel Pellegrini's side, which Mourinho admitted that the best team won. If you missed the action or […]

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho was poetic in defeat after his team lost 2-0 to Manchester City in the FA Cup Fifth Round yesterday, saying that "Chelsea did not fail against Manchester City" and that "Two weeks ago, the best team won. Today the best team won. When the best team wins, football is in peace." […]

The Kop at Liverpool's Anfield Stadium has always been a magical place full of song, passion and intimidation. But it used to be a lot different, as evidenced here in this 1964 short film from BBC's Panorama show. Before there were fencing and other "safety" measures instituted at grounds across England, The Kop (and stands […]

Following up on all of the discussion about David Beckham bringing a MLS team to Miami, writer Darren Weber from Soccerly offered an intriguing viewpoint regarding David Beckham recently questioning whether fans in Miami should do as he says and support their local team, or not, since Beckham hardly has a track record of doing […]

Felix Magath’s appointment as the new Fulham boss brings one of the most enigmatic, controversial and successful Bundesliga managers of the last decade to the Premier League. Magath becomes the first German to manage in England's top flight as well as the first man of American/Puerto Rican descent (his father was a US serviceman) to […]

Here’s today’s TV schedule for soccer fans in the United States: Sunderland vs Southampton (FA Cup), 7:45am, FOX Sports 2, FOX Deportes and FOX Soccer 2Go Cardiff vs Wigan (FA Cup), 10am, FOX Sports 2, FOX Deportes and FOX Soccer 2Go Sheffield Wednesday vs Charlton (FA Cup), 10am, FOX Soccer 2Go – Postponed Manchester City vs Chelsea (FA Cup), […]

After Chelsea’s 3-0 victory over Newcastle, José Mourinho said of Eden Hazard: "He's the best young player in the world. Under 23, under 24, he is for sure the best in the world and if he continues in this direction, who knows where he can arrive?" Hazard may have failed to lead Chelsea to victory against […]