Not surprisingly, the Egyptian Football Association (EFA) has decided not to renew Bob Bradley's contract as coach of the national team after the nation exited in the World Cup playoffs stage due to their aggregate defeat to Ghana. EFA Chairman Gamal Allam said: "Bob Bradley's contract ended this night, and we will not renew for […]

For months, discussion has floated around Florida soccer circles that when Orlando City moves to MLS, Kaka will be their first Designated Player signing. With the official news of OCSC’s admission to MLS beginning in 2015, the discussion of Kaka moving to Orlando City SC has intensified according to BBC Sport. For Kaka, who is […]

Congratulations to Uruguay for qualifying for World Cup 2014 in Brazil. Photos of Uruguay's World Cup home and away shirts have been leaked on the Internet. The South American side will wear their familiar blue and white shirts. Both the home and away shirts have a unique design at the bottom of the cuffs, incorporating […]

The marathon of World Cup playoffs end tonight with the final match to determine who will qualify for World Cup 2014. Uruguay faces Jordan live at 6pm ET on beIN SPORT. Similarly to Mexico, Uruguay convincingly won its first leg match, 5-0, putting the South American team in the driving seat to qualify for Brazil. […]

Sunderland manager Gus Poyet spoke to the Sunderland Echo newspaper this week about his big American striker Jozy Altidore: “He has many good qualities but the one that tends to get overlooked is that he has an unbelievable shot on him – so powerful. “I still can’t believe he is only 24, he hits the […]

After Algeria qualified for World Cup 2014 yesterday on the away goal rule, Algerians in their thousands took to the streets to celebrate. Sadly, 12 people died and 240 were injured as a result of the celebrations. According to the AP, "The statement from emergency services said five celebrating fans were killed when their van […]

An ad campaign by a Swedish soft drink maker backfired yesterday when Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat trick to knock Sweden out of the World Cup playoffs. The soft drink maker run a campaign that featured images of a Cristiano Ronaldo doll near death. The ads featured Ronaldo as a voodoo doll, strapped to a […]

Juan Agudelo's request for a work permit to join Stoke City has been denied by UK authorities, dealing a cruel blow to the striker's chances of playing in the English Premier League. In August, Agudelo signed a pre-contract with Stoke City whereby the US international striker would join the Potters in the January transfer window. However, […]

MLS has returned to the state of Florida with last night’s announcement that Orlando City SC will move from USL PRO to MLS in 2015. While Orlando should be a top drawer market for the league, some question will persist. 1. What makes Orlando, with less professional soccer history, a safer bet than nearby Tampa […]

Mexico’s decisive victory over New Zealand over two legs proves that despite the woeful year and constant mismanagement of the side, El Tri still has the quality to do damage in Brazil. The decision to field a completely domestic based side with many relatively inexperienced internationals reaped dividends as far as squad chemistry and harmony […]

Congratulations to Mexico on qualifying for World Cup 2014. During the 2014 World Cup tournament in Brazil, Mexico will be wearing its new green, red and white home shirt that's designed by adidas. The new jersey features a bi tonal green base, to form a unique and premium design, while the elegant white touches on […]

Mexico take a commanding 5-1 victory from the first leg of their World Cup playoff into tonight's game against New Zealand. The Kiwis may as well go on the attack and hope for an avalanche of goals to give the nation any chance of qualifying for the tournament. For viewers in the United States, here […]

England are set to play a friendly in Miami on the eve of their 2014 World Cup competition, reports The Daily Mail newspaper tonight. If you've been reading World Soccer Talk for a while, you'll know that this isn't new news. Last month, the Evening Standard newspaper reported the same news, while one week prior to that […]

Brazil played Honduras last weekend in an international friendly in front of 71,124 people in Miami. Brazil ended up winning the match 5-0 with goals by Bernard, Dante, Maicon, Willian and Hulk. Watching this Brazilian side play up close is a spectacle. Their ability to play so many styles of play makes them incredible dangerous […]

Immediately after France's win against Ukraine to qualify for World Cup 2014, the French team unveiled their kit for the summer 2014 tournament. After qualifying for the tournament, we can now see what France will be wearing in Brazil next summer. France's shirt features a darker blue than their current shirt, and features a bold […]