With the middle of the Argentine Inicial upon us, Newell's Old Boys are showing that a system is more important than the sum of all parts. More importantly, when those parts are functioning well within a system, things can change and they will remain the same. In soccer, we always talk about how one person is […]

With Arsenal off to their best start in the Premier League in five years coupled with strong performances thus far in the UEFA Champions League, there is definitely a different vibe around the Emirates so far this season. There is cause for long-term optimism as the quality has improved throughout all phases of Arsenal's game. […]

In England, it's not uncommon to hear the saying that "Zonal marking is not defending." But, what the fact that these pundits often ignore is that goals are scored even when defenders are man marking. It's not that man marking is the be all and end all of defending. It's the system that leaks goals. […]

When Shinji Kagawa joined Manchester United in 2012 from Borussia Dortmund, many United supporters were ecstatic upon hearing the news. Kagawa was instrumental in Dortmunds’s back-to-back Bundesliga titles and was the creative force behind their electrifying play. The attacking midfielder scored 21 goals in 49 appearances for Die Schwarzgelben as well as scoring a goal […]

Greenpeace activists disrupted the UEFA Champions League match between FC Basel and Schalke today to protest against Schalke's main sponsor Gazprom. The match was temporarily stopped while the activists were removed from the stadium, but was restarted after order was restored. The protest is focused on trying to stop Russian energy company Gazprom from polluting […]

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Editor's note: Today marks the first column of a new weekly series by Matt Jones entitled 'The Heart Of English Football' that gives you insight into what it's like to be a supporter who lives in England — capturing the experience, rituals and everything we don't get to see or feel via the television set. […]

Napoli manager Rafa Benitez has hailed Arsene Wenger as the best manager in England. Both Napoli and Arsenal face each other later today in the UEFA Champions League, but while the praise for Wenger is worthy, you have to wonder how much of a dig that is for Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho. Benitez and Mourinho […]

Atletico Madrid and Barcelona both maintained unblemished La Liga records after seven rounds of matches. Atleti took the spoils in the Madrid derby and, together with Barca, who defeated Almeria, extended their lead over Real Madrid to five points. Diego Costa’s 11th minute goal at the Bernabeu was the difference in the capital as Atletico […]

Here's the video of Jose Mourinho walking out of his Chelsea press conference today after getting upset by the questioning of the media regarding Kevin De Bruyne and why the player has been demoted to the u21 squad. Here are tonight's world soccer news headlines: Premier League José Mourinho walks out of press conference over […]

Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher were in fine form again tonight on the Monday Night Football show on Sky Sports. The duo dissected many of the mistakes that Manchester United made against West Bromwich Albion from this past weekend. World Soccer Talk writer Peter Quinn described the video as "Carragher and Neville are having a […]

Liverpool are second in the Premier League table after their emphatic 3-1 win over managerless Sunderland. The Reds, inspired by Luis Suarez and Daniel Sturridge, had far too much firepower for the Black Cats yesterday and never looked in real danger of surrendering their 2-0 half time lead. For the second time in a week, […]

Watch today's broadcast of 'This Week In Soccer,' live at 5:30pm ET/10:30pm UK time via video. Today’s topics are: 1. What’s a reasonable expectation for David Moyes’s first season at United? 2. To what extent is soccer just SUPPOSED to be played on grass? 3. Should FIFA members begin speaking out against Qatar worker slavery now? To watch […]

Everton faces Newcastle United tonight at Goodison Park in a match where Roberto Martinez is hoping for another special night. Martinez said: "We rely on our fans and that's why when you play at home you look forward to playing at a full capacity Goodison. As a player you really enjoy playing with that support […]

In a weekend where there were plenty of wonderful goals scored by the likes of Bryan Ruiz, Aron Johannsson, Aaron Ramsey and Gylfi Sigurdsson, one stood out in particular. And it's probably one that you, like me, haven't see until now. The goal was scored by César Pereyra for Belgrano in his team's 3-0 victory against Racing. […]