UEFA's 54 member nations have given their backing to the 2022 FIFA World Cup being moved from the summer to winter, and they have admitted that the tournament cannot be played in the summer due to health reasons. Fifa vice-president Jim Boyce said: "What has come out of this meeting is that the World Cup […]

Manchester United have announced that they'll trial a singing section to Old Trafford for the team's upcoming UEFA Champions League game against Real Sociedad. United will move the away section from the south east corner of the stadium, where away fans are usually housed, to the East Stand. The club is hoping that the singing […]

The Group Stage of the 2013-14 Europa League kicks off on Thursday with several major clubs participating. As part of our three part series leading up to the Europa League matches, here's a preview of Groups A through D. How would the likes of Valencia, Swansea and Wigan fare? Group A Group A is tight […]

Last week, I gasped after ESPN FC released its latest power rankings composed by former Trinidad and Tobago goalkeeper Shaka Hislop. The video seemed to be the ultimate proof that being a former player does not guarantee being a competent soccer analyst. The list displayed Hislop’s rather comical understanding of the European landscape. His compilation […]

FOX Sports has sub-licensed the Europa League Spanish-language rights to ESPN Deportes this season, which means that soccer fans in the United States will be able to watch Europa League action on ESPN Deportes and ESPN3.com in addition to English language broadcasts on FOX Sports and FOX Soccer 2Go. As a result of the changes, […]

Are these the USMNT home and away shirts that the USA will wear at FIFA World Cup 2014 in Brazil? The leaked images are supposedly the new home and away jerseys that the US men's national team will wear. Before we discuss the designs, it's important to note that the shirt designs have retained the […]

Lionel Messi opened up the scoring tonight for Barcelona in their UEFA Champions League match against Ajax. Messi's inch-perfect free kick was curled in, hit the post and then banged into the back of the net to help Barcelona take the 1-0 lead at half-time. Surprisingly, today's match between Barcelona and Ajax is the first […]

It's going to be almost impossible for today's UEFA Champions League matches to conjure up some of the incredible goals we witnessed yesterday during the Champions League matches, but I'm sure the 16 teams participating today will give it a shot. For viewers in the United States, here’s today’s TV and Internet schedule of all […]

We've got one copy of FIFA 14 with the special Celebrations Pre-Order Pack to give away to one lucky World Soccer Talk reader. The winner will have a choice of FIFA 14 either for PS3 or Xbox 360. The contest is only open to residents in the UK or USA. Here's how to enter: Between now […]

Losing in the Champions League final is always something of a body blow. It’s even worse when you’re beaten by a domestic rival. And when that team has already snaffled your best player too? Well, that’s just piling on the misery. Of course, this unfortunate series of events occurred in the final weeks of Borussia […]

An image of Tottenham Hotspur's third shirt for the 2013-14 season has been leaked on the Internet, as featured in the forthcoming release of FIFA 14. Tottenham's third shirt isn't officially scheduled to be unveiled until tomorrow, but the third shirt (pictured above) looks authentic — with a navy blue shirt and light blue trim […]

Manchester City have unveiled their new third kit for the 2013-14 season. City wore the third shirt for the first time yesterday when they beat Viktoria Plzen in the UEFA Champions League. The white shirt with sky blue and black stripes down the left side of the shirt give the jersey a new and unique […]

Manchester United announce record annual revenue of £363.2m for the year to June 30. United won the 2012-13 Premier League title under the last season of Sir Alex Ferguson in charge of the side. Off the pitch, United has been extremely busy in signing lucrative commercial contracts around the globe, bringing on sponsors galore. Manchester […]

Liverpool have suffered a setback after Philippe Coutinho has been ruled out until the end of October due to a shoulder injury. Coutinho sustained the injury in Liverpool's 2-2 draw against Swansea on Monday night. According to the Liverpool club website, "After being assessed by the Reds medical staff, it's been decided that Coutinho will now […]

Gareth Bale marked his Real Madrid debut with a goal, but his new club failed to match Barcelona and Atletico Madrid, who both extended their winning start to the campaign to four games. Following victories for the Catalans and Los Colcherones, Carlo Ancelotti’s men could only draw with Villarreal – who also went into the […]