After a season in the second division of Spanish football, Villarreal are returning to the Primera Division in Spain for 2013/14. To mark their new season in La Liga, Mexican international Giovani Dos Santos and his teammates have modeled their new home and away kits for next season. Villarreal's home and away kits for next […]

It's looking likely that Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina is going to team up again with Rafa Benitez. The Spanish goalkeeper is set for a loan deal to join Napoli for the season, which will open up the number one starting position at Anfield to new signing Simon Mignolet. Here are tonight's world soccer news headlines: […]

The return of Special 1 TV is amongst the best news soccer fans have received this summer. Betfair now has five episodes on their YouTube channel chronicling The Special One’s return to the Premier League, and rumors are flying around that the Internet-based company may pick up the series on a long-term basis. In honor […]

When goalkeeper Bert Trautmann signed for Manchester City in 1949, 20,000 people demonstrated against the signing of a former German paratrooper. When Trautmann would retire in 1964 after 545 appearances for the Blues, his name was sung along with Bill Meredith, Erik Brook, Roy Paul, Roy Clarke and Bobby Johnstone as one of the greatest […]

A star is emerging for the Gunners in the Far East. Forget Luis Suarez and Wayne Rooney. The sparking debut of a 16-year old midfielder with American ties is the most exciting development of the summer for Arsenal supporters. Gedion Zelalem was born in Germany to an Ethopian father and was spotted by Arsenal scouts […]

Inter Milan, a Serie A powerhouse that has fallen on hard times recently, is a team with everything to prove and will be coming to the United States later this month to compete in the 2013 International Champions Cup. Here’s a preview: Schedule August 1, 2013: Chelsea vs Inter, Indianapolis (Lucas Oil Stadium) 8:00pm ET […]

Paris Saint-Germain have scored another sensational signing by landing Marquinhos on a five-year deal. The 19-year-old centre back has been signed from Roma. The promising Brazilian defender has played at the u-17 and u-23 levels, and is a product of Corinthians academy, which continues to produce so many young talents. Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi said: […]

Manchester City have today officially announced the signing of Fiorentina star Stevan Jovetic. The Montenegro national team player can play as a striker or as an attacking midfielder, and is certainly a player that has a huge amount of potential to score plenty of goals in the Premier League this coming season. The transfer deal […]

Tottenham Hotspur have been dealt a major blow in the transfer window with the news that Aston Villa have signed an extension to Christian Benteke's contract to keep him at Villa Park through 2017. Despite initially handing in a transfer request at Aston Villa, Christian Benteke returned to preseason training yesterday and has now put […]

UPDATED: Barcelona have announced that manager Tito Vilanova will step down in charge of the team due to ill health. A press conference was convened this afternoon where club officials revealed that Vilanova has had a relapse from his parotid gland cancer condition. Vilanova was first diagnosed with the disease in 2011. He underwent radiotherapy and […]

The Tampa Bay Rowdies, whose tradition and history will be the subject of a forthcoming World Soccer Talk video documentary, announced this week they would retire the kit number of legendary defender Mike Connell who played ten seasons with the club in the original North American Soccer League (NASL). "Mike was with the Rowdies for […]

Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Lewis Holtby is the interviewee on Tottenham's first-ever Google Hangout that was released today. The gifted 22-year-old creative midfielder, who signed from Schalke in January, is a very promising footballer who could on the verge of a breakout season this year. During the 15-minute interview, Holtby tackles a number of topics including […]

Brendan Rodgers is playing hardball with Luis Suarez. He's teasing prospective buyers by saying that if Cavani was sold for £55million, Suarez should get a similar transfer bid. It seems that Rodgers is gung-ho for either selling Suarez for a ransom, or forcing him to stay at Liverpool if other clubs can't afford to buy […]

Legendary goalkeeper Bert Trautmann died today, at the age of 89. Trautmann entered football folklore when he played for Manchester City in the 1956 FA Cup Final against Birmingham at Wembley. With 17 minutes of the match remaining, Trautmann suffered a serious injury, where his neck was noticeably damaged. Incredibly, though, Trautmann continued playing through […]

Stoke City are offering its supporters free travel to all away Premier League matches for the 2013-14 season. The Potters believe they're the first club to offer the service in all four divisions of English football. The free bus service to away matches follows through on "the increase in their income delivered by the new […]