Borussia Dortmund’s stadium Signal Iduna Park, formerly known as Westfalenstadion until an insurance company secured naming rights until 2021, is arguably one of the most exhilarating sporting venues. The atmosphere generated is electric even hours before kick-off. The stadium holds 80,720 people; the numbers alone vividly paint a picture of the atmosphere in itself. Matchdays […]

Andre Villas-Boas says he plans on quitting management in the next five to 10 years to realize one of his lifetime ambitions, which is to drive in the Dakar Rally. The Tottenham Hotspur manager made the comment to Portuguese newspaper O Jogo. Here's what he said: "For me, there is a limit and, in the next five […]

Aaron Evans was born in Liverpool in 1987 with a serious illness called Cerebral Palsy, which affects an area of the brain. On top of that, Evans was diagnosed with a chronic stomach illness in 2009 while playing for an academy soccer team. Despite these setbacks, they have never stopped Evans and his love for […]

It's not often that we write about soccer boots on World Soccer Talk, but when photos of the new Adizero F50 Messi came into our in-box, we couldn't resist to share them with you. The boots (or cleats, as Americans calls them) are described by adidas as "the next iteration of Messi’s f50 boots [that] […]

Chivas del Guadalajara, one of the most successful teams in Mexico, have unveiled their new home shirt for the 2013-14 season of Liga MX. Las Chivas, 'The Goats,' as they're nicknamed will be wearing their famous red and white shirt next season but with a difference. The new home shirt, designed by adidas, has blue […]

Ten days ago, on a cold winter’s night in Sydney, rain bucketed down as an entire nation sat on the edge of their seats. With the score deadlocked at 0-0 and with less than 15 minutes left on the clock, the Australian national team faced a tough task. Unable to break through a resilient Iraqi […]

AZ Alkmaar striker Jozy Altidore says he would consider a return to the Premier League to play top flight soccer in Britain. The former Hull City striker is a hot property in the European transfer market with Sunderland and other clubs interested in signing the 23-year-old American. Altidore, who scored 31 times for AZ Alkmaar […]

It's not just photographs of soccer replica shirts that are being leaked this time of the year. It's also balls — in particular, photographs of the official balls for the 2013-14 season for the Premier League, La Liga and Serie A. Designed and manufactured by Nike, all three designs are from the same design family. […]

Chelsea and adidas recently extended their global partnership, which will keep adidas creating their club kits and sportswear through 2023. More importantly, it means that Chelsea will reportedly receive approximately £30million a year from adidas — for a whopping grand total of £290 million over 10 years. If those figures are correct, that's a massive […]

A photo of Tottenham Hotspur's home, away and third shirts for the 2013-14 season has been leaked on the Internet. In what appears to be the new official shirts from Under Armour, the Tottenham Hotspur shirts feature the name of what is allegedly the new shirt sponsor for Spurs — HP. Not HP Sauce, but […]

The tournament hosts Brazil will play the World and European Champions Spain on Sunday at Estadio do Maracana. For viewers in the United States, the broadcast for the match will kick off at 5:30pm ET on ESPN and WatchESPN. Spain confirmed their place in the final on Thursday evening after beating Mario Balotelli-less Italy 7-6 […]

Chelsea have agreed personal terms with Napoli striker Edinson Cavani but have not yet reached an agreement with his club Napoli, according to media reports in Italy. According to Sky Italia reporter Tancredi Palmeri: "There are reports of Chelsea having found an agreement with Cavani over personal terms, pending an agreement with Napoli. "Checking my […]

Today's MLS game between Toronto FC and Real Salt Lake isn't going to be shown live on television in Utah because, wait for it, the local TV station is going to air an episode of the children's cartoon Yu-Gi-Oh! instead. Toronto against Real Salt Lake kicked off at 1pm ET and is being shown live […]

ESPN recently deconstructed what makes Manchester United and Mexico striker Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez such a threat in front of goal. In a special segment during ESPN's coverage of the Confederations Cup, here's how their Sports Science's department figured out what makes Chicharito so special. Hats off to ESPN for a detailed insight into one of […]

Huddersfield Town — three time winners of the English top flight and one time FA Cup winner — recently unveiled their new home kit in grand style by fusing the past with the present. The Yorkshire club, who are celebrating their 100th year of wearing their blue and white stripes, coincided the launch of their […]