Arsene Wenger is not scared to spend money, according to Arsenal Chief Executive Ivan Gazidis, but he has to believe he's getting a top-class player for his money. And there's the catch. While it's admirable that Wenger wants to be fiscally responsible, it's Wenger fascination with believing he's getting the most value for his money […]

Sunderland were incredibly busy today with the appointment of a director of football, a new chief scout, two new defenders and a new midfielder. Director of Football Roberto De Fanti has worked closely with new Chief Scout Valentino Angeloni at Udinese and Inter Milan, and both men will work on restructuring the entire player recruitment process at […]

EA Sports announced more details regarding its Next Gen version of FIFA 14 today at the E3 conference. Plus, they revealed two new screenshots (see above and below). Here's their press release with all of the details: REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – June 10, 2013 – Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: EA) announced today that EA SPORTS™ […]

The focus of the video gaming world is on E3 today where Microsoft gave an exciting presentation to share more details about the games that will be on their Xbox One, which is scheduled for release this November. Meanwhile, Sony will be giving a presentation this evening to showcase the new games expected to be […]

Derby County have unveiled their new home shirt for the 2013-14 season. The Rams new home kit is designed by Kappa. Other than the distracting sponsor name on the front of the shirt, the design is really classy including everything from the old-fashioned collar, the famous Ram crest and the black armbands on the sleeve. […]

Aston Villa's Andreas Weimann has signed a three-year extension to his contract with the Premier League club. Weimann, who had a fantastic season at Villa last year along with colleagues Christian Benteke and Brad Guzan, put pen to paper today to stay at Villa Park through 2016. The 21-year-old Austrian international forward had this to […]

A brief leadership vacuum emerged in the Premier League's upper echelon at season's end. But even though Chelsea, Everton, Manchester City and Manchester United moved swiftly to fill the void with Jose Mourinho, Roberto Martinez, Manuel Pellegrini and David Moyes respectively, each manager steps into a precarious position. Can Roberto Martinez deliver Champions League football […]

Hull City have unveiled their away shirt for the 2013-14 season. Hull's away shirt for next season will be blue with white and red trim. The new away kit will be on sale beginning June 15, 2013. The new away shirt is a conservative design. Nothing flashy, but it's not obnoxious either. It's plain and […]

Today is the day! Announcing the winners of the Who Are Ya Designs contest contest (drum roll please)... 1ST PRIZE (YOUR SHIRT and a $100 GIFT CERTIFICATE to WAYD) – JONATHAN WHITT 2ND PRIZE (YOUR SHIRT and a $100 GIFT CERTIFICATE to WAYD) – COLIN STEELE 3RD PRIZE (YOUR SHIRT and a $100 GIFT CERTIFICATE to […]

Romelu Lukaku and Kevin De Bruyne are part of Chelsea's plans for the future, according to Jose Mourinho. In this morning's press conference, Mourinho said, "I think they are ready, I think they are ready to be part of Chelsea." That's welcome news for both Belgium footballers. Lukaku had an explosive season on loan at […]

Ladies and gentlemen, EPL Talk is now World Soccer Talk. I've decided to rebrand EPL Talk to a name that is more appropriate to the breadth of soccer coverage that we're bringing you. Several months ago, an executive at a major TV soccer network in the United States mentioned to me that he was interested […]

Jose Mourinho gave his first press conference as new manager of Chelsea Football Club today where he seemed in a more reflective and humble mood than in the past. Mourinho labeled himself as 'The Happy One,' he set the record straight by saying that he wasn't sacked last time but left by mutual agreement, he […]

Stuart Pearce’s England Under-21 side has crashed out of the European Championships with a whimper. But it would be unfair to label Pearce’s tenure a failure. Sometimes managers stay too long at the international level. It’s a four year job at most, and Pearce overstayed his welcome at this level. Prior to Pearce’s appointment in […]

Spain and Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta shared his disgust for Jose Mourinho and his brand of football during an interview today with El Pais newspaper. Here's what he's quoted as saying: "You just have to look at the facts. Yes he damaged Spanish football, in general more harm than good. But I don't like talking about […]

A sunny afternoon crowd of 36,535 at Sun Life Stadium in Miami saw the world champions Spain hold off a spirited Haitian side 2-1 today. Champions League winner Javi Martinez got the start for Spain ahead of Sergio Busquets in place of the injured Xabi Alonso. Of interest coming into the match is how Spain […]