Having been to Premier League games in the past, I was looking forward to expanding my football experience by attending a Championship in London and comparing that to my experience at bigger clubs in the top flight. Environment, venue and facilities, fan passion, style of play, talent level – just how different is a Championship match […]

The 2018 FIFA World Cup is fast approaching. Coaches must begin to seriously evaluate the 23 players they will take to Russia for the world's greatest sporting event. Squad selections are imminent. Let's get experimental and select a 23-man squad from players who will feature at the tournament. First of all, there's one small caveat. […]

London (AFP) – Manchester United will return to the United States to begin their preparations for the 2018/19 European season, the English football giants announced Monday. A two-week tour will start with a match against Mexican side Club America in the Phoenix University Stadium, Arizona, on July 19, with Jose Mourinho's men facing Major League […]

Arsenal’s transfer dealings are under incessant scrutiny almost year-round. Fans of the club and fans of football in general regard Arsenal as a club that hesitates to spend money. They would seem to be correct based on the Gunner’s history in the transfer window. The 40 million and one pound bid for Luis Suarez in […]

EXCLUSIVE: Liverpool Football Club will play Borussia Dortmund this July in Nashville, Tennessee in a friendly match that will see the return of Jürgen Klopp to face his old Bundesliga club, according to a World Soccer Talk source. The match, scheduled to be part of the 2018 International Champions Cup, will be played on Sunday, […]

Liga MX club Chivas will no longer be televised on Univision after the summer of 2019 when the current TV deal ends, according to a source that's close to the deal. The news came as a surprise to CD Guadalajara. According to Chivas vice-president Amaury Vergara Zatarian, "I cannot officially say we won’t be renewing […]

Q: What is Bleacher Report Live? A: Bleacher Report Live is a brand-new legal streaming service that will broadcast sports to consumers in the United States. Bleacher Report Live, or B/R Live, will be a subscription service (pricing to be announced). Q: Why should soccer fans be aware of it? A: Beginning with the 2018/19 […]

Since failing to qualify for the 2018 World Cup in Russia, the US Soccer Federation has actually done a decent job of scheduling the types of opponents the men's national team (MNT) needs to play more of to get better game experience. Since missing the World Cup, MNT has played two games (both against European […]

Nike and US Soccer have unveiled their new home jersey for 2018 featuring what they're identifying as a "light kit." The US will wear the white kit for the first time on April 5 when the US Women's National Team played Mexico in a friendly. While the white shirt is traditionally the USA's home shirt, […]

With the Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Özil contract situations done and dusted, Arsenal brass can now turn their attentions to Jack Wilshere’s expiring deal. The midfielder’s current contract runs out at the end of the season and he will be free to sign with any other club should he not commit his future to the […]

Paris (AFP) – Substitute Juan Quintero lashed home a penalty five minutes from time as Colombia came back from 2-0 down to stun France 3-2 on Friday. Barcelona centre-back Samuel Umtiti was penalised for a rash lunge on Quintero's fellow substitute Jose Izquierdo as the South Americans received a morale boost ahead of the World […]

London (AFP) – Zlatan Ibrahimovic has never shied away from the spotlight, so it is fitting that the outspoken Swede should choose Hollywood as the likely final chapter of a glittering career. Ibrahimovic, 36, became the latest in a long line of ageing stars to swap the heights of European football by leaving Manchester United […]

Last week, FIFA President Gianni Infantino proposed a plan to launch a women's global league comprised of national teams. Although no decision is expected to be made until at least June, the plan demonstrates Infantino's commitment to promoting the growth of women's football. If accepted, the competition would feature the world's top 16 women's national […]

London (AFP) – Zlatan Ibrahimovic's time at Manchester United could come to an end as early as this week with a move to Major League Soccer in the pipeline, according to a report on Thursday. Ibrahimovic, whose contract expires in June, has made just seven appearances for United this season on his return from a […]

With the World Cup in Russia rapidly approaching, my mind wanders back to the summer of 2002 when the original Ronaldo and Brazil became kings of the world. At the same time, a small island in the Florida Keys was also gripped in World Cup fever. I was a professional soccer player for twelve years […]