When Leeds decided to part company with Javi Gracia and bring in Sam Allardyce it became the 15th managerial change of this Premier League season, a record for sackings of managers by owners. The previous high was in the 2017/18 season. But, why has the practice become so commonplace? Clubs constantly seek change to reverse […]

As expected, Leeds United named Sam Allardyce as the club's new head coach on Wednesday. The deal will apparently also include an interesting stipulation should the team avoid relegation. The Daily Mail is reporting that the Yorkshire club will pay Allardyce a base salary of about $627,000. There are only four games remaining on the […]

The latest episode of the World Soccer Talk Podcast is presented by Sling. Hosted by Christopher Harris and Kartik Krishnaiyer, this episode focuses on what makes relegation is appealing to watch, as a neutral. Plus, we take a closer look at the race to avoid relegation, sharing our predictions of who will get relegated. The […]

Crystal Palace co-owner and chairman Steve Parish recently spoke on the financial repercussions surrounding relegation from the Premier League. The English businessman helped purchase the south London club in the summer of 2010. Palace was in the second-tiered Championship at the time after relegation from the top flight in 2005. The club gained promotion back […]

Tottenham Hotspur chairman and co-owner Daniel Levy is calling on major changes to the Women's Super League (WSL). According to the Daily Mail, Levy wants the English top-flight women's division to become a closed league. This would essentially end promotion and relegation for the division. Levy is not the only team official to be lobbying […]

Purchasing a professional soccer club typically involves millions, if not billions, of dollars. This is clearly evident in recent years. American businessman Todd Boehly was part of Chelsea's $5.2 billion takeover last year. Manchester United's Glazer family is also hoping to rake in a similar fee when/if they sell the team. However, one man in […]

Earlier in the season, Leeds shocked Anfield with a stoppage-time win against Liverpool. That win for the Whites came off the back of a four-game losing streak. This time, it was Liverpool to pick up a win on the road, albeit less dramatically, to end a four-match unbeaten this streak. Liverpool had two losses and […]

MLS purists have long battled against the notion of promotion and relegation in American soccer. This position has often been backed by franchise owners. However, moving into 2023 it appears as though the winds of change are swirling with the success of MLS Season Pass. In a survey conducted by ESPN in 2019, 64% of […]

World Soccer Talk sat down with English soccer legend Alan Shearer to hear his thoughts on promotion and relegation, and the role it plays in world soccer. Legendary English footballer Alan Shearer has seen it all. From being the all-time Premier League goalscorer, as well as his playing career with Southampton, Blackburn Rovers and Newcastle […]

The Premier League has charged Manchester City with breaking the financial rules set in place more than 100 times. The five-year investigation reviewed breaches that occurred over a time span from 2009/10 to 2017/18. According to the Premier League, Manchester City broke the rules in the sense that the club failed to provide the league […]

Promotion and relegation is a system used throughout most of the soccer world. Clubs move up and down their country's standings based on their relative strength via results on the field from season to season. And soccer fans all over the world overwhelmingly prefer it to the alternative. The alternative is the franchise system. One […]

Promotion and relegation is one of the key mechanics across much of the global sport called soccer. But what is pro/rel, as it's commonly abbreviated? If you're a new fan, especially coming from American sports, you might be completely unfamiliar with the concept. What is promotion and relegation? At the most basic level, promotion and […]

Serie A is becoming more and more interesting, and with Lazio continuing their winning streak, could we see a surprise winner for the scudetto? Lazio are currently first in the table with a four point lead on second placed Inter Milan. While we're just nine games into the season, maybe Lazio can manage second place? […]

A massive apology for a lack of articles lately, I have recently started a master’s degree at University and I have also fractured my ankle (playing 5-a-side) as well as a number of other things that have been happening. But, I am back now and an article from Josh Ashdown of the Guardian recently appeared […]

Recently relegated Portsmouth's troubles are not over. Far from it. They may have just begun. As someone who has followed the whole sordid affair since the first signs of trouble in the summer of 2008, I can tell you it's difficult to type that sentence. The fire sale that began with Sulley Muntari in July […]