World Soccer Talk's Premier League team of 2023/24

ESPN has successfully renewed its media rights deal to the English FA Cup in the USA for four more seasons. The new deal, which runs through until the end of the 2027/28 season, ensures that the world's oldest national soccer competition will continue to be streamed across ESPN+. Seven hundred and twenty-nine clubs competed in […]

The streaming service joint venture between FOX, Warner Bros Discovery, and ESPN finally has a name that fans can look forward to. It's Venu Sports. With live sports at the forefront of the platform, this service will be a place for cord-cutters to access ample live offerings without a pay-TV subscription. Three major providers are […]

Having already acquired several sports properties, The CW may turn its attention to soccer. Nexstar Media Group's broadcast TV channel had previously been reserved for TV shows, movies, and news programs. However, in 2023, the channel dipped into the sports market with the American rights to LIV Golf broadcasts. Yet, the plan for the channel […]

GolTV's contract with Ecuador's Serie A is currently under serious threat. The two sides previously agreed to a 10-year deal worth around $314 million back in 2017. Nevertheless, the broadcaster has reportedly not given the South American top flight division the necessary funds since September of 2023. As a result, Serie A officials are giving […]

Euro 2024 is the top international competition in Europe bringing 24 of the best national teams together. This summer, Germany is hosting the competition, and many of the top players in the world will be in action. Several of those hail from the Premier League. For example, Kevin de Bruyne will represent Belgium, Rodri is […]

Newly-appointed USWNT manager Emma Hayes recently called up a squad of 23 women to face South Korea in her debut as the coach. Hayes signed a contract with the national team in November which would pay her around $1.6 million per year. She stepped away from her former club, Chelsea, after winning the Women's Super […]

After weeks of suspense, Portugal manager Roberto Martinez announced the Portugal squad for the upcoming European Championship. They enter the Germany-hosted tournament looking for their first trophy since 2019 and first European Championship since 2016. At the 2022 World Cup, Portugal bounced out early. Roberto Martinez has seen success since then. Under the ex-Belgium gaffer, […]

Chelsea and Mauricio Pochettino are parting ways by mutual consent after the Argentine spent just one season at Stamford Bridge. The Blues finished sixth in the Premier League in 2023/24. Although that is beneath the club's expectations, it represents an improvement on the previous season. In 2022/23, Chelsea finished 12th, the club's second-worst finish in […]

There is a legitimate prospect that Manchester City will move on from Ederson as its goalkeeper by selling the Brazilian. This mandates that the right offer comes in for his services, as Manchester City will not easily sell one of the more reliable players in the squad. According to reports, the decision comes down to […]

Croatia national team manager Zlatko Dalić has officially selected his squad for Euro 2024. The country, despite its relatively small size, has established itself as a European powerhouse in the sport. Croatia is 128th globally in total citizens, but the team currently ranks 10th in the world by FIFA. This rating is also good enough […]

It's always challenging to make a prediction on the Italy squad, especially with the Euro 2024 tournament around the corner The Italian national soccer team has created a dilemma due to its recent struggles in World Cup qualifying. However, the team was successful in Euro tournaments, where it is the reigning champions. Nevertheless, they redeemed themselves […]

FIFA will explore the potential impact of allowing domestic leagues to play foreign competitive games in the near future, which has major consequences on MLS and its popularity in the USA. It was revealed in April that soccer's governing body would consider changing a policy that blocks league games from being scheduled in other countries. […]

Jesse Marsch will lead the Canada men's national team at this summer's 2024 Copa America after being hired Monday night. The American coach previously made a name for himself at European clubs such as RB Leipzig and Leeds United. However, he has been without a managerial job since departing the English side over a year […]

Pulisic, who had a disappointing season with Chelsea last year, has rejuvenated his club career with AC Milan. The American was integral to the team's UEFA Champions League-winning squad back in 2021. Nonetheless, he never truly established himself as a staple. But luckily, his four-year stint in England is now in the past. Manager Stefano […]

Bayern Munich crashed out of the Champions League Wednesday night against Real Madrid in controversial fashion. VAR, however, was not exactly the source of contention in the latter stages of the game. Instead, human error marred the massive match. The assistant official and match referee on the pitch both made mistakes in potentially disallowing an […]

We jump into reading the feedback from soccer fans throughout the United States and our analysis and experience about why soccer fans are not signing up for MLS Season Pass, fifteen months after the service launched on Apple TV. Has MLS moving to Apple left the door wide open for USL, NWSL, and EPL to […]

It's been more than a year since MLS Season Pass has launched, so it's perfect timing to identify the pros and cons of the streaming product and the market conditions impacting it. What has improved, what needs to improve, and what issues are impacting the growth of Major League Soccer's revolutionary streaming product such as […]

This week's episode discusses Gio Reyna in the USA vs Jamaica game, what European title races are the most exciting, the reaction to the first round of the US Open Cup, ESPN's poor coverage of the FA Cup, The Athletic's cozy relationship with MLS, and a tribute to Joe Barone. There's more soccer on streaming […]

Shown by its mismanagement of the US Open Cup, the US Soccer Federation has lost all authority as the governing body for the sport in this country. USSF has allowed MLS to become the most powerful soccer entity in this country. At the same time, the US soccer system is a mess as leagues compete […]