Champions League hopefuls Liverpool scored just once against Carlisle on Wednesday evening from a total of 47 shots! Yes, that's League Two (the fourth tier in English Football) Carlisle United. As the Reds continue to struggle for goals upfront, two former Liverpool strikers have stolen the headlines in Italy and Spain in mid-week with […]

You would think that three consecutive wins (with 10 goals scored and onlyone conceded) would move the José Mourinho narrative in a positive direction; then again, that means you probably don't know José Mourinho. For all the turmoil the cantankerous Portuguese had mustered last time we convened, afew wins have yet to abate the storm. If anything, Mourinho’s future […]

Over the coming weeks, Stephanie Yang, new contributor to World Soccer Talk, will be tackling a series of major questions facing the National Women's Soccer League as it approaches its third offseason. In her first installment, Stephanie analyzes the league's expected partnership with Orlando City SC – potentially the third Major League Soccer franchise to venture into the NWSL. The NWSL is not like […]

Holders Chelsea will visit Stoke City while Arsenal and Manchester United drew Championship opposition in the fourth round of the Capital One Cup. The draw for the competition's round of 16 took place late Wednesday night, with Premier League-leading Manchester City given one of the round's tougher matchups with a visit from Crystal Palace. Arsenal, coming […]

Mathieu Flamini struck twice as Arsenal beat north London rivals Tottenham 2-1 in the third round of the Capital One Cup at White Hart Lane. The French midfielder marked his first appearance of the season with a superb second-half volley to secure bragging rights for Gunners' fans. Spurs had mounted a spirited comeback after Flamini's […]

Madrid (AFP) – Barcelona's 100 percent start to La Liga season was brought to a stunning end as Celta Vigo moved top of the table with a stunning 4-1 victory on Wednesday. The side formerly managed by Barca boss Luis Enrique were deservedly given a 2-0 half-time lead by excellent finishes from Nolito and former […]

A certain school of thought says for everything we gain in life, we necessarily give something up. Skipping the philosophical debate and just accepting the premise, a perfect example is happening in Major League Soccer at this very moment. When league planners expanded playoffs from eight to 10 teams back in 2010, I said it […]

Long gone are the days when iconic Arsenal players such as Tony Adams, Martin Keown, Ray Parlour and Patrick Vieira graced the green pitch at Highbury. Not only were the legendary quartet of Gunners superb players, but they were the type of players that fans absolutely adored because of their toughness and will to win. […]

FOX Sports has a Bundesliga problem. For the first five gameweeks of the 2015/16 season, live Bundesliga games on the network are averaging just 42,000 viewers. Of immediate concern is the fact that the last two gameweeks have recorded two of the worst weekly averages for live games the league has seen on FOX Sports since the opening weekend: 29,333 […]

One month ago, I wrote about how Liverpool’s Brazilian playmaker Philippe Coutinho was a good, sometimes very good player, but didn’t affect games consistently enough to be considered great. I wrote: “The fact that the Brazilian is the best player at a club of Liverpool’s ‘stature’ must be worrying. There was never any doubt that Luis […]

Today's Capital One Cup game between Tottenham and Arsenal will be shown live on US television and on a live stream. The eagerly anticipated north London derby, the first one of the 2015/16 season, will give one of the teams the opportunity to keep the bragging rights until the first derby is played in the […]

Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski scored the quickest 5 goals ever in the top 4 European leagues on Tuesday, netting the five goals within exactly 8 minutes 57 seconds after coming on as a substitute to overturn Wolfsburg's 1-0 lead into a 5-1 win for Bayern. While the feat of scoring five goals within 9 […]

Liverpool have vehemently dismissed claims they have approached Carlo Ancelotti about the possibility of succeeding manager Brendan Rodgers. A report claimed the veteran Italian, a Champions League winner with AC Milan and Real Madrid, had been sounded out by owners Fenway Sports Group about taking over at Anfield. However, that was immediately rubbished by the […]

Rome (AFP) – Former Brazilian soccer star-turned-politician Romario on Tuesday described UEFA president Michel Platini as coming "from the same school" as his FIFA counterpart Sepp Blatter. Now a Brazilian senator with an anti-corruption stance, the 1994 World Cup-winning striker was asked his thoughts on the upcoming leadership election at FIFA, world soccer's governing body, where Platini […]

Marseille (AFP) – Three Marseille supporters were handed prison sentences between four and six months over violent incidents during the weekend clash between their side and Lyon. The three, aged between 18 and 29, may never see the inside of a jail cell, though, as they were released from the Marseille criminal court pending an appearance […]