For Porto it was all good just a week ago. They defeated Bayern Munich 3-1 at home and had a very good chance of advancing to the semifinals of the Champions League. Unfortunately for the Dragons, Bayern were motivated by their loss and thrashed them 6-1. The scoring began when left-back Juan Bernat, starting over […]

Tonight's World Soccer Talk Radio features an interview with Steve Davis. In addition to being co-host of ESPN's Soccer Today radio show, Davis writes for Soccer Gods and World Soccer Talk, and does FC Dallas radio broadcasts. Davis is a veteran US soccer journalist who previously worked for NBC's Pro Soccer Talk. In addition to […]

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Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone is not thinking about Real Madrid's injury problems heading into Wednesday's decisive Champions League quarter-final second leg at the Santiago Bernabeu. It was learned earlier today that striker Karim Benzema will be the third key member of the club to miss the crucial Champions League encounter tomorrow. The France international […]

Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure has claimed he is open to "new challenges" and will not stay at a club simply to collect wages. Reports last week suggested Toure could be part of a summer clear-out at the Etihad Stadium as the club look to reshape the squad after an underwhelming season. That was denied […]

West Ham vice-chairman Karren Brady has hit out at "nonsense" suggestions that the club had approached Jurgen Klopp about replacing Sam Allardyce. Premier League clubs were put on alert last week by the news that the highly-rated German will end a seven-year spell as Borussia Dortmund manager this summer. Klopp was immediately installed as favorite […]

Both matches today feature 3-1 scorelines from the first leg with Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain facing the unenviable task of trying to overcome those results to advance to the semi-finals of the 2014/15 UEFA Champions League. An early goal for Bayern Munich and/or Paris Saint-Germain could open up either game and force the other […]

As Jack Grealish confirmed his status as England’s next hot young thing with a mesmeric display for Aston Villa under the Wembley arch and Harry Kane bagged his 30th goal of an extraordinary campaign with Tottenham Hotspur, Ross Barkley—last season’s in-vogue prospect—added another disappointing chapter to an auspicious season. The Everton midfield seized the responsibility […]

Editor's note: World Soccer Talk writer Matt Jones recently went on a mission from his home on the Wirral to take photographs of Prince Rupert's Tower in Liverpool, and to share his insight regarding the connection between the tower and the history of Everton Football Club. A soccer team’s crest is a pretty big deal. After […]

In May or June of this year, the bidding for the 2016-19 Premier League TV rights is expected to begin with FOX Sports, ESPN and NBC Sports ready to begin a bidding war to determine who will acquire the rights to the world's most popular sports league. Despite NBC raising the bar on soccer coverage in the United […]

Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur form one of the most heated rivalries in all of the Barclays Premier League. With the two north London clubs only separated by about 4 miles, it’s no wonder. Despite the fact that the supporters of these two teams thoroughly despise each other, there could very well be a scenario soon […]

Newcastle owner Mike Ashley has been warned he risks creating a lost generation of supporters if he fails to invest in the club. Thousands of fans stayed away from Sunday's Barclays Premier League defeat by Tottenham at St James' Park in protest at the way the sportswear Tycoon is running the club, with the official […]

Today's episode of Soccer Morning features guests Neil Morris and Jonathan Tannenwald. Hosted by Jason Davis and produced by Trevor Hayward, Soccer Morning features interviews with prominent journalists, players and coaches in addition to taking listener calls. Neil Morris will be on the show to chat about his developing story that Traffic Sports is trying […]

Thomas Müller says Bayern Munich must resist using any "kamikaze tactics" against FC Porto, as the German champions attempt to overturn their two-goal deficit in today's return leg of the Champions League quarter-finals. Porto's 3-1 win at the Estadio do Dragao last week has left Bayern on the brink of elimination from the tournament. However, the […]