World Soccer Talk featured columnist Simon Evans is hosting a Reddit AMA this Thursday (3/26) at 6:00pm EST to talk all things Major League Soccer, U.S. National Team, and what it's like to write for Reuters and The Guardian. This AMA comes at a time when several narratives are running through these topics. Want to talk […]

John Terry has signed a one-year contract extension at Chelsea, committing to the Premier League leaders until the end of next season. The Blues announced the skipper's new deal on Thursday, three weeks after manager Jose Mourinho guaranteed Terry would be at Stamford Bridge next term. The 34-year-old's existing deal was set to expire at […]

The North American Soccer League (NASL) today announced a global partnership with ESPN whereby a minimum of a 120 NASL matches each season will be carried across 75 nations on various ESPN online platforms including ESPN3.com in the United States. While MLS secured a 7-year TV deal starting this season, the top-flight league was unable to […]

Barcelona midfielder Xavi Hernandez is poised to sign a three-year contract with the Qatar club Al Sadd, according to numerous reports in Spain. The 35-year-old is set to receive a salary of £7.4 million a season. Xavi will also study for his coaching badges at the Aspire Academy while in the country. An official announcement of the […]

Real Madrid have held transfer talks with the agent of Bayern Munich defender David Alaba, according to the Spanish newspaper Marca. George Alaba, the player's representative and father, held a meeting in Vienna with various Real Madrid officials to discuss a possible move to the Spanish capital. The left-back joined Bayern Munich in the summer of 2008, […]

There were two developments on the expansion front in Major League Soccer in this past week, that generated two very different reactions in the American soccer community. In Minneapolis, MLS awarded a franchise to the Minnesota United group which is set to become the 23rd team in the ever-growing league. From being a club that […]

Alvaro Morata has discussed the difficulties of being a homegrown player for Real Madrid during an interview with the Spanish radio program Onda Cero. The Juventus striker left Madrid last summer after becoming frustrated with a lack of playing time in Spain and pointed a finger of blame at manager Carlo Ancelotti. Morata gained 34 […]

Today's episode of Soccer Morning features guests Matthew Doyle and Brian Quarstad. 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. Jason kicks off today's show with MLSSoccer.com's Matthew Doyle as they look back at the United States' 3-2 loss […]

Photos of Manchester United's away shirt for the 2015-16 season have been leaked on the Internet. The leaked Manchester United away jersey is the first design we've seen from the $1.2 billion deal that adidas signed to become Manchester United's kit supplier over the next 10 years. If the photos above and below are valid, […]

Morgan Schneiderlin has reiterated his desire to leave Southampton should the club fail to qualify for the Champions League. The 25-year-old midfielder is currently with the French national team as they prepare for today's friendly against Brazil. Last summer, amid a flurry of transfer departures from the club, Southampton refused to allow Schneiderlin to leave […]

Every Nicklas Bendtner joke aside (and there are a cavalcade of them to be made), it’s another game for the United States that has brought up more questions than answers. It’s still early in a World Cup cycle, and the USMNT is now consistently playing difficult European away games, but when trends continue to play […]

Earlier today, Thomas Vermaelen took part in a light training session with the members of Barcelona's squad who are not on international duty. Vermaelen signed from Arsenal for a reported £15 million last summer, but was almost immediately sidelined with a serious injury problem. The defender is hoping to make his Barcelona debut before the […]

Photos of Arsenal's home and third jerseys for the 2015-16 season have been leaked on the Internet. While the home shirt for Arsenal (see below) is a traditional shirt design with a classy collar, the third shirt is dramatically different than what Gunners fans are accustomed to seeing. For the second season of its contract […]

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There’s an interesting, subtle change at work within the U.S. National Team's way of doing things. And we didn’t even need to see the disappointing result (3-2 loss on two more late goals … grrrr!) play out today in Denmark to spot that changing reality. For a decade or more, as U.S. pathfinder types pounded […]