Is there any scenario that makes it acceptable to want your own team to lose? In many respects, to pomp for the opposition goes against some of the game’s core mantras: Uniting behind a cause, backing 11 men who represent the supporters through thick and thin, no matter what. But what if a win for […]

ESPN will today announce more details regarding its broadcast plans for the 2014 World Cup. The press conference featuring ESPN President John Skipper, his fellow executives and several ESPN soccer personalities kicks off at 11am ET at the Paley Center in New York City. World Soccer Talk will be there covering the news and conducting […]

It was an unforgettable match that will long go down in history as one of the most talked about World Cup games of all time. It featured three goals, but only two of them are talked about religiously. Both goals were the creation of Diego Maradona. Rather than dwelling on the controversial Hand of God […]

The following documentary examines the rivalry between two teams from Germany's region Schalke and Borussia Dortmund. When the two teams face each other, it's known as the Revierderby, or also known as the Ruhr derby. While dated, the passion demonstrated by both sets of fans in this 42-minute documentary is still relevant. While Bayern Munich […]

The halls of Sporting Club de Portugal’s academy are famed, their graduates plentiful. Over the last two decades wingers have been of consistent emergence. Luis Figo, Simao, Ricardo Quaresma, and Cristiano Ronaldo have all graduated from the academy in Alcochete, Portugal. Anyone who emerges from Sporting's academy will draw comparisons and some pressure, just ask […]

As we've seen by developments this week, Traffic Sports USA has been responsible for organizing many international soccer events and has owned the Fort Lauderdale Strikers since they joined North American Soccer League as an expansion team since 2010 but, in my opinion, Traffic does a poor job at running a local community-based professional soccer […]

Not since the 1994 and 1998 World Cups have the Super Eagles of Nigeria had a better chance of progressing to the Quarter Finals of the World Cup. Subsequent World Cups, however, were nothing to write home about. Nigeria did not even qualify for the 2006 edition held in Germany. At the turn of the […]

Today we'll find out who will be playing in the 2014 Europa League Final after the semi-finals are completed between Juventus and Benfica, and Valencia vs Sevilla. Here is today’s TV/Internet schedule for matches being shown in the US: Juventus vs Benfica, 3pm ET, FOX Sports 1 and FOX Soccer 2Go Valencia vs Sevilla, 3pm ET, FOX Sports […]

It’s no bad thing for a soccer team to have a clear stylistic identity. The annals of the game’s history are rife with iconic philosophies associated with different teams. Phrases like “Catenaccio,” “Total Football,” “Tiki-Taka” all stir memories of sides that played the game in unique ways, all sampling their own various successes. A distinct […]

World Soccer Talk and Campo Retro have teamed together to offer all fans around the world a fantastic opportunity to win a unique and personalized Campo Retro shirt and free delivery. Campo Retro have a wide range of retro shirts available. With classic shirts and track jackets ranging back from the 1950s to the 2000s, […]

We seem to have come a long way in such a short space of time during this UEFA Champions League campaign. After another competition of high drama, controversy and spades of quality, the finalists for this year’s competition are set. Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid are the two teams that will battle it out at […]

Newcastle United, the club that is quickly becoming a laughing stock in the Premier League, sunk a little deeper today after the club and Puma unveiled United's away shirt for the 2014/15 season. United's new away kit perfectly sums up the mood on Tyneside — Even though Puma says it's silver, the United away kit […]

Chelsea fans, look away. The highlights of the UEFA Champions League semi-final second leg against Atletico Madrid will be tough to watch for Blues supporters except for Fernando Torres's goal that opened the game. But at least some Blues supporters can take comfort in knowing that Diego Costa will probably be wearing a blue shirt […]

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho is never short for words, and The Special One was particularly talkative in his post-match interview after Chelsea were knocked out of the UEFA Champions in a 3-1 defeat against Atletico Madrid at Stamford Bridge. And for once, in a long time, he was humble and congratulatory (sincerely) to the opposition. […]

Take a moment and savor yesterday's entertaining display by Real Madrid against Bayern Munich. While today's game between Chelsea and Atletico Madrid will be exciting, it'll be for much different reasons as both defensively-minded clubs clash to determine who will play Los Blancos in the final in Lisbon next month. For viewers in the United […]