Editor's note: The Professional Footballers' Association Team of the Season will be released this weekend, so here at World Soccer Talk, our Kartik Krishnaiyer has put together his list of the best team of this memorable 2013/14 season. Goalkeeper Tim Howard was a difficult selection over the likes of Petr Cech and David DeGea. Ultimately […]

Daniel Sturridge is set to return to the Liverpool first-team against Chelsea on Sunday after missing the Reds' 3-2 win at Carrow Road last week. A slight hamstring strain meant he was unavailable to play versus Norwich City but he will make his return to the side when his old side come to visit and […]

Manchester United have refused to deny reports that Louis Van Gaal will be the club's next manager. Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf reports that the Glazers and Ed Woodward initially met with Van Gaal two weeks ago during a secret meeting, and that representatives from Manchester United met with this week at Van Gaal's villa in […]

Anyone remember a player by the name of Teeratep Winothai? Yes? No? David Moyes may not recall him but Winothai scored the winner for the Singha All Star XI as Manchester United succumbed 1-0 in the Scot’s first game in charge of the Red Devils. Though the result seemed harmless enough, it was nonetheless an […]

On Wednesday night I went to the New York Red Bulls game with a friend who was seeing the Red Bull Arena for the first time. He is German, which both is and isn't a statement that is important to the story. It is, because he follows his hometown team and tries to cram in […]

With David Moyes finally getting the chop at Manchester United, the search for Sir Alex Ferguson’s successor goes back to square one. Since taking over from Ferguson last summer, Moyes has never looked entirely comfortable at the helm and his sacking almost feels like an act of mercy. He always seemed to be a temporary […]

The commentators have been announced for this weekend’s Premier League matches on US television. Saturday, April 26: Southampton vs Everton, 7:45am, NBCSN; Jon Champion & David Pleat Fulham vs Hull, 10am, NBCSN; Tony Jones & Dean Sturridge Stoke vs Tottenham, 10am, Premier League Extra Time; Gary Taphouse & Garry Birtles Swansea vs Aston Villa, 10am, Premier […]

Sir Alex Ferguson says Ryan Giggs should be offered the permanent job as manager of Manchester United, according to report in The Guardian newspaper. Giggs understands the ethos of the club better than any living person save Ferguson himself, and as the most decorated player in the history of the Premier League will lead by example. Ferguson […]

Former Barcelona Head Coach Tito Vilanova has died, aged 45. The tragic news was announced by Barcelona football club today after the coach succumbed to throat cancer. In 2012, the club announced that Vilanova was suffering from throat cancer for the second time in his life. He was first diagnosed a year earlier with the […]

Nike has released a brand-new World Cup commercial that features an incredible number of world superstars including Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Cristiano Ronaldo, Wayne Rooney, Neymar and many others. In this game of winner stays, every touch of the ball proves that football will always belong to those who Risk Everything, even when it matters the most. […]

In my household, Sunday’s have always been synonymous with soccer. For me, the ideal weekend would be to watch my team win on the Saturday before settling in for a full day of soccer on the Sunday. That includes highlights from the games the day before early in the morning, previews for the games ahead […]

Ryan Giggs attended his first pre-match press conference today as a Manchester United manager. The interim boss spoke to the press in advance of his club's game against Norwich City. Giggs was in a jovial mood and answered the questions in a forthright manner. Watch the video of the press conference below:

Nike has released several new images of the national team shirts for World Cup 2014 that are beautifully photographed and look like they belong in an art gallery more than a soccer shop. The photography, some of it verging on modern art, features the national team shirts for Brazil, Netherlands, England, Portugal and France. For […]

World Soccer Talk Senior Writer Kartik Krishnaiyer will be answering questions via Twitter today beginning at 6pm ET. Kartik will be taking over the @worldsoccertalk Twitter account. You can tweet your questions about Manchester City, Liverpool, David Moyes, NASL, USMNT, his Blue With Envy book, the Premier League or any other soccer-related topic to @worldsoccertalk. […]

NBA basketball star Kobe Bryant stars in a brand-new World Cup TV commercial, and proudly wears the USMNT World Cup jersey. The video takes Bryant back to his days growing up in Italy learning the game of soccer, and how those skills translate to his success on the basketball court. It's the first of three […]