Mostly made up of Major League Soccer talent, U.S. Men’s National Team head coach Jurgen Klinsmann has called up 22 players for the friendly on April 2nd versus border rivals Mexico. The clock is ticking, and this will be the last time Klinsmann will be able to notice players before he calls his squad for […]

Fulham have re-signed Mahamadou Diarra on a pay-as-you-play deal to try to prevent the Cottagers from getting relegated. Diarra, who has previously played at Real Madrid, Monaco, Lyon and other clubs, has returned to Fulham after being released by the club at the end of last season. According to the club website, "The 32-year-old was out […]

The final two matches of Premier League gameweek 31 are scheduled today with Liverpool against Sunderland the "main event," while West Ham against Hull City is a relegation tussle. For viewers in the United States, the TV schedule today is as follows: West Ham United vs Hull City, 3:45pm, Premier League Extra Time Liverpool vs […]

On Friday, Emirates, one of the official FIFA World Cup sponsors, will be announcing its new global ambassador. We don't know who it is yet but the only clues we've been given so far are (1) he's one of the all-time greats, and (2) you can see him in the above photo, making himself at […]

Hot on the heels of an emphatic 3-0 victory against Manchester United in the derby, Manchester City supporters must feel like they're on cloud nine today. On the topic of the Manchester derby and English football, here's a new excerpt of the recently-released eBook by World Soccer Talk Senior Writer Kartik Krishnaiyer that touches on […]

If the rumors circulating in the blood-thirsty Italian press are to be believed, Clarence Seedorf is in a fight for his future in his already short tenure at the helm of the Rossoneri. Reports in the La Gazzetta dello Sport and Corriere dello Sport claimed the Dutchman was given an ultimatum — win against Lazio […]

The 2013/14 Premier League season is entering the home straight now, and there are four clubs still in the hunt for the league crown. Surprisingly Manchester United are not amongst them, as the Red Devils have fallen catastrophically from grace this season under David Moyes, while Liverpool have proven equally surprising title contenders under Brendan […]

It all started with such promise. A young Japanese attacking midfielder moves to one of the biggest clubs in the world after two impressive seasons under an up-and-coming manager at one of Europe’s most likeable teams. The time seemed right for Shinji Kagawa to begin the next chapter of his career learning the ins and […]

When artist renderings of David Beckham's proposed Miami MLS stadium were unveiled on Monday, the Internet responded with its typical negative and stereotypical comments about Miami as a sports town. Some of the few choice comments included: "looks good except the stadium will be half full most of the time" "half full?! I'd be surprised […]

World Soccer Talk Senior Writer Kartik Krishnaiyer is doing a Reddit AMA tonight at 9:35pm ET. Join the Reddit AMA right now by clicking this link. With a Reddit AMA ("Ask Me Anything"), you can ask Kartik any questions you like — whether it's about today's Manchester derby, his new book that charts the growth […]

A goal inside the first minute and a second for Edin Dzeko devastated Manchester United tonight at Old Trafford before Yaya Toure scored a late goal to help Manchester City win the derby 3-0. The 3-0 away victory over Manchester United saw City climb into second place in the Premier League table with two games […]

Maybe it's better that Paul Scholes kept his words to himself because he made himself look rather silly tonight with his analysis on Sky Sports after his Manchester United team were ripped to shreds by Manchester City. Unbelievably, instead of criticizing Manchester United for the weaknesses this season, Scholes criticized Arsenal's players for going missing […]

Bayern Munich wrapped up its 24th Bundesliga title with a comfortable 3-1 victory at Hertha Berlin on Tuesday night where Toni Kroos, Mario Gotze and Frank Ribery found the back of the net to record the fastest Bundesliga championship title in history. Defending their title with a record seven matches to spare, the Bavarian giants became […]

A photo of Tottenham Hotspur's away shirt for the 2014/15 season has been leaked on the Internet. The unique design features a navy blue shirt with gold trim on the cuffs and down the sides of the shirt. The most remarkable feature of the shirt from Under Armour is the gold and navy mesh pinstripes […]

Manchester City scored a morale-boosting 3-0 victory against their rivals Manchester United at Old Trafford today with two goals by Edin Dzeko and a goal by Yaya Toure. Despite the scoreline, there were moments in the game where Manchester United played quite well but just couldn't find the goal they needed to pull themselves back […]