Manchester United supporters bellowed out “20 times, 20 times” in the final minutes of their clash with Liverpool on Sunday. Despite being 3-0 down to their great rivals after an insipid display, they remained resilient, reminding the traveling fans from Merseyside of their decorated past. A past in which they’ve won 20 league titles, two […]

Chelsea's lead at the top of the Premier League table was reduced to six points Saturday after Fabian Delph’s second half goal at Villa Park. Chelsea’s evening went from bad to worse against Aston Villa, as they had Willian and Ramires sent off, which means the Brazilian duo will miss next week's game against Arsenal. […]

A superb weekend of Premier League soccer had many talking points, with a huge number of contentious decisions. Here's what was called correctly or incorrectly by the referees and the reasons why. Starting with the early kick off at the KC Stadium, Vincent Kompany was sent off after just 10 minutes for bringing down Nikica […]

Manchester United barely put up a fight against Liverpool. The Reds absolutely embarrassed their hosts at the Theatre of Dreams with a sublime display. The most damning part of the monumental 0-3 defeat for Manchester United against Liverpool was that it looked over with even 20 minutes yet to go. The last 20 minutes of […]

There were fireworks at Red Bull Arena Saturday but they were, for the most part, limited to the pre-game celebration of the Supporters Shield and the five minutes of added time at the very end of the game. The New York Red Bulls began the game attacking toward their supporters' end and gave the appearance […]

Today's Super Sunday matches between Manchester United and Liverpool as well as Tottenham Hotspur versus Arsenal provide an opportunity to earn bragging rights. League positions matter today, but winning a local derby is often more important than anything else. As usual, we have an open thread available today for you — the readers — to […]

FC Dallas pulled a goal back in the final minute of the game to tie Sporting Kansas City 1-1 at Sporting Park on Saturday night. Here are the exclusive matchday photos from the game courtesy of World Soccer Talk photographer Mark Shaiken.

This weekend's marquee MLS game on NBCSN features Seattle Sounders versus Toronto FC. It's the Canadian's side's first match of the 2014 MLS season, and not to put more pressure on the side that now features Michael Bradley, Jermain Defoe and Julio Cesar, but the local Toronto papers exclaimed today that it's "Playoffs or bust" […]

This Sunday, World Soccer Talk will debut a brand-new feature to our Open Threads. In addition to the usual (and popular) Open Thread where readers can join the conversation in the comments section while watching games, we'll be offering a live chat of Manchester United against Liverpool and Tottenham versus Arsenal. The live chat of […]

The commentators have been announced for this weekend’s Premier League matches on US television. Saturday, March 15: Hull City vs Manchester City, 8:45am, NBCSN; Daniel Mann & Dean Sturridge Everton vs Cardiff, 11am, NBCSN; Gary Weaver & Barry Horne Fulham vs Newcastle, 11am, Premier League Extra Time; Gary Taphouse & Tony Gale Southampton vs Norwich, […]

After the hope and excitement last Spring among Stoke City supporters that a quality manager would be hired to take the Potters to the next level, a feeling of being underwhelmed swept through supporters when the news was announced that Mark Hughes would be the club's 38th manager. After the sad but necessary departure of Tony […]

Teams: Philadelphia Union vs New England Revolution Location: PPL Park Date: March 15, 2014 Time: 4:00pm ET 2013 Series: Last season, the Revolution won the season series 2-1 with a 2-0 win on April 28, and a 5-1 victory on August 26. Philadelphia Union’s lone win in the series was on March 16 — a […]

While everyone is raving about the competitiveness of this Premier League season as we enter the final two months of play, it is entirely possible Chelsea will run away with the league still. Challenges remain for the Blues to overcome but it is becoming more likely the title race is decided before the final matchday […]

Derbies are one of the best things about the game of soccer. They encapsulate the passion that accompanies the sport superbly; pre-game banter, on-the-pitch confrontations, superfluous managerial gesticulations on the sidelines and swathes of over-the-top supporter fandom in the stands. Of course, tempers can boil over and whilst the commentators will instinctively quip that “nobody […]

During Arsenal’s now almost nine-years since the club has won a trophy, the squad has lost in an UEFA Champions League final, two League Cup finals, and hasn’t come close to winning the Premier League. Thankfully for Gunners fans, though, Arsenal now faces its best opportunity to win some silverware in three years by knowing […]