Real Madrid were the major beneficiaries from the weekend’s La Liga action, narrowing the gap behind Barcelona and Atletico Madrid to three points after their slender win at Espanyol and the top two’s goalless draw at the Vicente Calderon. Barcelona remain top of La Liga on goal difference after their top-of-the-table clash with Atletico Madrid […]

Samir Nasri’s injury in the second half of a 2-0 win against Newcastle will undoubtedly make Manchester City’s title chances less likely considering the Frenchman will be out of action for eight weeks. The creative midfielder has been in scintillating form recently, and without him in the side, the club will have to either change […]

Recent results have Leeds United supporters talking of another crisis. Saturday’s heavy 6-0 defeat against Sheffield Wednesday reignited fears that the Whites are nowhere near returning to the Premier League. In manager Brian McDermott, Leeds United has the right manager to push the club towards promotion despite some recent difficult results. At Reading, McDermott proved […]

Earlier today, AC Milan sacked manager Massimiliano Allegri after the club fell 30 points behind Serie A league leaders Juventus. Allegri had already recently announced that he was planning on leaving the club at the end of the season, but AC Milan cut his stay short. And now the Italian side are considering naming former player […]

Toronto FC today announced two significant signings, spending a reported combined total of $19 million for Jermain Defoe and Michael Bradley. In MLS, where the league has built its foundations on parity and stringent spending, this is a very big deal for the league and the Canadian club team. Both Defoe and Bradley reportedly turned […]

Tonights show: Nick Geber and Danny Page discuss their take on the weekend's Premier League matches and who's next at AC Milan. Plus Nick Webster from RealFootyTalk.com gives us his views From The Terrraces. Watch tonight at 9PM ET. Chime in via Twitter @worldsocceradio or call in to the studio at 800-878-PLAY. The live broadcast […]

Photos of Slovakia’s home and away shirts for 2014 have been leaked on the Internet. While Slovakia did not qualify for FIFA World Cup 2014, the national team will have a new set of home and away shirts for 2014 designed by Puma. Unfortunately, the design by Puma is another cookie-cutter design using one of […]

West Bromwich Albion should have learned from the 2008-09 season when manager Tony Mowbray had the team playing attractive football yet saw the side finish at the foot of the Premier League table. Yet now they have a manager in Pepe Mel, a Spaniard determined to deliver style over results and maintain Premier League sustainability. […]

Robin van Persie’s transfer from Arsenal to Manchester United in August 2012 was thought by many to reinforce a pecking order in English football, where Manchester United would always be at or near the top of the table while the Gunners would not compete for honors anytime soon. On an episode of World Soccer Radio […]

Arsenal have an opportunity to move back to the top of the Premier League table today in a match against strugglers Aston Villa. Despite the Villans beating Arsenal on the opening day of the season, the Gunners have gone from strength to strength, but Aston Villa will want to reverse the trend of their poor […]

Cristiano Ronaldo is the recipient of the 2013 Ballon d'Or Award, beating fellow world superstars Leo Messi and Franck Ribery to win the prestigious award. For the past three years, Messi has won the Ballon d'Or while Ronaldo has been runner-up. But in a 2013 year where Messi's season was disrupted by injury, Ronaldo was […]

Sweden striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been named the winner of the 2013 FIFA Puskas Award for the best goal of the year. The incredible overhead kick was one of several spectacular moments produced for club and country over recent seasons, and rounded off his hat-trick in a 4-2 friendly win in Stockholm. Even by Ibrahimovic’s […]

The 2013 Ballon d'Or Award Ceremony is being streamed live courtesy of FIFA. The 2013 FIFA Ballon d’Or Award will be presented to either Cristiano Ronaldo, Leo Messi or Franck Ribery. The broadcast is being televised and beamed around the world, and will be shown on television and the Internet for viewers in the United […]

Referee Mike Jones, who was at the center of the controversy regarding the disallowed goal by Newcastle United's Cheick Tiote yesterday against Manchester City, has been dropped from this upcoming weekend's Premier League matches. Jones refereed the match between Newcastle and Manchester City, but incorrectly made the decision to disallow Tiote's goal after discussion with […]

England striker Jermain Defoe will be unveiled to the public and media as Toronto FC's newest signing today at 11am ET at a press conference, which is being streamed live. You can watch the Toronto officials and Defoe speaking and fielding questions below. Tottenham Hotspur announced three days ago that Defoe had been signed by […]