England will play Ecuador and Honduras in Miami in early June in two friendlies to help prepare for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. England was originally supposed to play a friendly against the United States in Boston or Washington DC in June, but due to England's opening match against Manaus, the national team will need […]

Tottenham Hotspur striker Jermain Defoe is on the verge of being signed by Toronto FC for a reported transfer fee of £6million, but Toronto will loan the footballer back to Tottenham until March when the MLS season begins, according to the Haringey Independent newspaper. Toronto's first game of the 2014 MLS season is on March […]

After agreeing a contract with Bayern Munich to let Robert Lewandowski join the Bavarian club this summer, Borussia Dortmund are very interested in signing Arsenal attacking midfielder Serge Gnabry, according to a report in Bild today. The German international footballer played for Stuttgart as a youth and has made more than 20 appearances for Germany's national team […]

For the 2014 FIFA World Cup, Australia are going completely retro with their home and away shirt designs courtesy of Nike, according to photos of the shirts that have been leaked on the Internet. Australia's shirts have gone retro with a 1970's-style collar that was quite common among soccer shirts during the time. Interestingly, South […]

England will play Honduras at Sun Life Stadium in Miami in early June as part of their 2014 World Cup preparations, according to a report tonight in The Mirror. Last year, Roy Hodgson traveled to Miami to evaluate whether the training facilities would be good enough for England before they head to Brazil this summer. According […]

Hull City are on the verge of signing West Bromwich Albion striker Shane Long on a £5million deal, according to reports in the British media tonight. The unsettled Irish striker could finally complete the transfer to Steve Bruce's side after the same move on deadline day in the summer transfer window was scuttled. The Tigers […]

A leak in the Manchester United dressing room has revealed that some United footballers are questioning David Moyes's credentials and ability to reverse a three-game losing streak, according to a report in The Guardian newspaper tonight. Some United footballers are particularly perturbed by Moyes's decision to get rid of the Manchester United coaching staff that featured Rene […]

Karl-Heinz Rummenigge the Chairman of FC Bayern, the reigning Bundesliga and European champion, has a radical idea for the sport. He wants the European soccer clubs to move to a summer calendar especially in light of the potential move of the 2022 FIFA World Cup to winter. This suggestion will be music to the ears […]

Four months after retiring from the sport, Thomas Hitzlsperger today revealed that he is gay. In a newspaper interview with Die Zeit, the former Aston Villa, Everton and Germany midfielder said: "I am expressing my sexuality because I want to promote the discussion of homosexuality among professional athletes. "Only in the last few years did […]

Nick and Danny discuss the January transfer window in the Barclay's English Premier League. Who needs what and who will match up where. Plus Danny explains why he thinks this January will be a massive DUD. Watch tonight at 9PM ET. Chime in via Twitter @worldsocceradio or call in to the studio at 800-878-PLAY. The […]

When you have a major tournament in the Winter, certain US sports that clash with the 2022 World Cup could be impacted. The comments of Jérôme Valcke, FIFA’s General Secretary, about the potential timing of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar came as a shock to much of the world soccer community. But how […]

What a difference three games can make. Just two weeks ago, Manchester United were riding a six game winning streak in all competitions heading into their home match against Tottenham. Had United won that match they would have trailed the final Champions League position in the league by only two points; after having suffered through […]

US Men's National Team midfielder Michael Bradley is on the verge of joining Toronto FC, according to reports today in the US media. Bradley, who has been tipped with moves to Tottenham, Fulham and Sunderland, could be surplus to requirements at AS Roma after the Serie A club signed midfielder Radja Nainggolan yesterday. Bradley has made […]

West Ham United will take a lot of encouragement from Sunderland’s shocking win against Manchester United last night in the League Cup semi-final. In many ways, today’s Capital One Cup game against Manchester City will be a true test for manager Sam Allardyce to see how he can rally his troops against formidable opposition especially at the […]

Michael Bradley's name continues to be mentioned in each successive transfer window as a player who could be on his way to another club from AS Roma. In previous months, his name has been linked with Sunderland and Fulham. Now, the latest transfer rumor is that Tottenham Hotspur are very interested in signing the gifted USMNT midfielder, […]