The live broadcast on US television of Mexico against Panama on UniMas delivered TV ratings that beat the baseball playoffs, college football and NFL in key metered markets. The match between Mexico and Panama was watched by 7.3 million people in the United States on UniMas, the Univision network. Among adults aged 18-49, the Mexico-Panama […]

The international break means no Premier League matches until Saturday. Some welcome the break, some loath it. Either way, we can all agree that it's way too long to go without seeing our favorite clubs play. We don’t have to waste this time though. The break is an excellent opportunity to analyze the statistical progress […]

Ladies and gents, we’ll be broadcasting a live episode of This Week In Soccer today (and every Monday) at 5:30pm ET/10:30pm BST. Today’s panelists are Laurence McKenna, Kartik Krishnaiyer and Richard Farley. The topics that will be discussed are: 1. Qualifying formats for the World Cup 2. Cheerleaders versus haters in terms of the way US […]

Arsenal footballers Aaron Ramsey, Per Mertesacker, Olivier Giroud and Wojciech Szczęsny recently took a break from their training session to participate in a magic trick by magician Drummond Money-Coutts. In the magic trick, which features a Citroën DS3 Cabrio, what do you think? Is it a bit of trick camera work, or is there an […]

England’s 4-1 thrashing of a good, albeit injury depleted, Montenegro side should be further evidence that the self-loathing elements of the British press just do not see what Roy Hodgson is building and why he has England playing the way he does. Honestly, I don’t see a lot of cracks in this England side. Playing […]

The goal of the weekend comes from the most unlikely place to be featured on World Soccer Talk — the West Bank Premier League in Palestine, and it's a tribute to the incredibly gifted Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Details are few and far between regarding the goalscorer or the team he plays for, but there's […]

France has complained that the World Cup Playoff seed process is unfair, and they've asked FIFA to review it ahead of next week's draw. Spain is an almost certain to finish in first place in the World Cup qualifying group, and if they do, France will finish in second place, which means they'll have to […]

England and Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere urinated during a live television broadcast today during England's training session in preparation for tomorrow's match against Poland. Wilshere relieved himself near a Vauxhall advertising signboard while England coaches and players — including Raheem Sterling, Phil Jones and James Milner — stood behind him to block the TV cameras from filming […]

Newcastle United manager Alan Pardew says that the club have been harmed by owner Mike Ashley's lack of football understanding. Here's what Alan Pardew said in an interview with Sky Sports: “Mike is a strong character. He comes from a background of whatever he’s done in his business career, he’s been a success. And when you […]

The Bundesliga have received a massive boost by agreeing a deal with 21st Century FOX whereby the German top flight league and DFL-Supercup will be shown on US television and Internet from the 2015-16 season and ending after the 2019-20 season. GolTV currently has the rights to the Bundesliga through until the end of the […]

Cardiff City manager Malky Mackay will decide his future at the club after a critical board meeting that's scheduled for Monday. In an interview with Wales Online, Mackay's agent said: "Malky understands there has been a lack of clarity and will insist at the end of the board meeting that the chairman or other senior […]

Under the terms of the agreement between Manchester United and West Ham United, the Hammers have to pay Manchester United £25,000 every time they pick Ravel Morrison, according to an article in The Telegraph newspaper. Under the terms of the complex contract, West Ham have already paid the Old Trafford club £200,000 for the midfielder's eight games […]

I freely admit that I'm a soccer nut. A day doesn't go where I'm not watching 2-3 matches a day (or more sometimes), so the coming down from a soccer high to cold turkey during international breaks is oftentimes a shock to the system to me. It may feel the same way to you, too. […]

England manager Roy Hodgson is looking like a master tactician today after his decision to add Andros Townsend as a surprise call up to the England squad for the games against Montenegro and Poland, which was crowned by Townsend's goal that confirmed the win for England at Wembley. The 4-1 scoreline may appear like a […]

The US Men's National Team made a lot of hard work out of their 2-0 victory against Jamaica on Friday night in the World Cup qualifier match in front of a boisterous home support at Sporting Kansas City's stadium. With the USA having already qualified, it was an opportunity for the men's national team players […]