When you compare the Premier League against La Liga tables from the past 10 years, you can see some intriguing data points. For example, while the top two positions in the Premier League and La Liga are very predictable, with the average points difference between Barcelona and Real Madrid also exactly mirroring the points difference […]

If you ever wondered what it used to be like in a dressing room either before a match, during half-time or after the match was over, here's some eyeopening footage of Peter Reid when he was Sunderland manager during the 1996/97 Premier League season. The footage is part of a longer documentary about Sunderland's season […]

It’s that time again. The final set of World Cup Qualifiers. Time has come for celebrations and heartache. Some of the usual suspects have already booked their tickets to the World Cup – Brazil, Japan, Australia, South Korea, Netherlands, Italy, United States and Argentina – along with a couple of teams who are not so […]

USA coach Jurgen Klinsmann says that the USSF is in talks with England regarding a potential friendly to be played before the 2014 World Cup, according to an interview in Sports Illustrated. Earlier this week, World Soccer Talk revealed that the United States are planning a pre World Cup tournament to be played on US […]

When I worked as the communications officer for the second division North American Soccer League, I was often asked by English friends why so many players from the British Isles gravitated to the lower leagues of North American soccer. To look at this phenomenon, we must first understand that no players are leaving Premier League […]

We’re getting right down to it. We’re under two months away from the FIFA World Cup draw in Brazil, and during these next two months, the field for the greatest sporting spectacle on the planet will be finalized. For some countries, these last World Cup qualifying group games will be blissfully academic. For some, the […]

In this international week, and inspired by this article recently posted on World Soccer Talk, I thought it would be interesting to look at forming international teams out of players who play in the Premier League. Little did I know how much work this would be! There are currently players from 65 countries on the books […]

Here are tonight's world soccer news headlines: Premier League Man United's Wayne Rooney reignites Fergie feud, blaming the Scot for his poor form last season — 101GG Wayne Rooney blames Fergie for playing him out of position; Old Rooney tweet states otherwise — 101GG Man City players, coaches and Pellegrini have each donated money to […]

Photographs of Spain's home shirt for the FIFA World Cup tournament have been leaked on the Internet. Despite the poor image quality, you can clearly see the new design of the Spain shirt for 2014. The shirt features a gold crest, what appears to be either white, silver or gold stripes down the shoulders and […]

When the news broke that Ashley Cole was out of England’s crucial game against Montenegro and possibly the team’s next fixture against Poland, the hyperbole that usually accompanies the withdrawal of a key England player was unnervingly absent. It wasn’t splashed across the back pages, it wasn’t the top of the hour story on sports […]

Recently, many soccer supporters associated with lower-division clubs in the United States have discussed security and safety for traveling fans as a concern. On Saturday, the North American Soccer League (NASL) convened a supporters summit where this was raised as a key issue. The league is committed to improving safety standards for its teams. Security […]

As a Swansea City supporter, it's been a frustrating experience watching the team play this season. It's not necessarily the results, or lack thereof. It's more that I know they can play better. I'm sure many of the Swansea footballers feel the same way, especially Michu who has cut a frustrated figure at times. On […]

During his playing career, Steve Bruce was a centre back who played for five English clubs: Gillingham, Norwich City, Manchester United, Birmingham City and Sheffield United. While at Norwich City he became known for his energetic, “rampaging” play. Bruce wasn’t a player who was blessed with natural ability, but he made up for it with […]

Dennis Bergkamp says he wants to return to Arsenal to work as one of the club's coaching staff. The Arsenal legend, who is currently assistant coach at Ajax, had this to say in an interview with The Telegraph newspaper: “The feeling Johan Cruyff has had for Barcelona, I have the same with Arsenal. “At Arsenal it was […]

In the first match day of this season's Serie A, there was the shock result that everyone was looking for. The 2-1 home victory for Hellas Verona over AC Milan caught everyone's eye, and all fingers were immediately pointed at Allegri's Milan for their ineptitude and inability to defeat the newly-promoted side. While people are […]