Well, this was a pleasant surprise. For the first time in my 36 years of covering English football, I came across a listing of who the commentators will be for this weekend's round of top flight soccer. Never before, as far as I know, has a list like this been made available ahead of the […]

This week Malcolm Best is joined by David Moyes and Sam Allardyce to discuss the opening Premier League fixtures, analysis of the League tables and international games. Watch out for Alan Shearer, Wayne Rooney and a song about Kevin Phillips.

Liverpool opens the 2013-14 Premier League season – and Brendan Rodgers' second season in charge – on Saturday when they host Stoke City. After finishing in seventh place last season, the Reds are going on their fourth consecutive season without Champions League football, something that once seemed unfathomable for a club that is synonymous with […]

The Fantasy Premier League is back. If you haven't joined the World Soccer Talk private league of Fantasy Premier League, what are you waiting for? Find out more details about the invitation code. In this season's Fantasy Premier League game, the league has adjusted the official rulebook, introducing a new bonus points system (BPS, if […]

Other than ESPN's wonderful opening segments on Saturday mornings that had Ian Darke and Steve McManaman at the grounds of English football stadiums around England plus the always informative half-time chats between Paul Dempsey and Pat Dolan on Setanta, this weekend will be the first time ever in Premier League US soccer history where we […]

As the news about Mikel Arteta's injury filters through the Arsenal ranks, the hope and excitement that awaited the new season among Arsenal supporters is slowly turning into fear and anger before a ball has even been kicked. Arsenal start their campaign in a tricky game against last season's survivalists Aston Villa, who managed to […]

A substantial number of Comcast Xfinity customers will have access to Premier League Extra Time this weekend for the launch of the 2013/14 season. However, despite NBC Sports Network (NBCSN) being owned by NBC Universal, which is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation, not all Comcast markets will have the overflow channels available for opening weekend. […]

The 2013/14 season of La Liga kicks off this weekend. Champions Barcelona once again prepare to start the campaign with a new coach. Argentine Gerardo Martino took over at Camp Nou in less than ideal circumstances after Tito Vilanova was forced to step down to continue his battle with cancer and will need to instill […]

NBC Sports has released a new tool to help fans of Premier League clubs in the United States find what channel numbers the matches will be on. With a sea of different TV providers across the United States showing Premier League matches and many of them offering Premier League Extra Time, the tool simplifies the […]

Earlier this week, we wrote about a brand-new fantasy soccer game called Euro Fantasy League. The concept of the game is quite appealing — you get to select a squad from the top five leagues in Europe, so you can assemble a dream team of players from La Liga, Premier League, Serie A, Ligue Un and […]

Liverpool striker Luis Suarez has resumed first team training with the Anfield club and has reportedly apologized to his teammates, according to The Guardian newspaper. Last week Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers had ordered Suarez to train on his own. But after reports this week revealed that Suarez had told his Uruguayan teammates that he planned on staying […]

Liverpool have agreed a deal with Valencia to sign French left-back Aly Cissokho on a season-long loan. However, the defender won't be available for tomorrow's game against Stoke City, and will be arriving on Merseyside next week. For several weeks, the British press have been reporting that Brendan Rodgers had been keen on signing Cissokho. […]

Queens Park Rangers have agreed a deal with Tottenham Hotspur to sign midfielder Scott Parker according to Harry Redknapp. The England national team midfielder now has to decide whether he wants to move to QPR and, if so, to agree personal terms. Redknapp said today: "We agreed terms with Tottenham, so it is up to […]

Fulham have agreed a deal with Aston Villa to sign striker Darren Bent on a season-long loan. Fulham Manager Martin Jol said: “Darren Bent is a striker I have always admired. He has shown in the Barclays Premier League that he is composed and clinical in front of goal but, even if he is not […]

Tottenham's Gareth Bale will not be fit to play for Spurs until the North London derby on Sunday, September 1, according to manager Andre Villas-Boas. Villas-Boas said: "For the games against Palace, Tbilisi and Swansea, [Gareth Bale] will not be in line to threaten to come back. We will have to see how he returns […]