When goalkeeper Bert Trautmann signed for Manchester City in 1949, 20,000 people demonstrated against the signing of a former German paratrooper. When Trautmann would retire in 1964 after 545 appearances for the Blues, his name was sung along with Bill Meredith, Erik Brook, Roy Paul, Roy Clarke and Bobby Johnstone as one of the greatest […]

A star is emerging for the Gunners in the Far East. Forget Luis Suarez and Wayne Rooney. The sparking debut of a 16-year old midfielder with American ties is the most exciting development of the summer for Arsenal supporters. Gedion Zelalem was born in Germany to an Ethopian father and was spotted by Arsenal scouts […]

Inter Milan, a Serie A powerhouse that has fallen on hard times recently, is a team with everything to prove and will be coming to the United States later this month to compete in the 2013 International Champions Cup. Here’s a preview: Schedule August 1, 2013: Chelsea vs Inter, Indianapolis (Lucas Oil Stadium) 8:00pm ET […]

Paris Saint-Germain have scored another sensational signing by landing Marquinhos on a five-year deal. The 19-year-old centre back has been signed from Roma. The promising Brazilian defender has played at the u-17 and u-23 levels, and is a product of Corinthians academy, which continues to produce so many young talents. Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi said: […]

Manchester City have today officially announced the signing of Fiorentina star Stevan Jovetic. The Montenegro national team player can play as a striker or as an attacking midfielder, and is certainly a player that has a huge amount of potential to score plenty of goals in the Premier League this coming season. The transfer deal […]

Tottenham Hotspur have been dealt a major blow in the transfer window with the news that Aston Villa have signed an extension to Christian Benteke's contract to keep him at Villa Park through 2017. Despite initially handing in a transfer request at Aston Villa, Christian Benteke returned to preseason training yesterday and has now put […]

UPDATED: Barcelona have announced that manager Tito Vilanova will step down in charge of the team due to ill health. A press conference was convened this afternoon where club officials revealed that Vilanova has had a relapse from his parotid gland cancer condition. Vilanova was first diagnosed with the disease in 2011. He underwent radiotherapy and […]

The Tampa Bay Rowdies, whose tradition and history will be the subject of a forthcoming World Soccer Talk video documentary, announced this week they would retire the kit number of legendary defender Mike Connell who played ten seasons with the club in the original North American Soccer League (NASL). "Mike was with the Rowdies for […]

Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Lewis Holtby is the interviewee on Tottenham's first-ever Google Hangout that was released today. The gifted 22-year-old creative midfielder, who signed from Schalke in January, is a very promising footballer who could on the verge of a breakout season this year. During the 15-minute interview, Holtby tackles a number of topics including […]

Brendan Rodgers is playing hardball with Luis Suarez. He's teasing prospective buyers by saying that if Cavani was sold for £55million, Suarez should get a similar transfer bid. It seems that Rodgers is gung-ho for either selling Suarez for a ransom, or forcing him to stay at Liverpool if other clubs can't afford to buy […]

Legendary goalkeeper Bert Trautmann died today, at the age of 89. Trautmann entered football folklore when he played for Manchester City in the 1956 FA Cup Final against Birmingham at Wembley. With 17 minutes of the match remaining, Trautmann suffered a serious injury, where his neck was noticeably damaged. Incredibly, though, Trautmann continued playing through […]

Stoke City are offering its supporters free travel to all away Premier League matches for the 2013-14 season. The Potters believe they're the first club to offer the service in all four divisions of English football. The free bus service to away matches follows through on "the increase in their income delivered by the new […]

Barcelona's club vice-president has ruled out Cesc Fabregas leaving the Spanish club this summer. "Barca can ensure they will not entertain any offers for Cesc," said Barcelona vice-president Josep Maria Bartomeu, as quoted in The Guardian newspaper. "He is completely non-transferable." Bartomeu's words are consistent with what Barcelona manager Tito Vilanova said a few days ago: […]

Manchester City officially announced today that Alvaro Negredo has signed for the club. The 27-year-old Spanish striker, who was signed from Sevilla for a reported £21.5million, will wear the number nine shirt at City. The last City player to wear that shirt number was Emmanuel Adebayor. Last season, Negredo scored 25 goals for Sevilla, trailing only […]

Last season, one of the biggest surprises in the Premier League was Michu, the incredibly gifted attacking midfielder who set the Premier League on fire with a flurry of goals for Swansea City. And all for just a £2million signing from Spain. For the upcoming season, there's going to be a lot more expectation about […]