Wayne Rooney is "angry and confused" by the way he's been treated by Manchester United, according to a source close to the footballer. The report on Sky Sports News added that Rooney is open to a move to London, which will certainly interest fans of Chelsea Football Club and Arsenal. Rooney is particularly confused by […]

With the Premier League title sewn up last season before there was snow on the ground and doomed QPR sucking all relegation fodder towards them like an expensive black hole for most of the season, there was a conspicuous dearth of competition at the top and bottom to get the pulse racing in last season’s […]

Norwich City have revealed their new away shirt for the 2013-14 season, modeled by star signing Ricky van Wolfswinkel (aka The Wolf). Designed by Errea, the new Norwich City away shirt is white with black sleeves and a black collar. The sleeve also features a white hem. The shorts on the new Norwich away kit are […]

The ball is firmly in Cesc Fabregas's court regarding where his future lies. Barcelona manager Tito Vilanova says that Fabregas wants to stay at Barcelona. The Guardian newspaper reports that Fabregas would consider a move to Manchester United, while Sky Sports is claiming that there's a four-way fight to sign Fabregas with United, Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester […]

Sunderland have signed Italian midfielder Emanuele Giaccherini from Juventus on a four-year contract. The 28-year-old footballer can play as an attacking midfielder or winger. At Juventus, he helped the club win the Italian Serie A title twice, first in 2011-12 and again last season. Giaccherini has played 14 times for Italy, and featured twice at Euro […]

Is this Bayern Munich's third shirt for the 2013-14 season that they'll be wearing in the UEFA Champions League? After Bayern Munich's beautiful black kit that they wore last season in the Champions League, this new third shirt design – if it's the real deal — looks ugly, combining black stripes with sky blue and […]

Real Madrid has surpassed Manchester United as the world's most valuable sports team. Los Blancos, who are worth $3.3 billion according to Forbes, have the highest revenues of any team in sports ($650 million during the 2011-12 season), while Madrid's operating income of $134 million is second only to NFL's Dallas Cowboys. Number two on […]

As we all know another Premier League team has been bought by another money hungry (Pakistani) American. So naturally there is a ton of outrage. How couldn’t there be? Fulham, a club that has been English owned for so long before being acquired by Egyptian businessman Mohamed Al-Fayed, has fallen into the grasp of American […]

David Moyes is certainly intent on showing us who the boss is at Manchester United. In his most authoritative move so far, the former Everton boss has made it abundantly clear that Wayne Rooney is going nowhere under his watch. That was not long after cleaning house of the previous regime and bringing in his […]

Registration is now open for the 2013-14 Fantasy Premier League season. The game is free to play. And, if you like, you can join the World Soccer Talk private league. Last season, we had 4,259 of you that played in the private league version for our site. And quite often, especially earlier in the season, […]

When Brendan Rodgers arrived at Anfield last summer, his admiration for England under-21 international Jonjo Shelvey was no secret. It was clear that Rodgers saw Shelvey as a long term successor to Liverpool skipper Steven Gerrard in some form, with regular public backing for the youngster in Liverpool’s TV documentary Being: Liverpool. So with Shelvey […]

A typical Saturday at Manchester City's former ground Maine Road — dismal, bleak, depressing; much like the football displayed by the side who called it their stomping ground. The home of Manchester City from 1923 to 2003 was always a place where you could expect an easy day out if you were the away side. […]

EA Sports have unveiled the UK cover of FIFA 14, which will feature Gareth Bale alongside Lionel Messi. Bale, who's already the poster boy of the Premier League after being featured on a giant billboard in New York Times Square, is featured on the new FIFA 14 game that will be released this September. Here […]

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard has signed a new two-year extension to his contract at the Anfield club. The 33-year-old midfielder will likely see out his playing career at Liverpool. The club's managing director Ian Ayre said, regarding the contract extension: "It's fantastic for everyone – the club, Steven and the fans. "He is – and […]

Manchester United have made a £25million bid for Barcelona midfielder Cesc Fabregas, according to the Manchester Evening News. However, there are a few stumbling blocks in the way for United if they hope to sign the former Arsenal maestro. First, Barcelona's official response to the transfer speculation is "The player is not transferable." Second, Fabregas has said […]