The marathon of World Cup playoffs end tonight with the final match to determine who will qualify for World Cup 2014. Uruguay faces Jordan live at 6pm ET on beIN SPORT. Similarly to Mexico, Uruguay convincingly won its first leg match, 5-0, putting the South American team in the driving seat to qualify for Brazil. […]

Sunderland manager Gus Poyet spoke to the Sunderland Echo newspaper this week about his big American striker Jozy Altidore: “He has many good qualities but the one that tends to get overlooked is that he has an unbelievable shot on him – so powerful. “I still can’t believe he is only 24, he hits the […]

After Algeria qualified for World Cup 2014 yesterday on the away goal rule, Algerians in their thousands took to the streets to celebrate. Sadly, 12 people died and 240 were injured as a result of the celebrations. According to the AP, "The statement from emergency services said five celebrating fans were killed when their van […]

An ad campaign by a Swedish soft drink maker backfired yesterday when Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat trick to knock Sweden out of the World Cup playoffs. The soft drink maker run a campaign that featured images of a Cristiano Ronaldo doll near death. The ads featured Ronaldo as a voodoo doll, strapped to a […]

Juan Agudelo's request for a work permit to join Stoke City has been denied by UK authorities, dealing a cruel blow to the striker's chances of playing in the English Premier League. In August, Agudelo signed a pre-contract with Stoke City whereby the US international striker would join the Potters in the January transfer window. However, […]

MLS has returned to the state of Florida with last night’s announcement that Orlando City SC will move from USL PRO to MLS in 2015. While Orlando should be a top drawer market for the league, some question will persist. 1. What makes Orlando, with less professional soccer history, a safer bet than nearby Tampa […]

Mexico’s decisive victory over New Zealand over two legs proves that despite the woeful year and constant mismanagement of the side, El Tri still has the quality to do damage in Brazil. The decision to field a completely domestic based side with many relatively inexperienced internationals reaped dividends as far as squad chemistry and harmony […]

Southampton has become the biggest surprise of this Premier League season. After being promoted just last year, they have catapulted themselves into third place after the first 11 matches. Even more amazing, they have the chance to go top of the league this Saturday if results go their way between Liverpool-Everton, and against Arsenal. In […]

Congratulations to Mexico on qualifying for World Cup 2014. During the 2014 World Cup tournament in Brazil, Mexico will be wearing its new green, red and white home shirt that's designed by adidas. The new jersey features a bi tonal green base, to form a unique and premium design, while the elegant white touches on […]

Mexico take a commanding 5-1 victory from the first leg of their World Cup playoff into tonight's game against New Zealand. The Kiwis may as well go on the attack and hope for an avalanche of goals to give the nation any chance of qualifying for the tournament. For viewers in the United States, here […]

England are set to play a friendly in Miami on the eve of their 2014 World Cup competition, reports The Daily Mail newspaper tonight. If you've been reading World Soccer Talk for a while, you'll know that this isn't new news. Last month, the Evening Standard newspaper reported the same news, while one week prior to that […]

Brazil played Honduras last weekend in an international friendly in front of 71,124 people in Miami. Brazil ended up winning the match 5-0 with goals by Bernard, Dante, Maicon, Willian and Hulk. Watching this Brazilian side play up close is a spectacle. Their ability to play so many styles of play makes them incredible dangerous […]

Immediately after France's win against Ukraine to qualify for World Cup 2014, the French team unveiled their kit for the summer 2014 tournament. After qualifying for the tournament, we can now see what France will be wearing in Brazil next summer. France's shirt features a darker blue than their current shirt, and features a bold […]

In a scintillating final 24 hours of World Cup qualifiers, congratulations go to Portugal, France, Greece, Croatia, Algeria and Ghana who booked their tickets to World Cup 2014 tournament after qualifying via the playoffs: The six countries will be among the 32 who'll play in Brazil next summer to try to be crowned the best […]

Orlando City will be officially announced today as Major League Soccer's 21st team, and will begin play in March 2015, confirmed Club President Phil Rawlins in one of the worst kept secrets in US soccer. The official launch is scheduled for 6pm ET today in downtown Orlando with MLS Commissioner Don Garber scheduled to be […]