This weekend's marquee MLS game on NBCSN features Seattle Sounders versus Toronto FC. It's the Canadian's side's first match of the 2014 MLS season, and not to put more pressure on the side that now features Michael Bradley, Jermain Defoe and Julio Cesar, but the local Toronto papers exclaimed today that it's "Playoffs or bust" […]

This Sunday, World Soccer Talk will debut a brand-new feature to our Open Threads. In addition to the usual (and popular) Open Thread where readers can join the conversation in the comments section while watching games, we'll be offering a live chat of Manchester United against Liverpool and Tottenham versus Arsenal. The live chat of […]

The commentators have been announced for this weekend’s Premier League matches on US television. Saturday, March 15: Hull City vs Manchester City, 8:45am, NBCSN; Daniel Mann & Dean Sturridge Everton vs Cardiff, 11am, NBCSN; Gary Weaver & Barry Horne Fulham vs Newcastle, 11am, Premier League Extra Time; Gary Taphouse & Tony Gale Southampton vs Norwich, […]

After the hope and excitement last Spring among Stoke City supporters that a quality manager would be hired to take the Potters to the next level, a feeling of being underwhelmed swept through supporters when the news was announced that Mark Hughes would be the club's 38th manager. After the sad but necessary departure of Tony […]

Teams: Philadelphia Union vs New England Revolution Location: PPL Park Date: March 15, 2014 Time: 4:00pm ET 2013 Series: Last season, the Revolution won the season series 2-1 with a 2-0 win on April 28, and a 5-1 victory on August 26. Philadelphia Union’s lone win in the series was on March 16 — a […]

While everyone is raving about the competitiveness of this Premier League season as we enter the final two months of play, it is entirely possible Chelsea will run away with the league still. Challenges remain for the Blues to overcome but it is becoming more likely the title race is decided before the final matchday […]

Derbies are one of the best things about the game of soccer. They encapsulate the passion that accompanies the sport superbly; pre-game banter, on-the-pitch confrontations, superfluous managerial gesticulations on the sidelines and swathes of over-the-top supporter fandom in the stands. Of course, tempers can boil over and whilst the commentators will instinctively quip that “nobody […]

During Arsenal’s now almost nine-years since the club has won a trophy, the squad has lost in an UEFA Champions League final, two League Cup finals, and hasn’t come close to winning the Premier League. Thankfully for Gunners fans, though, Arsenal now faces its best opportunity to win some silverware in three years by knowing […]

On World Soccer Radio 9pm ET, Nick's Back! All the goings on in the Premier League, Champions League and our look at MLS continues with the voice of the Seattle Sounders, Ross Fletcher. Get involved with the show, send us a tweet @worldsocceradio or call us in-studio 800-878-PLAY! The live broadcast of World Soccer Radio […]

While many of us are still recovering from the UEFA Champions League matches this week, there was a long list of Europa League games played today in the Round of 16. If you missed the matches, or want to see the highlights again, here they are. Note that due to rights restrictions, the videos are […]

Wednesday's UEFA Champions League broadcast of Barcelona against Manchester City set a record for the most-watched soccer game on FOX Sports 1 to date, with 420,000 viewers tuning in to see Barca win 2-1. That compares to Tuesday's broadcast of Bayern Munich versus Arsenal, which was seen by 363,000 viewers on FOX Sports 1, which […]

NBC Sports has partnered with soccer website Soccerly to beef up the amount and breadth of soccer coverage NBCSports.com offers. Soccerly.com was launched in January 2013 by a group of entrepreneurs and soccer fans. Based in San Diego, CA, Soccerly is owned by the same group that founded soccer site, mediotiempo.com in 2000, considered the […]

We've been so preoccupied with the release of the Blue With Envy eBook today that we almost forgot about the Europa League action, and there's plenty of it. For THFC supporters, here's the TV/Internet schedule of today's matches: Tottenham vs Benfica (Europa League), 4pm, FOX Sports 2 and FOX Soccer 2Go Many of the other Europa […]

Bayern Munich President Uli Hoeness was sentenced today to 3.5 years in prison for tax evasion. According to Pro Soccer Talk, "After initially being charged with evading $4.9 million in taxes, Hoeness later admitted to avoiding an additional $20.9 million before the court ultimately determined the 62-year-old owed a grand total of $39,940,000. Hoeness’ defense […]

World Soccer Talk is proud to announce its publication of a brand-new book that’s written specifically for fans of the world’s most popular sports league, the English Premier League. Written by World Soccer Talk Senior Writer Kartik Krishnaiyer, Blue With Envy charts the meteoric rise of England’s top-flight soccer league through the eyes of an […]