French legend and Real Madrid reserve team coach Zinedine Zidane has played down suggestions he could be set to replace the under-pressure Rafael Benitez in the top job at the Santiago Bernabeu. Madrid were humiliated 4-0 at home by Barcelona on Saturday to pile the pressure on Benitez after just 16 games in charge. Zidane […]

Justin Meram scored the fastest playoff goal in Major League Soccer history Sunday and the Columbus Crew blanked the New York Red Bulls 2-0 in the first leg of the Eastern Conference finals. US midfielder Meram's tally after only nine seconds and Kei Kamara's goal in the 85th minute off stellar footwork by fellow African […]

Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino played down his side's title chances after they closed to within four points of the Premier League summit by overwhelming West Ham United 4-1. Harry Kane scored twice, his seventh and eighth goals in five games, and defenders Toby Alderweireld and Kyle Walker were also on target at White Hart […]

If you can get away with it, writing a book on leadership lessons is the greatest gig ever. If your book isn't good or has bad advice, by default the reader is to blame because, well, the author was successful so the advice must work! In a sense, these kind of books are aggrandized autobiographies […]

Plenty has been put on the shoulders of Everton's Ross Barkley. Around this time last year, his club manager said when Barkley retired he would go down as the greatest player his country ever produced. The soon-to-be 22-year-old is far away from accomplishing that massive expectation but he's in the midst of the best campaign […]

For at least a brief while on Saturday, after a thrilling last minute goal gave them a win against Watford and before Manchester City and Leicester City played, Manchester United took a once-familiar spot on top of the English Premier League table. Since Alex Ferguson ushered in an era of almost constant success in the […]

Over 600 million people watched El Clasico, and I, like them, switched the match on to watch a rivalry that is so conceited that it assumes every game is a classic. What I saw was a ton of incredibly well-paid, well-groomed players on both sides who were wearing the stress of the day on their faces. […]

Today’s episode of NBCSN’s Premier League Download features a special one-on-one interview with former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson. NBC’s Rebecca Lowe interviewed Ferguson on his book tour for Leading. The episode debuts today on NBCSN at 2pm ET. World Soccer Talk obtained a screener of the interview in advance of today’s broadcast. Lowe […]

Real Madrid coach Rafael Benitez insisted he is more worried about recovering his players' confidence than being sacked after the Spanish giants were thrashed 4-0 at home by bitter rivals Barcelona on Saturday. The former Liverpool and Chelsea manager has only been in charge for 16 games, but back-to-back defeats now leave Madrid six points […]

Javi Martinez scored his first goal for Bayern Munich for two years on Saturday as their 3-1 win at Schalke 04 opened an eight-point lead in the German league. After second-placed Borussia Dortmund's shock 3-1 defeat at Hamburg on Friday, Pep Guardiola's Bayern took their chance to extend their lead. David Alaba's early goal was […]

Roberto Firmino scored his first Liverpool goal and made two more as Jurgen Klopp's team stopped Manchester City recapturing the Premier League summit with a brilliant 4-1 away win on Saturday. City were bidding to return to first place after being usurped by Leicester City earlier in the day, but they were left in third […]

Luis Suarez and Neymar continued their sensational goalscoring form as Barcelona moved six points clear of Real Madrid at the top of La Liga with a 4-0 thrashing of their bitter rivals at the Bernabeu on Saturday. Barca even had the luxury of leaving Lionel Messi on the bench, but the Argentine did make his […]

The biggest club soccer game of the year kicks off today when Real Madrid battles Barcelona in el Clasico. The match will be shown live on US television and streaming. Here are all of the details you need to be ready for Real Madrid vs. Barca: GAME TIME Real Madrid vs. Barcelona kicks off at […]

In a last ditch bid to overturn a 90-day ban and thereby run for the FIFA presidency, Michel Platini lodged an appeal at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), his lawyers said Friday. The move comes after a FIFA appeal committee on Wednesday rejected the French UEFA supremo's joint bid with Sepp Blatter to overturn […]

Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri said players directly affected by the Paris terror attacks are mentally fit and ready to help the Italian champions continue their climb back up the Serie A table. In what is a crucial week for the Bianconeri, Juventus host a resurgent AC Milan on Saturday before welcoming Manchester City to Turin looking […]