In the quarter-final second leg of the Copa del Rey in Spain, the match between Spanish side Racing Santander and Real Sociedad kicked off today, but the Racing players refused to play — and instead stood in the center circle in protest against their club owner. The substitutes and coaches also lined up in unison […]

One of the things that always bothers me about how most US soccer journalists cover the sport is that they always seem to focus on the positives. If Clint Dempsey, Jozy Altidore or any other American scores a goal in Europe, you can guarantee there'll be an article and video of the goal, with the […]

West Ham United is currently in a lamentable era as the club continues to underachieve spectacularly. Since the departure of manager Harry Redknapp in 2001, the Hammers have bounced between the top two divisions of English football on multiple occasions and even when they've been in the Premier League, they have seemingly been permanently flirting […]

Photos of Real Madrid's home shirt for the 2014/15 season have been leaked on the Internet. The 2014/15 shirt for Real Madrid looks like another winner with the white shirt and black trim, a beautifully-designed button-down collar and — if you look closely — a striped star pattern. On the back of the shirt are the words […]

Crystal Palace are on the verge of signing winger Tom Ince on loan for the remainder of the season, after emerging above Swansea, Hull, Sunderland, Stoke, Liverpool and Monaco among the clubs who were interested in signing the highly-rated footballer. While Palace have not confirmed the news yet, The Daily Mirror is reporting that Ince has signed […]

Photos of LA Galaxy's home shirt for the 2014 MLS season have been leaked on the Internet. Designed and manufactured by adidas, LA Galaxy will be sporting a clean, bold white shirt this season with a blue sash across the front of the shirt. The attention to detail on the shirt design is a nice […]

QPR midfielder Adel Taarabt, who was on loan at Fulham this season, has completed a deal to join Italian giants AC Milan. This will end the career in English football of one of the most enigmatic and mysterious young players to have washed up on British shores in some time. From brilliance one moment to […]

With the World Cup now just a few short months away, here at World Soccer Talk we’re desperate to get our hands on any info, stats, and trivia we can to make the weeks pass just that little bit faster. This week, Betfair published an infographic taking a look at the World Cup Dirty Dozen […]

Arsenal target Julian Draxler should be recovered from injury in seven days time to resume playing for Schalke. But before that happens, will Arsenal or another club in Europe sign the highly-rated attacking midfielder? Arsenal are understood to have had discussions with Schalke regarding a deal for Draxler, but details and evidence is few and […]

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Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho today decried the tactics of his rival Sam Allardyce tonight in the 0-0 Chelsea draw with West Ham at Stamford Bridge. "[West Ham's style of football] is not Premier League, this is not the best league in the world. This is football from the 19th century. "The only thing I can […]

Newcastle United have signed Dutch striker Luuk De Jong on loan until the end of the season with an option for the deal to be made permanent. De Jong moves to Tyneside from Borussia Monchengladbach. The 23-year-old forward will wear the number 18 shirt for Newcastle. Newcastle United Director of Football, Joe Kinnear, said: "We're […]

Manchester United manager David Moyes has long preferred a tactic where he plays with two out-and-out wingers who can float inside when needed. Wayne Rooney isn't 100% match fit, so with the signing of Juan Mata, Moyes dropped Adnan Januzaj Tuesday night against Cardiff City and continued playing with Ashley Young and Antonio Valencia on […]

The signing of Mohamed Salah, the emergence of Willian and the continued strong play of Eden Hazard have dropped the highly-regarded German international André Schürrle further down the pecking order at Stamford Bridge. At Bayer Leverkusen, he had a great season last year prompting interest from Chelsea and a deal was essentially already in place […]

Liverpool are in talks over a £16million move for Ukraine international Yevhen Konoplyanka. The 24-year-old footballer, who plays for Dnipro, can play either as a left winger, playmaker or striker. Manager Brendan Rodgers faces a race against time to try to sign the versatile Ukrainian international, who has 35 caps for his country, before the window […]