Nemanja Matic and Mohamed Salah give Chelsea more midfield options and a deeper side than ever before. These are two players that fit perfectly into manager Jose Mourinho’s preferred style of play. Matić has the potential to become remarkably influential in central midfield for Chelsea. At Benfica he showed great tactical flexibility and poise on […]

A few years ago, I was working for a nationally ranked college basketball program (small college-NCAA Division II) and we were playing in the conference tournament against one of our biggest rivals. Earlier in the season, we had twice beaten this team by margins of 20+ points. The rumor before the conference tournament was that […]

Although Arsenal’s main priority this season will be the Premier League title, a good run in the FA Cup, where they're listed as one of the favourites at Complete Betting, looks highly possible and would also serve as an added bonus for Arsene Wenger’s men. After dispatching North London rivals Tottenham 2-0 in the third […]

Manchester City surprised many tonight when they announced that they, along with a consortium that are the owners of rugby team Melbourne Storm, have acquired Australian soccer team Melbourne Heart. City's move to buy the club has been already approved by the Football Federation of Australia (FFA), and it immediately gives Manchester City a presence […]

Tonight's show: Nick and Danny discuss the League Cup, Juan Mata transfer to Manchester United, Rooney anywhere but United and other such tales. United bow out of Capital One Cup to Sunderland at Old Trafford. PLUS, we have EXCLUSIVE phone conversation between Moyes and Mourinho after the United loss at the Bridge. Plus we are […]

When the news broke that Sir Alex Ferguson was stepping down as manager of Manchester United and the name of his successor was revealed the following day, I was one of those who claimed that David Moyes was the logical and right choice. I expressed this belief on Danish television only minutes after Moyes had […]

Most neutral fans of English Football must have a smile on their face tonight for the Black Cats after Sunderland defeated Manchester United on penalty kicks to reach the Capital One Cup final. Passionate, long-suffering Black Cats fans from the Northeast of England will see their side return to a Wembley cup final for the […]

Manchester United's season just got even worse Wednesday night after they were defeated on penalty kicks by Sunderland, missing out on an opportunity for a Capital One Cup Final game against cross-town rivals Manchester City. Some Manchester United fans will undoubtedly use the club’s heartbreaking elimination from the League Cup as more reason to bash […]

Liverpool goalkeeper Simon Mignolet was so excellent before Christmas that he made our World Soccer Talk Premier League Best XI as our starting goalkeeper. So excellent was Mignolet that Liverpool sat atop the table entering Boxing Day and was being touted as a potential challenger to the excellent Thibaut Courtois who had helped lead Atletico […]

Juan Mata will have a medical at Manchester United tomorrow in advance of his £37million transfer from Chelsea to the Old Trafford club. Chelsea have accepted the £37million bid and have released the player to Manchester United to have his medical conducted, according to a report in The Daily Telegraph newspaper. The transfer will more than double […]

All eyes will be on Manchester United's match against Sunderland in the semi-final of the Capital One Cup today given the news that Manchester United have placed a £35million bid for Juan Mata via a third party. The Chelsea midfielder didn't train with Chelsea today, so eagle-eye viewers will be trying to see if Mata […]

Chelsea midfielder Juan Mata has told his friends that he's on his way to Manchester United for a deal believed to be in the region of £40million, according to The Independent newspaper. At the same time, Sky Sports reporter Guillem Balague says that the deal is done and will be announced in the next 24 hours. The […]

Monaco and Colombia striker Radamel Falcao suffered a nasty ligament injury earlier today in a French cup game, which could rule the star out of this summer's World Cup. Falcao was playing for Monaco against Chasselay in a Coupe de France match when, in the 40th minute he was on the wrong end of a […]

NBCSN broke through the one million viewers barrier on Sunday with its live coverage of the match between Chelsea and Manchester United. For the first time under NBC's contract, a Premier League match was viewed by an average of more than one million people. And the figure of 1.019 million viewers was the second most-watched […]

Manchester United have entered a bid in the region of £35million for Chelsea midfielder Juan Mata, according to BBC Sport — which is one of the few reliable media outlets when it comes to football transfers. According to BBC Sport reporter David Bond, Manchester United have denied making an official offer. However, an initial bid […]