Four months after retiring from the sport, Thomas Hitzlsperger today revealed that he is gay. In a newspaper interview with Die Zeit, the former Aston Villa, Everton and Germany midfielder said: "I am expressing my sexuality because I want to promote the discussion of homosexuality among professional athletes. "Only in the last few years did […]

Nick and Danny discuss the January transfer window in the Barclay's English Premier League. Who needs what and who will match up where. Plus Danny explains why he thinks this January will be a massive DUD. Watch tonight at 9PM ET. Chime in via Twitter @worldsocceradio or call in to the studio at 800-878-PLAY. The […]

When you have a major tournament in the Winter, certain US sports that clash with the 2022 World Cup could be impacted. The comments of Jérôme Valcke, FIFA’s General Secretary, about the potential timing of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar came as a shock to much of the world soccer community. But how […]

What a difference three games can make. Just two weeks ago, Manchester United were riding a six game winning streak in all competitions heading into their home match against Tottenham. Had United won that match they would have trailed the final Champions League position in the league by only two points; after having suffered through […]

US Men's National Team midfielder Michael Bradley is on the verge of joining Toronto FC, according to reports today in the US media. Bradley, who has been tipped with moves to Tottenham, Fulham and Sunderland, could be surplus to requirements at AS Roma after the Serie A club signed midfielder Radja Nainggolan yesterday. Bradley has made […]

West Ham United will take a lot of encouragement from Sunderland’s shocking win against Manchester United last night in the League Cup semi-final. In many ways, today’s Capital One Cup game against Manchester City will be a true test for manager Sam Allardyce to see how he can rally his troops against formidable opposition especially at the […]

Michael Bradley's name continues to be mentioned in each successive transfer window as a player who could be on his way to another club from AS Roma. In previous months, his name has been linked with Sunderland and Fulham. Now, the latest transfer rumor is that Tottenham Hotspur are very interested in signing the gifted USMNT midfielder, […]

African role model and world-class footballer Didier Drogba stars in a new beer commercial, where he's seen dribbling around the world, taking the road less traveled to reach his destination. The TV commercial, which is for Windhoek Lager, reinforces what many of us have learned through the years. Didier Drogba is man of immense influence […]

Manchester United manager David Moyes could receive a ban or warning from The FA after comments he made after the Sunderland-Manchester United Capital One Cup semi-final defeat yesterday at the Stadium of Light. A spokesperson for The FA has said that the comments made by Moyes are being investigated. These comments, in particular, by Moyes […]

Everton manager Roberto Martinez recently sat down and revealed his vision and passion for the sport and the club in an enlightening interview with the Followtonians Podcast, a show hosted by Evertonians based in the US and UK. In an enlightening interview, Martinez discusses: — how adept the Everton players were to switching to a […]

In the world's worst kept secret, FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke said today that the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar would not be played in the summer. In an interview with a French radio station, Valcke said: "The dates of the World Cup will not be in June or July. I think it will […]

Cardiff City have signed Norwegian duo Magnus Wolff Eikrem to boost the Welsh club's chances of avoiding relegation this season. The footballer previously played under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer when he managed Manchester United's reserve team. Magnus Wolff Eikrem is a Norwegian national team player who has been signed from Heerenveen in the Dutch league. The midfielder joins […]

Abou Diaby is not likely to return to action this season for Arsenal in yet another injury setback, which has ruled out the defensive midfielder since March 2013. Diaby was originally supposed to be back to full fitness in December, but the French midfielder who has suffered 35 different injuries in his Arsenal career from 2006-2013, […]

I admit it, I fell a little bit out of love with the FA Cup this past weekend. Don’t get me wrong, if Everton were to win the trophy this season I’d be celebrating until the 2015 final, but that romantic notion that is attributed to this wonderful tournament wasn’t nearly as prominent this year […]

As if things couldn't get any worse for Manchester United, defender Nemanja Vidic could leave the club on a free transfer in the summer after his agent has ruled out a contract extension at the end of this season. Vidic has only six months remaining on his contract, but the Serb wants to evaluate his […]