Either Manchester United or Chelsea may play a February friendly against Barcelona in Qatar, according to a report in the Spanish media. Under Barcelona's sponsorship agreement with Qatar Sports Investments, the Spanish club is being encouraged to play a high-profile friendly in Qatar against a Premier League club. Nothing has been finalized yet. But once […]

Manchester City failed to win five of its first six away matches in the Premier League this season. Much of that was down to the naivety in how new manager Manuel Pellegrini, whose entire managerial resume was previously in South America or Spain, approached away matches in English football. On September 30, following a loss […]

West Ham United midfielder Kevin Nolan, who is seemingly on a mission to singlehandedly relegate the Hammers given his penchant for trying to get sent off, has been fined £100,000 by West Ham for the costly red card that he received against Fulham in the New Year's Day match. Nolan has been fined two weeks […]

The 2013 January transfer window has opened and closes on January 31 in England, while the window stays open through Febuary 2 in Spain, France, Germany and Italy. With this season being one of the tightest Premier League races in years — for the clubs near the top of the table, and the bottom half […]

Real Madrid plays Ligue 1 leaders Paris Saint-Germain today at 9am ET in a friendly match in Doha at the Khalifa Stadium. "It will be a great match between two fantastic clubs and a great opportunity for the people of Qatar. It could be a Champions League final," said Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti. Programming […]

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been appointed as manager of Cardiff City, to replace Malky Mackay in the job in the Welsh capital. In a statement on the club's website, the club said: "Cardiff City Football Club are delighted to announce that Ole Gunnar Solskjær has joined the club as first team manager. "Following discussions with […]

A photo of Club Deportivo Guadalajara's away shirt for 2014 has been leaked on the Internet. In the 2014 season, Chivas will be wearing a shirt that features two different tones of grey colors. The shirt, designed by adidas, is reminiscent of the classic Newcastle United away shirts from the mid-90s (albeit with a different […]

In many ways, 2013 was a fantastic year for the US Men's National Team based on their qualification for World Cup 2014, which was their most important goal of the year. Over the course of the twelve months, USMNT Head Coach (and now Technical Director) Jurgen Klinsmann took the opportunity to add to the depth […]

The silly season of the January transfer window has begun. Believe it or not, or believe it maybe but one of the British tabloids is reporting that Arsenal are trying to sign Dimitar Berbatov from Fulham to help resolve their striker conundrum with Olivier Giroud, Nicklas Bendtner and Yaya Sanogo out injured, while Lukas Podolski […]

Tonight, Nick Geber welcomes special guest David “Statman” Mosse from FOX Sports. They’ll discuss the Premier League, Man United’s long term issues and of course discuss your tweets and calls. Watch tonight at 9PM ET. Chime in via Twitter @worldsocceradio or call in to the studio at 800-878-PLAY. The live broadcast of World Soccer Radio begins at […]

Jason Cundy, a former Chelsea footballer and now talkSport pundit, joined a couple of other Chelsea pundits on Chelsea TV recently to complain about the perceived pro-Liverpool bias among the British TV media since so many of them are former Liverpool footballers (Hansen, Lawrenson, Carragher, Thompson, Redknapp, Souness, etc). The segment includes a clip of […]

Tim Sherwood’s management style is evolving game by game. Today with the inevitable onslaught expected from Manchester United, the untested Spurs boss made two very curious tactical changes that perhaps showed his growth and bravery as a manager. Ahead by a goal in the 64th minute, Sherwood brought on the highly-touted youngster Nabil Bentaleb in a […]

Chelsea footballers Frank Lampard and Branislav Ivanovic will both be out of action for a month, according to Jose Mourinho. The Portuguese manager had originally thought that Ivanovic's injury wasn't as severe, but Mourinho confirmed to the Chelsea website that Ivanovic and Lampard would be out until the end of January. Ivanovic injured his knee […]

For the second consecutive season, Tottenham Hotspur held off a furious Manchester United rally to claim three points at Old Trafford. But unlike last season when the Red Devils under Sir Alex Ferguson would cruise to the league title, this season the club is wobbling badly particularly at home. Manchester United entered today’s match on […]

Newcastle United defender Fabricio Coloccini could miss the next six weeks after picking up a knee injury in the Toon's 1-0 loss to West Bromwich Albion at The Hawthorns today. The Argentine defender was substituted in the 65th minute after picking up the injury, and hobbled off the pitch. Coloccini suffered medial knee ligament damage, according […]