Premier League Saturday, Gameweek 23: TV times and open thread

The beginning of the Rückrunde is perhaps the most exciting time of the Bundesliga season, and is definitely my favorite time of the year. For me, what makes the first couple of matchweeks as the clubs return from their extended … Continue reading →

Manchester City and Chelsea are often cited as the two clubs that were inspirations for UEFA’s Financial Fair Play (FFP) regulations. The ownership of both clubs have been accused of “hurting football” thanks to big spending, and have been the … Continue reading →

Fresh off beating Bayern Munich 4-1 at home, VfL Wolfsburg now sit eight points behind the reigning Bundesliga champions and will be become even a bigger threat soon with a major acquisition on the way. Before the match began a … Continue reading →

FC Barcelona (4-3-3) Valdes, Alves, Puyol, Pique, Abidal, Toure, Xavi, Iniesta, Messi, Eto’o, Henry In Pep Guardiola’s first season in charge of Barcelona, they claimed a treble by winning La Liga, the Copa del Rey and the UEFA Champions League. … Continue reading →

The MLS offseason is still churning as teams finalize their last transactions and continue to shape the excess of their rosters in advance of opening day, but training camp has opened and the major business has been done. There’s no … Continue reading →

The referee who showed Atletico Madrid midfielder Arda Turan a yellow card for throwing his boot at a linesman during the Copa del Rey quarter-final on Wednesday has been suspended for two weeks. While Turan escaped further sanction from the … Continue reading →

Premier League Live, NBC Sports Group’s pre- and post-match studio show, will be located in downtown Phoenix this weekend at “Super Bowl Central,” NBC Sports Group’s primary home for studio programing during Super Bowl week. Rebecca Lowe will host the show … Continue reading →

Juan Agudelo is back in Major League Soccer, and there are lessons to be learned (or re-learned) from what we’ll call “a close shave.” We are talking, after all, about a guy who flirted briefly with a career death tumble … Continue reading →

Real Madrid have reached an agreement with River Plate for Argentina under-20 goalkeeper Augusto Batalla, according to the Spanish publication AS. Batalla is rated the best goalkeeping prospect in the country and an official announcement from both clubs is expected … Continue reading →

Manchester United will be seeking revenge when they face Leicester City at Old Trafford on Saturday after they were humbled 5-3 at the King Power stadium back in September. A lot has happened to both sides since then, with the … Continue reading →

Swansea manager Garry Monk has expressed surprise that he has been able to capture Jack Cork from Southampton. Cork has completed his move to Swansea after passing his medical on Friday afternoon in south Wales to put the finishing touches on the £3million … Continue reading →

Atletico Madrid midfielder Arda Turan celebrated his 28th birthday last night and was presented with a “boot cake” by family and friends. The celebratory dessert was decorated in the club’s colors and was an obvious reference to the controversial incident from Wednesday … Continue reading →

In the biggest match of the season, and one that could go a long way in determining this season’s title winners, the league’s top two clash at Stamford Bridge on Saturday (live at 12:30pm ET on NBC for viewers in … Continue reading →

After no games for 45 days due to the Bundesliga winter break, Bayern Munich returns to action today with its match against Wolfsburg, which will be shown live for viewers in the United States on GolTV. If you don’t get … Continue reading →

Fiorentina coach Vincenzo Montella has confirmed that Juan Guillermo Cuadrado will not play for the Viola on Saturday, with the Colombian winger finalizing his permanent move to Chelsea. Cuadrado is expected to undergo a medical in London on Friday with … Continue reading →

So after 30 games, 257 shots on target, 178 saves and 77 goals, we’re down to one final meaningful game in the AFC Asian Cup — Australia against South Korea (live on One World Sports and DishWorld at 4am ET/1am … Continue reading →

Argentina U-20 forward Giovanni ‘Cholito’ Simeone, son of Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone, is proving to be a chip off the old block. The eldest Simeone made his name as a hard-nosed midfielder for numerous European clubs, as well as with … Continue reading →