One of the most fascinating parts of the 2017-18 season so far has been watching Serie A, where it feels as though a genuine title race may be on the cards. On Friday we’ll get another indicator as to whether that’ll be the case, as the vibrant league leaders host the champions for the last […]

With the Premier League match week 10 officially over, and the season more than 25% in the books, now is a good time to take a look back at some early surprises in the 2017/18 campaign. Some of these happenings are positive, and some are negative. While the ‘big six’ are currently about where they […]

There are always surprising facts about soccer uncovered. Almost 300 million people around the world play soccer, and the amount of people that watch the sport is equally staggering. It is the most popular sport in the world and is the national sport of over 60 different nations. It can be traced back over 20 […]

Now that the Premier League season has ended, the players and the coaching staff will be taking a well-deserved break after a long, memorable and arduous season. Most of the Premier League footballers and coaching staff will return to training on or around July 1. Then in mid-July, all of the players and coaches from […]

It is no surprise that the world of online gaming, online casinos, and sports betting has exploded. It was a predictable outcome, with high odds. Due to the rapid advancement of technology, improvements in accessibility to connectivity and the prediction that by 2020, there will be 75 billion internet ready devices in the world- it […]

Many longtime fans of the Premier League will remember the very recognizable voice of co-commentator Gary O'Reilly, who was a regular fixture of the weekend calendar for many years. The former Tottenham Hotspur and Crystal Palace defender was a trusted voice you could depend on for keen tactical observations. And then suddenly he went missing […]

Big Premier League clubs get all of the attention. While all 11 of the players chosen in the 2016/17 PFA Team of the Year came from clubs inside the top seven, there are still plenty of good players in the lower half of the table. In fact, most of the players included in the XI […]

After one of the most exciting el Clásico games in recent history between Real Madrid and Barcelona, soccer fans in the United States have plenty more games to look forward particularly in the next seven days. The next week offers everything from the DFB-Pokal semi-final between Bayern Munich vs. Dortmund, as well as the Manchester […]

London (AFP) – The Premier League is set to announce a record annual pre-tax loss of £312 million because of the declining value of the sterling and new accounting rules, the Financial Times reported on Friday. English football's top flight is the wealthiest major domestic football competition in the world, with much of its income […]

Los Angeles (AFP) – The head of the International Champions Cup exhibition tournament said Monday he believes the English Premier League is ready to revisit proposals to stage a 39th game overseas. Charlie Stillitano, whose company Relevant Sport runs the ICC pre-season event, told ESPN's Max & Herc podcast the Premier League was not "that […]

London (AFP) – Liverpool host derby foes Everton and Manchester City visit ailing Arsenal this weekend as the battle for Champions League qualification takes centre-stage in the Premier League following the international recess. With Chelsea 10 points clear at the top of the table and seemingly destined for the title, five major clubs are scrapping […]

London (AFP) – With the Premier League in the thrilling final third of the season, AFP Sport looks at five storylines to watch out for in this weekend's action: Can anyone catch Chelsea? With a remarkable 17 wins from their last 20 league games, rarely has the phrase "runaway leaders" been more apt than when […]

Miami (AFP) – Adult soccer players who regularly use their heads to hit balls are three times more likely to show concussion symptoms than players who don't head the ball often, a US study said Wednesday. Published in Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, the findings were based on more than […]

London (AFP) – Premier League clubs have shelled out a record £1.4 billion in transfers this season, according to a report Wednesday that warned of over-reliance on Chinese largesse. The Deloitte consultancy study said top-tier English sides made 40 million pounds ($50 million, 46 million euros) in profit from the January transfer window, the first […]

London (AFP) – Premier League clubs have shelled out a record £1.4 billion in transfers this season, according to a report Wednesday that warned of over-reliance on big Chinese spending. The Deloitte consultancy study said top-tier English sides made 40 million pounds ($50 million/46 million euros) in profit from the January transfer window, the first […]