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FIFA President Sepp Blatter, UEFA President Michel Platini and FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke have all been provisionally suspended for 90 days by FIFA's adjudicatory chamber, chaired by Hans-Joachim Eckert, after being investigated over corruption allegations. The three are banned from any soccer-related activity in the interim. They deny any wrongdoing. While Valcke has already been put on leave by […]

FIFA's ethics committee has recommended a 90-day suspension for president Sepp Blatter, according to Wednesday reports. The recommendation will now go to FIFA's adjudicatory arm where, if accepted, Blatter could be banned until early January. Hans-Joachim Eckhart, the German judge who will render the final decision, is expected to make a final ruling on Thursday, when a […]

Germany, the current reigning World Cup champions, will be wearing new home and away jerseys during the Euro 2016 tournament in France next summer. Similar to the leaked designs of Spain's jerseys, Germany's shirts for 2016 are a mixture of the classic and the experimental. The classic is the home shirt, which is reminiscent of […]

The rivalry between the USA and Mexico on and off the soccer field is unprecedented. Even when it’s an exhibition game, it’s never a friendly. But this time, it’s a do-or-die game. The winner qualifies for the 2017 Confederations Cup. The losing US manager could get fired. With the game scheduled to kick off at […]

Today's Soccer Morning features interviews with Eric Gomez (about CONCACAF Cup) and Ross Dunbar (about the Bundesliga). You can listen to Soccer Morning live via the World Soccer Talk LIVE page at www.worldsoccertalk.cms.futbolsitesnetwork.com/live. During the show, you can tweet your questions or observations live to @soccermorning Or better yet, you can call in with your […]

Spain's home and away jerseys for their games in Euro 2016 are a contrast between classic and experimental. The home shirt for Spain that they'll wear in France next summer is a classic Spain shirt with very few surprises. The red shirt features a red v-neck, blue trim on the cuffs and a yellow crest and adidas […]

Today's Soccer Morning features interviews with Brian Sciaretta and Luke Moore. You can listen to Soccer Morning live via the World Soccer Talk LIVE page at www.worldsoccertalk.cms.futbolsitesnetwork.com/live. During the show, you can tweet your questions or observations live to @soccermorning Or better yet, you can call in with your questions or comments by dialing 646-832-3909. […]

Striker Thomas Müller scored 2 of the 5 goals on Sunday as Bayern Munich steamrollered over Borussia Dortmund in a top of the table clash in the Bundesliga. Out of the 6 goals scored that day, the one that was the most special was the solo effort by Müller. Not only was it the way […]

Giovani dos Santos will not be with Mexico when El Tri takes on the United States in Saturday's CONCACAF Cup playoff, LA Galaxy confirmed on Monday. The Mexican international was pulled from head coach Ricardo Ferretti's team with a muscle strain, a status Ferretti revealed shortly before the Galaxy announced the withdrawal. “Gio Dos Santos has a muscular problem […]

Today's Soccer Morning features interviews with Brian Sciaretta and Duane Rollins. You can listen to Soccer Morning live via the World Soccer Talk LIVE page at www.worldsoccertalk.cms.futbolsitesnetwork.com/live. During the show, you can tweet your questions or observations live to @soccermorning Or better yet, you can call in with your questions or comments by dialing 646-832-3909. […]

Bayer Leverkusen goalkeeper Bernd Leno made an embarrassing mistake this weekend when a seemingly harmless back pass fell into his path, but the goalkeeper whiffed at the ball and completely missed it, letting it roll into the back of the net. On replay, you can see that the ball hit a divot on its way […]

Liverpool Football Club has announced that it has officially parted company with manager Brendan Rodgers, after the club drew 1-1 away against Everton in the Merseyside Derby. In a joint Fenway Sports Group statement, Principal Owner John W Henry, Chairman Tom Werner and President Mike Gordon said: “We would like to place on record our […]

Here’s today’s TV schedule for viewers/readers in the United States (as well as listings of commentators): Everton vs. Liverpool, 8:30am, NBCSN; Steve Bower & Kevin Kilbane Arsenal vs. Manchester United, 11am, NBCSN; Arlo White & Lee Dixon Swansea vs. Spurs, 11am, Premier League Extra Time and NBC Sports Live Extra; Gary Taphouse & Garry Birtles […]

Today's match between Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid is being shown live on US TV and streaming. After Barcelona's shock defeat to Sevilla yesterday, Real Madrid has an opportunity to leapfrog Barca in the table and to climb into first place on goal difference. Having said that, Atleti is still in first place before the […]

US National Team Coach and Technical Director Jurgen Klinsmann has announced his 23-man roster for Saturday's CONCACAF Cup game against Mexico, which will be played at the Rose Bowl in California. The winner qualifies for the Confederations Cup in 2017. “This roster is obviously full of experience,” said Klinsmann. “This is about having a group […]