England are the hosts of the Women's Euro 2022, and it has a chance for history. Look no further than the side's recent results in World Cup qualifying to see the power of the Lionesses. Four hat-tricks. Twenty goals. One team? It was a historic day in Doncaster as England’s national women’s team took the […]

There are a number of soccer tickets on sale this summer for games in the United States. At last, European club teams have the chance to return to the United States for preseason friendlies. Clubs such as Manchester City, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Juventus all have scheduled games across the U.S. In total, […]

London (AFP) – Marc Roca became Leeds's third signing of the transfer window on Friday as the Spanish midfielder completed a reported £10 million ($12 million) move from Bayern Munich. The 25-year-old has joined on a four-year deal after struggling for game time with the German giants since joining in 2020. "Everyone told me the […]

Vienna (AFP) – Former Germany striker Miroslav Klose, the all-time top scorer at World Cup finals, was on Friday named coach of Austrian Bundesliga club Altach. This will be the 44-year-old's first role as a head coach having previously been on the coaching staff at Bayern Munich and the Germany. He is set to sign […]

London (AFP) – Tottenham announced the signing on Friday of midfielder Yves Bissouma from Brighton for a reported fee of £25 million ($30 million), giving manager Antonio Conte his third signing of the transfer window. The highly rated Mali international shone as Brighton achieved their best-ever Premier League finish of ninth last season. Bissouma, 25, […]

Paris (AFP) – Spain's La Liga is challenging the legality of Kylian Mbappe's new contract claiming Paris Saint-Germain breached financial fair-play regulations to sabotage the France World Cup winner's seemingly certain move to Real Madrid. La Liga are furious at the snub served up to Real by Mbappe's shock decision to remain in Paris after […]

London (AFP) – Tottenham announced the signing on Friday of midfielder Yves Bissouma from Brighton for a reported fee of £25 million ($30 million), giving manager Antonio his third signing of the transfer window. The highly rated Mali international shone as Brighton achieved their best-ever Premier League finish of ninth last season. Bissouma has signed […]

Berlin (AFP) – RB Leipzig on Friday signed Austria central midfielder Xaver Schlager from Bundesliga rivals VfL Wolfsburg after actioning an release clause in his contract. According to reports, Leipzig will pay around 12 million euros ($12.5 million) for the 24-year-old, who has signed a contract until 2026. "RB Leipzig are one of Germany's top […]

Copenhagen (AFP) – Nadia Nadim was named Thursday in Denmark women's squad for next month's Euro 2022 despite the forward coming in for criticism of her support of Qatar hosting this year's men's World Cup. Afghanistan-born Nadim is an ambassador for the tournament which begins in Doha in November with the country's human rights record […]

Madrid (AFP) – Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has claimed Kylian Mbappe decided to stay at Paris Saint-Germain because he was “confused” after being put under intense “political and economic pressure”. But when asked about the possibility of Mbappe joining Real Madrid in the future, Perez kept the door open to the 23-year-old. “This Mbappe […]

London (AFP) – Manchester City will begin the defence of their Premier League title at West Ham while Liverpool travel to Fulham on the opening weekend of the season. The 2022/23 fixtures, published on Thursday, give new Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag an opening test at Old Trafford against Brighton, who hammered United 4-0 […]

Sydney (AFP) – Australian goalkeeper Andrew Redmayne says it was "kill or be killed" after video emerged of him tossing away a bottle of his Peruvian opposite number during the penalty shootout win that sent the Socceroos to the World Cup. The 33-year-old Redmayne became an Internet sensation after dancing his way along the goal […]

English-language incumbents FOX Sports and ESPN were lukewarm about renewing MLS TV rights. ESPN didn't place a bid for the streaming rights. Meanwhile, WarnerMedia lost interest after they secured the rights to the US National teams. In the end, though, MLS found a partner to take its distribution and revenue to the next level. The […]

Madrid (AFP) – Dani Alves announced on Wednesday that he is leaving Barcelona for a second time after returning to the club last year. The 39-year-old, who rejoined Barca last November on a short-term deal until the end of the season, confirmed he would not be extending his contract. "I would like to thank all […]

London (AFP) – Former captain Steph Houghton missed out on England's squad for Euro 2022 as coach Sarina Wiegman selected her 23 players for the tournament on home soil on Wednesday. Houghton had Achilles surgery in February which forced her to miss the second half of the club season with Manchester City. The 34-year-old has […]