London (AFP) – England's Football Association hopes its role in staging Euro 2020 will provide a platform for the country to host a full tournament again, new chairman Greg Clarke said on Wednesday. England will host the semi-finals and final of Euro 2020, which is being staged across 13 European nations to mark the competition's […]

In a revealing interview with Alexi Lalas on The Mutant Gene Podcast this week, FOX Sports Executive Producer Jonty Whitehead — the person in charge of FOX's soccer production — highlighted everything that's wrong with FOX's soccer coverage including his own assertion that Americans are “not versed in the game as I or people in the UK […]

If you're trying to find out how you can watch Southampton vs. Crystal Palace, you've come to the right place. Southampton and Crystal Palace battle it out at St Mary's Stadium on Wednesday in the Third Round of the League Cup (now known as the EFL Cup, which was previously the Capital One Cup). For […]

Milan (AFP) – A Chinese consortium looking to purchase AC Milan has been accused of providing false documents during its initial negotiations with the Serie A giants, according to reports Wednesday. Sino-Europe Sports Investment Management Changxing Co, led by businessman Li Yonghong, has already paid 100m euros to Fininvest, the holding company of AC Milan […]

Seoul (AFP) – A rash of complaints about controversial decisions has put Asia's football referees on the spot despite strenuous efforts to raise standards. Japan and Thailand both lodged official protests after key decisions went against them in this month's World Cup qualifiers, while standards are mixed at club level. Japan were incensed after Takuma […]

If you're trying to find out how you can watch Swansea vs. Manchester City, you've come to the right place. High flying Manchester City travel to Wales on Wednesday to battle Swansea in the League Cup Third Round (aka EFL Cup, previously known as the Capital One Cup). The match might give Vincent Kompany his […]

Madrid (AFP) – Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone believes Barcelona remain the benchmark, ahead of Wednesday's first blockbuster clash of the La Liga season between his Champions League finalists and the Spanish champions. Simeone's men dumped Barca out of the Champions League for the second time in three years last season, but the Argentine has […]

If you're trying to find out how you can watch Spurs vs. Gillingham, you've come to the right place. The Third Round League Cup tie between Tottenham and Gillingham is good timing for Mauricio Pochettino's men. On the heels of an injury to Harry Kane, it provides Spurs with a perfect opportunity to give striker […]

If you're trying to find out how you can watch Northampton vs. Manchester United, you've come to the right place. The pressure is on Jose Mourinho and Manchester United to come through this match with a win after the Red Devils have lost their last three matches in a row. The spectacle of a possible […]

Madrid (AFP) – Argentine international Gabriel Mercado bundled home the winner as Sevilla moved up to second in La Liga with a 1-0 win over fierce local rivals Real Betis on Tuesday. Mercado's first goal for the club from on-loan Manchester City midfielder Samir Nasri's free-kick continued the Europa League holders' four-year unbeaten run in […]

London (AFP) – Cesc Fabregas made an emphatic point to Chelsea manager Antonio Conte as his double sealed a 4-2 win at Leicester, while Everton and Bournemouth suffered shock third-round exits from the English Football League Cup on Tuesday. Fabregas has been limited to three substitute appearances in the Premier League since Conte took charge […]

Paris (AFP) – Paris Saint-Germain shrugged off their indifferent start to the season to usurp Monaco at the top of Ligue 1 with a routine 3-0 victory over toothless Dijon on Tuesday. A 3-1 early season loss at Monaco had seen new boss Unai Emery's honeymoon period cut short as PSG then conceded a late […]

Milan (AFP) – Carlos Bacca scored for the second game in a row and M'Baye Niang netted from the penalty spot in a disjointed performance as AC Milan beat Lazio 2-0 at the San Siro on Tuesday. Bacca struck eight minutes before half-time having notched the late match-winner in Friday night's 1-0 success at Sampdoria. […]

Berlin (AFP) – Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang struck twice on Tuesday as Borussia Dortmund romped to another big win with a 5-1 victory at VfL Wolfsburg to temporarily top the German league table. Having hammered both Legia Warsaw and Darmstadt 6-0 in their previous matches, Thomas Tuchel's Dortmund handed out another drubbing with Gonzalo Castro setting up […]

Reykjavik (AFP) – Iceland will not feature in the latest FIFA video game due to a financial row between the Euro 2016 quarter-finalists and American game manufacturers Electronic Arts (EA). The Icelandic Football Association (KSI) has accused EA of showing them a lack of respect in their monetary offer to the European minnows. "We don't […]