Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has warned supporters not to expect too much of Paul Pogba, who he does not believe is capable of scoring 20 goals a season. Pogba, 23, will make his second United debut in Friday's home game with Southampton, having returned to the club in a […]

As beIN SPORTS adds rights to more and more soccer leagues and competitions as well as adding college football, motocross and other sports, the amount of live games the US sports network can fit on beIN SPORTS and beIN SPORTS en Español is reduced. That's why beIN SPORTS Connect, beIN's streaming channel, will be more […]

Rio de Janeiro (AFP) – Neymar's road to redeeming Brazilian football hasn't always been smooth, but the Barcelona star now has the scene he craved to deliver a first football gold medal for the Olympic hosts. Saturday's final against Germany — the side that has inspired much soul searching for Brazil since a 7-1 humiliation […]

Rio de Janeiro (AFP) – Sweden coach Pia Sundhage is hoping for a change of luck against old foes Germany to win her third consecutive women's football gold medal in Friday's final. Two-time world champions Germany have an impressive record against Sweden, winning all three previous Olympic meetings between the sides in 2000, 2004 and […]

Rio de Janeiro (AFP) – World Cup winners Germany want to make more history by securing the Olympic double as their men's and women's teams battle for football gold. This is the first time teams from the same country will contest both the men's and women's finals at an Olympic Games. Two years ago, Joachim […]

Berlin (AFP) – A Bavarian amateur club is desperately contacting some of the game's biggest names after an over-enthusiastic cleaner wiped away autographs of stars like Pep Guardiola, Manuel Neuer and Jurgen Klopp. The signatures had adorned the glass of a framed vintage club emblem which took pride of place in SpVgg SV Weiden's VIP […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Four years after he left through the back door, Manchester United will roll out the red carpet for Paul Pogba's second debut in Friday's Premier League home game with Southampton. Pogba first donned a United first-team shirt when he came on as a half-time substitute for Ryan Giggs in a […]

Berlin (AFP) – Japan defender Atsuto Uchida is set to fly home on Friday to be treated by a specialist doctor after suffering with on-going knee problems, his Bundesliga club Schalke 04 confirmed. The 28-year-old, who missed the whole of last season with injury, has been blighted by knee problems for two years and has […]

MLS and FOX Sports experienced another poor weekend with Sunday evening’s matchup between the Seattle Sounders and Real Salt Lake attracting only 50,000 viewers on FOX Sports 1 and an additional 6,000 on FOX Deportes. Not only are those the worst numbers for any game this season, they are also record lows for both networks. […]

London (AFP) – Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri has told winger Riyad Mahrez he expects him to improve after the Algeria star committed his future to the Premier League champions by signing a new four-year deal. Mahrez ended speculation about his future on Wednesday when it was announced he was extending his stay at the […]

Berlin (AFP) – Mario Gomez said Thursday that his priorities at new club Wolfsburg are to get them back in the Champions League and make sure his want-away Germany team-mate Julian Draxler stays. The 31-year-old Gomez is enjoying an Indian summer of his career, having been top scorer in the Turkish league last season with […]

London (AFP) – Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has insisted the torrent of criticism pouring down on Alberto Moreno will not affect his judgement of the Reds left-back. The Spanish defender was widely regarded to have had a poor game during Liverpool's Europa League final defeat by Sevilla and came under fire agin following last weekend's […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho confirmed on Thursday that record signing Paul Pogba will make his second debut for the club in Friday's Premier League home game with Southampton. Pogba, 23, returned to United from Juventus in a world-record 89 million pounds (105 million euros, $116 million) transfer last week, four […]

London (AFP) – Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger hit back Thursday at suggestions he is afraid to spend in the transfer market amid concerns the Gunners are losing ground to other leading Premier League clubs. The north London club, who were last crowned Premier League champions back in 2004, are estimated to have cash reserves in […]

Berlin (AFP) – Carlo Ancelotti re-visits the scene of an embarrassing defeat on Friday when holders Bayern Munich play minnows Carl Zeiss Jena in the first round of the German Cup. Back in their heyday, Jena once reached the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup final, beating Roma, for whom Ancelotti was a player at the time, […]