Berlin (AFP) – Germany captain Bastian Schweinsteiger on Friday announced his retirement from international duty with immediate effect. The 31-year-old Manchester United midfielder won his 120th cap in Germany's 2-0 defeat to France in the semi-finals of Euro 2016. He announced the news on his official Twitter account.

San Francisco (AFP) – Chuba Akpom scored a late winner as English giants Arsenal defeated the Major League Soccer All-Stars 2-1 in San Jose. England Under-21 striker Akpom pounced three minutes from time at the Avaya Stadium as the Premier League side snatched victory in an entertaining game. Akpom tapped in from close range after […]

La Liga President Javier Tebas has confirmed a major change in kickoff times for the upcoming 2016-17 season. The league is eliminating the 22:00 local time kickoff (4:00pm ET) on Saturday’s and introducing a new 13:00 local time Saturday match (7:00am ET). Heads of La Liga are open about the reason for the new Saturday […]

Arsenal's second and final friendly of their 2016 US summer tour will be televised live on FOX Sports 1 on Sunday, July 31. The Gunners' friendly against Chivas, which will be played at the StubHub Center in Carson, outside Los Angeles, will be shown live on FOX Sports 1 as well as streamed live in the […]

Major League Soccer has been touting a TV ratings increase this season on ESPN and FOX platforms as the league breaks for its annual MLS All-Star Game. The ratings have gone up, and that is good news for soccer in America. But a quick peek behind the ratings indicates the league got a boost from […]

London (AFP) – Former football stars Gary Neville and Ryan Giggs on Thursday unveiled their plan for a multimillion-pound development in Manchester city centre, including a 200-bed hotel, two skyscrapers and a synagogue. Neville, a former England full-back and Manchester United legend, said it would create 1,300 jobs and regenerate a historic part of the northwestern […]

Buenos Aires (AFP) – The acting head of Argentina's FA, Armando Perez, will travel to Spain to try and convince star striker Lionel Messi to reconsider his international retirement, according to reports in Argentina on Thursday. "I spoke with Leo's father, we have agreed to meet next week," said Perez, in quotes published by Argentine […]

Milan (AFP) – Juventus striker Gonzalo Higuain offered an olive branch to disgruntled Napoli coach Maurizio Sarri and well as fans of the club amid claims his controversial move to the Turin giants was motivated by money. Higuain, who hit a new Serie A record of 36 league goals last season, joined Juventus earlier this […]

Turin (Italy) (AFP) – Gonzalo Higuain hit back at critics of his controversial move to Juventus as he prepares to justify his 90million-euro price tag by helping the Italian champions to as many titles as possible. "In life, you have to make the best decisions and I made mine by choosing Juventus," Higuain told a […]

Shenzhen (China) (AFP) – Pep Guardiola got his first taste of victory as Manchester City's manager Thursday night after beating Borussia Dortmund on penalties in a friendly, but expressed concern about the looming English Premier League season. "Football today is tough," said Guardiola, whose side beat their German opposition in the southern Chinese city of […]

Taking a closer look at five Premier League clubs (Arsenal, Manchester City, Manchester United, Southampton and Spurs), we delve into what needs they have for the upcoming season. 1) Arsenal: A striker Towards the end of last season, when he was asked about his future at Arsenal, Mesut Özil said that he had unfinished "goals" […]

When it was announced that Arsenal defender Per Mertesacker underwent surgery for a significant knee injury on Tuesday, one thing was for certain: a new center back would have to be brought in as cover this summer. While the Gunners were reportedly already in the market for an additional central defender prior to the unfortunate […]

Pasadena (United States) (AFP) – Chelsea's Cesc Fabregas was sent off for a reckless lunge at Liverpool new boy Ragnar Klavan, overshadowing a 1-0 win for the Blues in a friendly at the Pasadena Rose Bowl. The Premier League giants locked horns in the pre-season International Champions Cup in a match which was more remarkable […]

Medellín (Colombia) (AFP) – Colombian giants Atletico Nacional won the Copa Libertadores for only the second time in their history after a 1-0 victory over Ecuadoran minnows Independiente del Valle secured a 2-1 aggregate triumph. Newly acquired striker Miguel Borja was the hero for Atletico, ramming home a low shot in the ninth minute as […]

Shenzhen (China) (AFP) – Borussia Dortmund boss Thomas Tuchel takes a philosophical approach when it comes to dealing with the distraction of off-season transfer speculation that keeps swirling around his club. "I can't predict the future," shrugged the German, on the eve of his clash Thursday with Manchester City at the Shenzhen Universiade Stadium. The […]