The 2015/16 Serie A season is only halfway over, and Sicilian club Palermo have already changed managers multiple times. Giuseppe Iachini began the current campaign as the head coach, his second stint with the club, but was fired on Nov. 10 following a victory two days prior. Iachini was in charge at the Italian club […]

Cristiano Ronaldo's statue in Funchal, capital of his home island of Madeira, has been tagged with the name and shirt number of arch-rival Lionel Messi, according to local press reports. The graffiti was put on the statue overnight on Tuesday, just hours after Barcelona's Argentine star Messi claimed a fifth world player of the year […]

England midfielder Jonjo Shelvey on Tuesday joined Newcastle United from fellow Premier League strugglers Swansea City. The 23-year-old former Liverpool player has signed a five-and-a-half year deal for an undisclosed fee, although reports suggest the sale has cost the Magpies around £12 million (16 million euros, $17.3 million). Newcastle United has confirmed signing of Jonjo […]

Chelsea interim manager Guus Hiddink believes Eden Hazard can respond to his disappointing season and win the Ballon D'Or in the future. The Belgian playmaker was last year's PFA Player of the Year but has failed to even score in club football so far this current campaign. Hazard will miss Wednesday's home Premier League match […]

On Monday, the Atlanta Silverbacks of the North American Soccer League (NASL) officially suspended operations for the 2016 season, and likely beyond. The Silverbacks' suspension continues a pattern of instability in the US and Canada's second tier. For this coming season, the NASL will have dropped two teams, Atlanta and San Antonio ,while adding teams […]

Liverpool have moved to address their defensive injury problems by signing center back Steven Caulker on loan from Queens Park Rangers, the Premier League club announced on Tuesday. Caulker, 24 and capped once by England, could make his debut in Wednesday's home game against league leaders Arsenal. Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp moved to bring Caulker […]

Depending on who you ask, soccer needs coverage from the mainstream media in the United States in order to be successful. Or, does it? It's one of those topics that certainly splits opinions. There are some that think that soccer can't get the mass appeal if the daily newspapers and SportsCenter aren't talking about the […]

FIFA corruption investigators will demand an extension to the eight-year bans ordered against world football leaders Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini last month, a spokesman said Tuesday. The anti-corruption investigators had originally sought a life ban against the two most powerful men in football over a two million Swiss franc ($2 million/1.8 million euro) payment […]

NBC Sports has added a 45-minute preview feature to NBC Sports Live Extra, which allows sports fans to watch live streaming without having to log in. The new feature works on computers, tablets and mobile devices. According to a NBC Sports spokesperson, the 45-minute preview feature is "designed both as a way for consumers to […]

Arsene Wenger says Arsenal will face a stern test of their Premier League title credentials when they take on Liverpool on Wednesday. Wenger's side head to Anfield two points clear at the head of the table and having won five of their last six league games. The weekend FA Cup third round victory over Sunderland […]

Holders Barcelona will be looking to seal their place in the Copa del Rey quarter-finals on Wednesday in the final installment of three heated Catalan derbies against Espanyol over 10 days. The European champions hold a commanding 4-1 lead from the first-leg which Espanyol ended with nine men after red cards for Hernan Perez and […]

Newcastle United host Manchester United on Tuesday at St James’ Park with both sides desperate for points. The hosts are in a relegation battle, two points away from safety and have lost their last three league games, although performances have improved in recent weeks. Manchester United, on the other hand managed, a scrappy 2-1 win […]

Italy coach Antonio Conte and captain Gianluigi Buffon did not participate in the Ballon d'Or vote at the request of their federation in protest at Buffon's absence from the list of candidates, Italian media reported on Tuesday. The veteran Juventus goalkeeper did not make the preliminary list released in October with five goalkeepers chosen ahead […]

Lionel Messi deposed eternal rival Cristiano Ronaldo to take back his crown as the undisputed king of world soccer by lifting a record fifth Ballon d'Or on Monday. Much has changed since, just 12 months ago, a disgruntled Messi, fresh from losing a World Cup final and disillusioned with coach Luis Enrique's regime at Barcelona, […]

'Winter champion' pizzas are on the menu and Naples' favorite son, Diego Maradona, has promised to arrive by helicopter if Napoli fulfill their promise of winning the league title. But for coach Maurizio Sarri, who has steered Napoli to top spot at the halfway point for the first time in 26 years, all talk of […]