The FIFA ethics committee probing allegations of corruption against suspended president Sepp Blatter and his would-be successor, Michel Platini, will hear from the pair between Dec. 16-18, a committee spokesman said Monday. "Mr Platini and Mr Blatter will have the chance to present their positions during hearings scheduled between December 16-18," the spokesman told AFP. […]

Alex Ferguson warned Jose Mourinho on Monday that soccer is a high-risk industry but backed him to find a solution at misfiring Chelsea. Speaking at an event in London, the former Manchester United manager suggested Mourinho is a good leader but is struggling to come to grips with his first period, including a home defeat […]

Now that the new 5-year TV rights deal between FOX Sports and the Bundesliga has begun, the Bundesliga and its clubs have a keen interest in expanding the interest of the German league among soccer fans in the United States. Bayern Munich already has a large supporter base in the US as well as a […]

“Eddie had a dream,” sung the hordes of Bournemouth fans tucked into the corner of Stamford Bridge on Saturday evening. And for many of the 3,000 visiting supporters, this would have been a fantasy realized, as they celebrated a shock 1-0 win over Chelsea. Regardless of the troubles endured by the Blues this season, this […]

Stoke City arrived in the Premier League in 2008, the club’s first season in the top-flight of English football for over 20 years. They’ve never left the top division since. The epitome of a club living within its means and playing a style utterly devoid of pretentiousness under Tony Pulis, they finished 12th in their first […]

In previous Swansea slumps, I was completely confident they would get out of them. With this current slump (3 wins in 15 games) and the second worst form in the league (only Aston Villa are worse), I don't have the same belief. So what's changed? In previous slumps, the team were playing very well but […]

Portland's Diego Valeri and Rodney Wallace scored in the first seven minutes and the Timbers defeated host Columbus 2-1 Sunday to win the Major League Soccer Cup playoff final. It was the first time the Timbers had lifted the champion's trophy, denying Columbus a second MLS title after their breakthrough in 2008. "This is special […]

US authorities are investigating evidence indicating that FIFA's suspended president Sepp Blatter knew about $100 million (92 million euros) in bribes paid to former members of the football body, a BBC report said Sunday. The BBC investigation alleges that sports marketing company ISL paid a total of $100 million to officials including ex-FIFA president Joao […]

It seems I picked the right time to become a soccer fan. All it took was one overseas trip and a random Argentina kit to put me on this path. In the five years I have been following soccer, I have seen many ups and downs in the sport. And regardless of what I have experienced, I still […]

While Jamie Vardy has been getting much of the attention on Leicester City for his Premier League record scoring streak, which just ended, he's arguably been the second best player on his team this campaign. For the first-place Foxes, Riyad Mahrez has been the engine that is leading most of their attacks. The 24-year-old is […]

Jose Mourinho remains adamant he will not ask Roman Abramovich for money for emergency signings next month despite Chelsea suffering their eighth defeat in the first 15 games of a dismal Premier League title defense. Newly-promoted Bournemouth won 1-0 at Stamford Bridge on Saturday evening thanks to an 82nd-minute goal from substitute Glenn Murray. That […]

Major League Soccer's board of governors approved the planned new stadium location for David Beckham's expansion team in Miami on Saturday and backed future MLS expansion to 28 teams. On the eve of the 20th MLS Cup championship match between the Columbus Crew and Portland Timbers, club owners backed the deal announced a day earlier […]

New Valencia coach Gary Neville watched on from the stands as Santi Mina's late equalizer handed his side a shock 1-1 draw at home to European champions Barcelona. Luis Suarez had put the visitors into a controversial lead as he appeared to be offside before slotting in at the near post, but Valencia's work rate […]

In a candid interview with Italian newspaper Corriere dello Sport, Palermo sporting director Manuel Gerolin stated that the club will do their best to bring in a minimum of four or five players during the upcoming January transfer window. “We will intervene in an important way in January, we already know what to do,” […]

Chelsea will be hoping to continue their good run of form when they play Bournemouth at Stamford Bridge in Saturday’s late game. The Blues have won two and drawn one of their last three games in all competitions after losing three of the previous four, restoring some belief that they can rescue their season. Jose […]