This is the game the US wasn’t supposed to be playing in. But after falling to Jamaica 2-1 on Wednesday night (and costing themselves an automatic berth to the 2017 Confederations Cup), it’s the game the US is stuck playing in. There is now an immense amount of pressure on Jurgen Klinsmann to start delivering […]

Wayne Rooney has no problem bearing the responsibility of being Manchester United's main marksman next season. Rooney spent a large chunk of last season in midfield, but manager Louis van Gaal has told the 29-year-old he will be playing up front next term. The United captain scored 15 goals for the club last season and […]

Barcelona president Josep Bartomeu has vowed to fight Premier League clubs for the best players in the world and stop them from dominating the transfer market despite their new-found riches. The top of the English game is now awash with even more money following the new B£5.136billion television rights agreement. That deal does not kick […]

Diego Costa sees no need to change the approach which drew some criticism throughout his debut season in England. The Chelsea striker scored 20 goals as the Blues won the Premier League title, but his all-action style often provided as many talking points as his exploits in the penalty box. He was banned for three […]

Fulham have signed Everton defender Luke Garbutt on a season-long loan deal. The 22-year-old full-back penned a new five-year deal with Everton last month but will now seek first-team experience with the Championship side. Toffees boss Roberto Martinez wanted the former Leeds academy man to go out and further himself and has managed to secure […]

Barcelona president Josep Bartomeu has heaped praise on Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal ahead of Saturday's International Champions Cup match between the two sides in San Francisco. Bartomeu feels Van Gaal – who coached Barcelona during two separates stints from 1997-2000 and 2002-2003 – is the perfect person to lead United back to domestic […]

As any soccer fan will tell you, while watching your favorite club on television is pretty great, seeing their favorite club live, in the flesh, is a luxury. As I watched the thousands of eager fans stream into Red Bull Arena for the 2015 International Champions Cup (ICC) matches earlier this week, I was once […]

Arsene Wenger has dismissed comments made by Lord Harris that Arsenal could buy virtually any player in the world. Harris, a director at the club and founder of Carpetright, was quoted as saying the club are now in a financial position to buy all but six players and backed Wenger to break the Gunners' transfer […]

Canadian media company Sportsnet has acquired the rights to broadcast the Bundesliga in Canada for the next 5 years. In 2013, FOX Sports acquired the 2015-2020 Bundesliga TV rights for the USA and Canada. Since FOX doesn't have a presence in Canada, FOX Sports decided to sub-license the Canadian rights to Sportsnet, who will launch their coverage of […]

Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini expects to know the severity of Fabian Delph's hamstring injury on Saturday after the midfielder left the field on a stretcher during the 4-1 pre-season defeat to Real Madrid. Delph, who signed from Aston Villa after making a U-turn over his switch to City last week, lasted less than 20 […]

With pre-season friendly matches getting into swing, the transfer window has settled down over the past seven days. But there has still been some astute business conducted by Premier League teams. In the top 20 of our complete rankings this week, we have four new entries. Here’s a closer examination of this week's best details […]

Genuine all-rounders are rare in soccer. Second strikers, No. 10s, inverted wingers and holding midfielders; trequartistas, registas and liberos; positions are specific and players are bracketed by increasingly defined criteria. But some bespoke players do possess those multifaceted traits, like Arturo Vidal. It’s what makes Bayern Munich’s acquisition of the Juventus midfielder one of the […]

Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson admits he is still haunted by memories of their 6-1 capitulation against Stoke at the end of last season. Brendan Rodgers' side were routed by the Potters, finding themselves 5-0 down at half-time as the curtain went down on the 2014-15 campaign and talisman Steven Gerrard's Reds career. The two clubs […]

The sale of West Brom has suffered a setback after Baggies chairman Jeremy Peace announced talks with a possible buyer had been suspended. Peace announced earlier this month that an exclusivity arrangement had been set up with one unnamed party but no longer feels they can meet the terms of sale. "I have today brought […]

After one day of letting the US’ loss to Jamaica marinate, very little about it has changed in the grand perspective. But one question has arisen based on what the entirety of Jurgen Klinsmann’s tenure has entailed thus far – is playing the long game in international soccer viable? Better yet, is it even possible? […]