Manchester United defender Marcos Rojo is prepared to use his time with the Argentina national team to urge Valencia centre-back Nicolas Otamendi to join him at Old Trafford next season. Rojo and Otamendi were both named to manager Gerardo "Tata" Martino's 23-man squad which will take part in the Copa America. Argentina are currently preparing […]

"At 20 I was living in my village, Puerto Colombia, working as a bus driver's assistant. Life was far from easy. Next I had to work as a ticket collector on the buses because I come from a poor family and had to earn money to help them out. The doors of football had been […]

The 1966 World Cup in England opened America’s eyes to soccer. Those wide-open eyes saw full stadiums and supporters frothing at the mouth to watch a sport that was practically unknown to the majority of the USA population. Now with dollar signs gleaming in their vision, a consortium of soccer “enthusiasts” set out to create […]

Throughout the history of soccer, there have been many shocks. Despite this, no underdog side has ever pulled off such an upset at an international tournament. Greece pulled off the impossible in 2004, winning a competition in which they were completely unfancied. Forget about being the football betting favourites for the tournament – they were […]

With Arsenal demolishing Aston Villa 4-0 in Saturday’s FA Cup final, the Gunners have now collected trophies in back-to-back seasons. Prior to their cup triumph at the end of last year’s campaign, the north London outfit was mocked for not winning a trophy in nine years. While a nine-year trophy drought is hardly a record […]

Peter Vermes has had a knack for drafting industrious, contributing forwards during his time with Sporting KC. Teal Bunbury, C.J. Sapong and Dom Dwyer were all drafted under the Vermes regime, and at one point, all provided goals for the club. While Sporting KC have drafted and developed good young strikers, the team have been […]

FOX has announced plans to air more than 60 features covering the women and teams participating in the 2015 World Cup this summer in Canada. The features will be shown intermediately during the network's World Cup coverage on FOX, FOX Sports 1 and FOX Sports 2, distributed throughout FOX's social media and will be available […]

Newcastle plan to speak to a series of potential candidates for the vacant post of head coach once again as they attempt to move on swiftly from near-disaster. Managing director Lee Charnley, as he did following Alan Pardew's departure for Crystal Palace in January, intends to hold informal talks with several men in order to […]

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers will meet chairman Tom Werner as part of his end-of-season review this week, with the American's arrival on Merseyside imminent. Despite a disappointing campaign, which culminated with the 6-1 defeat at Stoke on the final day of the season, the club have maintained the manager's position is not under immediate threat. […]

The key phrases to know as we look at Jurgen Klinsmann’s latest U.S. roster are these: “Upside” and “Up against it.” Check that. Let’s go with “Seriously up against it.” The two friendlies ahead will be “tests” in the truest sense of the word. First, here's a reminder of what the US roster looks like […]

Some players need to be watched in detail to get an appropriate grasp of their impact. It's not easy to do either; matches are typically taken in tackle-by-tackle, pass-by-pass, shot-by-shot, but if you consciously detach yourself from that pattern, sometimes other traits are revealed and a fuller appreciation of various duties can be accrued. Arsenal are […]

Traffic Sports USA and its president Aaron Davidson saw themselves as ultimate competitors to Major League Soccer (MLS) and MLS’ marketing arm Soccer United Marketing (SUM). Following the revelation of alleged misconduct by both Traffic Sports and Davidson this past week as part of a the bombshell DOJ investigation into FIFA and by extension every […]

Here are the 10 things we learned from week 13 of the Major League Soccer season. 1. Orlando City is the league’s best show This week started strongly for Orlando City – the club announced last Wednesday that its new soccer-specific stadium in downtown Orlando would be completely privately financed, built on land the club […]

Just this past week, Carlo Ancelotti was relieved of his job as Real Madrid manager despite winning four trophies in two years including the La Decima. We all knew it was likely to happen given the expectations of President Fiorentino Perez and the board that the club needs to win major silverware every season. However, what […]

Tim Sherwood has urged Christian Benteke to end speculation about his future by signing a new contract with Aston Villa. Benteke played a key role in keeping Villa in the Barclays Premier League towards the end of last season. The Belgian scored 11 goals in the final 13 matches of the season to help Villa […]