Carlo Ancelotti says he will remain in charge of Real Madrid next season and has never asked the club to sign another goalkeeper. Over the past few months, the futures of Ancelotti and Iker Casillas have been the subject of speculation with the consensus being that both were on their way out of Madrid. Earlier this week, […]

Juventus have rejected a £50 million offer from Barcelona for midfielder Paul Pogba, according to the Catalan daily SPORT. Although Barcelona are in the process of serving a FIFA-imposed two-window transfer ban, club officials understand they can continue to sign players until the embargo is lifted in January 2016. Earlier this year, Barcelona uncovered two […]

Wednesday's friendly between USA and Mexico in San Antonio, Texas averaged 806,000 viewers and a 0.4 adults 18-49 rating on FOX Sports 1. The English-language broadcast featured commentary duo John Strong and Alexi Lalas with a studio team that included Rob Stone, Stu Holden, Warren Barton and Eric Wynalda. While FOX Sports 1 had more […]

There have been a host of burgeoning sides in European soccer this season and a lot will face difficult litmus tests this weekend. In Spain, England and Italy, various emerging outfits have come to the fore in the second half of the campaign and they each tackle a clash at the home of their respective division’s […]

Louis van Gaal has confirmed Manchester United will be without Michael Carrick, Daley Blind, Phil Jones and Marcos Rojo for Saturday's showdown against Chelsea. Carrick, Blind and Jones all appeared to pick up knocks during last weekend's 4-2 win over Manchester City, while the manager revealed today that Marcos Rojo informed him of his injury […]

Atletico Madrid striker Mario Mandzukic considers his aggression an asset and says he has no hard feelings towards Real Madrid defenders Dani Carvajal and Sergio Ramos after being involved with incidents with both players earlier this week. Mandzukic rarely speaks to the media, but elected to give an interview to the Croatian newspaper Sportske Novosti […]

There was a point during Lyon’s match against Bastia at the Stade de Gerland where the crowd felt that things were not going to go the home side’s way. Nabil Fekir was having an underwhelming game, Alexandre Lacazette was becoming increasingly exasperated with his side’s inability to break down the impressively organized visitors, whilst on […]

If I had written a story about the Philadelphia Union a week ago, I might have rightly considered them the worst team in Major League Soccer. However, a victory and a draw over New York City F.C. has at least bandaged some wounds. But a team in 2014 that had a playoff position in their […]

This weekend's showdown between Chelsea and Manchester United at Stamford Bridge will be refereed by Mike Dean. This news will likely be greeted by groans from a large section of Chelsea supporters who will forever remember Dean for being the official in charge of the Blues 2-1 defeat to Sunderland in April 2014 – a […]

Tonight's World Soccer Talk Radio features an interview with Taylor Twellman. Listen to the show live between 9-10pm ET (6-7pm PT) via Sports Byline on the radio, the Sports Byline website, the Tune-In app or via the embedded player below. Hosted by Nate Abaurrea, World Soccer Talk Radio is a nightly soccer news and discussion show […]

Atletico Madrid midfielder Koke says his team's objective now is the UEFA Champions League, though the Spain international is reluctant to call his side the favorites heading into next week's return leg against Real Madrid. The midfielder stressed the importance of Atletico finishing in third place in La Liga, thus avoiding the Champions League play-off next […]

Carlos Tevez is expected to leave Juventus at the end of the season in order to return to the club where he made his senior debut, Boca Juniors, according to numerous reports. The former Manchester City striker has never hid the fact he'd like to return home to Argentina, even stating that he would once again rejoin Boca Juniors […]

Predicting what Mike Ashley has got in store for Newcastle United is a dangerous game to play. During his reign, the Magpieshave seen Sam Allardyce, Kevin Keegan, Joe Kinnear, Alan Shearer, Chris Hughton, Alan Pardew and currently John Carver in the Newcastle hot-seat. In all likelihood, the hierarchy at Newcastle will be looking for a […]

Former Arsenal goalkeeper David Seaman has given Chelsea shot stopper Thibaut Courtois the edge over Manchester United's David de Gea heading into this weekend's showdown between the two Premier League clubs. The question as to which young goalkeeper is the best in England has been the topic of debate since the Belgian arrived in London this summer following his loan spell […]

It is far too soon to be declaring Jordan Morris the future of the United States national team attack, but his goal and performance against Mexico on Wednesday showed once again that coach Jurgen Klinsmann has an eye for talent and that his months of experimentation may not have been in vain. Klinsmann has spent […]