Paris (AFP) – Ligue 1 leaders Nice were knocked out of the French League Cup on Wednesday, going down 3-2 to Bordeaux in their last-16 tie. Jaroslav Plasil put Bordeaux ahead after 14 minutes and a 22nd-minute strike from Gaetan Laborde made it 2-0 before Alassane Plea pulled one back just before the interval. Laborde […]

London (AFP) – Wayne Rooney was recalled for Manchester United's Premier League visit to Crystal Palace on Wednesday as the striker chased Bobby Charlton's goalscoring record. Rooney needs one more goal to equal Bobby Charlton's United record of 249 goals and the England star's return at Selhurst Park gives him another chance to make history. […]

Sunderland (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Chelsea midfielder Eden Hazard was ruled out of the Premier League leaders' trip to Sunderland on Wednesday after suffering a knee injury. Hazard sustained the problem during Sunday's 1-0 win over West Bromwich Albion and although he continued playing in that match, the Belgium star was deemed unfit to feature […]

Berlin (AFP) – Julian Nagelsmann wants to get one over his ex-mentor Thomas Tuchel, who helped start his coaching career, when Hoffenheim host Borussia Dortmund in a key Bundesliga clash on Friday. Alongside Real Madrid, Hoffenheim are the only other club still unbeaten in Europe's main leagues and are fourth in Germany's top flight, but […]

fuboTV today announced a game changing deal for soccer fans in the United States with the news that they'll be adding networks from NBC, FOX Sports and Telemundo in addition to entertainment and sport channels from NBA TV, The Big Ten Network and A&E. For soccer fans, the list of new channels that fuboTV will […]

Osaka (Japan) (AFP) – Japan's Kashima Antlers shocked South American champions Atletico Nacional 3-0 on Wednesday to reach the Club World Cup final, helped by a controversial first-ever penalty awarded by video referee. Nacional's players reacted furiously after Hungarian referee Viktor Kassai referred to the new technology in Osaka following complaints from the Kashima bench […]

Despite suffering a 2-1 defeat away to Everton on Tuesday, Arsenal’s Alexis Sanchez scored yet another goal. The Chilean now has 14 total goals (12 in the Premier League) in just 22 appearances of the current campaign. Alexis is compiling these numbers mostly playing as a center forward for Arsenal, something that he has not […]

Libreville (AFP) – Gabon insists it is ready to host the African Cup of Nations despite concern about the state of preparations amid political instability just one month ahead of the opening ceremony. The CAN is due to run from January 14 to February 5 next year but was thrown into doubt after violence broke […]

London (AFP) – An English court on Wednesday ordered former football coach Barry Bennell to be held in custody over eight child sex offences on one victim. The 62-year-old former Crewe Alexandra youth coach appeared by video-link before Crewe magistrates court in northwest England and was ordered to appear before Chester Crown Court on January […]

London (AFP) – Brazilian international midfielder Oscar is to become the latest big name to move to China in a £60 million transfer ($76mn, 71.5mn euros) from Chelsea to Shanghai SIPG, British media reported on Wednesday. The 25-year-old — who would be the second Brazilian star from the Premier League leaders to leave for China […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Ronald Koeman reacted sarcastically to opposite number Arsene Wenger after Everton ended Arsenal's nine-month unbeaten away run in the Premier League in an eventful 2-1 victory at Goodison Park. Arsenal manager Wenger, defeated for just the second time this season, blamed referee Mark Clattenburg for awarding the first of a series of corners […]

Glasgow (AFP) – Brendan Rodgers hailed his side's desire and determination as they secured a 1-0 over Hamilton that extends their lead at the top of the Scottish Premiership to 11 points. The Hoops are now unbeaten in 19 games domestically – the best ever start to a season by a Celtic manager in their […]

With 2016 winding down, it’s time to take a look at the most-attended soccer games in the United States. Looking back at 2016, there were 43 games that were attended by 40,000 people or more. That's a slight decrease from the 45 games that achieved that mark in 2015, but an increase from 2014 when there were 35 […]

New York (AFP) – Argentine sports marketing company Torneos y Competencias S.A. agreed Tuesday to pay $112.8 million to settle charges in the United States stemming from a massive FIFA corruption scandal, authorities said. Torneos "admitted to its role in the 15-year scheme, including its role in paying tens of millions of dollars in bribes […]

Glasgow (AFP) – Runaway leaders Celtic further extended their lead at the top of the Scottish Premiership with a 1-0 defeat of Hamilton at Celtic Park on Tuesday. A first-half strike from Leigh Griffiths was enough to claim Celtic's 10th consecutive victory and condemn Hamilton to their first defeat in six games. The Hoops now […]