Former England winger Adam Johnson was found guilty of one count of sexual activity with a child at a court in northern England on Wednesday. The 28-year-old had previously admitted to grooming a 15-year-old girl and one charge of sexual activity with her, relating to an incident when he kissed her in his Range Rover. […]

UEFA on Wednesday banned Turkish champions Galatasaray from European competition for one year for breaching spending rules. A UEFA tribunal ordered the ban after Galatasaray "failed to comply with the terms of the settlement agreement" made with the European confederation in May 2014, said a statement. Galatasaray have spent heavily in recent years to buy […]

The English Premier League's biggest clubs on Wednesday moved to distance themselves from a report that they met to discuss forming a breakaway European Super League. The S*n newspaper claimed representatives from Manchester United, Manchester City, Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool held "secret talks" with officials from a company owned by American billionaire Stephen Ross on […]

UPDATE: After public outrage from soccer fans in the US, FOX has decided to make a last-minute U-turn and will now feature the game live on FX. More details here. If you want to watch Borussia Dortmund against Bayern Munich on live TV this Saturday, you won't find it on FOX Sports 1. You won't […]

UEFA president Michel Platini has made a formal appeal against his six year ban from soccer at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), the tribunal said Wednesday. The French football legend has also asked the CAS to give a decision before the European Championships in France, which would enable him to attend if he […]

Last Friday when MLS Commissioner Don Garber prepared to cast the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) ballot for FIFA President, Twitter blew up. The election, which was being broadcast live into American homes by both FOX Sports 1 and ESPN, was a major event in terms of soccer coverage in the United States, a landmark […]

Guus Hiddink has set Chelsea the target of over-taking Manchester United by the end of the Premier League campaign. Winning the Champions League and the FA Cup are the top priorities for last season's champions, who moved up to eighth place in the table thanks to a 2-1 win at Norwich City on Tuesday. A […]

Spanish giants Atletico Madrid were Wednesday unveiled as the fourth side to play in this year's International Champions Cup in Australia, joining Italian champions Juventus and England's Tottenham Hotspur. Melbourne Victory will also compete in the Australian leg of the global pre-season club competition at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in July. "This competition will form […]

Steven Gerrard's hopes of leading the Los Angeles Galaxy to CONCACAF Champions League glory came to an abrupt end as Mexican sides dominated against their American quarter-final opponents. Gerrard partnered new Galaxy signing Nigel De Jong in the Los Angeles midfield as the Major League Soccer side traveled to Torreon in Mexico to face Santos […]

Arsenal will be hoping to bounce back from a shock 3-2 loss away to Manchester United last Sunday when they play Swansea City on Wednesday (2:45pm ET on NBCSN). The Gunners are now six points behind leaders Leicester City with 11 games to go but it doesn’t get any easier for them with tough fixtures against […]

Aston Villa were pushed closer to the relegation trapdoor on Tuesday as the Premier League's bottom club slumped to a miserable 3-1 defeat against Everton. Remi Garde's troubled side were crushed by goals from Ramiro Funes Mori, Aaron Lennon and Romelu Lukaku as they surrendered in front of their furious fans at Villa Park. Villa's […]

Atletico Madrid closed the gap on La Liga leaders Barcelona to five points with a routine 3-0 win over Real Sociedad on Tuesday. A bright start from the hosts was rewarded when Diego Reyes turned Koke's low cross into his own net after just eight minutes. Saul Niguez's acrobatic volley doubled Atletico's advantage a minute […]

Chelsea moved into the top half of the Premier League for the first time since August as Diego Costa sealed a 2-1 win at struggling Norwich on Tuesday. Guus Hiddink's side, who remain unbeaten in domestic action under their interim manager, climbed to eighth place thanks to first-half goals from Kenedy and Costa. Nathan Redmond's […]

Liverpool will be looking for revenge when they play Manchester City on Wednesday (3pm ET on NBCSN) at Anfield after losing the Capital One Cup final to the Citizens on Sunday. Jurgen Klopp’s men fell behind early in the second half via Fernandinho’s goal but Philippe Coutinho equalized seven minutes from time to send the […]

Ian Darke, arguably the country's most popular soccer commentator, has signed a multi-year agreement with ESPN to continue as the company's lead play-by-play announcer. The news comes as a blow to FOX Sports who reportedly were interested in hiring him to commentate the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. Darke will continue as ESPN’s primary voice for […]