Three-time defending Olympic women's soccer champion United States will play host to England, France and Germany in a March tournament among four of the world's top teams ahead of August's Rio Olympics. The Americans, who beat fourth-ranked Japan in last year's Women's World Cup final at Vancouver, will be tested by second-ranked Germany, third-ranked France […]

Left back Paul Dummett eclipsed two-goal Wayne Rooney with a last-minute equalizer as Newcastle United secured a pulsating 3-3 home draw against Louis van Gaal's Manchester United on Tuesday. Rooney appeared to have settled the game with a magnificent 79th-minute strike from the edge of the area after Memphis Depay's run and shot ended with […]

Aston Villa beat Crystal Palace 1-0 to end a nightmare 19-game winless streak in the English Premier League on Tuesday with defender Joleon Lescott the hero of the hour. With empty claret and blue seats visible all around Villa Park, rock bottom Villa went into their 21st game of the season on just eight points […]

The 2015/16 Serie A season is only halfway over, and Sicilian club Palermo have already changed managers multiple times. Giuseppe Iachini began the current campaign as the head coach, his second stint with the club, but was fired on Nov. 10 following a victory two days prior. Iachini was in charge at the Italian club […]

Cristiano Ronaldo's statue in Funchal, capital of his home island of Madeira, has been tagged with the name and shirt number of arch-rival Lionel Messi, according to local press reports. The graffiti was put on the statue overnight on Tuesday, just hours after Barcelona's Argentine star Messi claimed a fifth world player of the year […]

England midfielder Jonjo Shelvey on Tuesday joined Newcastle United from fellow Premier League strugglers Swansea City. The 23-year-old former Liverpool player has signed a five-and-a-half year deal for an undisclosed fee, although reports suggest the sale has cost the Magpies around £12 million (16 million euros, $17.3 million). Newcastle United has confirmed signing of Jonjo […]

Chelsea interim manager Guus Hiddink believes Eden Hazard can respond to his disappointing season and win the Ballon D'Or in the future. The Belgian playmaker was last year's PFA Player of the Year but has failed to even score in club football so far this current campaign. Hazard will miss Wednesday's home Premier League match […]

On Monday, the Atlanta Silverbacks of the North American Soccer League (NASL) officially suspended operations for the 2016 season, and likely beyond. The Silverbacks' suspension continues a pattern of instability in the US and Canada's second tier. For this coming season, the NASL will have dropped two teams, Atlanta and San Antonio ,while adding teams […]

Liverpool have moved to address their defensive injury problems by signing center back Steven Caulker on loan from Queens Park Rangers, the Premier League club announced on Tuesday. Caulker, 24 and capped once by England, could make his debut in Wednesday's home game against league leaders Arsenal. Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp moved to bring Caulker […]

Depending on who you ask, soccer needs coverage from the mainstream media in the United States in order to be successful. Or, does it? It's one of those topics that certainly splits opinions. There are some that think that soccer can't get the mass appeal if the daily newspapers and SportsCenter aren't talking about the […]

FIFA corruption investigators will demand an extension to the eight-year bans ordered against world football leaders Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini last month, a spokesman said Tuesday. The anti-corruption investigators had originally sought a life ban against the two most powerful men in football over a two million Swiss franc ($2 million/1.8 million euro) payment […]

NBC Sports has added a 45-minute preview feature to NBC Sports Live Extra, which allows sports fans to watch live streaming without having to log in. The new feature works on computers, tablets and mobile devices. According to a NBC Sports spokesperson, the 45-minute preview feature is "designed both as a way for consumers to […]

Arsene Wenger says Arsenal will face a stern test of their Premier League title credentials when they take on Liverpool on Wednesday. Wenger's side head to Anfield two points clear at the head of the table and having won five of their last six league games. The weekend FA Cup third round victory over Sunderland […]

Holders Barcelona will be looking to seal their place in the Copa del Rey quarter-finals on Wednesday in the final installment of three heated Catalan derbies against Espanyol over 10 days. The European champions hold a commanding 4-1 lead from the first-leg which Espanyol ended with nine men after red cards for Hernan Perez and […]

Newcastle United host Manchester United on Tuesday at St James’ Park with both sides desperate for points. The hosts are in a relegation battle, two points away from safety and have lost their last three league games, although performances have improved in recent weeks. Manchester United, on the other hand managed, a scrappy 2-1 win […]