Everton manager Roberto Martinez believes the way to improve England's national team is to introduce a Premier League "B" Circuit. The idea of this "B" league is tentatively titled League 3 and has the backing of FA Chairman Greg Dyke. Martinez believes that B teams can work in England "100 percent" and states the reasons […]

There are teams that have stars. You know them. You watch them. Their names are synonymous with their clubs. Real Madrid and Ronaldo; Barcelona and Messi, just to name two. Last year when the Red Bulls announced their lineup just after the National Anthem and moments before the match officially started, only the first names […]

With the World Cup only a month away, ESPN is bringing even more coverage with the combination of re-airing of classic World Cup matches as well as friendlies, which will air on ESPN Classic. Along with the games, ESPN Classic is scheduling repeats of their 30for30: Soccer Stories series. Here's the updated schedule of World […]

On loan Premier League defenders Karim Rekik (Manchester City) and Patrick van Aanholt (Chelsea) headline Louis Van Gaal’s 30-man Netherland World Cup preliminary squad. While the exclusion of Gregory Van der Wiel got the most headlines, the willingness of Van Gaal to give Dirk Kuyt and Rafael van der Vaart one last go in the […]

Arsenal and England attacking midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain stars in a new video from Nike featuring commentary from Clive Tyldesley. In the video, The Ox has to dribble past a creature with tentacles as he tries to score for England against Brazil. It's the second in a series of videos from Nike. The first one features […]

Samir Nasri’s omission from the France World Cup squad caused great surprise among many fans and pundits during the past 24 hours. However, for a nation that has had its share of player revolts and theatrics over the course of the last four major tournaments, head coach Didier Deschamps cannot be faulted for his desire […]

In Turin, Benfica and Sevilla will battle it out today to decide who will be the 2013/14 UEFA Europa League champion. Here is today’s TV/Internet schedule for matches being shown in the US (commentators are listed in parenthesis): Benfica vs Sevilla (Europa League Final), 2:45pm, FOX Sports 1 and FOX Soccer 2Go Before, during or after today’s matches, join the […]

“The Europa League, eh? Well, you’re going to struggle next season!” Unfortunately, European football’s second tier competition has managed to fashion itself a pretty diabolical reputation over the past few years. It’s a status so damaging that qualification for the tournament has become almost bittersweet in the eyes of many. A fifth, sixth or seventh […]

The Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup is an annual competition open to all amateur and professional soccer teams affiliated with U.S. Soccer. It is the oldest ongoing soccer competition in the United States. This year marks the 101st edition of the tournament and features a record 80 teams – 42 amateur teams and 38 professional clubs. […]

It's awards season in the world of football and while the outstanding efforts of the likes of Luis Suarez, Yaya Toure and Adam Lallana are being duly recognized, some players are being somewhat forgotten. Here we take a look at those players who can count themselves unlucky not to have received more accolades after a […]

Tickets are still available for the International Champions Cup game between Liverpool and Olympiacos, who will face off in Chicago on July 27th at Soldier Field. Both teams have been placed in Group B with Manchester City and AC Milan. Soldier Field has been the home to the National Football League’s Chicago Bears since 1971 […]

Tonight is a big TV night for soccer fans in the United States. As the start date of the World Cup fast approaches, ESPN is planning a full schedule of friendly matches, documentaries and insight into the USMNT’s preparations for Brazil. Beginning tonight, May 13th at 7pm EST, ESPN will show the first of a […]

One of my most memorable moments that embodied Mario Kempes as a person was when he was walking around during the 2006 World Cup coverage and he was en route to the studio to tape a show. He walked by a group of employees that were joking and laughing with a former US international that […]

Spain has named its provisional 30-man squad for World Cup 2014. Tottenham striker Roberto Soldado and Real Madrid starlet Isco are the most glaring omissions as the World and European champions announced their squad today. Fernando Torres, who has been dropped from the last few Spain squads, was included. His spot appears to have come […]

Belgium released its 24-man squad for World Cup 2014 today. The squad will be reduced to 23 before June 2. Depending on the fitness of goalkeeper Koen Casteels, one player will drop out of the final squad to meet FIFA's 23-man squad requirement. There weren't many major surprises in the side other than the snub […]