In a big blow to the PlayStation Vue streaming service, the Sony-owned company has dropped beIN SPORTS and beIN SPORTS en Español from its programming. The removal of beIN SPORTS, beIN SPORTS en Español and beIN SPORTS Connect goes into effect today (June 8). PlayStation communicated the changes in an e-mail sent to subscribers (see […]

Well, there wasn’t too much to be gained from the USA’s friendly against Venezuela on Saturday night and now that it’s been played, it’s safe to say that not much was gained from it, with the possible exception of going a full 90 minutes at high altitude (which will be critical for the upcoming trip […]

Murcia (Spain) (AFP) – Alvaro Morata came off the bench to salvage Julien Lopetegui's unbeaten record as Spain coach in an entertaining 2-2 draw with Colombia in Murcia on Wednesday. After Edwin Cardona had cancelled out David Silva's opener for the hosts, Radamel Falcao's first international goal for two years had Colombia on course for […]

Manchester United's new away kit for the 2017/18 season features a design inspired by one of the club’s most iconic kits. Manchester United fans of all ages will recognize the bold graphic pattern from the 1990-92 away jersey that defined soccer shirt design for an era. Connecting the past to the future, the new jersey […]

fuboTV has added an on-demand feature called "Look Back," which allows fuboTV subscribers on desktop and mobile web to easily go back and watch live sports and entertainment that aired during the previous three days. The feature is available for most channels and can be found by clicking on the electronic program guide. The "Look […]

Murcia (Spain) (AFP) – Colombia coach Jose Pekerman defended star midfielder James Rodriguez's quality, but said the 2014 World Cup top scorer has an important decision to make over his future at club level. Rodriguez was left out of Real Madrid's 18-man squad for Saturday's 4-1 thrashing of Juventus in the Champions League final, further […]

More than 3 million viewers watched the 2017 UEFA Champions League final on FOX and FOX Deportes combined, according to Showbuzz Daily. The Real Madrid-Juventus final was shown live on both the English-language FOX network and Spanish-language FOX Deportes channel. The FOX network broadcast averaged 1,762,000 viewers, while the FOX Deportes broadcast had 1,241,000 people […]

London (AFP) – Dutch international defender Virgil van Dijk is set to become the world's most expensive defender and join English Premier League giants Liverpool from rivals Southampton, according to British media reports. The 25-year-old — who joined Southampton in 2015 after impressing at Scottish champions Celtic — will cost around £60million (69m euros, $77m), […]

FOX Deportes has announced that Spanish-language broadcasts of Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana will be returning to US airwaves through the end of the year. The Group Stages of the Copa Libertadores competition were aired on FOX Soccer 2GO streaming service earlier this year, but FOX Sports stopped broadcasting the games in February with no […]

London (AFP) – Chelsea playmaker Eden Hazard is likely to miss the beginning of next season as the Premier League champions announced on Monday he is sidelined for three months after undergoing ankle surgery. The Belgium international fractured his ankle training ahead of the friendly with the Czech Republic and the 2018 World Cup qualifier […]

London (AFP) – Ivory Coast international midfielder Cheick Tiote has died aged 30 while training with his Chinese club Beijing Enterprises, his spokesman announced in a statement on Monday. Tiote, who was part of the Ivory Coast squad that delivered the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations after a 23 year drought although he was injured […]

Liverpool and kit manufacturers New Balance have unveiled the new 2017/18 Liverpool FC away jersey, which will help celebrate the club's 125th anniversary celebrations. This year’s away jersey takes inspiration from Liverpool’s founding jersey worn in 1892, which featured a blue and white quartered pattern. Since then, iterations of this iconic kit have featured throughout […]

Clairefontaine-en-Yvelines (France) (AFP) – France received a boost on Monday as star young striker Kylian Mbappe joined training following a slight thigh strain. The Euro 2016 runners-up face a crucial trip to Sweden on Friday in their quest to qualify for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Monaco teenager Mbappe missed last Friday's 5-0 friendly […]

In the next week, there'll be more than 50 soccer games televised live on television and/or streaming to viewers in the United States featuring a huge variety of matches. There will be World Cup qualifiers such as Mexico against USA and Scotland vs. England. And there'll also be plenty of exciting friendlies including Brazil versus […]

Doha (AFP) – The diplomatic crisis sweeping the Gulf could invigorate a campaign by critics of Qatar to strip Doha of the 2022 World Cup, experts said Monday. Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Egypt and Yemen were among those to cut diplomatic ties with Qatar on the grounds that Doha supported extremist groups […]