The highly anticipated FA Cup semi-final between Chelsea and Spurs will be televised live on the over-the-air FOX network on Saturday, April 22. For soccer fans in the United States, that'll guarantee that the game will get into as many TV households as possible as the two London clubs fight it out for a chance […]

Here are the ten things we learned from Week 6 of the 2017 MLS season. 1. Changed Calculus For Orlando Orlando City was plenty entertaining during their first two years in MLS, but their inability to do two things – play defense and win home games – meant that they were never a legitimate contender. […]

Viewership of La Liga games on beIN SPORTS en Español in the United States grew 16% year-over-year. The Spanish-language network has seen tremendous growth in La Liga viewership including 627,000 who watched the Barcelona-Valencia game on March 19 across both the beIN SPORTS and beIN SPORTS en Español networks. The game ranked as the second highest soccer […]

Real Madrid can tighten their stranglehold at the top of La Liga on Saturday, when they welcome city rivals Atletico Madrid to the Santiago Bernabeu. A 4-2 win over Leganes on Wednesday for Zinedine Zidane’s men keeps them two points clear of Barcelona having played a game less than their bitter enemies. With just nine […]

Madrid (AFP) – Antoine Griezmann believes Atletico Madrid can inflict the worst possible start to a season defining two-weeks for Real Madrid as Atletico go for a record fourth straight La Liga win at the Santiago Bernabeu. Griezmann scored the winner last season as Atletico became the first side to ever win away to Real […]

London (AFP) – Cesc Fabregas insists Chelsea won't buckle under the strain of Tottenham's relentless pursuit as the Premier League title race ratchets up another notch this weekend. With just eight games remaining Chelsea are clinging to a precious seven-point lead over second-placed Tottenham, but the Blues are showing a few glimpses of vulnerability. Antonio […]

When Mario Balotelli was granted a free transfer to French club Nice in the summer, most people were not expecting much from the former Liverpool misfit. After all, the Italian striker departed Merseyside after netting just four goals in 28 total appearances. He spent two years as a Red, but managed only one full season […]

London (AFP) – Manchester United's Jesse Lingard has signed a new contract that is set to keep him at Old Trafford until at least 2021, it was announced Thursday. The winger, who has been attached to United since he was a seven-year-old, made his mark in the first team under former manager Louis van […]

The average MLS TV viewing audience for the 2017 season is down 8% compared to last season, according to data aggregated by Sports TV Ratings and World Soccer Talk. For the 2017 season through April 3, which totals 15 games, MLS is averaging 261,667 viewers compared to 284,842 after 11 games during the same time […]

London (AFP) – Sunderland forward Jermain Defoe said Thursday he was prepared to change his football boots for some very different footwear in order to take part in the BBC's hit television show Strictly Come Dancing. The 34-year-old England international is trying for the time being to help northeast side Sunderland avoid relegation from the […]

Zurich (AFP) – Qatari football official Saoud Al-Mohannadi on Thursday won his appeal over a one-year ban handed to him by an independent ethics committee for refusing to help in an investigation, FIFA announced. Al-Mohannadi was punished for refusing to cooperate with a corruption inquiry and fined 20,000 Swiss francs ($19,900) although his ban was […]

London (AFP) – Watford will salute their former manager Graham Taylor, who died earlier this year, with a memorial friendly against Aston Villa on July 29. Taylor's passing in January at the age of 72 sparked tributes from across the world of football and Watford have decided to play an annual pre-season fixture for the […]

London (AFP) – Theo Walcott says Arsenal have finally steadied the ship after ending a "challenging few weeks" with an important victory over West Ham. Arsene Wenger's fifth placed side won the London derby 3-0 at the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday for their first league win since February. England winger Walcott was on the scoresheet, […]

London (AFP) – Jurgen Klopp has told his Liverpool stars to copy Chelsea's blueprint as they fight to qualify for the Champions League. Klopp's side conceded an 87th minute equaliser in a damaging 2-2 draw with Bournemouth at Anfield on Wednesday. That late slip means the gap to fifth-placed Arsenal was cut to six points, […]

Milan (AFP) – Gonzalo Higuain defiantly drew a line under his controversial move to Juventus with a brace against Napoli, picking out the president of his former club and mouthing: "It's your fault". With a 3-1 lead from the first leg of their Italian Cup semi-final, Juventus travelled to Naples on Wednesday expected to secure […]