beIN SPORTS' coverage of the first el Clasico of the 2016/17 season between Barcelona and Real Madrid was watched by an average of 1.433 million viewers across beIN SPORTS and beIN SPORTS en Español combined. An average of 913,000 people watched the game on beIN SPORTS en Español, while 520,000 tuned in to watch the […]

Madrid (AFP) – Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane insists the European champions aren't prepared to settle for second place behind Borussia Dortmund in Champions League Group F despite the potential for an easier last 16 tie. Madrid need to beat the German giants at the Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday to secure top spot and the […]

London (AFP) – Sammy Lee has left his role as England's assistant manager following Gareth Southgate's appointment as permanent manager, the Football Association announced on Tuesday. Former Liverpool midfielder Lee, 57, was brought in by Southgate's predecessor Sam Allardyce, whose tenure lasted just 67 days after he was brought down by a newspaper sting. Lee […]

Brasília (AFP) – A construction firm has admitted that a "cartel" of firms fixed bidding for contracts to do work on stadiums for the 2014 football World Cup, Brazilian authorities said Monday. State antitrust authorities said the probe was linked to the notorious Petrobras corruption scandal that has snared numerous Brazilian politicians. "There is evidence […]

Paris (AFP) – While Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund grapple for top spot in Group F, twice former winners Porto and Sevilla look to clinch the two remaining spots in the Champions League last 16 on Wednesday. Portuguese giants Porto, European champions in 1987 and 2004, host Leicester City in their final group stage match […]

Berlin (AFP) – Borussia Dortmund can set a new Champions League goal record at Real Madrid on Wednesday if the likes of Marco Reus, Ousmane Dembele or Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang score at the Bernabeu. Dortmund arrive in Madrid just one shy of the 20-goal record three teams — Manchester United, Real Madrid and Barcelona — have […]

fuboTV, the soccer streaming service, streamed the Barcelona versus Real Madrid el Clasico live on Saturday, registering 62,000 concurrent views according to a report in Multichannel News. The US-based legal soccer streaming service generated approximately 459,000 US desktop and mobile site sessions for the biggest club soccer game of the year. The match, which ended […]

London (AFP) – Pep Guardiola's Manchester City will look to turn the page on their turbulent weekend defeat by Chelsea when they entertain Celtic in their final Champions League group game on Tuesday. City's 3-1 loss on Saturday left them four points below Chelsea, who top the Premier League table, and saw Sergio Aguero and […]

London (AFP) – Former Manchester United hardman defender Jaap Stam will return to Old Trafford in January after the second tier side he manages Reading were drawn to meet the holders in the third round of the FA Cup on Monday. The 44-year-old — who won three Premier League titles, an FA Cup and the […]

Middlesbrough (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Middlesbough's Uruguayan international Gaston Ramirez scored against one of his former clubs Hull to secure his present team a crucial 1-0 win in their Premier League clash on Monday. Victory sees Middlesbough — winning at home for only the second times this term — move four points clear of the […]

Paris (AFP) – Holders Paris Saint-Germain and last year's runners-up Marseille were drawn Monday against Ligue 1 rivals in the French Cup round of 32, taking on Bastia and Toulouse respectively. PSG and Marseille are the most titled clubs in the competition with ten titles each with the Parisians beating their rivals — who last […]

London (AFP) – Everton's stuttering Premier League campaign suffered a blow on Monday as they revealed exciting wing Yannick Bolasie is to undergo surgery on a serious knee injury. The 27-year-old Democratic Republic of Congo international — whom Everton signed for £25million ($32m, 29.5m euros) from rivals Crystal Palace in the close season — limped […]

London (AFP) – West Bromwich Albion and Watford became the latest Premier League teams to be put in the dock over their players behaviour as on Monday the Football Association charged them over a brawl on Saturday. The confrontation between the two sets of players — in a match West Brom won 2-1 — occurred […]

Berlin (AFP) – Atletico Madrid can make club history at Bayern Munich on Tuesday as the Spaniards look for a record sixth group stage win with both teams through to the last 16. Diego Simeone's men arrive in Munich as the only side with a 100 percent record after five wins from five Champions League […]

Libreville (AFP) – Two political activists called on Monday for the 'boycott and sabotage' of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations if it is not moved from Gabon "to a more stable country". Last month organisers The African Football Confederation (CAF) denied "persistent rumours" that the Jan 14-Feb 5 event would switch from Gabon whose […]