Two days into this season's Champions League, and we may already have our goal of the tournament, with the crowd at Rome's Stadio Olimpico left in momentary raptures after a 50-yard shot from Roma fullback Alessandro Florenzi went off Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen's post and in, completing one of the more remarkable long distance […]

Arsene Wenger is confident Jack Wilshere will be back in action at Christmas and challenged his Arsenal side to show they mean business in the Champions League by starting the group campaign with victory at Dinamo Zagreb. Midfielder Wilshere, 23, needs surgery to properly correct a hairline fracture in his left fibula, which will see […]

Let’s talk about that looming Oct. 10 date, the one of such super-duper importance in our part of the soccer world. And then let’s hack away at some conventional wisdom that needs taming – a false narrative has spilled out, and it needs cleaning up. The match is United States versus Mexico inside Pasadena’s historic […]

Madrid (AFP) – Real Madrid coach Rafael Benitez fears Welsh star Gareth Bale could be set for a significant spell on the sidelines due to a calf muscle injury. Bale was forced off after just half an hour of Madrid's 4-0 win over Shakhtar to open the Spanish giants' Champions League campaign on Tuesday. Karim […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Surgeons on Wednesday operated on Manchester United defender Luke Shaw after he suffered a horrific double leg fracture in the Champions League defeat to Dutch side PSV Eindhoven, the English club said. The 20-year-old spent the night in an Eindhoven hospital after being taken there during Tuesday night's 2-1 loss […]

Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos is a major doubt for Saturday's La Liga clash at home to Granada after suffering a shoulder injury in Madrid's 4-0 win over Shakhtar Donetsk. "The player has been diagnosed with a dislocated acromioclavicular joint in his left shoulder. His condition will be evaluated," the club said in a statement […]

In today's Champions League matches, several heavyweights are in action with Barcelona, Arsenal, Chelsea and Bayern Munich playing across the European continent. Whether you're at work, on the road or at home, you can watch almost all of the games live on television or streaming. For viewers in the US, here's the TV and streaming […]

EA SPORTS today released the Official FIFA 16 TV commercial, which features Leo Messi, Sergio Aguero, Alex Morgan and Kobe Bryant. The campaign kicks off with a two minute video dramatizing the competitive nature of soccer – Messi vs Agüero; Bryant holding his court; Morgan showing her intensity – and challenging their opponent to Play […]

Former Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard has denied racism claims reportedly made by former team-mate El-Hadji Diouf. In an interview with a Senegalese radio station, Diouf reportedly alleged that the long-time Anfield talisman "never liked blacks" and made life difficult for Italy international Mario Balotelli during his ill-fated spell on Merseyside last season. Diouf also blamed […]

Barcelona coach Luis Enrique and defender Jordi Alba hailed "incomparable" Lionel Messi as the Spanish league giants look to take the first step towards the defense of their Champions League crown against Roma on Wednesday. Barcelona, 3-1 winners over Juventus in last May's final, are being tipped to become the first team since AC Milan […]

The last time Roma met Europe’s defending champions, things didn’t go so well. Last season, Bayern Munich cracked open the side and left the giallorossi a broken, empty shell, too humiliated to even cry. After that 7-1 loss, Roma picked up just one more point in the Champions League group stage, booking their place in […]

After MLS scored an excellent August with TV ratings far exceeding the norm, MLS viewing audiences this past weekend took a big hit. Out of the two nationally games on English-language TV, the average viewing audience was 77,000 (63,000 for the Toronto-New England game on ESPN2, and 91,000 for Orlando-Sporting Kansas City on FOX Sports 1). Both […]

Luke Shaw looks unlikely to play again this season after he broke his leg in two places during Manchester United's 2-1 defeat to PSV Eindhoven. Shaw was carried off on a stretcher while receiving oxygen after a tackle from behind by Hector Moreno in the 15th minute. United confirmed the left back's injury was incredibly […]

Paris (AFP) – Angel Di Maria and Edinson Cavani were on target as Paris Saint-Germain began their Champions League campaign with an ultimately comfortable 2-0 win against Malmo at the Parc des Princes on Tuesday. Di Maria scored less than four minutes into his Champions League debut as a PSG player to set the French […]

Madrid (AFP) – Cristiano Ronaldo moved in front of Lionel Messi as the top goalscorer in Champions League history with a hat trick as Real Madrid opened their European campaign with a 4-0 win over 10-man Shakhtar Donetsk on Tuesday. Ronaldo scored twice from the penalty spot before heading home to complete his second hat […]