Last Sunday's La Liga games between Atletico Madrid-Barcelona and Villarreal-Real Madrid both surpassed 500,000 viewers in the games that were shown across beIN SPORTS and beIN SPORTS en Español in the United States. Out of the two matches, the game that had the most viewers was the pulsating game between Villarreal and Real Madrid with […]

Milan (AFP) – Makeshift Napoli striker Dries Mertens hit a brace in a thrilling 2-1 win away to Roma that has put Juventus firmly on track for a record sixth consecutive Serie A title. Belgium midfielder Mertens was given the nod ahead of striker Arkadiusz Milik despite the Poland star's recent return from a five-month […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester United striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic denied deliberately elbowing Bournemouth's Tyrone Mings during Saturday's stormy 1-1 draw between the teams. "Listen, what happens on the field stays on the field. I'm not someone who attacks someone off the field," Ibrahimovic told the BBC at Old Trafford. "You have the TV, you […]

Berlin (AFP) – Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil has revealed in his autobiography that he prays in Turkish on the pitch during the German national anthem before international matches. "Just before kick-off, I pray. It's become a tradition of mine. It's always the same text. I pray in Turkish," he writes in his autobiography 'Die Magie […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester United striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic escaped a red card despite appearing to intentionally elbow Bournemouth's Tyrone Mings during Saturday's Premier League game between the teams. Ibrahimovic caught Mings with his elbow late in the first half, moments after the Bournemouth defender appeared to stamp on the Swede's head with his […]

If you're trying to find out how you can watch US Women's National Team against England in the SheBelieves Cup, you've come to the right place. After the USA's impressive 1-0 win against Germany on Wednesday night, the USWNT go into this game knowing that a win against England will put them in pole position […]

Los Angeles (AFP) – The Portland Timbers handed Minnesota United FC a rude welcome to Major League Soccer with a 5-1 thrashing of the expansion side as the 2017 season kicked off. Goals from Lawrence Olum, Fanendo Adi (2) and Diego Valeri (2) sealed all three points for the 2015 MLS Cup champions, who are […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Pep Guardiola believes he is getting his message across to Manchester City's players ahead of facing Sunderland, his first Premier League opponents, once again. City scraped past Sunderland with a late winner at the Etihad in August, after Sergio Aguero’s first goal of Guardiola’s reign was cancelled out by Jermain […]

London (AFP) – Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp and Arsenal's long serving boss Arsene Wenger have both seen promising title challenges turn to dust making Saturday's match between their clubs potentially crucial to hopes of securing a Champions League spot. An Arsenal win at Anfield would see them move four points clear of Liverpool, and with […]

London (AFP) – After refusing to rule out a move to Barcelona, Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino has an opportunity to show why he is so highly regarded when his Premier League title chasers face Everton on Sunday. Pochettino, who coached Barca's city rivals Espanyol between 2009 and 2012, has emerged as one of the most […]

Paris (AFP) – Emanuel Mammana headed in a late equaliser as Lyon held Euro rivals Bordeaux 1-1 in Ligue 1 on Friday. Lyon are fourth just ahead of Bordeaux in the race for European football next season. Valentin Vada had put the hosts ahead after 16 minutes under the driving rain before fellow Argentine Mammana's […]

Augsburg (Germany) (AFP) – RB Leipzig suffered a German title setback on Friday when they were held to a 2-2 draw at Augsburg, handing champions Bayern Munich the chance to go seven points clear by the end of the weekend. The result kept Leipzig in second spot on 49 points but Bayern can go to […]

Rostov-on-Don (Russia) (AFP) – Rostov coach Ivan Daniliants said Friday's 6-0 rout of Tomsk served as a warning to Manchester United that they won't roll over when they face Jose Mourinho's English giants in the Europa League. Rostov showed no signs of rustiness after the long winter break to trounce the Russian Premier League's bottom […]

Paris (AFP) – Zinedine Zidane's son Luca, a goalkeeper with Real Madrid's under-19 side, will miss the remainder of the season with a shoulder injury, Spanish daily Marca reported Friday. The 18-year-old is part of the Real Madrid youth team, which is taking part in both the Spanish youth league and the Champions League youth […]

London (AFP) – The play-off system currently used to determine promotion to English rugby union's elite Premiership is to be scrapped, it was announced Friday. Instead the team finishing the top at the end of the regular season in the second-tier Championship will be promoted, subject to their ground meeting Premiership criteria. The new set-up, […]