Fresh rumors of Liverpool's interest in signing Mario Balotelli heightened tonight after credible reports emerged from the UK and Italy. Ever since the departure of Luis Suarez, Liverpool's transfer dealings have been numerous and varied. Early dealings in the window saw former Southampton stars Adam Lallana, Rickie Lambert and Dejan Lovren head to Merseyside for […]

Fresh from the news that its appeal against a two-window transfer ban was rejected by FIFA, Barcelona is considering signing Marco Reus from Borussia Dortmund and Juan Cuadrado from Fiorentina, according to reports emanating from the Catalan press. The transfer ban is set to take effect at the beginning of September 2014 and end at the […]

Manchester United and Sporting Lisbon have agreed to the purchase of Marcos Rojo on a fee believed to be £16 million, in addition to a season-long loan deal for Nani. Rojo first signed for Spartak Moscow on a five-year deal back in 2011, but lasted only one season in Russia before moving to Portugal to […]

Confidence in FOX Sports’ expected level of coverage for the 2015 Women's World Cup and men’s World Cup 2018/2022 is already at a low. I won’t rehash the reasons why (although there is extensive coverage of it on World Soccer Talk and other sites such as Awful Announcing) but there has been little shown so […]

Glasgow Celtic gets a second chance at qualifying for the UEFA Champions League after Legia Warsaw were kicked out of the tournament for fielding an illegible player. Next up for the green and white hoops is Slovenian side Maribor. Kick-off time is 2:45pm ET. Viewers in the United States can watch the game live on […]

Speculation over the past few weeks was that Chilean midfielder Arturo Vidal had left the door open for a possible move from Italian champions Juventus. The player had been linked with moves to Manchester United and Real Madrid in recent months. But following today's comments from Juventus CEO Beppe Marotta, that door has effectively been […]

In a transfer saga that has taken multiple turns thus far this summer, it appears as if we are closer to knowing the future of AS Roma defender Mehdi Benatia with French newspaper L'Equipe suggesting an agreement had been reached between the player and Bavarian giants Bayern Munich. In a saga that has seen both […]

UEFA have started an investigation into the alleged racist comment made by new Italian Football Federation (FIGC) president Carlo Tavecchio. Despite the racism allegations, the former FIGC vice-president was elected to the top seat on August 11, after he defeated Giancarlo Abete by a majority vote. Tavecchio won 63.63 percent of the votes in the […]

FIFA has announced that it has rejected Barcelona's appeal against the sanctions imposed on the club over breaches of rules around the transfer of under-18 players. According to the ruling, Barcelona will be unable to sign new players in the next two transfer windows; beginning in September 2014 and ending January 2016. FIFA's sanctions will […]

Manchester United midfielder Marouane Fellaini's potential season-long loan move to Napoli has been put into serious doubt following news of a training ground injury suffered by the player. Fellaini was pictured heading to the hospital on crutches with his left foot in a protective boot following yesterday's practice. On Tuesday, it was widely reported that […]

Swansea City has revealed the signing of Argentine central defender Federico Fernandez from Napoli. The defender, who played in the World Cup, will replace Chico Flores, who joined a club in Qatar earlier this month. Fernandez, 25, who has failed to secure a regular starting spot at Napoli in his three year spell, was a […]

As Marco Reus is attempting to recapture his world-class form after being injured for three months, Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund are engaging in a war of words over his future. The Bavarian-based club signed Mario Gotze from their biggest rival last year and this offseason signed Robert Lewandoski. Now the 23-time Bundesliga champions are […]

One week after winning the UEFA Super Cup, Real Madrid has the opportunity to take a big first step to gain a satisfactory result in the first leg of the Spanish Super Cup today against Atletico Madrid. The derby, which features the winners of the La Liga title against the Copa del Rey champs, will […]

Brazil's new head coach, Dunga, has announced his 23-man squad that will face Colombia on September 5 at Sun Life Stadium in Miami followed by a friendly against Ecuador on September 9 at Met Life Stadium in New York. Dunga has made several big changes to Luis Filipe Scolari's World Cup roster, including the addition […]

NBC Sports reported today that its coverage of the 2014/15 Premier League season scored the best opening weekend ever on US TV for the world's most popular sports league. More than 3.3 million people tuned in to five telecasts on NBC and NBCSN Saturday and Sunday — up 3% from the 3.2 million total for […]