Barcelona increased their lead in La Liga to three points with a win at Betis as Atletico Madrid dropped two vital points at Villarreal. Cristiano Ronaldo hit a hat-trick as Real Madrid increase the pressure on their city rivals. Barcelona had an ultimately comfortable 4-1 win at Betis, who were left bottom of La Liga. […]

Leo Messi has been ruled out for 6-8 weeks with the injury he picked up yesterday against Real Betis, according to the official Barcelona website. "The Club’s medical services confirmed after tests this Monday morning that Leo Messi has a torn hamstring muscle in his left thigh and is expected to miss the next 6 […]

Manchester United have beaten Liverpool to be named the most influential soccer club brand in the world. United received top honors after being voted for by a panel of independent judges to determine The Licensing.biz Power List. One of the judges described Manchester United as “the only truly global British football brand.” Another added: “You […]

Here are tonight's world soccer news headlines: Premier League Referee Andre Marriner faces being dropped after failure to spot Ramires dive — The Independent How Manchester United beat Arsenal with so little possession — BBC Sport Swansea City turn to American military as they face battles at home and abroad — Wales Online Robin van […]

Robin van Persie opened the scoring for Manchester United in the Premier League match against Arsenal. The former Arsenal striker scored the opening goal of the game after heading the ball in to the net from a corner kick. Van Persie scored the goal in the 26th minute to make it 1-0 to Manchester United […]

Sir Alex Ferguson’s autobiography recently revealed that Wayne Rooney, much to the Scotsman’s annoyance, told him he should have signed Mesut Ozil. “It was none of his business who we should have gone for,” wrote Ferguson. On top of that, current Manchester United manager David Moyes admitted yesterday that he could have signed Ozil before Arsenal […]

BT Sport has scored a coup in the United Kingdom by winning the UK media rights to the UEFA Champions League and Europa League for £897million. BT has been able to secure the UCL rights away from the current rights holders Sky Sports and ITV. The three-year deal, which begins in 2015, is the first […]

A photo of Scotland's home shirt for 2014 has been leaked on the Internet. Designed and manufactured by adidas, the shirt isn't scheduled to be officially unveiled until next week. The navy blue shirt features silver on the three stripes, Scottish FA crest and adidas logo, while the v-neck collar features a red trim. Meanwhile, […]

Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech had the opportunity to sit down and play drums with Queen drummer Roger Taylor recently for a BBC Football Focus episode. Cech shared his passion for drumming with Taylor. The Queen drummer is also a Chelsea fan. The two met on a flight to Portugal, and have kept in touch ever […]

Manchester United manager David Moyes has admitted that he passed up the opportunity to sign Mesut Ozil this past summer because he couldn't find a way to find the German international into his squad. Moyes said: "We weren’t close to buying him but something was mooted a little bit before that. “We didn’t need that […]

Here’s the line-up of commentators for gameweek 11 of Premier League matches on US television across the NBC Sports Group networks this weekend: Saturday, November 9: Chelsea vs West Brom, 10am, NBC Sports Network; Ian Crocker and Tony Gale Aston Villa vs Cardiff, 10am, Premier League Extra Time; Tony Jones & Trevor Francis Crystal Palace […]

The battle at the top of the Skybet Championship table is tight with both Leicester and QPR having chances to knock Burnley off the top perch if the Clarets slip up against Bournemouth. This is just one of the many storylines in the Championship this weekend. Here are the fixtures for this weekend's Championship games: […]

Queens Park Rangers have one of the largest and deepest squads in Europe. Yet they are not in a European competition of any kind and have one goal: to secure a quick return to the Premier League. Otherwise, they could potentially face financial armageddon. Chairman Tony Fernandes has been more than generous in backing three […]

Here's the top 10 most watched Premier League matches on NBC Sports so far this 2013/14 season: 1. Arsenal vs Liverpool, NBC, November 2, 991,000 2. Everton vs Chelsea, NBC, September 14, 917,000 3. Crystal Palace vs Sunderland, NBC, August 31, 865,000 4. Man City vs Man United, NBCSN, Sept 22, 852,000 5. Swansea vs […]

With 100 games of the 2013/14 Premier League season completed, it's an opportune time to rate how NBC Sports is doing in its first season of its three season deal in broadcasting the Premier League to a US audience. The acquisition of EPL US media rights by NBC Sports from FOX Sports has raised the […]