The sale of West Brom has moved a step closer after chairman Jeremy Peace confirmed exclusivity has been granted to one interested party. Discussions have taken place with several groups after Peace made the decision earlier in the year to offer up his 88 per cent share of the Baggies as he "considered strategic options […]

Manchester City have had their restrictions on transfer spending and UEFA Champions League squad size lifted after meeting their financial fair play target, UEFA has announced. City were ordered to play in last year's Champions League with only 21 players in the squad and spending on new signings in last summer's transfer window was capped […]

Managerless Leicester have had a bid of £12million for QPR striker Charlie Austin rejected, Press Association Sport understands. The 25-year-old forward scored 18 Premier League goals for the Rs last season but could not help keep the west London club in the top flight. Austin, who was in Roy Hodgson's England squad for last month's […]

Christmas has arrived early for fans of Premier League clubs as we now have our first indications of what the TV schedule will look like in the United States for the opening weeks of the 2015/16 season. With the Premier League announcing the games in August and September that have had their kickoff times and dates changed […]

Lukas Podolski looks set to leave Arsenal this summer after his agent claimed the Germany international has been given permission to find a new club. The 30-year-old forward moved to the Emirates three years ago but struggled to hold down a place in Arsene Wenger's side – spending the second part of last season on […]

Jose Mourinho clearly still sees something bright burning in Radamel Falcao. Not many positive points will have been accrued since the Colombian left Atletico Madrid for Monaco in the summer of 2013. Even fewer in the subsequent season, when El Tigre toiled during a turbulent loan spell at Manchester United. Nonetheless, the Blues have acquired […]

West Ham boss Slaven Bilic insists he has "big time" respect for FC Lusitans after he was criticized for sitting out the Europa League qualifying fixture on Thursday evening. Having been appointed on June 9, Bilic watched from the stands with academy director Terry Westley overseeing a 3-0 first-leg victory as the Hammers got their […]

For so long, Arsene Wenger has been after a successor to David Seaman. After years of searching, Arsenal have finally signed themselves a world-class goalkeeper. Petr Cech's arrival from Chelsea for around £11 million is a great coup for the club, who has been hailed by former great Seaman. But will the Czech Republic international's […]

It’s the magic of the cup. A second division side drawn to play away from home against their local rivals, a “proper cup tie” some might call it. It’s David against Goliath, a potential giant killing, a banana skin, as well as a local derby. It has all the storylines one would want. An expanded […]

FOX Sports has announced that John Strong will be the lead commentator for its coverage of the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup. So far, FOX has announced that Strong will be joined by co-commentators Brad Friedel (for the US' opening game against Honduras) and Alexi Lalas (for the July 13 game versus Panama). Other co-commentators that will be […]

FOX Sports 1's coverage of Japan against England in the Women's World Cup semi-final was viewed by 2.3 million people, and was the most-watched cable television program on Wednesday in the United States. For a semi-final to be viewed by so many people and not involve the US, and not be shown on the over-the-air […]

This Sunday's broadcast of the 2015 Women's World Cup Final between USA and Japan will begin an hour earlier (at 5pm ET instead of 6pm). Kickoff time remains at 7pm ET on the over-the-air FOX network. In addition to an hour extra of pre-match coverage, FOX continues after the match with a half-hour postgame show, […]

Valencia defender Nicolas Otamendi will not be Sergio Ramos' replacement at Real Madrid next season, according to the player's agent. Otamendi has expressed his desire to leave Spain this summer with Manchester United being tipped to be the Argentine center-back's next destination. According to numerous reports, the 27-year-old has already agreed personal terms with United and will make around £6 […]

The Gold Cup is just around the corner. By the end of July, a champion will be crowned who could (potentially) go on to take part in the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup in Russia but before any of that, the US has one final tune-up game against Guatemala. When selecting the 23 man roster for […]

Atletico Madrid midfielder Arda Turan has moved to quickly dismiss reports emanating from Spain linking him with a switch to Barcelona. Earlier today, the Catalan daily SPORT reported that the Turkey international had snubbed a reported move to England (specifically Chelsea) in order to link up with the reigning champions of Spain and Europe next season. […]