New York City FC striker David Villa will begin training with the MLS club in January 2015, which opens the door for the footballer to play elsewhere after the end of Spain's World Cup and until the end of the year. Executives from New York City FC revealed today that the player will not be […]

FIFA investigator and New York lawyer Michael Garcia will complete his investigation into alleged corruption involved in the bidding for the 2018 and 2022 World Cup tournaments next week, and will hand over his findings to FIFA. The outcome of the investigation won't be revealed until after the World Cup. After an explosive story in […]

ESPN Radio will broadcast all 64 matches of the FIFA World Cup live to listeners across the United States. All matches will also be streamed online on ESPNRadio.com and available via the ESPN Radio App. All of ESPN Radio’s FIFA World Cup broadcasts will also be featured on SiriusXM, with 56 of the games airing on SiriusXM […]

David Villa has been officially unveiled as New York City FC's first signing. Spain's all-time leading goalscorer has joined NYCFC on a three-year deal as a designated player. “Throughout my career, I've always tried to keep pushing myself to achieve new targets, and this represents another important goal for me,” Villa said in the NYCFC […]

Aston Villa Football Club have unveiled their new home shirt for the 2014/15 season. Designed by Macron, Aston Villa return with the familiar claret and blue kit. The differences this time are pinstripes on the front and back of the shirt. The collar is a modern adaptation on the classic polo neck, with detailed embroidery […]

Belgium, the 5th favorites for the World Cup, has been touted as the tournament’s ‘dark horse’ by pundits and fans alike. The ‘dark horse’ tag is a bit of a misnomer though as the Belgians possess a squad replete with talent, but the title could fit quite comfortably on shoulders of their neighbors to the […]

Germany has named its 23-man squad for World Cup 2014. Head Coach Joachim Löw is confident that he has selected the best squad for the tournament in Brazil: "Of all the players, I am 100 percent sure we have the right mix of many young and highly talented footballers and players with a lot of […]

Liverpool Football Club today confirmed the signing of striker Rickie Lambert from Southampton. The England international, who was on the club's books as a youth player, has put pen to paper on a deal with the Reds after passing a medical at Melwood. After signing a contract with Liverpool, Lambert revealed: "I can't believe it. […]

The year was 2002. I was a boy of 9 years and I was a Real fan for geographical reasons only. As I had just started the first year of my two-year tenure in the Spanish capital, I became an official Real Madrid supporter as soon as I moved into my home on Calle Eresma, which was all but two blocks […]

Italy has named its 23-man squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. The most glaring omission is the decision not to select Giuseppe Rossi for the team due to the striker's lack of match sharpness. The American-born striker only recently returned from injury. However, the player looked anxious when going into challenges in the friendly […]

The US Men's National Team played its second match of the Second Off Series today in an international friendly against Turkey. The sold-out crowd at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, New Jersey, watched the USA win the match after taking an early lead in the game against admittedly a Turkey B team, which some were […]

ESPN Deportes will broadcast all 64 World Cup games live on US television this summer in the Portuguese language. The vast majority of the games will be shown on ESPN Deportes except when there are matches being played simultaneously. During those times, the matches will be split between ESPN Deportes and ESPN Deportes+, which is […]

Rumors swirled over Argentine camp this week after PSG forward Ezequiel Lavezzi was given permission to leave for “personal reasons” at the same time that FIFA decided to do a surprise drug testing at the Argentine training complex in Ezeiza. When Lavezzi was excluded from the testing, the rumors were rampant as to why this […]

The US Men's National Team plays Turkey today in the second of its three pre-World Cup warmup matches on US soil. The match will be televised live on ESPN2 and UniMás at 2pm ET. Here is today’s TV/Internet schedule for matches being shown in the US (including commentators): USA vs Turkey, 2pm ET, ESPN2, ESPN3.com and UniMás […]

Who will advance through the knockout stages of the World Cup, and go all the win to be crowned 2014 FIFA World Cup champions? The previous article analyzed the group stages of the 2014 World Cup. Using a computer simulation that generated estimated goal amounts based on each team's Elo Rating (ER) as of May […]