Brazil is not finished with preparations for the 2014 World Cup, despite the kick off being only five weeks away. The first game is set to take place in Sao Paulo’s Itaquera stadium between the host nation and Croatia on June 12th. However, a quarter of the stadiums across the country are not finished. Many of […]

Chelsea has agreed a £32million fee with Atletico Madrid for striker Diego Costa, according to Sky Sports sources. Costa is reportedly in talks to secure a transfer to Chelsea sometime this summer. The English club is trying to tie up contracts and are most likely to make an announcement by June. Both parties want to […]

In the United States, more than 30 million Americans watched the debut season of the Premier League on NBC during 2013/14. There's no doubt that NBC far surpassed the expectations of most Americans. In fact, throughout the entire season, NBC raised the bar of soccer coverage on US television and achieved a near perfect broadcast […]

England star Wayne Rooney is featured in a brand-new World Cup TV commercial from Nike, where even a parked bus won't stop Rooney from scoring. While Nike's new video isn't better than the best soccer commercial ever, I love how it marries match footage with what looks like a scene from a video game! Mobile […]

NBCUniversal scored a big gain in its viewership of 10 games on 10 networks on Sunday with a 1.56 metered market rating when combined for all games, according to The Nielsen Company. This number is up 79% from the previous 2011-2012’s Championship Sunday coverage that featured six games on six channels across FOX and ESPN […]

US Men's National Team Head Coach Jurgen Klinsmann has named his 30-man roster for World Cup 2014. GOALKEEPERS (3): Brad Guzan (Aston Villa), Tim Howard (Everton), Nick Rimando (Real Salt Lake) DEFENDERS (11): DaMarcus Beasley (Puebla), Matt Besler (Sporting Kansas City), John Brooks (Hertha Berlin), Geoff Cameron (Stoke City), Timmy Chandler (Nürnberg), Brad Evans (Seattle […]

Today's announcement that US Soccer and MLS have signed an eight-year TV rights deal worth $90 million a year with FOX Sports, ESPN and Univision is a major boost for MLS, which will help the league finance its growth and raise the level of competitiveness among America's top flight division. However, a dose of reality […]

Major League Soccer and US Soccer will be making a significant announcement today at 1pm ET regarding the reported $90 million a year TV deal. You can watch the press conference live beginning at 1pm ET (see video below). Its expected that Don Garber along with Sunil Gulati and TV executives from ESPN, FOX and […]

Major League Soccer and the United States Soccer Federation are set to announce an eight-year contract with ESPN and FOX Sports today at 1pm ET. The multi-network contract is said to be valued at $75 million a year between both networks as well as an added $15 million from Univision for an exclusive Spanish-language deal. […]

Not to be outdone by BBC's Match of the Day, Sky Sports has produced its own annual obligatory video montage that sums up the 2013/14 Premier League season (the best they can in a five minute video). While the BBC one was narrated by Alan Hansen, the montage from Sky Sports focuses on some of […]

At the end of every season, BBC's Match Of The Day program always does a video montage that captures many of the memorable moments from the Premier League season. And on Sunday night, this season's montage was narrated by MOTD's Alan Hansen, who has announced he's retiring from the program after 22 years. Hansen's last […]

Despite rescuing West Bromwich Albion from relegation, the club has sacked manager Pepe Mel today with immediate effect. The club decided to sack Mel after a meeting between the board and the manager today. According to the club, both the manager and Board of Directors decided to part company with Mel by mutual consent. Mel […]

Atletico Madrid were unable to overcome Malaga and Barcelona were similarly frustrated at Elche as the race to win La Liga remained unsettled after the weekend’s action. Real Madrid’s faint title hopes evaporated as they were beaten 2-0 at Celta Vigo. Atleti’s failure to win means the title will be decided next Sunday when […]

England manager Roy Hodgson addressed the media at 9:15am ET at a press conference in England, which was streamed live across the Internet and will be available below. Hodgson will discuss the 23-man squad he named today for World Cup 2014, and will answer questions from the media. Goalkeeper: Joe Hart, Fraser Forster, Ben Foster Defenders: Leighton […]

England manager Roy Hodgson has named his 23-man squad for World Cup 2014. Goalkeeper: Joe Hart, Fraser Forster, Ben Foster Defenders: Leighton Baines, Luke Shaw, Gary Cahill, Glen Johnson, Phil Jagielka, Phil Jones, Chris Smalling Midfielders: Frank Lampard, Adam Lallana, Steven Gerrard, Ross Barkley, Jordan Henderson, James Milner, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Raheem Sterling, Jack Wilshere Strikers: Wayne Rooney, […]