How often do you see a 20-year old full back settle into one of the most successful soccer clubs in the world and then look like an experienced veteran who’s been at numerous European and world championships for his country? The answer is simple: Not very often. Mattia De Sciglio is a full back who […]

In a closely fought match between Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich, Jurgen Klopp's side won the 2013 German Super Cup today after defeating Pep Guardiola's side 4-2 in front of a packed Signal Iduna Park in Dortmund. Borussia Dortmund were in control for most of the match, taking an early lead from a Marco Reus goal […]

Leeds United have finally been liberated from the clutches of Ken Bates. The former Chelsea owner, whose stewardship of Leeds since 2005 was characterized by a lack of transparency, continuing financial shell games, high ticket prices and ultimately failure on the pitch, has been run out of the club by the owners, Bahrani based GFH […]

Saturday afternoons of European soccer make a return to our airwaves today with three meaningful matches on deck. Six top European teams compete today in three separate tournaments. At 2pm ET, Valencia plays AC Milan live on FOX Soccer (and ESPN Deportes and ESPN3.com) in the opening game of the 2013 International Champions Cup. Thirty […]

Stoke City manager Mark Hughes, striker Peter Crouch and US defender Geoff Cameron attended a press conference yesterday evening at FC Dallas Stadium ahead of their preseason friendly tonight versus FC Dallas. The trio discussed a number of topics relating to Stoke's preseason tour of the United States, including Hughes's opinion about his team's 2-0 […]

Australian midfielder Mark Milligan is close to securing a deal to move from Melbourne Victory to Crystal Palace, according to reports in Australia. Twenty four months ago, Milligan was nowhere near the Australian national team setup. He began to get a reputation as a journeyman among Australian soccer fans, but a loan and then permanent […]

Manchester City today won the 2013 Barclays Asia Trophy after defeating Sunderland one-nil in the final at Hong Kong Stadium. Edin Dzeko scored the winner for Manchester City in the ninth minute after capitalizing on a defensive mistake by Wes Brown after his attempted clearance fell to the Bosnian striker, who unleashed a shot into […]

Andre Villas-Boas has refused to deny that Real Madrid have made a bid for Gareth Bale. According to an article in The Guardian today, Villas-Boas was asked point-blank whether the reports in Marca that Bale wants to join Real Madrid were true or not. Villas-Boas replied: "I don't want to comment on anything like that. I cannot speak about […]

DirecTV will offer access to NBC's Premier League Extra Time in time for the 2013-14 Premier League season, according to a report on DirecTV's website. Premier League Extra Time is the product from NBC that will feature a slew of live matches to choose from on television that are not being televised elsewhere. Combined with […]

After reports surfaced last night US time that Fenway Sports Group were trying to sell Liverpool Football Club for £350million, the company owned by John W Henry has vehemently denied the reports this morning, saying that "Fenway Sports Group has made its position clear, Liverpool Football Club is not for sale. There is no truth in […]

Reports appeared in the British tabloid media Saturday morning that Liverpool FC owner John W Henry wants to sell his prized asset for £350million just three years after taking over the Anfield club. Disillusioned with ownership, The Mail reports that "Liverpool are 'unofficially' on the market with three parties, one Saudi oil company and two American billionaires, […]

USA manager Jurgen Klinsmann will serve a one game suspension from CONCACAF for his tirade against the referee in Wednesday's game against Honduras, and will miss Sunday's 2013 Gold Cup final against Panama. Klinsmann was sent off in the 87th minute Wednesday after yelling at the referee. CONCACAF's disciplinary committee confirmed Friday night that Klinsmann […]

Real Madrid have unveiled their new away shirt for the 2013-14 season, and it's a beautiful piece of fashion meets purpose. The new Real Madrid shirt takes its inspiration from the successful early years of the club in the 30s, 40s and 50s. This celebrates the period that saw Los Blancos grow into, arguably, the […]

The inaugural International Champions Cup kicks off tomorrow with AC Milan and Valencia being shown live on US television via FOX Soccer at 2pm ET. Then, the remaining 12 matches of the tournament — featuring Real Madrid, Chelsea, AC Milan, Everton, Inter Milan, Juventus, Valencia and LA Galaxy — will all be played on US […]

Egyptian national team manager Bob Bradley was interviewed by Liverpool supporter and media personality John Oliver on Comedy Central's The Daily Show last night, to discuss the incredible story of the former USMNT manager's journey to try to help Egypt qualify for the 2014 World Cup — despite a massacre, the national league shutting down and political […]