FIFA have held secret talks with FOX Sports regarding compensation if the 2022 World Cup is moved from summer to winter, according to a report in The Telegraph newspaper. The newspaper reports that FIFA may be open to letting FOX pay less for the rights to the FIFA World Cup 2022 tournament if it's moved […]

Bookies in Ireland have slashed the odds on Sir Alex Ferguson becoming manager of the Republic of Ireland from 66/1 to 20/1 after a flood of large bets came in today. “We laid some large bets on Sir Alex Ferguson at 66/1 on Friday morning and the cut him into 33/1. The support continued to come and […]

This week, ITV in Britain aired a brand-new documentary about Paul Gascoigne, one of the most gifted British footballers of the past 25 years. It's a very personal, up front documentary about his battle against alcoholism. It also includes heartfelt words from Gascoigne, his family and friends about the ups and downs of his life […]

In the lead up to Saturday's grudge match between Tottenham and Chelsea, Spurs manager Andre Villas-Boas says he doesn't lose sleep over his break-up with Blues manager Jose Mourinho. Villas-Boas revealed: "Our break-up point was because I was full of ambition to give him something extra [at Inter] and I wanted further involvement for the […]

Six games into the 2013 La Liga season, and the top of the table seems about right. Barcelona have won all six of their matches with a goal difference of +17, while right behind them are Atletico Madrid with six wins and a +13 goal difference. Real Madrid have gotten off to another slow start […]

Before the start of every Fantasy Premier League season, veterans of the game such as myself have their own version of Christmas morning — when the game goes live, and more importantly, when the prices of players are released. Much scrutinization occurs over the next several weeks over which players look a value at the […]

The Premier League have revealed the top five "pass masters" of the 2013/14 Premier League season thus far. Top of the table is Swansea City who have the highest passing accuracy as well as most total passes. The Swans got off to a rocky start this season with back-to-back losses against Manchester United and Tottenham, […]

Currently showing immense intent to pursue the aspirations of the motivated chairman, Southampton are continuing their journey to rise up the English soccer ladder. Understandably, the Italian chairman was doubted when he decided to sack Nigel Adkins in January last season, following a run of just two league losses in 12 matches. However, you would […]

What is Liverpool Managing Director Ian Ayre thinking? Luis Suarez has just completed a 10-match suspension and returned to action last night. And now that he's back and that episode is over, the Reds have finally gotten a chance to wash away the Suarez storyline and to focus on the rest of their season. But […]

You can twist statistics to say a lot of different things, but there's no denying that Manchester United manager David Moyes received a massive boost tonight with his side's 1-0 victory against Liverpool in the League Cup thanks to a Chicharito goal. To put the win into context as far as how the season is […]

A Bradley Tank crashed into a barrier at the practice for MLS team San Jose Earthquakes yesterday. While there were no players hurt, it'll certainly be a practice that the Quakes players will remember for quite some time. The Bradley Tank crashed into a wall approximately 10 feet from where Quakes goalkeeper Jon Busch was […]

It’s not often that a defender is lauded as man-of-the-match following a 4-1 win. But after City trounced United in the season’s first Manchester derby, amongst the many contenders for the accolade was Vincent Kompany, as the City captain put in a typically inspirational performance. Sky Sports’s Jamie Carragher, a pundit notoriously difficult to appease […]

The draw for the fourth round of the Capital One Cup has been completed. Sunderland vs Southampton Leicester City vs Fulham Birmingham City vs Stoke City Manchester United vs Norwich City Burnley vs West Ham United Arsenal vs Chelsea Tottenham Hotspur vs Hull City Newcastle United vs Manchester City Ties to be played the week […]

NBC Sports Group posted record-setting numbers through the first five weeks of its exclusive coverage of the Premier League across NBC, NBCSN, CNBC, Telemundo, mun2, the Premier League Extra Time bonus TV package and the NBC Sports Live Extra live streaming product. Almost 10 million people have tuned in to NBC Sports Group’s Premier League […]

Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez scored the opening goal for Manchester United against Liverpool in the Capital One Cup third round match at Old Trafford this evening. Hernandez, who made a rare appearance starting for United, scored for the Red Devils in the 46th minute after hitting the ball first time from a Wayne Rooney corner kick. […]