Last week, two Republican senators told FIFA that they wanted Russia kicked out of the 2014 World Cup. Now, in retaliation, deputies in the Russian State Duma have called for the USA's FIFA membership to be terminated. One of the Russian deputies wrote on his Twitter page: "It's an eye for an eye, a ball […]

No team has won the UEFA Champions League trophy for two consecutive years since 1990, but there has never been a squad that looked more equipped to do so than the current holders, Bayern Munich. It can certainly be said that Bayern are perfectly placed to re-establish itself as a European powerhouse such as the […]

On World Soccer Radio 9pm ET, Geber is back and better than ever. Sort of. We discuss City's dismissal in the FA Cup, Arsene's opportunity and a whole lot more. Plus we'll look ahead to the week's Champions League matches. Get involved with the show, send us a tweet @worldsocceradio The live broadcast of World […]

Nike launched a new campaign today entitled "Dare to Zlatan" around soccer superstar Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Part social media campaign, part Nike collection and part game, we're still trying to figure out what it all means, but we do love the videos and hard rock soundtrack as shown below. If anyone knows what the mystery is […]

The timely reemergence of André Schürrle has allowed Chelsea to take firm control of the title race in addition to bringing the player back into strong consideration for Jogi Löw’s Germany side this summer. This comes after a transfer window where the purchase of Mohammed Salah from FC Basle had appeared to make the German […]

With the continued increase in TV ratings for Premier League matches on NBC Sports in its debut season, the network has announced three key changes for this weekend's coverage: 1. Tim Howard will return to the booth as co-commentator for NBCSN, this time for the Manchester United versus Liverpool match that will be shown live […]

A photo of Portugal's away shirt for the 2014 FIFA World Cup has been leaked on the Internet. While Portugal's home World Cup shirt is bright and modern, Portugal's away shirt for 2014 is more modest with a white jersey, and navy blue trim and a unique collar. The Portugal football federation crest, in particular, […]

With its launch just a year away, MLS team New York City FC have launched a campaign to allow soccer fans to vote on the badge the club should wear. Created by designer Rafael Esquer and chosen by the club, the two crests will be the team's identity. The winning crest will be unveiled on […]

Sunday's match between Manchester City and Wigan Athletic was a wonderfully entertaining game for the neutrals. It had a little bit of everything, and fair play to Wigan Athletic for putting in an inspired performance against the richest club in the world. If you missed the match or you want to watch the highlights again, […]

NBCSN's live coverage of the 2014 MLS season opener between Seattle Sounders and Sporting Kansas City scored a ratings boost Saturday when the coverage netted a 283% increase over the 2013 season opener on NBCSN, based on overnight ratings. Seattle-KC had an overnight rating of 0.23, which was 283% better than NBCSN's season opener (0.06) […]

Last week's international friendlies featuring South American teams revealed some trends and issues that could become major problems if they're not remedied soon especially with the World Cup less than 100 days away. Here's what we learned from the most recent matches: Argentina Outside of Leo Messi vomiting, there should not be a reason to […]

Every year, more and more people are letting their TVs gather dust in favor to using projectors, thanks to their increasing affordability and unparalleled image size and experience. Consumers that love having a movie theater-like experience in the comfort of their own homes know that there’s no better way to get there than by using […]

Entering last Saturday’s London derby with Chelsea, Tottenham appeared to be well positioned to crack the top four party. The early season crisis of confidence and character under sacked manager Andre Vilas-Boas had been replaced by more free-flowing and assured performances under Tim Sherwood. Tottenham’s record at Stamford Bridge since the inception of the Premier […]

Even with just five Premier League games this week, there were plenty of talking points to pick out from the referee's performances. Starting at Stamford Bridge, Spurs conceded four second half goals in a 4-0 defeat. However, at 1-0 to the Blues, referee Michael Oliver gave a contentious penalty after a collision between Samuel Eto'o and […]

While there was only one FA Cup match yesterday where Arsenal thrashed Everton, today we have three FA Cup matches in store in determine who will make it into the semi-finals: Here’s today’s TV/Internet schedule for soccer fans in the United States: Sheffield United vs Charlton (FA Cup), 8am, FOX Soccer Plus and FOX Soccer 2Go […]