One of the critiques that soccer supporters of English clubs have of the globalization of the Premier League is the number of front-running fans that have no connection to the clubs they support who adopt teams. These types of foreign supporters have disproportionately through the years supported England’s most successful and best marketed club – […]

The on-again, off-again reports of Copa America 2016 being staged in the United States have gathered pace today with a report in the Spanish media that says that CONMEBOL have confirmed that Copa America 2016 will be played in the US, just one year after Copa America 2015 is played in Chile. Copa America 2016 […]

Arsenal attacking midfielder Theo Walcott has been ruled out of action for six months with an injury he picked up in the FA Cup match against Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday. The England and Arsenal footballer has sustained a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament of his left knee, according to Arsenal.com. Walcott will have surgery and is […]

Juventus took another step towards making the remainder of Serie A’s season, largely meaningless in terms of the title race, with a decisive 3-0 victory over their nearest title rivals AS Roma on Sunday. The match was competitive for the first half as Roma dominated possession and created a few scoring opportunities. But in the […]

It wasn't the most memorable FA Cup Third Round weekend, but there were enough highlights and storylines to peak the interest of soccer fans around the globe. The FA pointed out today that the average attendance during the FA Cup Third Round of 18,927 was the highest for this stage of the competition for 34 […]

The Football Association has ruled that it will take no further action over Theo Walcott's gesture that enraged Tottenham Hotspur supporters during the 2-0 win for the Gunners in the FA Cup Third Round on Saturday. In a statement by the English Football Association, the organization said "The FA has contacted Arsenal’s Theo Walcott and […]

The Football Association has cleared referee Mark Clattenburg of any wrongdoing over the incident involving Southampton's Adam Lallana. In a statement from The FA, England's governing body said: "The FA can confirm it received a complaint from Southampton concerning referee Mark Clattenburg and his alleged comments made to their player Adam Lallana. "The FA has […]

Wilfried Bony was one the most highly touted summer signings this season in the Premier League. However, settling in as a footballer in South Wales has taken some time for the Ivorian who had scored 51 times in Dutch League action over the past two seasons. The presence of Michu in the Swans team seems […]

In a blow to both players, Jermaine Jones and Oguchi Onyewu have both been told by their clubs that their contracts will not be renewed. Defensive midfielder Jermaine Jones has been informed by Schalke that the Bundesliga club will not renew his contract when it expires this summer. The USMNT midfielder didn't travel with the […]

FIFA President Sepp Blatter has slammed Brazil World Cup 2014 organizers by saying that no host country has been so far behind before in their preparations to host the major soccer tournament even though Brazil is the only host nation that has had so much time — seven years — to prepare. Blatter slammed Brazil […]

Under increasing pressure from disgruntled fans, West Ham United joint-chairmen David Sullivan and David Gold have written a letter to supporters, giving support to manager Sam Allardyce. Big Sam has come under fire from a lot of West Ham United supporters for a string of poor results culminating in a 5-0 thrashing yesterday at the […]

Antonio Conte’s Juventus has shown yet again its unmatched supremacy in the Serie A after a clinical 3-0 victory over Roma. This was the tenth Juventus win without conceding goals, and from the very start of the match the bianconeri seemed rarely troubled by Roma’s inconclusive attacks. Even if the giallorossi had the majority of […]

West Ham United crashed out of the FA Cup with a 5-0 loss against Nottingham Forest on Sunday. Manager Sam Allardyce made the controversial decision to play a team made up largely of youth players. While some accomplished veterans like Stewart Downing and Alou Diarra were in the side, the Hammers fielded a team that […]

FOX had a mixed weekend covering the FA Cup, the first full-fledged weekend of soccer on the network’s channels since the shutdown of FOX Soccer in September. The wall-to-wall FA Cup coverage, that included FOX Sports 1, FOX Sports 2 and FOX over-the-air, included extensive highlights and studio shows. The FA Cup, often a throwaway […]

Liverpool defeated Oldham Athletic today in the FA Cup Third Round to set up a Fourth Round match against either Bournemouth or Burton Albion. The FA Cup match between Liverpool-Oldham wasn't shown on live television, so many Reds supporters missed out on seeing the Anfield club cruise to victory with a wonderful goal by Iago […]