FIFA's ethics committee has no power to remove World Cup 2022 from Qatar even if bribes took place, according to a report today in The Daily Telegraph newspaper. The newspaper quotes a source who said: "If [FIFA ethics investigator Michael] Garcia finds something which was wrong, the ethics committee has the right to take sanctions. "But does he […]

England manager Roy Hodgson said today that goalkeeper Joe Hart will not start in goal during tomorrow's friendly against Chile at Wembley. Hodgson will choose between Fraser Forster or John Ruddy to start in the net for England. Ruddy has made one appearance for England after coming on at half time during the friendly against […]

I flew through London Heathrow Airport the other day wearing a retro Manchester City shirt. When asked about it in Terminal 5, I simply stated it was a Rodney Marsh kit (which it is not — it is a generic kit from the 1971-72 season when Marsh joined the club and the team collapsed falling […]

adidas has officially unveiled Argentina's home shirt for World Cup 2014. Argentina will be wearing their famous blue and white stripes at Brazil 2014. For the first time, the shirt features, through the sky-blue stripes of the shirt, a reflective visual effect simulating a Argentinean flag on top of a pole, waving in the wind. The […]

Clint Dempsey is set for a transfer back to the Premier League on loan from the Seattle Sounders. Tottenham Hotspur have first right of refusal, but The Mirror newspaper is reporting that Fulham, Aston Villa and Everton are interested in signing the American striker. Seattle general manager Adrian Hanauer said: "Clint's contract allows him to go on […]

David Beckham is considering either Marlins Park or FIU Stadium as the temporary home for his Miami MLS franchise, according to Miami Mayor Carlos Gimenez as reported by The Miami Herald. A final decision has yet to be reached. And the comment from the Miami mayor is, of course, self-serving and biased in his favor, […]

Time will stand still today in Mexico and New Zealand as the Kiwis take on El Tri in the first leg of the World Cup playoff in Mexico City. For viewers in the United States, the match kicks off at 3:30pm ET on ESPN, Univision Deportes and WatchESPN.com. Starting line-ups: Mexico: Moises Munoz; Juan Carlos Valenzuela, […]

England manager Roy Hodgson is the ideal person to root for. After being unable to break into the Crystal Palace first team from 1965-66, Hodgson played non-league soccer with Tonbridge Angels before moving on to Gravesend & Northfleet. At age 23, he completed his training to become a fully qualified coach. He continued to play […]

adidas have officially unveiled the World Cup shirt that Germany will be wearing at Brazil 2014. The new Germany shirt features three red bands on the upper chest, representing the three times when Germany won the World Cup (1954, 1974 and 1990). The attention to detail by adidas is superb — including everything down to […]

It's been a depressing 24 hours for Hull City supporters with it appearing likely that the club will change its name from Hull City AFC to Hull Tigers. Plus, on top of that, Hull City have reported loses of £28million in the last 12 months. On November 1, Allam met with Hull City supporters. During […]

Fulham have been down the road of fighting relegation before during their current 12 year run of Premier League football. However, it seems every time the Cottagers were threatened with relegation, something either miraculous happened, or the grit and commitment of the squad came through. The current group of players at Craven Cottage however seem […]

A man in Africa lost his house this past weekend after his Arsenal team were defeated by Manchester United. Before last weekend's match between Manchester United and Arsenal, two men in Uganda placed a bet. Rashid Yiga, a Manchester United supporter, was so confident his team would win that he bet his wife and his Toyota […]

For soccer fans in the United States, live streaming of beIN SPORT is now available for $10/month via a new service named Sling International. I had a chance to test drive the service this weekend, and here's how it works. Sling International, not to be confused with DISH Network although they're part of the same […]

Roberto Di Matteo is still being paid £130,000 per week by Chelsea, one year after being sacked by Roman Abramovich. The astonishing revelation was brought to light by The Daily Mail's reporter Neil Ashton. He wrote: "The Italian was unable to reach a settlement with owner Roman Abramovich on his three-year deal when he was […]

David Beckham is in Miami tonight, hanging out with several players from the Brazil national team ahead of their game against Honduras this weekend in South Florida. Beckham met up with several of the Brazilian players including Neymar, David Luiz and Lucas Leiva in the downtown Miami hotel where the team is staying. The Brazilians […]