By a vote of 5-2, the Orange County Commissioners tonight approved funding for a soccer-specific stadium to be built in downtown Orlando, which paves the way for Orlando City Soccer Club to become a MLS team in 2015. “We are ecstatic about the positive vote,” said Orlando City President Phil Rawlins. “Our fans have been […]

British teams Chelsea and Celtic hoped to secure maximum points tonight to boost their chances of advancing from the UEFA Champions League group stage. Watch the highlights from both matches below: Celtic vs Ajax Video unavailable Schalke vs Chelsea Video unavailable Due to rights restrictions, the match highlights are only viewable in the United States.

If you missed the highlights or you want to see the goals again, here are the video highlights from AC Milan vs Barcelona, Marseille against Napoli and Austria Vienna versus Atletico Madrid. AC Milan vs Barcelona Video: Full Milan 1-1 Barcelona Marseille vs Napoli Video: Full Marseille 1-2 Napoli Austria Vienna vs Atletico Madrid Video: […]

Gameweek 3 of the UEFA Champions League kicked off today. If you missed any of the highlights from Arsenal-Dortmund, Steaua Bucharest against Basel or Porto vs Zenit St Petersburg, watch the videos below. Arsenal vs Borussia Dortmund Video unavailable Steaua Bucuresti v FC Basel Video unavailable Porto vs Zenit St Petersburg Video unavailable Due to […]

For once, someone has been willing to stand up to Sir Alex Ferguson, to ask him the tough questions and to put him on the defensive. The interviewer, Jon Snow of Channel 4 in the United Kingdom, grilled Sir Alex Ferguson on a variety of topics in conjunction with the release of his new autobiography. […]

New York area soccer fans haven’t had much to cheer about recently. But all that could change this weekend as both of the area’s active professional soccer teams could claim silverware. The New York Red Bulls, long a laughing stock of Major League Soccer, are one win away from claiming the Supporters Shield (MLS Regular […]

When I was asked to review a book about “Subbuteo,” I thought I had been the victim of some sort of autocorrect. From there, my mind searched for memories of perhaps some Brazilian or Argentine defensive midfielder from the sixties or seventies. Failing to find anything, I simply looked it up. Subbuteo is a table […]

Gameweek 3 of the UEFA Champions League kicks off today with several matches of note including Arsenal against Borussia Dortmund, Schalke vs Chelsea and AC Milan against Barcelona. For viewers in the United States, here are some of the matches being shown live: AC Milan vs Barcelona, 2:45pm, FOX Sports 1 and FOX Soccer 2Go Schalke […]

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has been lambasting Cardiff City for time-wasting during his side’s 4-1 win over the South Wales team. The Portuguese chief was sent to the stands for venting his fury at officials after what he believed to be devious tactics from the newly promoted outfit. Now, an FA charge looks imminent, but […]

Manchester United are putting the finishing touches on their singing section at Old Trafford, which they plan to unveil tomorrow in their UEFA Champions League match against Real Sociedad. The section, named "The Scoreboard Paddock," has a "We are the Scoreboard, the Scoreboard Paddock" banner that has been hoisted in the corner of the ground […]

The UK media have been practically drooling today over the release of Sir Alex Ferguson's second autobiography. But based on the "revelations" that have been announced so far this morning, it all sounds rather boring. We learned that Roy Keane was intimidating, that Ferguson thought Beckham's problem was when he fell in love with Victoria, […]

Photos of Holland's home shirt for World Cup 2014 have been leaked on the Internet. Holland's home shirt for Brazil 2014 is a combination of a retro look with a modern shirt. The Netherlands team crest looks more retro and regal than previous crests used in the past. This is combined with a shirt that […]

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho came out on the attack today against Cardiff City saying that the Welsh club wasted the money of people who paid for tickets to the Chelsea-Cardiff game from this past Saturday. Mourinho said: "If I was in that game and I was paying my ticket, I would be worried with the […]

Lords Cricket Ground, one of Great Britain’s most iconic sporting venues, hosted the inaugural London Sports Writing Festival this weekend. The event saw some of the most talented sports writers around combine with a host of Britain’s most popular sporting figures to deliver a fascinating insight into topical and age-old sporting discussions. I had the […]

After Crystal Palace opened up the scoring at Selhurst Park in the Premier League tonight, it looked like Crystal Palace may have finally found the formula to get three points. But Fulham struck back with two out-of-this-world goals courtesy of unsung heroes Pajtim Kasami and Steve Sidwell. Pajtim Kasami's goal, from the first angle: Pajtim […]