During a recent Turkish soccer match, a footballer walked off the pitch in tears after being on the receiving end of verbal abuse from a small set of supporters of his own team. The incident happened during last week's match between Trabzonspor and Rizespor in the Turkish Super League. The footballer, Volkan Sen, walked off the […]

Before the match between Liverpool and Manchester United kicks off today at 8:30am ET (coverage to begin at 8am ET on NBC Sports Network, for viewers in the United States), the football supporters at Anfield will give an one minute applause to the great Liverpool manager Bill Shankly, who would have celebrated his 100th birthday […]

Liverpool have agreed a season-long loan deal with Chelsea to sign Victor Moses, according to the Liverpool Echo newspaper. With Chelsea signing Willian for £32million as well as several other midfielders in the past twelve months, Moses has become surplus to requirements at the Stamford Bridge club. Liverpool offers him a greater opportunity to gain […]

Arsenal have agreed a deal to sign goalkeeper Emiliano Viviano on a season-long loan, according to Metro newspaper. The 27-year-old Italian goalkeeper has earned 6 caps for the national team, as well as having a playing career that spans Inter Milan, Brescia, Palermo, Bologna and, most recently, Fiorentina on loan. Viviano is expected to arrive […]

Here are today's world soccer news headlines: Premier League Chelsea confirm signing of attacker Christian Atsu from FC Porto — Chelsea FC Manchester United must up their offer for Ander Herrera, say Athletic Bilbao — Metro Paolo Di Canio insists his methods will work in the Premier League — Newcastle Chronicle Arsene Wenger could never see […]

Crystal Palace substitute Stuart O'Keefe scored a cracking third goal for the Eagles on Saturday, to help the London club to a 3-1 victory against Sunderland. Palace manager Ian Holloway was in jubilant mood after the ball went into the back of the net, dancing a jig in front of the brilliant support at Selhurst […]

The annual event that is the Transfer Deadline Day program on Sky Sports, which has been shown live on television the past few years by FOX Soccer, will not be televised on US television this Monday. The summer transfer window in England closes on Monday night at 11pm UK time/6pm ET. During previous years, we've […]

A new weekend in the Premier League is upon us, and right before an international break, so savor every moment of this weekend's coverage. The coverage begins at 7am ET on NBC Sports Network with Manchester City against Hull City (kick-off at 7:45am ET) followed by Cardiff City versus Everton (at 10am ET on NBC […]

NBC Sports Group have released the TV schedule for this weekend's Premier League matches. Interestingly, for the first time ever, TWI/IMG — who provide the feed for the Premier League matches — are using a pitchside reporter. We'll have to wait and see how the pitchside reporters are implemented and how much of a role […]

Tottenham Hotspur have signed Danish creative midfielder Christian Eriksen. Eriksen becomes Tottenham's third signing in the past 24 hours after signing Vlad Chiriches and Erik Lamela earlier in the day. Eriksen, Lamela and Chiriches also join the other new Tottenham signings this summer: Roberto Soldado, Nacer Chadli, Etienne Capoue and Paulinho, bringing Tottenham's signings this […]

Providing you aren’t a supporter of one of the Premier League’s more illustrious, well-off outfits, the final knockings of the transfer window are usually an agonizing, anxious period. Sure, it’s built up to be a day of excitement. A day where teams can beat the clock to secure that dramatic, big money deal. But in […]

The winners of the 2013 UEFA Champions League face the winners of the 2013 UEFA Europa League today to determine who will lift the UEFA Super Cup trophy. The match features Bayern Munich against Chelsea, which is being played in Prague. For viewers in the United States, the match will be shown live on FOX […]

When Erik Lamela was a precocious 12-year-old on the streets of Buenos Aires in Argentina, the TV crew from Trans World Sport met up with him to ask him about his role model, dreams and aspirations. The revealing interview discusses how Barcelona tried to sign him as a youngster for a salary of more than […]

Real Madrid edged a giant step closer to securing the transfer of Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Gareth Bale today by agreeing personal terms with the Welshman, according to the BBC. BBC chief sports correspondent Dan Roan said: "While discussions in Madrid have taken some days, it's important to stress this was always a formality. "The agreement […]

Tottenham Hotspur have signed midfielder Erik Lamela from AS Roma. Lamela, who can play either as a striker or an attacking midfielder – much in the mold of Gareth Bale — is a 21-year-old playmaker who began his career at River Plate where he made 40 appearances before joining AS Roma in 2011. In Italy, […]