Barcelona are set to make an official bid for David Luiz, Chelsea's defender/midfielder. The reported offer will be £35million, but Chelsea are expected to reject the bid. Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has said previously that Luiz is part of his future plans at Chelsea. Is it transfer gossip, or is there a grain of truth […]

US and Everton goalkeeper Tim Howard has described Clint Dempsey's move from Tottenham Hotspur to Seattle Sounders as exciting times. Howard told World Soccer Talk: "[It's] exciting times for Seattle and for Clint. I haven't spoken to him yet. "It's exciting for him, and obviously it's his decision, which is awesome. I'm really excited to […]

Arsenal have taken Ligue 2 midfielder midfielder Alharbi El Jadeyaoui on trial, to give him the opportunity to catch manager Arsene Wenger's eye. El Jadeyaoui, 26, is a Moroccan international who plays for French Ligue 2 side Angers, and has played throughout France for several clubs. In 2009, he went on trial at Blackburn Rovers, but […]

Despite reports in the British press this morning (and again, no sources attributed) that Manchester United have opened talks with Everton over the potential signing of midfielder Marouane Fellaini, Everton manager Roberto Martinez was direct when he answered a question about transfer rumors regarding Fellaini and defender Leighton Baines. Martinez said: "There are no bids. […]

EA Sports has released a new video today to highlight improvements to FIFA 14 that include better ball trajectories and improved shooting than compared to FIFA 13. EA Sports' Aaron McHardy discusses 'Pure Shot' and 'Real Ball Physics' in the video below, to illustrate the improvements that have been implemented in FIFA 14, which is […]

In an exclusive interview with The Guardian newspaper, Luis Suárez has asked to leave Liverpool, claiming that the club promised him he could go if they failed to qualify for a spot in the Champions League. Suárez said he will take the issue to the Premier League to try and force a move before the league's […]

The penultimate night of the 2013 International Champions Cup is underway with Inter Milan against Juventus playing to determine the seventh and eighth place finish, which is followed by Everton against Valencia for the fourth and fifth place spots. For viewers in the United States, the games kicked off at 6:30pm ET on FOX Soccer. […]

FOX Sports has made the decision that Sky Sports News, the 24/7 news channel that used to be simulcast on FOX Soccer at hourly periods throughout the day, will not return to US television in its current form. Despite initial reports that Sky Sports News would air in the early morning hours on FOX Sports […]

NBC Sports yesterday replaced their Gareth Bale billboard in New York Times Square with a brand-new advertisement to promote its coverage of the Premier League on US television and Internet. The new billboard features a "Don't call it soccer" design by English street artist D*Face. While the new artwork is certainly newsworthy, the bigger story […]

NBC Sports has been incredibly busy in recent weeks with their promotion campaign leading up to the launch of their Premier League matches beginning August 17. In addition to all of the advertising on subway cars, billboards and television, the network will be launching three new shows. Two of them were mentioned last week — […]

Only 27 days remain in the summer transfer window in England, and teams are getting close to wrapping up their pre-season friendlies ahead of the August 17 kick-off to the Premier League season. Based on the transfer signings so far in the summer window, here's my ratings on how each club in the Premier League […]

NBC's promo video featuring former SNL comedian Jason Sudeikis has been a massive hit on the Internet. The video to promote NBC's coverage of the Premier League has already surpassed 2 million views, and it was only released four days ago. Although tragedy struck Coach Ted Lasso when he was fired as the American coach […]

With World Cup 2022 dominating opinion columns and threatening to destabilize a competition still nine years away from us, the World Cup has never faced such an uncertain future. With the embers still warm from the fires that accompanied the Brazilian riots this summer, even the once untarnishable brand of the franchise is looking weathered, […]

US international striker Juan Agudelo has signed a pre-contract with Stoke City, and will formally join the club in January, according to a report by SBI. Sources confirmed to SBI that Agudelo will join Stoke City in January after his current MLS contract expires on December 31. The report adds that Stoke City and Agudelo […]

Is it any coincidence that the three Premier League clubs who have players involved in the biggest EPL transfer stories this summer have ruled their players out from important friendlies due to "injury problems"? Yesterday, Manchester United ruled out Wayne Rooney from today's friendly in Sweden because they said the striker had suffered a "shoulder […]