Here are tonight's world soccer news headliens: Premier League Steaua Bucharest owner Gigi Becali rejects Tottenham’s bid for Vlad Chiriches from prison — ESPN FC Gareth Bale asked not to travel to Monaco and if required will not play — AS Mark Lawrenson given 'reduced role' on Match of the Day as BBC shake up […]

To promote his newest line of adizero f50 Messi football boots from adidas, Leo Messi recently put on a cutting-edge LED light suit to showcase his soccer moves, touch and speed. The short film, entitled 'The New Speed Of Light,' was shot at 1000 frames per second to create a specially developed visual display that […]

A club official from La Liga club Atletico Madrid has denied that the club has received any offers for Diego Costa despite speculation in the British press that Liverpool have made a £21.8million bid for the Brazilian striker. According to Spanish newspaper AS, Atletico Madrid have rejected any possibility that the player will leave the […]

After a breathtaking season in which he won the PFA Player and Young Player of the Year awards plus the Football Writers Association Player of the Year, Gareth Bale has been attracting a lot of interest from some of the biggest clubs in the world, most notably Spanish giants Real Madrid. Madrid's latest pursuit of […]

Last week, the media were invited to a behind-the-scenes tour of NBC's brand new studios in Stamford, Connecticut. The new home of NBC Sports will also be the home of the network's coverage of the Premier League. According to the Hartford Courant newspaper, some of the features of the new NBC Sports building in Stamford […]

ESPN has announced their star-studded roster of soccer experts that will appear on its new daily TV show named ESPN FC. With so many expert analysts, there'll have to be a rotation policy in place to fit them all in. Here are the 23 experts that ESPN have picked to be on ESPN FC, in […]

The Football League, which was founded in 1888 and is the life and breath of English football, marks its 125-year anniversary this season and has released a six-minute film titled '125 Years Young' to commemorate the historic occasion. The short film documents the history of the world's original football league competition, and features some of […]

Yesterday we shared with you photographs of the Manchester United, Manchester City, Arsenal and Tottenham subway cars that are running on the Times Square Shuttle in New York City as part of an advertising campaign by NBC Sports to promote its coverage of the Premier League that kicks off on August 17. And now another […]

Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti has confirmed that the Spanish club are in talks with Tottenham Hotspur to sign Gareth Bale. Ancelotti, who's in the United States preparing for his club's match tonight against LA Galaxy in Phoenix, had this to say to the media: "It is difficult to talk about Bale because at the […]

Tottenham have agreed a deal with Valencia to sign Spanish striker Roberto Soldado. All that remains for the transfer to be finalized is for Soldado to pass a medical. Tottenham reportedly paid Valencia £26million to sign Roberto Soldado. According to Tottenham's club website, "The striker netted 80 times in 146 appearances during his time at […]

After last Saturday's win by AC Milan against Valencia in the opening game of the 2013 International Champions Cup, the second match of the competition begins tonight between Juventus and Everton. The two clubs face each other in San Francisco tonight with the coverage beginning at 11pm ET live on FOX Soccer, ESPN Deportes and […]

West Bromwich Albion have been incredibly quiet in the summer transfer window, but news is emerging tonight that the Baggies are interested in signing Uruguayan captain and centre back Diego Lugano. The 32-year-old Paris Saint-Germain defender is expected to visit the Hawthorns this week to discuss personal terms. And while Lugano is no spring chicken, […]

A new photograph of Manchester City's third shirt for the 2013-14 season has been leaked on the Internet. If this is Manchester City's new third shirt for next season, and it appears it is, it's the clearest photograph we've seen thus far. Designed by Nike, Man City's third shirt is white with sky blue and […]

The 2013 MLS All-Star Game kicks off tonight with AS Roma battling the MLS All-Star Team at Sporting Park, the home of Sporting Kansas City. The broadcast begins at 9pm ET on ESPN2 and Unimas. At halftime, MLS Commissioner Don Garber is expected to answer questions about MLS expansion and allegations of racism by Chivas […]

Jozy Altidore’s recent transfer to Sunderland has excited many US soccer fans, not to mention the executives at NBC Sports; nevertheless, there is ample reason to take a more measured approach in defining our expectations of the 23-year-old. Yes, he scored 31 goals in the last campaign for AZ Alkmaar, as well as in four […]