Newcastle (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Ferran Torres scored his first Manchester City hat-trick as the newly-crowned English champions twice came from behind to beat Newcastle 4-3 on Friday. With a third Premier League title in four years sealed with three games to spare, Pep Guardiola again took the chance to hand a number of his […]

In an exclusive interview with World Soccer Talk, executives from beIN SPORTS today explained that the network will continue broadcasting in the United States with its offering of leagues and cup competitions from around the world even though it has lost its flagship property, Spain's LaLiga, to rivals ESPN. "This is just a very rational […]

Lisbon (AFP) – Sporting Lisbon were crowned champions of Portugal for the first in almost two decades on Tuesday. A 1-0 win over Boavista at their Jose Alvalade Stadium clinched Sporting's 19th title with the last coming back in 2002. Paulinho's 36th minute goal put 'the Lions' out of reach of outgoing champions Porto at […]

Rome (AFP) – With their nine-year reign in Serie A ended and club president Andrea Agnelli roundly criticised for his role in the aborted European Super League, Juventus now risk missing out on next season's Champions League. Juventus were knocked out of Italy's top four last weekend following a 3-0 home defeat by AC Milan, […]

Porto (Portugal) (AFP) – Sporting Lisbon will have to wait at least one more day to celebrate their first league title in nearly two decades after rivals Porto hammered lowly Farense 5-1 on Monday. Reigning champions Porto are five points behind in second place, but Sporting will seal the championship for the first time since […]

Lisbon (AFP) – Sporting Lisbon are finally poised to turn their productive youth system into trophies as a team filled with youngsters stand one match from ending the club's 19-year wait for a league title. The club developed Luis Figo and, more recently, almost half of the Euro 2016-winning team including Cristiano Ronaldo, Joao Moutinho, […]

Mexico City (AFP) – Federico Vinas scored twice as Club America held off the determined Portland Timbers, beating the Major League Soccer outfit 3-1 to reach the CONCACAF Champions League semi-finals. Uruguay's Vinas scored in the first half and added a second from the penalty spot in the second at Azteca Stadium in rainy Mexico […]

London (AFP) – For over a decade, hiring Jose Mourinho was a guarantee of instant success, but the new Roma manager's decline has been so steep that he heads to Italy facing a last chance to salvage his tarnished reputation. Mourinho agreed a three-year contract with Roma on Tuesday and will replace their current boss […]

FOX Sports has been out of the business of acquiring soccer rights for a considerable amount of time after losing the UEFA Champions League, FA Cup and Bundesliga in recent years, but the American broadcasting network is back now after the headline news today proclaiming FOX Sports acquires Copa America rights through 2026. FOX Sports’ […]

Milan (AFP) – Jose Mourinho took just two weeks to bounce back after his sacking from Tottenham Hotspur with a surprise appointment on Tuesday Roma coach on a three-year deal from next season. His departure from Spurs marked the first time since the early years of his managerial career in Portugal that the self-declared 'Special […]

Many Arsenal fans were a bit surprised to see Granit Xhaka be deployed by manager Mikel Arteta at left back a few weeks ago. Arsenal’s normal starter in the position, Kieran Tierney, has struggled with injuries and has not been able to play since being substituted against Liverpool on April 3rd. Arteta initially chose Cedric […]

Rome (AFP) – Jose Mourinho will take over as coach of Roma on a three-year deal from next season, the Serie A club announced on Tuesday. Mourinho, sacked by Premier League club Tottenham last month, will replace fellow Portuguese Paulo Fonseca who will leave Roma at the end of the current campaign. Mourinho returns to […]

Univision’s TUDN today announced its multi-platform coverage for UEFA EURO 2020. Univision’s TUDN will carry all the action from the Euro 2020’s Group Stage on June 11 through the July 11 Final at the historic Wembley Stadium in London. As part TUDN’s exclusive Spanish-language coverage, the vast majority of games will be available via PrendeTV, […]

London (AFP) – Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said Friday that he is confident that failure to qualify for the Champions League would not have a major impact on his transfer plans. Klopp was already resigned to having a reduced budget because of the financial impact of the coronavirus, regardless of where the champions finished in […]

Los Angeles (AFP) – Two Major League Soccer teams earned stunning first leg ties in the CONCACAF Championship League quarter-final series on Wednesday as the US clubs try to break a Mexican stranglehold in the tournament. Both contests were decided by late goals, with the Liga MX giants CF Monterrey tying their game against Columbus […]