Los Angeles (AFP) – Megan Rapinoe and two of her US teammates from last year's Women's World Cup champions have opted out of the National Women's Soccer League tournament that begins Saturday in Utah. OL Reign forward Rapinoe, Portland Thorns midfielder Tobin Heath and Utah Royals striker Christen Press withdrew from the event, with Press and Heath […]

London (AFP) – Veteran defender David Luiz has signed a new one-year deal with Arsenal, the Premier League club announced on Wednesday. The 33-year-old Brazil international joined the Gunners last year from Chelsea on an initial 12-month deal. He was heavily criticised after being sent off in last week's 3-0 loss to Manchester City — […]

With the Serie A title race heating up between Juventus, Lazio and Inter Milan, ESPN are promoting 19 games to its TV networks during the next 30 days. Before the coronavirus, ESPN would often feature one Serie A match per week on television, usually on ESPN2 or ESPNEWS during the early Sunday morning hours. But […]

When it comes to finding ways to cut the cord and save money, there are several streaming services available in the tier of low-cost options including Fanatiz, Sling World Sports and Sling Latino. To learn more about the latter, we've created a Sling Latino demo to show what you can expect. Currently available at $10 […]

Fans of Italian soccer will be glad to hear that ESPN has decided to move several key matches to air on the flagship ESPN TV network in the next two weeks. They include a handful of Serie A matches in addition to the 2019/20 Coppa Italia Final. With the Italian season scheduled to restart on […]

For the neutral fans, the biggest question about the return of the 2019/20 Premier League season is whether artificial crowd noise will be included or not. After all, both the Bundesliga and LaLiga have featured artificial crowd noise that has arguably helped to enhance the television broadcasts, making games sound more exciting. For fans of […]

It seems as if Arsenal’s move for Thomas Partey has been in the works for months now. The Atletico Madrid midfielder apparently caught the eye of the north London outfit around a year ago, when Unai Emery was still at the helm. Although nothing materialized last summer, the Gunners are hoping that they can strike […]

What is Peacock and why should fans of Premier League clubs care? The days of NBC Sports making every single Premier League game available "for free" to soccer fans in the United States who had access to NBC Sports Live Extra are long gone. The world has changed a lot since NBC's Premier League debut […]

Lyon (AFP) – US women's national team star Megan Rapinoe will not play for OL Reign in the NWSL Challenge Cup later this month due to concerns about the spread of coronavirus, her club coach said. The United States has been the country hit hardest by the pandemic in terms of the number of fatalities, […]

As summer nears and Premier League games are set to return, teams are looking to both finish the current campaign on a strong note and add talent for next season. In Arsenal’s case, they will most likely be looking to sign senior players in just two or three positions. This could certainly change if the […]

Los Angeles (AFP) – Major League Soccer confirmed cancellation of the league's 2020 All-Star game on Tuesday while two other competitions featuring clubs from MLS and Mexico were axed. The MLS All-Star side was due to face a team made up of players from Mexico's Liga MX on July 29 at the Banc of California […]

With the 2019/20 Bundesliga restarting after the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, we've received several questions from readers on social media and e-mail about how the latest viewing figures compare to other matches. So, based on popular demand, here's the list of the most-watched Bundesliga games on US TV from 2016 through 2020 (English-language TV only). While […]

With no promotion or effort from FOX Sports, the two Bundesliga matches that aired on FS1 this past Saturday averaged 298,500 viewers. The highly anticipated derby between Dortmund and Schalke averaged 365,000 viewers, which was followed by the more "user-friendly" kick-off time of 12:30PM ET for Frankfurt-Borussia Monchengladbach that netted 232,000 viewers. Looking at the […]

As the last and final European soccer league that FOX Sports has the rights to in the United States, the German Bundesliga is unfortunately on the receiving end of FOX's declining interest in the global game. Sure, FOX Sports still have the rights to FIFA World Cup tournaments, Gold Cup and Major League Soccer, but […]

The more things change, the more they stay the same with FOX Sports. With no other major sports on U.S. television and the return of the Bundesliga around the corner, FOX Sports have the opportunity — as the rights-holder to the German league in the United States — to broadcast actual live sports to a wider audience […]