Now that the 2017 Clausura has ended with Chivas winning in emphatic style, the club teams in Mexico will take a break to allow players to rest as well as some to compete in the international friendlies scheduled this summer as well as the Confederations Cup where Mexico will represent CONCACAF. But after those important […]

Saturday's broadcast of San Jose Earthquakes against LA Galaxy on Univision and Univision Deportes is the most-watched MLS game of the 2017 season thus far on US television. A total of 692,000 viewers tuned in to watch the game on the over-the-air Univision network, which combined with the 202,000 people who watched the match simulcast […]

The first Cascadia Cup of the 2017 MLS season between Seattle Sounders and Portland Timbers averaged 554,000 viewers on the FOX network and FOX Deportes combined on Saturday, May 27. With a scheduled kick-off time of 3:10pm ET, the match immediately followed the 2016/17 FA Cup final between Arsenal and Chelsea. While the FA Cup […]

Saturday's broadcast of the 2016/17 FA Cup final between Arsenal and Chelsea on the FOX network and FOX Deportes averaged 984,000 viewers combined across both networks. Out of the 984,000 viewers, 836,000 watched Chelsea-Arsenal on the English-language FOX network, while the remaining 148,000 watched it on the Spanish-language FOX Deportes. Compared to last year's FA […]

London (AFP) – Manchester United have been rated as Europe's most valuable club by a new report into the financial muscle of the continent's top teams. The report by professional services firm KPMG looked at the finances of 39 clubs based on their popularity on social media channels, revenues for the 2014-15 and 2015-16 seasons, […]

Burton-on-Trent (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho had no influence over the decision to excuse Marcus Rashford from duty at the Under-21 European Championship, England manager Gareth Southgate said on Tuesday. Southgate has frequently underlined the importance of giving young players tournament experience, but he called Rashford into his senior squad, rather […]

Thursday’s match in Chicago had a poor turnout of 12,584 in attendance. That's too bad because Chicago’s revival took a boost with a win over FC Dallas. And Dallas’ showing for the Texas Derby of 15,055 was also soft too. The rest of the league had good reported attendances. The Cascadia Cup matchup between Seattle […]

Here are the ten things we learned from Week 13 of the 2017 MLS season. 1. The Once And Future King? The Seattle Sounders held off the Portland Timbers to win the first meeting of the storied rivals in 2017 by a score of 1-0 on Saturday. It was another frustrating afternoon at CenturyLink Field […]

OGC Nice just completed a fairly successful season in Ligue 1. They failed to collect silverware, but the French club did, however, finish in a Champions League qualifying spot for the first time in their history. The qualification into the illustrious competition should help the club secure a contract extension with striker Mario Balotelli and […]

The curtain will come down on the domestic campaign for top-flight sides in England on Saturday, as Chelsea and Arsenal contest what should be a classic FA Cup final. Wembley Stadium will host the showpiece, which takes on significance for both teams for very different reasons. Chelsea, having clinched the Premier League title, are seeking […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester United's Europa League victory gave the city a boost just two days after a devastating suicide bomb attack left 22 dead and dozens injured, claimed legendary former manager Alex Ferguson. United beat Dutch side Ajax 2-0 in Sweden — goals by Paul Pogba and Henrikh Mkhitaryan sealing an emotional […]

FIFA President Gianni Infantino was in the southern Russian city of Krasnodar on Tuesday, visiting the stadium of the city’s Russian Premier League side and surveying the scene in the country ahead of the upcoming Confederations Cup. It was a polished occasion. Infantino smiled and posed for photos with the Russian president Vladimir Putin, and […]

Huddersfield Town and Reading will go head-to-head at Wembley on Monday in the Championship Playoff Final, with 90 minutes between the sides and potential promotion to the Premier League. The annual clash at the national stadium is regularly labelled as a match worth £170 million, given the substantial riches the victor will receive by competing […]

There were weak midweek match turnouts in Chicago and Dallas. Philly and Salt Lake had middling reported attendance midweek. Fairly strong showings for the rest of the midweek matches, as well as on the weekend. Orlando and San Jose continue to report sellouts in their new homes.. After the first 131 matches, the average attendance […]

Here are the ten things we learned from Week 12 of the 2017 MLS season. 1. LAFC Makes A Splash Los Angeles Football Club doesn’t have a coach, doesn’t have senior players, and doesn’t kick off their first MLS season for another nine months. But it’s becoming clear that LAFC could be one of MLS’ […]