Every year, the highlight of the soccer calendar is el Clásico between Barcelona and Real Madrid. But if you live in the United States, the game isn't available on over-the-air broadcast television. On television, it's available exclusively via beIN SPORTS and beIN SPORTS en Español. For cord cutters, though, there are several options of how […]

In the biggest club match of the year, Spain's top-flight league has organized a rooftop viewing party in New York City for soccer fans to watch el Clásico between Barcelona and Real Madrid. Entrance to the viewing party is completely free, but you'll need to register ahead of time at www.laliga.es/elclasiconyc. As well as getting […]

The first-ever NWSL game televised on Lifetime averaged 82,000 viewers this past Saturday for the game between Portland Thorns and Orlando Pride. To put that into context, it's the third best viewing number for a televised NWSL opening game in the past five years. In 2014, ESPN2's broadcast had 177,000 viewers. In 2015, the opener […]

Following up on Bayern Munich's appearance on the FOX network last weekend against Bayer Leverkusen, FOX has decided to broadcast the April 29 game between Wolfsburg and Bayern Munich on the over-the-air FOX network. As of press time, Wolfsburg sits sixth from bottom in the Bundesliga, while Bayern Munich is running away with the Bundesliga […]

After four home matches each in the 2017 MLS season, Columbus Crew SC and Houston Dynamo are both drawing their lowest average attendances since 2011. The Crew attendance is down 22.7% compared to last season, and is currently averaging 12,659 fans per game this season. In Houston, meanwhile, average attendance is down 15% (the Dynamo […]

The viewing number for MLS' first over-the-air broadcast on English-language television in 2017 is in, and the news isn't good. In previous years, whenever Premier League TV ratings in the United States have beaten MLS viewing numbers for games played during the same weekend, MLS apologists have insisted it was due to Manchester United, Chelsea, […]

A new era in women’s soccer began on Saturday with NWSL’s new television deal with Lifetime as well as streaming on the go90 platform. The decision to place one weekly game with a 4pm ET start time on Lifetime was a no-brainer. A&E, the parent company of Lifetime, has invested in NWSL. However, the NWSL placing […]

Here are the ten things we learned from Week 7 of the 2017 MLS season. 1. Orlando Puts On A Show There’s something pretty special going on in Orlando. The Lions have turned heads from the moment they entered MLS with Kaka and a sellout crowd of more than 60,000 at the Citrus Bowl, but […]

MLS today announced that the opponent in the 2017 MLS All-Star Game will be Real Madrid in a game that will be played at Chicago's Soldier Field on August 2, 2017. Initially, Barcelona was invited to play in the MLS All-Star Game but the Blaugrana has instead decided to play Juventus, Manchester United and Real […]

Manchester City’s Sergio Aguero has been an absolute superb signing since he arrived to the blue side of the city in 2011. The striker has scored 164 goals in just 246 total matches since becoming a Premier League player. The tally is impressive considering that Chelsea great Didier Drogba also managed to score 164 total […]

West Bromwich (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Philippe Coutinho is proving invaluable to Liverpool as they attempt to secure Champions League qualification and his return to full health is crucial as they travel to West Bromwich Albion on Sunday. Coutinho has scored in each of Liverpool's last three matches, yet arguably should not have been involved […]

London (AFP) – Britain's Sun tabloid said on Friday it had suspended its columnist Kelvin MacKenzie over an article about footballer Ross Barkley that critics branded "racist". The article in Britain's best-selling newspaper was about the 23-year-old England midfielder getting into a fight in a nightclub in Liverpool this week. MacKenzie compared Barkley, whose grandfather […]

London (AFP) – Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho must rally a fatigued and foundering team this weekend as he rekindles an increasingly thorny rivalry with his former club Chelsea, the Premier League leaders. United have drawn five of their last six home games and go into Sunday's Old Trafford showdown on the back of a […]

London (AFP) – Arsenal should not change their wage policy in any new contract offer to Chilean star Alexis Sanchez, said beleaguered Gunners manager Arsene Wenger on Saturday. The 67-year-old Frenchman's remarks may further enrage Arsenal fans who are divided as to whether he should sign a new contract and extend his 21-year reign after […]

Paris (AFP) – Angel Di Maria scored a brace to keep Paris Saint-Germain hot on Ligue 1 leaders Monaco's heels with a 2-0 win at Angers on Friday. The Argentina international showed his class with one sublime and another clinical finish as PSG moved level on points at the top of the table. "We are […]