Now that the Seattle Sounders have been the MLS club with the highest average attendance by far for each of its eight MLS seasons, it's quite possible that Atlanta United may knock the Sounders off their perch by the end of the season. So far this year, Atlanta is averaging 50,610 after two home games. […]

Here are the ten things we learned from Week 3 of the 2017 MLS season. 1. Timbers Continue To Fly High The best game of the weekend was at Providence Park on Saturday night, and, though 45 minutes, the Houston Dynamo were stealing the show. At halftime, they deservedly led 2-1 behind goals from Cubo […]

Anyone trying to buy tickets to el Clasico Miami between Barcelona and Real Madrid on Ticketmaster's website for the general sale for Monday, March 20 will have been disappointed by the lack of affordable seats available, and also the annoying Ticketmaster website and app. The "Sorry, no tickets match your search" message displayed on the […]

During the next 10 days, there will be more than 55 international games shown live to viewers in the United States on TV and/or streaming. Among those countries featured — some of whom will be playing World Cup qualifiers and friendlies — they include the United States, Brazil, Germany, Italy, Spain, Canada, England and Argentina. And, […]

Madrid (AFP) – Antoine Griezmann teed up Diego Godin's opener then struck a stunning free-kick as Atletico Madrid compounded a week for Sevilla to forget in a 3-1 win on Sunday. Koke added Atletico's third before Joaquin Correa registered a consolation for Sevilla. Sevilla were dumped out of the Champions League by Atletico's quarter-final opponents […]

Paris (AFP) – A dazzling double from teenage sensation Kylian Mbappe gave Monaco a 3-0 win at Caen on Sunday as the French Ligue 1 leaders opened a six-point gap on Paris Saint-Germain. Monaco now have 71 points with eight games to play although Paris can close to within three points if they beat Lyon […]

Berlin (AFP) – Schalke 04 climbed two places to ninth in the Bundesliga on Sunday as masked Bosnia defender Sead Kolasinac produced a superb individual goal in their 1-0 win at Mainz. The Royal Blues of Gelsenkirchen are now unbeaten in their last four games including Thursday's 2-2 draw at Moenchengladbach which put them in the […]

Milan (AFP) – A first-half header from Juan Cuadrado delivered a 1-0 win for a jittery Juventus at Sampdoria Sunday during which infuriated coach Massimiliano Allegri kicked kit bags on the touchline. Juve's 24th league win of the campaign moved the champions 10 points clear of Napoli after their earlier 3-2 win at Empoli, while […]

Middlesbrough (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Marouane Fellaini scored his first Premier League goal for 15 months as Manchester United extended their unbeaten Premier League run to 18 games to move up to fifth with a 3-1 victory at relegation-threatened Middlesbrough on Sunday. Jesse Lingard added a stunning second and Antonio Valencia a stoppage-time third after an embarrassing mistake […]

Milan (AFP) – Lorenzo Insigne hit a brace as Napoli survived a late fightback by Empoli to claim a 3-2 win on Sunday that moved them up to second in Serie A seven points behind Juventus. Napoli looked on their way to an easy but maiden win at the Carlo Castellani stadium after Insigne struck […]

Atlanta (AFP) – The expansion Atlanta United recorded their first home win in franchise history on Saturday with a convincing 4-0 win over the Chicago Fire at the Georgia Tech University stadium. Forward Josef Martinez, the reigning Major League Soccer player of the week, scored twice for the United. The United took a 1-0 lead […]

Glasgow (AFP) – New Rangers manager Pedro Caixinha said his side still have a lot of work ahead of them after they thrashed Hamilton 4-0 at Ibrox. The 46-year-old declared himself happy to get his reign off to a winning start just a week after joining from Qatari club Al-Gharafa. But the Portuguese said more […]

Stoke-on-Trent (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Chelsea manager Antonio Conte described Diego Costa as an example to his team-mates after the Premier League leaders went 13 points clear with a 2-1 win at Stoke City. The infamously feisty Costa, dropped in January after reports of a row with Conte, was left walking a disciplinary tightrope after […]

London (AFP) – Craig Shakespeare believes Kasper Schmeichel must be viewed as one of the game's top goalkeepers after his saves enabled Leicester City to record a fourth successive victory. First-half goals by Riyad Mahrez, Robert Huth and Jamie Vardy gave the champions a 3-2 win at West Ham United on Saturday, easing the relegation […]

West Bromwich (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says he has made a decision on his future and will make it public very soon. Wenger revealed after seeing his side humbled 3-1 at West Bromwich Albion on Saturday that he has decided whether to stay with Arsenal when his contract expires at the […]