Seremban (Malaysia) (AFP) – South Korea hit a speed bump in their bid to reach a 10th World Cup as they were held to a goalless draw on Tuesday against a Syrian side that is unable to play at home due to the country’s long-running, bloody conflict. The frustrated South Koreans dominated possession during the […]

Shah Alam (Malaysia) (AFP) – Nawaf Al Abed buried two penalties in the last nine minutes as Saudi Arabia came from a goal down to beat regional rivals Iraq 2-1 in World Cup qualifying on Tuesday. War-torn Iraq, playing their home fixture in Malaysia's Shah Alam, struck early through Mohannad Abdul-Raheem and looked headed for […]

One World Sports has been added to AT&T U-verse's programming in the same 24 hours that the sports network was made available on DirecTV. The One World Sports channel was added to AT&T U-verse on Monday afternoon, and is now available on channel number 1665. In what has been a great week for soccer fans […]

If you're trying to find out how you can watch Brazil vs. Colombia, you've come to the right place. After last week's 3-0 victory against Ecuador in Quito, Brazil is looking to get back-to-back victories in CONMEBOL qualifying to push the team up the World Cup qualifying table in South America. Here are all of […]

Milan (AFP) – Former Inter Milan boss Roberto Mancini has slammed "envious" Ruud Gullit after the Dutch great suggested the Italian had failed to prepare the club's players for the start of the season. Mancini was replaced by Frank De Boer, Gullit's former teammate in the Dutch national side, when he was sacked by the […]

Cardiff (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Wales manager Chris Coleman backed Gareth Bale to break Ian Rush's national goal-scoring record after his brace inspired the Euro 2016 semi-finalists to a 4-0 defeat of Moldova. Bale scored three times as Wales reached the last four at Euro 2016 and he struck twice in Monday's home win over […]

London (AFP) – Painful memories of their humiliating Euro 2016 elimination by Iceland contributed to "nervous tension" during England's opening World Cup qualifying win in Slovakia, according to new manager Sam Allardyce. England needed a 95th-minute goal by Liverpool midfielder Adam Lallana to secure a 1-0 victory over 10-man Slovakia in Trnava on Sunday in […]

Zagreb (AFP) – Croatia captain and Real Madrid midfield star Luka Modric regretted being held 1-1 by Turkey in their opening World Cup qualifier at an empty Zagreb stadium on Monday. "We were much better as a team and we created much more chances ... No one is to blame but ourselves," Modric told state-run […]

Miami (AFP) – United States coach Jurgen Klinsmann has called for patience as the clamour for rising star Christian Pulisic to be given a starting berth reaches fever pitch. Borussia Dortmund teenager Pulisic produced a sparkling two-goal cameo last Friday as the USA demolished St. Vincent and the Grenadines 6-0 in Kingstown. The result left […]

Madrid (AFP) – Newly-appointed Spain coach Julien Lopetegui enjoyed a perfect competitive debut as Diego Costa, David Silva and Alvaro Morata all hit doubles in an 8-0 drubbing of Liechtenstein in Leon on Monday. Costa scored his first Spain goal since 2014 after just 10 minutes, but despite complete domination of the game the hosts […]

Sao Paulo (AFP) – A resurgent Brazil buoyed by the sparkling form of teenager Gabriel Jesus face Colombia on Tuesday as the latest instalment of an increasingly bitter rivalry takes centre stage in South America's 2018 World Cup qualifying race. Brazil head into Tuesday's game in the heart of the Amazon brimming with confidence after […]

Barring a disaster of biblical scale, the US Men's National Team has a spot in the final round of World Cup Qualifying all locked up. However, there is still a mathematical possibility of missing out, so Jurgen Klinsmann would be wise not to take anything for granted when the US plays its final semi-final round […]

Barcelona (AFP) – Lionel Messi's availability for Barcelona's Champions League opener with Celtic next week remains in doubt after tests confirmed the five-time World Player of the Year is suffering from a groin injury. Messi returned to Spain after aggravating the injury as he scored the winner against Uruguay last Thursday in his first match […]

Here are the ten things we learned from Week 26 of the 2016 MLS season. 1. Shakeup in San Jose This column mused last week on the future of Dominic Kinnear as San Jose’s 2016 season continued to spiral, and on Monday, the Earthquakes made a major move. Kinnear was granted a reprieve. The club […]

Seoul (AFP) – Son Heung-Min is skipping South Korea's 2018 World Cup qualifier against Syria on Tuesday to return to England and get his Tottenham Hotspur career on track. The 24-year-old forward moved from Bayer Leverkusen in August 2015 for a reported fee of around £22 million ($29 million), making him the most expensive Asian […]