Nice (France) (AFP) – Wayward Italian striker Mario Balotelli has insisted that French club Nice have not taken a risk in signing him from Liverpool. "The career that I have had, it's different to what has been written in the press," Balotelli said at a press conference on Friday as he and fellow new signing […]

London (AFP) – Stoke and England goalkeeper Jack Butland could be ruled out for up to two months after revealing on Friday he will undergo surgery next week on his injured ankle. Butland, 23, had surgery in March after breaking his ankle during England's 3-2 win over Germany in Berlin. He is yet to play […]

New York (AFP) – Frank Lampard scored two goals in the closing minutes as New York City F.C. defeated D.C. United 3-2 to claim the top spot in Major League Soccer's Eastern Conference. The former Chelsea and England star stroked home the winning goal in the third minute of stoppage time to seal a dramatic […]

Montevideo (AFP) – Lionel Messi scored the winning goal on his return from a short-lived international retirement as Argentina defeated Uruguay to take control of South America's 2018 World Cup qualifying race. Messi had stunned the footballing world in June after vowing to never play for Argentina again following an agonizing defeat to Chile in […]

Berlin (AFP) – Premier League clubs hunting the likes of Paul Pogba spent ten times as much as French Ligue 1 counterparts during the transfer window, but envious rivals are nervously laughing all the way to the bank. The 20 English Premier League clubs laid out 1.165 billion pounds (1.38 billion euros/$1.54 billion) in two […]

Quito (AFP) – Two goals from teenage prodigy Gabriel Jesus fired Brazil to their first ever qualifying victory in Ecuador on Thursday to reignite the South American giants' 2018 World Cup qualification campaign. Jesus — who signed for English giants Manchester City from Palmeiras in August — underscored his status as one of the brightest […]

Eindhoven (Netherlands) (AFP) – The Netherlands suffered a fifth successive home defeat as their miserable form continued with a 2-1 defeat to fellow strugglers Greece in Eindhoven on Thursday. Both sides were top seeds for Euro 2016 qualifying but neither managed to make it to the French showpiece as the Netherlands finished fourth in their […]

London (AFP) – Real Madrid star Gareth Bale claimed he doesn't care about losing the tag of the world's most expensive player to Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba. Bale's three-year reign as the most costly player in the world ended when France international Pogba joined United from Juventus for £89 million ($118 million, 105 million […]

After a successful summer at the Copa America Centenario, the US Men's National Team gears up for an entirely different animal. World Cup qualifying resumes and the US is looking to book its place in the final round of World Cup qualification. The first of the final two games of the semi-final stage is on […]

Lisbon (AFP) – Nani scored a brace as European champions Portugal warmed up for the start of their World Cup qualifying campaign by thumping minnows Gibraltar 5-0 in Porto on Thursday. In the absence of the injured Cristiano Ronaldo, Nani took centre stage, opening the scoring on 27 minutes and adding a second 10 minutes […]

Milan (AFP) – Italy coach Giampiero Ventura handed teenaged AC Milan goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma his debut but began his reign with a 3-1 defeat to France in Bari on Thursday. Ventura replaced Antonio Conte last month and pledged to carry on the good work of the current Chelsea manager following the Azzurri's impressive march to […]

Brussels (AFP) – Spain earned a World Cup qualifying boost by beating Belgium 2-0 in an international friendly on Thursday thanks to a David Silva double. Both sides were on the rebound from disappointing Euro 2016 campaigns with new coaches Roberto Martinez for Belgium and Basque Jolen Lopotegui for Spain. Chelsea's Diego Costa teed up […]

fuboTV today launched their online streaming network in Canada to bring soccer fans north of the border the best action from the UEFA Champions League, La Liga, Serie A, Ligue Un, Europa League and the English Championship. With fuboTV, Canadian soccer fans can now access beIN SPORTS Canada, beIN SPORTS en Español, Benfica TV, fuboTV […]

Some will call Moussa Sissoko’s last second deadline day transfer to Spurs a Daniel Levy special. Some will question whether it makes sense to spend that kind of money on a temperamental midfielder who always seemed to have his best games against Tottenham. Some will question whether Sissoko fits into Mauricio Pochettino’s younger and very […]

London (AFP) – Manchester City will contest a charge of violent conduct against Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero, according to British media reports on Thursday. Aguero was charged retrospectively by the Football Association after appearing to elbow West Ham defender Winston Reid in the second half of City's Premier League win at Eastlands on Sunday. […]