Berlin (AFP) – Bayern Munich kick off the 2016/17 German Bundesliga season at home to Werder Bremen on Friday with their rivals out to stop them winning a fifth straight Bundesliga title. Germany defender Mats Hummels and burly Portugal midfielder Renato Sanches have been Bayern's only off-season signings, but it's all change behind the scenes […]

Sydney (AFP) – Veteran Tim Cahill made a low-key debut for Melbourne City after hitting the right notes in a team karaoke session. The 36-year-old who made his name at Everton came on as a second-half substitute in a 2-1 cup win against Brisbane Strikers on Wednesday night. It was Cahill's first club game at […]

Paris (AFP) – Unheralded Russian side Rostov qualified for the group stage of the Champions League with a famous win over Dutch former European champions Ajax on Wednesday. Rostov comfortably won 4-1 in front of a delirious crowd at their compact Olimp-2 stadium to win the play-off round tie 5-2 on aggregate, with Iranian striker […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Joe Hart played potentially his last Manchester City game as Pep Guardiola's team rubber-stamped their place in the Champions League group phase by beating Steaua Bucharest 1-0 on Wednesday. Leading 5-0 from last week's away leg, City completed a 6-0 aggregate victory courtesy of Fabian Delph's second-half header, putting them […]

Beginning Saturday, NBC Sports is launching a brand-new program called Goal Rush, which will be available on the NBC Sports App and NBCSports.com. The concept behind Goal Rush is simple and perfect for many soccer fans wanting to stay on top of everything that's happening. Every Saturday during the 10am-Noon ET timeslot, Goal Rush will broadcast one […]

Seoul (AFP) – FC Seoul took a grip of their AFC Champions League quarter-final after overcoming Shandong Luneng 3-1 in the first leg in the Korean capital on Wednesday. Goals from Park Chu-Young, Dejan Damjanovic and Brazilian top scorer Adriano gave them a deserved two-goal cushion to take to China for the second leg on […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Goalkeeper Joe Hart and midfielder Yaya Toure both make their first competitive appearances of the season in Manchester City's Champions League play-off round, second leg against Steaua Bucharest on Wednesday. Both players have fallen out of favour since Pep Guardiola's appointment as manager during the close season and have been […]

London (AFP) – Wales manager Chris Coleman has slammed England boss Sam Allardyce's claim that a Team GB football team should play at future Olympics. Allardyce backed the return of a British Olympic football team after men's and women's sides were not entered at Rio 2016. Great Britain teams competed in London 2012, but the […]

Dublin (AFP) – Robbie Keane will make his final appearance for the Republic of Ireland in next week's friendly against Oman after the country's record goal scorer announced his imminent retirement from international duty. LA Galaxy forward Keane was included on Wednesday in Martin O'Neill's 28-man squad to face Oman and then Serbia in a […]

Paris (AFP) – Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo has admitted he didn't believe his country could win Euro 2016 and said that last season was probably the best of his glittering career. "To be honest I didn't think Portugal could win the Euro. But match by match I started believing it was possible. In the end […]

Dublin (AFP) – Republic of Ireland captain Robbie Keane announced on Wednesday he will retire from international football after an emotional farewell in next week's friendly against Oman in Dublin. LA Galaxy forward Keane, 36, will bring the curtain down on a memorable 18-year international career that includes all-time Republic records of 67 goals and […]

London (AFP) – West Ham United manager Slaven Bilic has hinted the injury-hit Premier League club could make a move for Manchester City striker Wilfried Bony. Bilic had been looking for a new forward throughout the close-season, but his need has grown more urgent after injuries to three of his main attacking options. Club-record signing […]

London (AFP) – Watford have signed Netherlands defender Daryl Janmaat from Newcastle United, the Premier League club announced on Wednesday. Janmaat agreed a four-year contract with the Hornets, who are reported to have paid a fee of £7.5 million ($9.9 million, 8.8 million euros) as he returns to the Premier League following Newcastle's relegation last […]

For a limited time, FOX Sports is offering a free 7-day trial to its streaming service FOX Soccer 2GO so you can watch as many Bundesliga games as you like. With the Bundesliga season kicking off this Friday featuring Bayern Munich against Werder Bremen, you can watch that game plus every single Bundesliga match from […]

Berlin (AFP) – Bayern Munich's new coach Carlo Ancelotti has defended veteran winger Franck Ribery, who has been dubbed 'a ticking time-bomb' in the German media after a string of on-field tussles. Bayern start the new Bundesliga season on Friday at home to Werder Bremen and Ancelotti says people are getting carried away in their […]