Glasgow (AFP) – This time last year, Tom Rogic's career at Celtic was at a crossroads. The Australian international had endured a frustrating time at Celtic Park following his arrival from A-League side Central Coast Mariners in January 2013. The Socceroo star suffered several injury problems and found his game time limited before being shipped […]

Burnley (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is relieved Sadio Mane's freak training ground injury will not keep him out for long with the forward possibly in contention for Saturday's trip to Burnley. The Senegalese international, a £30 million ($40 million, 36 million euros) buy from Southampton, was taken to hospital after landing […]

Barcelona (AFP) – Barcelona head into the new season looking to wrestle the Champions League trophy back from Real Madrid, while defending their La Liga and Copa del Rey titles for the third year running. Having already started the season in the best way possible, by beating Sevilla and lifting the Spanish Super Cup, Luis […]

Barcelona (AFP) – Javier Mascherano has joined the queue to the Camp Nou treatment room with champions Barcelona hit by a spate of injuries before they begin the new season in La Liga against Betis on Saturday. Luis Enrique's side paid a high price for winning the Spanish Super Cup against Sevilla, with captain Andres […]

Leicester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Following opening-day defeats, champions Leicester City and Arsenal, last season's Premier League top two, will be desperate to get their campaigns in gear at the King Power Stadium on Saturday. Three months on from their fairytale 5,000-1 title win, Leicester were stunned 2-1 by crisis club Hull City last weekend, […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester City's new manager Pep Guardiola takes his team to Stoke City bolstered by the news that promising forward Kelechi Iheanacho has signed a long-term deal to stay with his club. The 19-year-old Nigerian came off the bench in the opening-day victory over Sunderland, and is considered one of the […]

Rome (AFP) – After a busy close season in the transfer market, Juventus kick off their bid for a record sixth consecutive Serie A title on Saturday by entertaining Fiorentina. The visit of Paulo Sousa's squad, fifth last season, will provide a tricky first examination for a Juve side that has seen change aplenty in […]

London (AFP) – Liverpool travel to nearby Burnley on Saturday eager to prove their opening weekend 4-3 win away to Arsenal was no flash in the pan. Raising their game against English football's established powers has been something successive Liverpool teams have had no problem in doing. But the five-times European champions have, remarkably given […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has warned supporters not to expect too much of Paul Pogba, who he does not believe is capable of scoring 20 goals a season. Pogba, 23, will make his second United debut in Friday's home game with Southampton, having returned to the club in a […]

As beIN SPORTS adds rights to more and more soccer leagues and competitions as well as adding college football, motocross and other sports, the amount of live games the US sports network can fit on beIN SPORTS and beIN SPORTS en Español is reduced. That's why beIN SPORTS Connect, beIN's streaming channel, will be more […]

Rio de Janeiro (AFP) – Neymar's road to redeeming Brazilian football hasn't always been smooth, but the Barcelona star now has the scene he craved to deliver a first football gold medal for the Olympic hosts. Saturday's final against Germany — the side that has inspired much soul searching for Brazil since a 7-1 humiliation […]

Rio de Janeiro (AFP) – Sweden coach Pia Sundhage is hoping for a change of luck against old foes Germany to win her third consecutive women's football gold medal in Friday's final. Two-time world champions Germany have an impressive record against Sweden, winning all three previous Olympic meetings between the sides in 2000, 2004 and […]

Rio de Janeiro (AFP) – World Cup winners Germany want to make more history by securing the Olympic double as their men's and women's teams battle for football gold. This is the first time teams from the same country will contest both the men's and women's finals at an Olympic Games. Two years ago, Joachim […]

Berlin (AFP) – A Bavarian amateur club is desperately contacting some of the game's biggest names after an over-enthusiastic cleaner wiped away autographs of stars like Pep Guardiola, Manuel Neuer and Jurgen Klopp. The signatures had adorned the glass of a framed vintage club emblem which took pride of place in SpVgg SV Weiden's VIP […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Four years after he left through the back door, Manchester United will roll out the red carpet for Paul Pogba's second debut in Friday's Premier League home game with Southampton. Pogba first donned a United first-team shirt when he came on as a half-time substitute for Ryan Giggs in a […]