Rio de Janeiro (AFP) – Sweden's women claimed the first victory of the Olympic football tournament 1-0 over South Africa as Rio 2016 got off to an underwhelming start on Wednesday. The sight of vast swathes of empty seats at the 60,000 capacity Olympic stadium in Rio will have embarrassed organisers at the first action […]

The 2016/17 season of the Championship kicks off in England this weekend, and beIN SPORTS has you covered as the exclusive rightsholder. In total, four games this weekend will be shown live across the beIN SPORTS networks. While the opening weekend has 4 Championship matches, expect the number of televised games to decrease from the […]

Nantes (France) (AFP) – American international midfielder Alejandro Bedoya will join Philadelphia Union in the MLS after leaving Nantes, the French club announced on Wednesday. "Alejandro Bedoya won't be wearing Nantes colours this season. After three years... the US international has chosen to take a new direction in his career," read a statement on the […]

London (AFP) – Manchester City have signed 19-year-old Brazilian forward Gabriel Jesus from Palmeiras on a five-year contract, the Premier League club announced on Wednesday. Jesus, who is reported to have cost City an initial fee of £27 million ($36 million, 32.2 million euros), will remain on loan at Palmeiras until December before moving to […]

Toronto FC may sit in third place in Major League Soccer’s Eastern Conference – tied with two other teams on 30 points – but the Reds have shown a history of up and down performances. As much as time changes, things seem to stay the same for the Reds. This season, the team has compiled […]

London (AFP) – Egypt winger Mohamed Salah has called time on his unsuccessful spell with Chelsea after joining Roma in a permanent transfer, the Premier League club announced on Wednesday. Salah struggled to make an impact after joining Chelsea in January 2014 and spent last season on loan at Roma after a previous temporary stint […]

Paris (AFP) – Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane has confirmed Jese Rodriguez could join Paris Saint-Germain before the end of the transfer window but said the forward may return to Spain next summer. "It's not a done deal, but it's well on the way. When we return to Madrid we'll know more about it," Zidane […]

Rio de Janeiro (AFP) – Brazil has barely got over its World Cup disaster and now it is counting on Barcelona star Neymar to finally deliver a treasured first football Olympic gold medal. Olympic gold is the only international title to elude Brazil in an illustrious history that has seen A Selecao win five World […]

Wednesday's match between Manchester United and Everton will be streamed live for free on Facebook to soccer fans around the world, the Manchester club announced today. "I've got some exciting news to share," said Rooney on his official Facebook page. "Tomorrow's testimonial match between Manchester United and Everton Football Club will be streamed live on […]

With NBC's month of programming in August being sent into a tailspin with its exclusive coverage of the 2016 Summer Olympics across all of NBC's networks, that means that many Premier League games during the first few weeks of the 2016/17 season have been moved to CNBC. On top of that, some of NBC's Olympic programming […]

Berlin (AFP) – Leroy Sane's transfer to Manchester City on Tuesday follows a well-worn path of Bundesliga talent tempted by high-profile Premier League moves — but many then fail to secure a first-team place in England. City have reportedly paid £37m (43m euros) for the 20-year-old fleet-footed winger, who has just four caps for Germany […]

London (AFP) – Everton manager Ronald Koeman signed Senegal midfielder Idrissa Gueye from Aston Villa for £7.1 million ($9.4 million, 8.4 million euros) on Tuesday. Koeman triggered Gueye's buyout clause last week and the 26-year-old has agreed a four-year contract with the Premier League club. Gueye is Koeman's second signing since the Dutchman arrived from […]

Rio de Janeiro (AFP) – A dominant United States team face stiff competition from hosts Brazil for a fifth Olympic gold medal in six games when the women's football tournament kicks off Rio 2016 on Wednesday. The States' quest for a fourth consecutive gold begins against New Zealand in Belo Horizonte with both men's and […]

Buenos Aires (AFP) – Argentina's new coach Edgardo Bauza said Tuesday he is "optimistic" he can convince Lionel Messi to come out of early international retirement. Bauza's number one task in his new job is to convince the 29-year-old Barcelona star and five-time World Player of the Year to reconsider his abrupt decision to quit […]

What are the most popular soccer leagues on US television? Some of the answers may surprise you. After tabulating our research of TV ratings data over the past 12 months, we looked at each league separately to see which ones are the most popular on US television based on the average number of viewers per […]