The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Friday backed a 90-day FIFA ban against Michel Platini, in a new blow to the Frenchman's hopes of entering the FIFA's presidential race. Platini, head of European confederation UEFA and a FIFA vice president, had been the favorite to succeed outgoing FIFA president Sepp Blatter, until he […]

Sunday's MLS Cup Final, despite officiating controversies, was a thoroughly entertaining affair. Portland, who have one of the hardest-core fan bases in the league, won the title defeating Columbus in a game played in front of a noisy crowd in a stadium that was built exclusively for this sport. Unfortunately, despite the entertainment value of the game, […]

If you've watched a Premier League match on NBC Sports Live Extra during the past 18 months, you may have noticed the 'Tactical Cam' option that's available in the top right corner of the window for select matches. After opening the tactical cam window, the feature gives you the opportunity to watch the match from […]

Serie A takes center stage this weekend, with four of the top five sides in the Italian top flight squaring off in what’s likely to be a bumper Sunday of soccer. Aside from those clashes, set to make a big impact on which teams are to be considered genuine challengers for the Scudetto, there are […]

Brazilian soccer star Ronaldinho said Thursday he hopes the scandal-hit sport will learn lessons from the multi-million dollar corruption crisis engulfing governing body FIFA after a fresh wave of indictments last month. The deepening scandal has tainted FIFA's image, with suspended president Sepp Blatter and his would-be successor, Michel Platini, both facing corruption allegations by […]

There's a new team in town, and their name is the Orlando Pride. Major League Soccer franchise Orlando City SC bought in to the National Women's Soccer League, announcing they would field a women's side starting in 2016. They're now the third MLS team to do so, after the Portland Timbers started the Thorns and […]

Spain striker Alvaro Morata has ended speculation surrounding his future at Juventus by signing a contract extension with the Italian champions on Thursday. Morata's deal was due to expire in June 2019, but Juventus announced: "Alvaro Morata has signed a new deal that will see him remain at the club until June 30, 2020." Morata […]

Olivier Giroud may be the most polarizing player in the Premier League. Despite the fact that the Frenchman has scored the second-most goals in the prestigious league since the start of the 2013-14 season, behind only Sergio Agüero, Giroud has his fair share of detractors. The Arsenal striker’s statistics are even more impressive considering that […]

Real Madrid have had an appeal against their disqualification from the Copa del Rey rejected, the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) confirmed on Thursday. "Every club is responsible for checking whether their players are eligible to play," the Federation's appeals committee said as they rejected an appeal made by Madrid last week. The Spanish giants were […]

Pumas had a remarkable turnaround this Liga MX season. The historic Mexico City side finished 13th in spring’s Clausura but are in this week’s final after finishing atop the table in the recently concluded Apertura. What spurred this rebound? You don’t need to look much further than Fidel Martínez. It’s safe to say that without […]

A couple of weeks ago it was reported that Celtic, Dundee and the Scottish Premiership Football League (SPFL) were close to committing to playing a competitive league game in the US. To describe the idea as a bad one would be a massive understatement. The proposal is borne from a misreading of the sophistication of […]

FOX Sports will broadcast two high-profile Bundesliga matches live on its over-the-air FOX network in the US during the first two months of 2016. The matches will be Bayer Leverkusen vs. Bayern Munich and Stuttgart vs. Hamburg. The matches will be the first of eight that FOX plans to feature on its over-the-air network during the […]

Is there anyone in the US soccer establishment more ready for 2015 to be over than federation president Sunil Gulati? Well, check that … in this glorious year of FIFA comeuppance, perhaps we should say it this way: “Is there anyone associated with US soccer not headed to jail who is more ready for 2015 […]

The French Football Federation (FFF) on Thursday indefinitely suspended star striker Karim Benzema because of criminal charges of involvement in a sex tape blackmail attempt against teammate Mathieu Valbuena. Federation president Noel Le Graet said the suspension would include the 2016 European Championship to be held in France — which get under way in exactly […]

Manchester United's Bastian Schweinsteiger has accepted the charge of violent conduct from The FA and will serve a three-match suspension with immediate effect. The incident occurred during Manchester United's game last Saturday against West Ham United. Schweinsteiger elbowed Winston Reid in the face in the 49th minute, knocking the New Zealander directly to the ground. […]