European champions Barcelona were greeted like rock stars on their arrival in Japan on Monday to contest the Club World Cup, looking bleary-eyed after a long flight from Spain. Around 300 screaming fans greeted the Spanish giants trying to take pictures of superstars Lionel Messi, Neymar and Luis Suarez as they swept through Narita airport […]

La Liga side Espanyol sacked head coach Sergio Gonzalez on Monday after a run of just one win in their past eight games. "Espanyol have decided in the past few hours to release the Catalan coach from his duties," the club said in a statement on their website. MORE LA LIGA: Barcelona targets €1 billion […]

Michel Platini may refuse to attend a FIFA hearing to defend himself against misconduct accusations after a spokesman was quoted as saying that the Frenchman would get a long ban, his lawyer said on Saturday. FIFA's action against Platini and world body president Sepp Blatter took a stunning new twist when FIFA ethics committee spokesman […]

Josh King returned to haunt Manchester United on Saturday as his goal earned Bournemouth a memorable 2-1 victory that completed a miserable week for Louis van Gaal's beleaguered team. United were hoping to turn the page on their mid-week Champions League exit, but Junior Stanislas put Bournemouth in front straight from a corner after 100 […]

England and Wales will meet at Euro 2016 after Saturday's Euro 2016 draw in Paris for next year's 24-team finals paired them together in Group B, while world champions Germany can look forward to meeting neighbors Poland. The British rivals were drawn alongside Fabio Capello's former team Russia and tournament debutants Slovakia, and will meet […]

Goal-line technology is likely to be used during Euro 2016 as well as in next season's Champions League, with UEFA saying a final decision will be taken in January. Currently, the technology is used in the English Premier League, Italy's Serie A, the German Bundesliga and Ligue 1 in France. However, FIFA brought it in […]

Louis van Gaal played down the scale of the storm gathering around Manchester United and claimed that expectations of the Old Trafford club need to be reassessed. Van Gaal's management of United has come under closer scrutiny following his team’s exit from the Champions League at the group stage following their 3-2 defeat at Wolfsburg […]

UEFA announced on Friday that there will be a substantial increase in prize money for the nations competing at the Euro 2016 finals in France. Ahead of Saturday's draw in Paris for the first ever 24-team finals, European soccer's governing body said the total prize fund had gone up to 301 million euros (£217.5m; $331m) […]

Barcelona are aiming to become the world's highest earning club in the next six years and are determined to counter England's Premier League, club president Josep Maria Bartomeu said in an interview published Friday. The Spanish giants will make about 600 million euros ($658 million) this year, but Bartomeu told the Financial Times newspaper he […]

Manchester City's Ivory Coast midfielder Yaya Toure was voted the BBC's African Footballer of the Year for the second time on Friday. Toure helped his country win the African Nations Cup in February and has maintained his high standards with City, who finished second in the Premier League last season and are challenging for the […]

Naturally, Real Madrid and Barcelona have hogged the spotlight in La Liga this term. The struggles of Rafael Benitez, the form of Neymar, the erratic play of Cristiano Ronaldo and an emphatic 4-0 win for Barca over their great rivals have been prominent in the Spanish press during the early stages of the campaign. The […]

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 […]