After MLS scored an excellent August with TV ratings far exceeding the norm, MLS viewing audiences this past weekend took a big hit. Out of the two nationally games on English-language TV, the average viewing audience was 77,000 (63,000 for the Toronto-New England game on ESPN2, and 91,000 for Orlando-Sporting Kansas City on FOX Sports 1). Both […]

Luke Shaw looks unlikely to play again this season after he broke his leg in two places during Manchester United's 2-1 defeat to PSV Eindhoven. Shaw was carried off on a stretcher while receiving oxygen after a tackle from behind by Hector Moreno in the 15th minute. United confirmed the left back's injury was incredibly […]

Paris (AFP) – Angel Di Maria and Edinson Cavani were on target as Paris Saint-Germain began their Champions League campaign with an ultimately comfortable 2-0 win against Malmo at the Parc des Princes on Tuesday. Di Maria scored less than four minutes into his Champions League debut as a PSG player to set the French […]

Madrid (AFP) – Cristiano Ronaldo moved in front of Lionel Messi as the top goalscorer in Champions League history with a hat trick as Real Madrid opened their European campaign with a 4-0 win over 10-man Shakhtar Donetsk on Tuesday. Ronaldo scored twice from the penalty spot before heading home to complete his second hat […]

Manchester City suffered familiar a European wobble as they surrendered a lead to lose their Champions League Group D opener 2-1 to Juventus. City looked in control at the Etihad Stadium after taking a controversial 57th-minute lead when Giorgio Chiellini turned the ball into his own net under pressure from Vincent Kompany. But Manuel Pellegrini's […]

Luke Shaw suffered an horrific suspected broken leg as Manchester United's return to the Champions League ended in a disappointing 2-1 defeat to PSV Eindhoven. Luciano Narsingh and Hector Moreno found the net as the Dutch champions recorded a narrow triumph over United on their first Champions League match in 17 months. But Moreno should […]

Luke Shaw suffered a suspected broken leg in Manchester United's Champions League match at PSV Eindhoven on Tuesday. With the score at 0-0, the United left back was taken out with a sliding tackle by Hector Moreno in the 15th minute of the group stage match in Holland. Replays showed Moreno had swept both of […]

Berlin (AFP) – Javier Hernandez is poised to make his Champions League debut for new side Bayer Leverkusen in Wednesday's clash at home to Belarus' BATE Borisov, according to his coach Roger Schmidt. The 27-year-old Mexico striker signed a three-year contract when he joined from Manchester United last month and made his Bundesliga debut off […]

Rome (AFP) – Former Argentina superstar Diego Maradona on Tuesday blasted FIFA president Sepp Blatter and his UEFA counterpart Michel Platini, who is bidding to succeed the Swiss as head of world soccer, as two of a kind. "I'm outside all that because someone called Blatter closed all doors on me," former Maradona told Naples […]

They’re just preliminary rosters — far from the final teams that Jurgen Klinsmann and Ricardo Ferretti will select for Oct. 10’s playoff at the Rose Bowl — but the possibilities for the United States and Mexico are now narrowed to 35 and 32 players per side – the players who were named to the teams’ […]

Jose Mourinho says he has nothing to prove despite Chelsea's worst start to a season in nearly 30 years. The Blues boss also bristled when it was suggested he had an issue at staying with clubs for the longer term, countering the suggestion his third season was when everything goes wrong. "I have nothing to […]

Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere will require surgery to fix a hairline fracture in his left leg and is set to be out for around three months, the Barclays Premier League club announced on Tuesday. Manager Arsene Wenger last week revealed the England international had suffered a "little setback" in his scheduled recovery from the injury […]

The English Premier League may dominate matters off the pitch, but in Europe another league’s dictated matters on it: the Spanish Primera. Perched atop the latest UEFA country coefficient rankings without a serious challenger, Spain’s recent performances in Europe have been streets ahead of their peers. In the 2013-2014 season, La Liga recorded the highest […]

On Monday Night Football, the Sky Sports show that focuses on the world's most popular sport, Gary Neville sat down with Ed Chamberlin and Jamie Carragher to examine and analyze what is it about Chelsea's performances that have been so poor, and what can be done to fix it. It's too simplistic to say that […]

Liverpool have turned to an American orthopaedic specialist in an attempt to get to the root of Jordan Henderson's heel injury. The Reds captain has missed the last three matches with the problem and despite treatment and rest medical staff have taken the decision to seek expert advice from New Jersey-based Dr James Cozzarelli. Press […]