Arsene Wenger has dismissed comments made by Lord Harris that Arsenal could buy virtually any player in the world. Harris, a director at the club and founder of Carpetright, was quoted as saying the club are now in a financial position to buy all but six players and backed Wenger to break the Gunners' transfer […]

Canadian media company Sportsnet has acquired the rights to broadcast the Bundesliga in Canada for the next 5 years. In 2013, FOX Sports acquired the 2015-2020 Bundesliga TV rights for the USA and Canada. Since FOX doesn't have a presence in Canada, FOX Sports decided to sub-license the Canadian rights to Sportsnet, who will launch their coverage of […]

Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini expects to know the severity of Fabian Delph's hamstring injury on Saturday after the midfielder left the field on a stretcher during the 4-1 pre-season defeat to Real Madrid. Delph, who signed from Aston Villa after making a U-turn over his switch to City last week, lasted less than 20 […]

With pre-season friendly matches getting into swing, the transfer window has settled down over the past seven days. But there has still been some astute business conducted by Premier League teams. In the top 20 of our complete rankings this week, we have four new entries. Here’s a closer examination of this week's best details […]

Genuine all-rounders are rare in soccer. Second strikers, No. 10s, inverted wingers and holding midfielders; trequartistas, registas and liberos; positions are specific and players are bracketed by increasingly defined criteria. But some bespoke players do possess those multifaceted traits, like Arturo Vidal. It’s what makes Bayern Munich’s acquisition of the Juventus midfielder one of the […]

Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson admits he is still haunted by memories of their 6-1 capitulation against Stoke at the end of last season. Brendan Rodgers' side were routed by the Potters, finding themselves 5-0 down at half-time as the curtain went down on the 2014-15 campaign and talisman Steven Gerrard's Reds career. The two clubs […]

The sale of West Brom has suffered a setback after Baggies chairman Jeremy Peace announced talks with a possible buyer had been suspended. Peace announced earlier this month that an exclusivity arrangement had been set up with one unnamed party but no longer feels they can meet the terms of sale. "I have today brought […]

After one day of letting the US’ loss to Jamaica marinate, very little about it has changed in the grand perspective. But one question has arisen based on what the entirety of Jurgen Klinsmann’s tenure has entailed thus far – is playing the long game in international soccer viable? Better yet, is it even possible? […]

As Liverpool have wrapped up the majority of their summer spending after the £32.5 million acquisition of Christian Benteke, it’s probably a good time to evaluate where the squad stands going into the new Premier League season. Since much of Liverpool’s success will rely on how the new signings fit in with the existing squad, […]

American soccer fans, we need to talk. We have issues … with our stadiums. We need to sort this out. At very least, we need to our feelings on the table: American soccer must find some peace in its conflicted relationship with the stadiums where our matches play out. It’s working for now … but […]

As expected, the USA’s 2-1 loss in the CONCACAF Gold Cup semifinals to Jamaica was met by the usual chorus of critiques from some quarters of the American soccer press and reactive US fans. The criticism was quite predictable –“Jürgen Klinsmann must be fired," "The US is badly underachieving," "This team was better off under […]

Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester United have agreed a €65 million fee (£46 million) for winger Angel di Maria, according to a report from France Football. The French publication believes Di Maria will join up with PSG tomorrow or Saturday in the United States. The Argentina international was scheduled to join up with United on July […]

NBC Sports has released its first video to promote coverage of the 2015/16 season that kicks off on August 8. While it's not in the class of their American Coach in London series starring Jason Sudeikis, it features a great theme which centers on the question of "Are you up for football?" Are up for […]

I’m not surprised that the United States lost to Jamaica in the Gold Cup semifinal on Wednesday night. If you’ve been watching the tournament, you probably weren’t surprised either. Jamaica is a solid team. Thanks to a new coach, the best part of two months together this summer thanks to a Copa America invite, and […]

Andrea Pirlo and Steven Gerrard, the greatest Italian (definitively) and English (arguably) players of the 21st century, are coming to America. Their paths famously crossed on that 2005 night in Istanbul, back when Gerrard looked exactly the same but Pirlo hadn't yet birthed the beard that gives him his >brooding il professore look. Two year's later […]