Last season’s Queens Park Rangers deserved to get relegated from the Premier League. Aside from the occasional spark of life, the team was not good enough. There was no pace in the side, the attack plan was one dimensional, and the defense was diabolical. While the reasons for these shortcomings are many, overall it is […]

With the CONCACAF Gold Cup about to kick off, the FIFA scandal should be on the front-burner for most American journalists. As the FBI indictments against several CONCACAF and Traffic Sports officials indicate, the governing body for the sport in North and Central America as well as the Caribbean, has held for much of the […]

Over 1.2 million viewers tuned in to Telemundo for the final game of the 2015 Women's World Cup to watch the highly anticipated rematch between the U.S. Women's National Team and Japan. Called by the legendary Andrés Cantor and Sammy Sadovnik, Telemundo's ratings saw an increase of 97% from the 2011 final with a staggering 342% […]

England defender Leighton Baines will miss Everton's pre-season visit to Singapore. The 30-year-old left-back underwent ankle surgery in May and missed the final two games of the Barclays Premier League season as well as England's Euro 2016 qualifier in Slovenia. Toffees boss Roberto Martinez revealed at the end of last season that Baines had been […]

Liverpool have confirmed that striker Mario Balotelli has been given compassionate leave after he missed the first day of pre-season training on Monday. The 24-year-old Italian was due to return along with the rest of the squad, but was not with his team-mates when they reassembled amid reports of the death of his adoptive father […]

A total of 1.5 million people tuned into beIN SPORTS for the exciting Copa America final between Chile and Argentina on Saturday, July 4. The match, which finished 0-0 in regular time, was taken into extra time followed by penalty kicks and was eventually won by the host nation, Chile, for the first time in tournament history. […]

Southampton have announced the signing of defender Cuco Martina from FC Twente. The Curacao international has signed a two-year deal at St Mary's after boss Ronald Koeman revealed on Monday that a move for the 25-year-old was close. With left-back Ryan Bertrand having undergone knee surgery, Martina will now link up with his new team-mates […]

Manchester City have completed the transfer of highly-rated Turkey striker Enes Unal from Bursaspor for a reported fee of around £2million. The 18-year-old is City's first major signing of the summer having completed formalities with the club over the weekend. City tweeted: "Manchester City are pleased to announce the signing of Turkey international striker Enes […]

Manchester United are on the verge of completing a £10.5 million deal for Torino defender Matteo Darmian. Late last night, Sky Italia reporter Gianluca Di Marzio broke the news that the 25-year-old full-back was only a few steps away from completing a move to the twenty-time champions of England. United officials had a £8.5 million bid […]

On a hot Midwest day two years ago, the Columbus Crew beat the Portland Timbers 1-0 at what was then Columbus Crew Stadium. By the end of the season, the Timbers would be Western Conference champions playing a slick style of soccer under a young manager with confidence and vision. The Crew was mired in […]

As the summer transfer window flies open, rumors about players swirl around like a blustery Chicago day. While surely a lot of gossip is simply untrue, one story that has been flying around quite a bit over the last month or so is about Arsenal’s Santi Cazorla returning to play in Spain. Atletico Madrid are […]

Another final and another defeat for Lionel Messi spelt a somewhat anti-climax to his season, which has been extraordinary. When Alexis Sanchez scored the most audacious penalty kick to confirm Chile as the Copa America winners, Messi was left to rue another final with Argentina where he has been on the losing side. Almost a […]

In MLS gameweek 18, there were no midweek matches last week as well as a July 4th Saturday that made for a pretty good week. All the teams that played at home on the 4th exceeded their gameweek 17-to-date averages with the exception of Columbus. Here are the latest MLS attendance numbers: MLS July 4th […]

The first competitive game in over a year for the US Men's National Team (USMNT) is against Honduras in the opening game of the 2015 Gold Cup. This is one of the toughest Gold Cup tournaments ever and the stakes are very high, with a berth in the 2017 Confederations Cup up for grabs. On […]

While the Gold Cup is starting a month later than usual, the meaning for this confederation remains the same: who is the big dog between Mexico and the United States. Maybe the other nations in this region will feel aggrieved by that statement, but the results are clear. Since the tournament’s inception, Canada (in the […]