Sunderland head coach Dick Advocaat secured his first signing on Wednesday evening when Liverpool defender Sebastian Coates completed a permanent switch to the Stadium of Light. The 24-year-old Uruguay international, who had a year remaining on his contract at Anfield, has signed a four-year deal and joins for an undisclosed fee understood to be in […]

Today, after a meeting between representatives from both clubs, Juventus have officially rejected Barcelona's €80 million offer for midfielder Paul Pogba. Earlier today it was learned that Barcelona's sporting director and director of sporting institutional relations had flown to Turin to hold face-to-face discussions with Juventus sporting director Guiseppe Marotta. Although the La Liga side is in […]

The media got it wrong about the United States women’s soccer team. Not all wrong … and not all of us. But too many of us missed the real story as Jill Ellis’ team has driven into another Women’s World Cup final. While we grumbled about Ellis’ vanilla tactics, her inflexibility and about a dependence […]

New West Ham boss Slaven Bilic will not be in charge of the team for their opening Europa League qualifier, with academy manager Terry Westley defending the decision. Bilic replaced Sam Allardyce at Upton Park on June 9 but will only be in the stands for Thursday's clash with Andorran minnows FC Lusitans, despite a […]

Dani Osvaldo's expensive spell at Southampton is over, although it has come at a cost of around £25million to the club. Much had been expected of the 29-year-old after he swapped Roma for the south coast of England in August 2013, joining in a club-record deal that could have been worth up to £14.6million. However, […]

Petr Cech went against Jose Mourinho by pushing to leave Stamford Bridge, but the Arsenal new boy is confident their relationship remains intact after speaking to the Chelsea manager. The last campaign was a difficult one for the 33-year-old, having been displaced as first-choice goalkeeper at Stamford Bridge after 10 seasons. Thibaut Courtois' promotion reduced […]

Swansea have announced the signing of Portugal striker Eder for a fee believed to be approximately £6million. The 27-year-old will move to the Liberty Stadium from Portuguese side Sporting Braga. He has agreed a three-year deal with the Barclays Premier League club, and will enhance the Swans' attacking firepower alongside the likes of Bafetimbi Gomis […]

Barcelona's sporting director and director of sporting institutional relations have flown to Italy today to convince Juventus officials that their €90 million offer for midfielder Paul Pogba should be accepted. Although the La Liga side is in the midst of its presidential elections, the club has continued moving forward with its efforts to secure Pogba's signature. […]

Nigel Pearson has been sacked as manager of Leicester with the club saying "fundamental differences in perspective exist between us". The 51-year-old guided the Foxes to safety with seven wins from the last nine games in the Barclays Premier League but was often a controversial figure, having arguments with supporters and journalists alike throughout the […]

Liverpool have completed the signing of Southampton defender Nathaniel Clyne in a £12million deal. Press Association Sport understands the 24-year-old full-back has agreed a five-year contract with the Reds paying £10million up front with a further £2million in add-ons. Clyne is the Reds' sixth signing of the summer, following Manchester City midfielder James Milner, Burnley […]

New York Red Bulls are quickly becoming the team in Major League Soccer to churn out quality, American center-backs. First it was Tim Ream to come through the Red Bulls before joining Bolton Wanderers, where he has enjoyed personal success, winning the club’s Player of the Year Award two years running. Now the Red Bulls […]

After a number of relatively unconvincing performances in the group stage and round of 16, the United States pushed their way to Vancouver with a valiant statement of a performance against number one-ranked Germany. Goals from Carli Lloyd and Kelley O’Hara and a missed penalty from Germany’s Celia Sasic highlighted this action-packed match from Montreal. […]

On the heels of a successful run by the US Women's National Team in the 2015 Women's World Cup, FOX Sports has announced that a deal that includes broadcast rights to 10 games from the National Women's Soccer League. The deal includes three regular season matches, all three games from the NWSL playoffs, two semi-final games […]

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Before the tournament began, many of us envisioned that the US Women's National Team would have to, at some point, face Germany in the tournament. And here it is. Number one versus number two. Germany versus the United States in the semifinal of the Women’s World Cup. The U.S. is looking to make their fourth […]