MLS’ complicated stadium scenarios might have become more complex on Thursday. With a shortfall in funding potentially a real issue for Orlando City SC, the Florida Legislature concludes its annual session in the next eight days. Approximately $30 million is needed from the state to complete funding for a stadium that is slated to open […]

Real Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas says he plans to fulfill his contract with the club even if he is not a starter in future seasons. Speaking after his side's 1-0 victory over Atletico Madrid, Casillas was asked about the continuous rumors surrounding his future at Real Madrid. While professing his desire to remain the club's number […]

Major League Soccer has endured twenty years of steady growth and overcome numerous challenges to become a viable business. But does the model really lend itself to eventually allowing the league to be an independently profitable business? Acclaimed soccer economist and author Stefan Szymanski has his doubts. In an article published this week entitled So what is […]

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has called on the club's fans to show Cesc Fabregas "the respect he deserves" when the former Gunners captain returns to the Emirates Stadium in a Chelsea shirt on Sunday. Fabregas, 27, has been integral to the Blues' Barclays Premier League title challenge this season after joining from Barcelona in the […]

La Liga has once again shown its dominance of the UEFA Champions League. Prior to Real Madrid's 1-0 victory over Atletico Madrid, the Spanish league was already guaranteed of having two representatives in the Champions League semi-final for the fifth year in a row. No other league can boast having more than one team in the "Final Four" […]

Bayern Munich president Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has confirmed his club is eager to begin negotiations with Pep Guardiola in order to renew the coach's contract past June 2016. The English press have made Guardiola the likeliest candidate to replace Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini after his current contract expires with the German champions. Last month, it was […]

The 2015 International Champions Cup has announced a trio of clubs to feature in the competition to be played in China. Reigning UEFA Champions League winners, Real Madrid, headline the list and they will be joined in Asia by Italian clubs AC Milan and Inter Milan. While the United States has hosted the two-year-old competition […]

In an interview with USA Today, Nike's vice president of North America communications, defended the company’s design of the USA home jersey for 2015 that features a white shirt with black trim. The biggest complaint among soccer fans in the United States this week is that the shirt has no red and blue in it. Black, […]

Sevilla's Europa League title defense is in jeopardy as their quarter-final tie against Zenit St Petersburg is poised precariously at 2-1 heading into today's return leg in Russia. The La Liga club had to battle back from a one-goal deficit to defeat Zenit in Spain last week. But while the three-time Europa League champions hold […]

The viewing numbers are in for the broadcasts by NBC and FOX over-the-air networks for last Saturday's simultaneous live coverage of Chelsea's Premier League game against Manchester United and Arsenal versus Reading in the FA Cup semi-final. NBC's live broadcast of Chelsea against Manchester United netted 1.011 million average viewers. The game posted a 0.66 […]

Today's episode of Soccer Morning is a listener call-in show where you can dial in with your questions, or to get something off your chest. Plus, we'll have a couple of guests on to discuss Montreal Impact in the CONCACAF Champions League Final, as well as La Liga talk with David Cartlidge. Hosted by Jason […]

Liverpool vice-captain Jordan Henderson has committed his long-term future to the club by signing a new five-year contract. The 24-year-old England international has become a central part of manager Brendan Rodgers' team over the last two years and is expected to take over the armband from Steven Gerrard when he leaves for Los Angeles Galaxy […]

UEFA have announced ratified changes to the seeding system for next year's Champions League which will affect how the top seeds are determined. The new system will see the winners of the 2014-15 Champions League joined by the winners of the domestic titles in Spain, Germany, England, France, Italy, Portugal and Russia. What this means is […]

Bayern Munich coach Pep Guardiola has been charged by UEFA for an incident of non-sporting nature. In all its wisdom, European football's governing body has elected to take issue with Guardiola for wearing a t-shirt which promoted a campaign for justice surrounding the death of an Argentine journalist during his pre-match press conference prior to the […]

In the last seven meetings of the Madrid derby, Real were unable to win. Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez's goal in the 88th minute ended the streak as the 10-time European champions advance to their fifth Champions League semi-finals in a row. With injuries to striker Karim Benzema, winger Gareth Bale and midfielder Luka Modric, plus left-back […]