Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal threatened to drop his creative aces for more physical players after having his long-ball tactics questioned by West Ham boss Sam Allardyce. A superb goal from Cheikhou Kouyate, the midfielder deployed in defense due to the absences of Winston Reid and James Collins, had looked like giving West Ham […]

Liverpool teenager Jordon Ibe put in a man-of-the-match performance in the Merseyside derby in only his second Premier League start. Press Association Sport lists seven things about the youngster's career. 1: Born on December 8 1995, Ibe was released by Charlton at the age of 12. 2: He was picked up by Wycombe Wanderers and […]

When MLS announced the new television carriage deal, one of the most promising aspects was the out-of-market streaming rights. ESPN insisted on procuring those rights, with reported plans to deliver via the ESPN3/WatchESPN platform. This would have been a welcome change from MLS’s pay-service, MLS Live, as early reports suggested current ESPN3 subscribers would pay […]

Back in the sunshine of Carson, California, Jurgen Klinsmann’s US national team got a comfortable and much-needed 2-0 win over a meek Panama side to wrap of a January camp full of contention and discord. Here are the player ratings. Nick Rimando, 5: Rimando came up with one big save, but had several either trying […]

Through all of the arguments about fitness, Jurgen Klinsmann himself, his tactics, how the US “should” play soccer, all of it, the popular narrative has missed a critical point: It’s February of 2015. It’s the beginning of a cycle, the beginning of a new dawn. Why panic now? The calendar is a friend to Jurgen […]

Manager Arsene Wenger is ready to throw Alexis Sanchez straight back into the side as Arsenal look to bounce back from their defeat at Tottenham with victory over Barclays Premier League bottom club Leicester on Tuesday night. The Gunners went down 2-1 at White Hart Lane on Saturday, hit by a second-half double from Harry […]

Defender Martin Skrtel believes that now Liverpool's back three is fully functioning they do not have to fear Tottenham's in-form striker Harry Kane. Their rivals in the race for Europe visit Anfield on Tuesday with Kane on a hot streak of 11 goals in his last 14 games, with four in his last two to […]

West Ham boss Sam Allardyce called for Louis van Gaal's long-ball tactics to be scrutinized after Manchester United rescued a 1-1 draw at Upton Park. A superb goal from Cheikhou Kouyate, the midfielder deployed in defense due to the absences of Winston Reid and James Collins, had looked like giving West Ham a deserved first […]

Leicester have denied manager Nigel Pearson has been sacked by the club. Pearson led the Foxes to the Championship title last season, but his team have picked up just 17 points from their opening 24 matches of the current Barclays Premier League campaign and sit at the foot of the table. Following reports of Pearson […]

The US Men's National Team took an early lead against Panama in Sunday's friendly courtesy of goals by Michael Bradley and Clint Dempsey. In a match where there even were signs in the stadium calling for Jurgen Klinsmann to be sacked, the US took a commanding lead in the first half. The first goal was […]

After a disappointing 3-2 defeat against Chile last week, the US Men's National Team plays Panama today in another friendly, this time at the Stubhub Center near Los Angeles, California. The action begins at 4:00 PM ET with the broadcast on ESPN and UniMas. Can the United States show what they have with a more […]

West Ham were denied a first Premier League win over Manchester United in seven years and 13 attempts by Daley Blind's stoppage-time strike. The Hammers had looked like enhancing their European hopes and denting Manchester United's bid for Champions League football when makeshift defender Cheikhou Kouyate twice juggled the ball before, with his third touch, […]

Leicester have sacked manager Nigel Pearson with the club at the foot of the Barclays Premier League, according to reports. Pearson led the Foxes to the Championship title last season, but his team have picked up just 17 points from their opening 24 matches of the current campaign. Sky Sports News HQ reported he has […]

Today's Africa Cup of Nations final between Ivory Coast and Ghana is being shown live on US TV via beIN SPORTS and online via DishWorld with a Sunday kickoff time of 2pm ET/11am PT. Programming note: If you live in the United States, the game is being televised on beIN SPORTS and beIN SPORTS Español as […]

Among all of the hysteria surrounding a derby day win against Arsenal, and the plaudits seemingly going to one man named Harry Kane, there is another who has been shunned from the limelight – Mauricio Pochettino. He deserves as much credit as anyone for the recent turnaround at Tottenham Hotspur. The Argentinean tactician has given […]