With record cable TV ratings for NBC's coverage of the Premier League on US television, and the fact that ESPN no longer has rights to the world's most popular sports league, ESPN tried a new tactic this past weekend by showing a live cricket match on ESPN2 from 9am-Noon ET. The impact? ESPN2 had a […]

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho insists that his run down the touchline after Demba Ba scored the decisive goal was not to celebrate the goal, but to give Demba Ba and Fernando Torres his tactical changes. Mourinho added, "I think the team that decided to defend was punished, and the team that gave everything with their […]

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho celebrated Chelsea's decisive goal against Paris Saint-Germain by running down the touchline and celebrating with his players. With Chelsea leading 1-0 (but losing 2-3 on aggregate) after Andre Schurrle scored for the Blues in the first half, the clock was running down near the end with just minutes to go. Chelsea […]

Here is today’s TV/Internet schedule for matches being shown in the US: Chelsea vs Paris Saint-Germain, 2:45pm, FOX Sports 1 and FOX Soccer 2Go Borussia Dortmund vs Real Madrid, 2:45pm, FOX Sports 2, FOX Soccer Plus and FOX Soccer 2Go Starting line-ups: Chelsea: Cech, Ivanovic, Cahill, Terry, Azpilicueta, Luiz, Lampard, Willian, Oscar, Hazard, Eto’o Paris Saint-Germain: Sirigu; Jallet, […]

Manchester United have announced an additional match on their 2014 summer tour in the United States with a friendly against LA Galaxy, to be played at the Rose Bowl Stadium on July 23. Kick-off time is 7:30pm PT/10:30pm ET. The LA Galaxy vs. Manchester United match is included in LA Galaxy’s Season Ticket Members’ plans. […]

Last Saturday's Premier League match between Newcastle United and Manchester United, which was shown live on NBCSN beginning at 10am ET, was watched by more viewers than Saturday's Major League Baseball (MLB) games shown on FOX Sports 1. Newcastle-Manchester United drew 469,000 viewers, which was greater than FOX Sports 1's two MLB games that day […]

USA Today Sports today launched a special World Cup 2014 magazine to commemorate this summer's soccer tournament. The 100-page special issue hits newsstands in the United States on April 7, and features previews of each of the 32 teams as well as 8 groups, in addition to interviews with USMNT head coach Jurgen Klinsmann, ESPN's […]

In recent years, referees have been in the limelight far too often, mostly for the wrong reasons. Some of these blunders have swung tournament outcomes and league title races in a matter of seconds. This is in no way a definitive list of the worst 10 mistakes of all time, but here are some of […]

Mario Balotelli is one of the most gifted strikers on the planet. Capable of truly awesome displays, the AC Milan striker can carry a team with his prolific goal scoring. He did just that for the Rossoneri last season as the Italian national’s goals were one of the main reasons that Milan was able to […]

In Italy, there is a saying that there are as many Italian national team managers as there are people. Everyone wants to have their say on who should be wearing Azzurri at a major competition. Every two years everyone becomes an expert, a fantasy manager if you will. Coffee shops, restaurants, even laundromats, become a […]

At the beginning of the 2013 MLS season, FC Dallas surprised fans and pundits with their quick start. After the first month of the season, Dallas had a league-leading 12 points with four wins and a single loss. By the middle of May, Dallas still led MLS with 24 points from 12 games, but the […]

“You say the hill's too steep to climb, Chiding! You say you'd like to see me try, Climbing!” Fearless by Pink Floyd is a track off their album “Meddle”. The track samples Liverpool’s Kop and describes the story of someone aspiring to climb a metaphorical hill. In the opening and closing, you can hear “You’ll […]

It’s “as you were” at the summit of La Liga as the top three all won once again. Athletic Madrid overcame Villarreal, Barcelona beat rock-bottom Betis and Real Madrid won well at Real Sociedad. Atleti are a point ahead of Barca, who in turn lead Real Madrid by two points with just six matches to […]

If one thing was apparent after the 2-2 draw to Mexico, it was that Michael Bradley is the most important player going into this year’s World Cup. This is something that fans of the United States (USMNT) have known for a long time. After seeing his return to MLS and his performance in last week’s […]

The Daily Telegraph’s Oliver Brown recently wrote: “More than William Carvalho at Sporting Lisbon, or Ilkay Gündogan at Borussia Dortmund, it is Kroos who potentially offers the single most effective antidote to United’s midfield malaise.” What Toni Kroos represents to Manchester United is the midfield engine which has been missing at the club since the […]