adidas has launched Colombia's new shirt for World Cup 2014. The base color is yellow, which is combined with elements of red, blue and white, mirroring the Colombian flag. The new shirt is marked by three elements of major importance as symbols for Colombians, bringing a message of unity and pride for the country: • […]

Of all the international breaks on the soccer calendar, this one will probably be the most enjoyable. With the World Cup on the horizon and many of the play-off ties already in motion, we see some impassioned, dramatic and – perhaps most importantly of all – proper competitive soccer. Ok, Ok. We know Mexico and […]

Wayne Rooney is set to land a £52million deal as part of a new Manchester United contract, according to a report in The Sun newspaper. The reports are that Manchester United are ready to offer Rooney a four-year extension to his contract, which would earn Rooney £52million over the four years from wages and bonuses. The paper […]

Cristiano Ronaldo and Zlatan Ibrahimovic are featured as Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader from Star Wars on the cover of a Portuguese newspaper today in the lead-up to the battle between Portugal and Sweden in the first leg of the World Cup playoff. For viewers in the United States, the game will be shown live […]

David Beckham’s much anticipated Miami MLS team cannot hope to be all things to all people. In a fickle sports market whose propensity for failing soccer franchises and under-appreciated sporting events of every stripe, the only way to go might be a hyper-local approach and Latino-centric approach. David Beckham is a global superstar and no […]

adidas officially unveiled Spain's World Cup shirt that they'll be wearing at the Brazil 2014 tournament. The current World Champions will wear a brand new kit featuring a red shirt with gold trim as well as a gold crest for the Spanish Football Federation, a gold FIFA World Champions badge and a gold adidas logo. […]

Next summer's World Cup tournament brings soccer back to Brazil, where legend after legend has emerged and stamped their mark on the beautiful game. The greatest international competition is going to provide the world with a plethora of superstars fighting for supremacy, but two of the world’s biggest talents have to battle it out for […]

The following two graphics show how the money from TV rights deals are distributed to clubs in La Liga compared to the English Premier League (EPL). The first graphic shows the TV money distribution (in millions of euros) for the 2012-13 season in La Liga with Barcelona and Real Madrid taking far more revenue in […]

In a new interview, Zlatan Ibrahimovic discusses his love of video games, the types of video games he likes playing, gaming on an Xbox, how he met a stranger over Xbox Live and became friends in person, and how he decides which games to choose. Ibrahimovic also discusses playing Diablo III, as well as how […]

FIFA's ethics committee has no power to remove World Cup 2022 from Qatar even if bribes took place, according to a report today in The Daily Telegraph newspaper. The newspaper quotes a source who said: "If [FIFA ethics investigator Michael] Garcia finds something which was wrong, the ethics committee has the right to take sanctions. "But does he […]

England manager Roy Hodgson said today that goalkeeper Joe Hart will not start in goal during tomorrow's friendly against Chile at Wembley. Hodgson will choose between Fraser Forster or John Ruddy to start in the net for England. Ruddy has made one appearance for England after coming on at half time during the friendly against […]

I flew through London Heathrow Airport the other day wearing a retro Manchester City shirt. When asked about it in Terminal 5, I simply stated it was a Rodney Marsh kit (which it is not — it is a generic kit from the 1971-72 season when Marsh joined the club and the team collapsed falling […]

adidas has officially unveiled Argentina's home shirt for World Cup 2014. Argentina will be wearing their famous blue and white stripes at Brazil 2014. For the first time, the shirt features, through the sky-blue stripes of the shirt, a reflective visual effect simulating a Argentinean flag on top of a pole, waving in the wind. The […]

Clint Dempsey is set for a transfer back to the Premier League on loan from the Seattle Sounders. Tottenham Hotspur have first right of refusal, but The Mirror newspaper is reporting that Fulham, Aston Villa and Everton are interested in signing the American striker. Seattle general manager Adrian Hanauer said: "Clint's contract allows him to go on […]

David Beckham is considering either Marlins Park or FIU Stadium as the temporary home for his Miami MLS franchise, according to Miami Mayor Carlos Gimenez as reported by The Miami Herald. A final decision has yet to be reached. And the comment from the Miami mayor is, of course, self-serving and biased in his favor, […]