Time will stand still today in Mexico and New Zealand as the Kiwis take on El Tri in the first leg of the World Cup playoff in Mexico City. For viewers in the United States, the match kicks off at 3:30pm ET on ESPN, Univision Deportes and WatchESPN.com. Starting line-ups: Mexico: Moises Munoz; Juan Carlos Valenzuela, […]

England manager Roy Hodgson is the ideal person to root for. After being unable to break into the Crystal Palace first team from 1965-66, Hodgson played non-league soccer with Tonbridge Angels before moving on to Gravesend & Northfleet. At age 23, he completed his training to become a fully qualified coach. He continued to play […]

adidas have officially unveiled the World Cup shirt that Germany will be wearing at Brazil 2014. The new Germany shirt features three red bands on the upper chest, representing the three times when Germany won the World Cup (1954, 1974 and 1990). The attention to detail by adidas is superb — including everything down to […]

It's been a depressing 24 hours for Hull City supporters with it appearing likely that the club will change its name from Hull City AFC to Hull Tigers. Plus, on top of that, Hull City have reported loses of £28million in the last 12 months. On November 1, Allam met with Hull City supporters. During […]

According to Sir Alex Ferguson, the largest factor in last season’s 20th league title for Manchester United (aside from the signing of Robin van Persie) was the week-in and week-out performances of midfielder Michael Carrick. The legendary manager had been Carrick’s biggest defender over the course of the player’s first seven seasons at the club. The […]

Fulham have been down the road of fighting relegation before during their current 12 year run of Premier League football. However, it seems every time the Cottagers were threatened with relegation, something either miraculous happened, or the grit and commitment of the squad came through. The current group of players at Craven Cottage however seem […]

A man in Africa lost his house this past weekend after his Arsenal team were defeated by Manchester United. Before last weekend's match between Manchester United and Arsenal, two men in Uganda placed a bet. Rashid Yiga, a Manchester United supporter, was so confident his team would win that he bet his wife and his Toyota […]

For soccer fans in the United States, live streaming of beIN SPORT is now available for $10/month via a new service named Sling International. I had a chance to test drive the service this weekend, and here's how it works. Sling International, not to be confused with DISH Network although they're part of the same […]

Roberto Di Matteo is still being paid £130,000 per week by Chelsea, one year after being sacked by Roman Abramovich. The astonishing revelation was brought to light by The Daily Mail's reporter Neil Ashton. He wrote: "The Italian was unable to reach a settlement with owner Roman Abramovich on his three-year deal when he was […]

David Beckham is in Miami tonight, hanging out with several players from the Brazil national team ahead of their game against Honduras this weekend in South Florida. Beckham met up with several of the Brazilian players including Neymar, David Luiz and Lucas Leiva in the downtown Miami hotel where the team is staying. The Brazilians […]

Last week, British TV network ITV premiered a brand-new documentary about Gareth Bale, entitled "Welsh Galactico." The 45-minute documentary tells the story of how Gareth Bale, a boy from the Cardiff suburbs, became the world's most expensive player. Narrated by Ned Boulting, the documentary features interviews with those that have witnessed and aided Bale’s rise […]

An average of 803,000 soccer fans tuned in to watch the live game between Manchester United and Arsenal on NBCSN on Sunday, November 10, making it the third most watched Premier League match on cable in US history. In its first season of Premier League coverage, NBC already has televised two of the three most-watched […]

Cristiano Ronaldo continues to give many of his remaining critics, including Sepp Blatter, plenty of proof of his brilliance that could finally capitulate him to his legendary status as the world's best footballer. This past Saturday, Ronaldo recorded another hat trick, this time at the expense of a disappointing display by the Real Sociedad defense. […]

After having failed with a late bid to land Demba Ba from Chelsea in the summer transfer window, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is back at it again. Arsenal is reportedly considering a £15million bid for the Senegalese international in January, in the wake of their recent 1-0 defeat to Manchester United. As was the case […]

In the UK phone-hacking trial, the grandmother who was at the center of the Wayne Rooney sex scandal testified in court that she didn't have sex with Rooney. Instead, the massage parlor employee warned Rooney to get out of the building before he destroyed his career. In her testimony to the court, the woman said: "I […]