Today kicks off the Group Stage of the 2013/14 Europa League with a whopping 24 matches available to watch on US television and Internet. Take your pick from the matches to watch. Personally, I'll be watching my beloved Swans take on Valencia. Starting line-ups: Swansea: Vorm, Rangel, Chico Flores, Amat, Tiendalli, de Guzman, Canas, Pozuelo, Dyer, […]

The Fantasy Premier League game isn’t just about goals, assists and clean sheets. That would be too simple. No, there's much more to it than that, and that is what makes this game so intriguing. It is as complex and absorbing as a manager chooses to make it. This game is about prediction. No one […]

NBC Sports achieved their largest viewing audience ever for a Premier League match last weekend when 917,000 people watched the September 14 12:30-3pm ET broadcast of Everton versus Chelsea live on the over-the-air NBC network, according to Sports Business Daily. The 917,000 viewing figure beat the number of viewers who tuned in for the opening […]

How would Tottenham, Lazio and Olympique Lyonnais fare? Group I Lyon and Real Betis are heavy favourites to qualify from Group I. Top spot in the group can really go either way – Lyon’s depth and experience in Europe gives them a slight edge, but Real Betis will want to do well in their first […]

Manchester United have set their sights on the United States as a market that is ripe for new commercial deals to bring the club millions more dollars to pay off their debt. Manchester United Executive Vice-Chairman Ed Woodward said: "The US market is under penetrated. It is a very big media market, the most developed […]

How would Fiorentina, Sevilla and Bordeaux fare? Group E Fiorentina are favorites to win the group, but it is never going to be easy. They were unlucky not to finish ahead of Milan in the league, and Italian sides rarely pay much attention to the Europa League. Last season, Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk won a strong group […]

The Michael Jackson statue that stands at Fulham's Craven Cottage stadium in west London is to be removed. "The statue is not part of the Riverside development of the stadium and will be returned to the former chairman in due course," said a Fulham spokesperson. The statue was erected in 2011 by the wishes of former […]

Tottenham Hotspur have unveiled their third shirt for the 2013-14 season. The third kit for Tottenham Hotspur is dark blue with a greenish-blue trim. The new Tottenham kit will be worn for the first time at this weekend's encounter versus Cardiff City. What's your opinion about the shirt? Love it or hate it? Post your feedback […]

UEFA's 54 member nations have given their backing to the 2022 FIFA World Cup being moved from the summer to winter, and they have admitted that the tournament cannot be played in the summer due to health reasons. Fifa vice-president Jim Boyce said: "What has come out of this meeting is that the World Cup […]

Manchester United have announced that they'll trial a singing section to Old Trafford for the team's upcoming UEFA Champions League game against Real Sociedad. United will move the away section from the south east corner of the stadium, where away fans are usually housed, to the East Stand. The club is hoping that the singing […]

The Group Stage of the 2013-14 Europa League kicks off on Thursday with several major clubs participating. As part of our three part series leading up to the Europa League matches, here's a preview of Groups A through D. How would the likes of Valencia, Swansea and Wigan fare? Group A Group A is tight […]

Last week, I gasped after ESPN FC released its latest power rankings composed by former Trinidad and Tobago goalkeeper Shaka Hislop. The video seemed to be the ultimate proof that being a former player does not guarantee being a competent soccer analyst. The list displayed Hislop’s rather comical understanding of the European landscape. His compilation […]

FOX Sports has sub-licensed the Europa League Spanish-language rights to ESPN Deportes this season, which means that soccer fans in the United States will be able to watch Europa League action on ESPN Deportes and ESPN3.com in addition to English language broadcasts on FOX Sports and FOX Soccer 2Go. As a result of the changes, […]

Are these the USMNT home and away shirts that the USA will wear at FIFA World Cup 2014 in Brazil? The leaked images are supposedly the new home and away jerseys that the US men's national team will wear. Before we discuss the designs, it's important to note that the shirt designs have retained the […]

Lionel Messi opened up the scoring tonight for Barcelona in their UEFA Champions League match against Ajax. Messi's inch-perfect free kick was curled in, hit the post and then banged into the back of the net to help Barcelona take the 1-0 lead at half-time. Surprisingly, today's match between Barcelona and Ajax is the first […]