You can't read too much into preseason matches especially this early in training. But Manchester City's two loses in South Africa this week were more alarming for the lack of cutting edge in attack and industry from attacking players than the results themselves. Edin Dzeko, the club's leading scorer last season, looked well off the […]

One of the most exciting aspects of NBC's coverage of the 2013-14 Premier League season is that, for the first time ever, all 380 matches will be available online for free with authenticated access. That means no $14.95 or $19.95 monthly subscriptions to only see a selection of the matches played — whether it was […]

Manchester City have agreed a deal with Fiorentina to sign striker Stevan Jovetic in a transfer that's reportedly worth £23million. Jovetic will be a City footballer after he passes his medical and agrees personal terms. "[Fiorentina has] reached an agreement with Manchester City Football Club for the permanent transfer of the player Stevan Jovetic," read an official […]

Chelsea have made a bid for Real Madrid striker Gonzalo Higuain, according to a report in the Spanish media. The bid, which is reportedly around £34million, comes on the heels of Chelsea offering a bid of £20million for Wayne Rooney on Tuesday. Higuain has told his closest advisors that "Mourinho wants me there," as reported by […]

The "Will he or won't he" saga regarding Liverpool striker Luis Suarez continues day by day this summer. The latest is that Suarez will stay at Liverpool unless "anything drastic happens." Of course, all it would take is a decent offer from Real Madrid, Arsenal or another major club, and Suarez could be leaving Anfield. […]

Thirty days from now, NBC Sports will begin broadcasting the Premier League on US television and Internet. NBC Sports Group broke down the numbers to illustrate the depth of coverage they'll be bringing to soccer fans in the United States: 1610+ Total hours of Premier League programming annually 600 Hours of original and weekly studio programming […]

The Premier League have blasted Sepp Blatter's proposal to move to 2022 World Cup from the summer to the winter, calling it "neither workable nor desirable." FIFA announced today that they plan on discussing whether to move the 2022 World Cup during their October FIFA Executive Committee meetings. But the Premier League has come out […]

Manchester City midfielder Jack Rodwell has revealed that new City manager Manuel Pellegrini wants his side to play like Barcelona. Rodwell, in an interview with The Sun newspaper, said: "Pellegrini likes us to press high up and press in numbers, to get the ball back as soon as possible and then play simple football. "He wants us […]

Manchester United are preparing a £60million bid for Tottenham star Gareth Bale, according to a report in The Daily Mirror newspaper today. The newspaper cites no sources, but the reporter understands that one of the reasons why Manchester United chief executive Ed Woodward made an unexpected return to England to work on transfer business was to finalize […]

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says his club doesn't have any issues with Wayne Rooney's reported £250,000 per week wages, and has hinted that he may be willing to enact some revenge on Manchester United for stealing away his prized striker (Robin van Persie) by doing the same thing to United by stealing away Rooney. After […]

Chelsea have added another match to their 2013 US summer tour. Jose Mourinho's side will face AS Roma on August 10 at RFK Stadium near Washington DC as their final match of the pre-season before they face Hull City on Sunday, August 18. Kick-off time for Chelsea-Roma is scheduled for 6pm ET. Tickets will go […]

For soccer fans who can't wait until the European seasons start in a few weeks, ESPN has acquired different rights packages to three upcoming pre-season tournaments — the Emirates Cup, Audi Cup and International Champions Cup, which will feature teams such as Arsenal, Manchester City, Bayern Munich, Chelsea, Real Madrid and many other clubs. The […]

The transfer of Thiago Alcantara to Bayern Munich has done nothing but pain me. What happened to the club that used to take care of its own youth and nurture them to become the Bastian Schweinsteigers and Philip Lahms of today? What about Bayern's great youth academy? Is the transfer of Thiago Alcantara really necessary […]

Manchester City have agreed a deal with Sevilla to sign Spanish striker Alvaro Negredo, pending a medical. The Spanish club have confirmed that the deal has been finalized, and will be hosting a farewell send-off at Sevilla's Sanchez Pizjuan Stadium at 1:30pm ET today to bid goodbye to Negredo. Sevilla are inviting his colleagues to […]

In the 1990's, Mark Hughes, who in May replaced Tony Pulis as Stoke City manager, wore his hair long, played for several European powerhouses, and routinely scored incredible volleys. He was a sexy center forward, the kind of player who these days appears on billboards and negotiates image rights. Presumably, Stoke hopes Hughes will recapture […]