Spain plays Italy today in the second semi-final of the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup. The winner will face Brazil in the final on Sunday, while the losing team will play against Uruguay in the third-place match scheduled earlier on Sunday. Between Spain and Italy, the pressure is on Spain to win the semi-final. The Spanish […]

What comes to mind when someone mentions Anfield? For the majority, it's the sight of 45,000 Liverpool supporters with their scarves aloft, bellowing out ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone.” The stadium is a symbolic venue, exclusively associated with one of English football’s most decorated and illustrious sides. But looking back through the vast annals of football […]

The second semi-final is an all-European affair, with reigning world champions Spain taking on Italy, the runners-up at UEFA Euro 2012. This match is also a re-run of last year's continental final, which ended in victory for Spain. Italy have vowed to use their imagination in the semi-final against the world and European champions, but […]

Mexico has won the last two Continental Championships in CONCACAF defeating the United States in the final on both occasions. Prior to that, the United States had won three of the previous CONCACAF Gold Cups, and had exerted a level of dominance over El Tri that perhaps led to a sense of complacency among American […]

US Soccer have announced their 23-man squad for the 2013 Gold Cup. U.S. ROSTER BY POSITION GOALKEEPERS (3) : Bill Hamid (D.C. United), Sean Johnson (Chicago Fire), Nick Rimando (Real Salt Lake) DEFENDERS (8) : Corey Ashe (Houston Dynamo), DaMarcus Beasley (Puebla), Tony Beltran (Real Salt Lake), Edgar Castillo (Club Tijuana), Clarence Goodson (Brondby), Oguchi Onyewu (Malaga), Michael […]

Rangers have unveiled their new home, away and third shirts for the 2013-14 season, designed by Puma. Glasgow Rangers were promoted from the Scottish Third Division last season, and will begin their new season in the Scottish Second Division beginning this summer. Some of the teams they'll be facing in the upcoming season are East […]

Swansea City have today unveiled their new home and away shirts for the 2013-14 season. Tomorrow, they'll be unveiling the shirt sponsor name to reveal the complete picture of home and away kits for next season. Let's start with the Swansea home shirt first. It's plucked right from one of the latest adidas templates. It's […]

Everton have officially unveiled their new home kit for the 2013-14 season. Designed by Nike, this one is a mixture of great features ruined by a ugly double hoop design on the sleeve. Everton's home kit is blue, features a classic (and classy) white collar and also includes the new Everton club crest (which will […]

Real Madrid have announced the signing of Spain u21 playmaker Isco on a five-year deal. The Spanish attacking midfielder was being chased by Manchester City, and will come as a blow to new manager Manuel Pellegrini who coached the player at Malaga. The lure of Real Madrid was obviously more enticing for Isco than City, […]

After the success of the Manchester City against Chelsea friendly in St. Louis in May, where 48,000 tickets sold out in 20 minutes, world-class soccer is returning to St. Louis this summer when Real Madrid plays Inter Milan in a friendly scheduled for Saturday, August 10. That's according to a report by FOX News 2. The official […]

Everton Football Club are exploring options to build a new ground near Goodison Park in Liverpool. "We have identified a site close to Goodison and we have a [Liverpool] council at the moment who are extremely positive in their desire to help us," said Everton chairman Bill Kenwright. "If we take forward what we're looking […]

Not including today's semi-final, the first 12 matches of the FIFA Confederations Cup 2013 on ESPN and ESPN2 were seen by an average audience of 485,000 viewers, an increase of 26 percent in viewers to the 384,000 average who watched the matches during 2009. The numbers are impressive when you consider that there's no USA […]

Anyone following the FIFA PR machine as it trips and skids its way through its response to the chaos unfolding in Brazil could be forgiven for thinking we’re in pantomime season. As the Confederations Cup quickly turns from close-season money spinner into a full frontal exposure of a nation in crisis, the villainous outline of […]

Real Madrid are willing to offer Tottenham star players Gonzalo Higuain, Fabio Coentrao plus cash in order to sign Gareth Bale, according to a report in The Times newspaper. Under new manager Carlo Ancelotti, Real Madrid are looking to sign a star attacking midfielder. At the same time, the Spanish club realize that Tottenham Hotspur are in […]

Jim Cassell, one of the stalwarts of Manchester City Football Club left the coaching setup the club confirmed today. The Manchester City Academy was long among the top developmental programs in England and today’s announcement though expected closes the chapter on a successful run. The players developed by Cassell in his time at Manchester City […]