Mike Ashley and his ownership group gave Coventry City an eviction notice from their stadium. Ashley's Frasers Group recently purchased Coventry Building Society Arena. Ashley is most famous for his time as owner of Newcastle United. Ashley's company took over the Coventry stadium in November. While the club's current license runs until 2031, the Frasers […]

Germany soccer federation technical director Oliver Bierhoff has resigned of his role on Monday. Bierhoff, who has been with the German DFB since 2004, had his contract terminated because of the country's lackluster display at back-to-back World Cups. "I’ve told German FA president Bernd Neuendorf of my decision today. I’m clearing the path for setting […]

A bizarre interaction between soccer legend Samuel Eto'o and a photographer surfaced on Monday night. The former Barcelona and Inter Milan star left Stadium 974 in Doha following Brazil victory over South Korea in the World Cup. Fans and photographers swarmed the legend looking to snap a picture or selfie. The interactions between the former […]

The United States Men's National Team fizzled out its World Cup run at the hands of the Netherlands. The Dutch side may have had less possession and less shot attempts. However, it still looked far stronger than their American opposition. A credit to the Dutch, Louis van Gaal came out and said the United States […]

In Monday's pair of round of 16 fixtures, two teams from the 2018 quarterfinals punched a ticket to that round of 2022. However, while Japan pushed Croatia to the brink, Brazil cruised along in what has been a sumptuous World Cup for the five-time champions. For South Korea and Japan, it is a harsh exit […]

That’s all folks. It’s over. For the second time in his career, Cristiano Ronaldo has left Manchester United. Yet, unlike the first time, this won’t be for a record-breaking transfer fee. Nor does it come with the good will of the club, fans and teammates. Instead, this time, one of the greatest players of all […]

In England's convincing 3-0 win over Senegal, The Three Lions progressed to the quarterfinals of the World Cup for their second successive tournament. Prior to the game, I wanted to see Gareth Southgate give more of the squad a chance to play. Predictably, he stayed with almost the same team that beat Wales. Southgate dropped […]

The USA will not win the World Cup in 2022, unfortunately for American supporters. A 3-1 loss at the hands of the Netherlands assured that much. Of course, it was a young American team with just a handful of callbacks to the team that failed to qualify for the 2018 World Cup. For instance, the […]

With the United States out of the World Cup, our attention turns overseas to the reaction from newspapers to Sunday's World Cup games. In particular, we take a close look at the papers after the England-Senegal and France-Poland matches. Reaction from British tabloids to England's victory Coverage in Senegal Senegal's WIW Sport offers the headline […]

In the United States, you can watch the World Cup without using FOX Sports. FOX took over the U.S. broadcasting rights to the World Cup in 2018. It holds them through the 2026 World Cup. While that may seem like the only way for Americans to watch, that is not the case. The interconnectivity of […]

A total of 16.5 million watched USA-Netherlands across FOX Sports and Telemundo combined in the World Cup knockout round on Saturday. It wasn't the result that soccer fans in the United States wanted, but it certainly delivered in the TV ratings department for both FOX Sports and Telemundo. USA-Netherlands: Diving into the details On the […]

Aliou Cissé embodies the Senegal spirit of teranga, or family and sharing. The former PSG midfielder had 33 caps for the national team, and he was the captain of a dangerous Senegal side that ran all the way to the quarter-finals of the 2002 World Cup. At AFCON 2002, he infamously missed the final penalty […]

England produced a clinical performance to beat AFCON winners Senegal 3-0 to set up a quarter final date with defending champions France on Saturday. The Three Lions weathered a spirited Senegalese outfit in the first 30 minutes but were in full control after scoring two quick fire goals before the break. Gareth Southgate’s side, however, […]

Kylian Mbappe scored a stunning brace and also provided an assist as France brushed aside Poland by 3-1 to secure their place in the quarter finals of the World Cup at the Al Thumama Stadium on Sunday evening. Olivier Giroud opened the scoring a minute before the break to become France’s all-time leading goal scorer […]

German public broadcaster ARD via Bild have reported that only two players, Manuel Neuer and Leon Goretzka were in favor of conducting a protest over FIFA’s ban on the One Love armband. The report claims that other players were not in favor of covering their mouths while posing for the pre-game team photo against Japan, […]