Well the series of post-World Cup friendlies (ludicrously called the Kickoff Series) has gotten off to the start that just about everybody expected it to: with a loss to Brazil. For most of the game, the US youngsters were outclassed, outmatched and outgunned. Not that it was unexpected. Brazil is one of the top teams […]

Arsenal’s Hector Bellerin is quite the polarizing player. Even is own team’s fanbase is fairly split on whether or not the Spaniard is a top player. In fact, audible groans from inside the Emirates can be heard over televisions all over the world whenever the 23-year-old defender makes even the slightest mistake on the pitch. […]

The World Cup is over and it’s now time for the USMNT to being a new World Cup cycle. It’s been almost a year since they failed to qualify for the 2018 edition in Russia but many of the players and fans are attempting to put all of that in the rearview mirror and focus […]

Soccer fans should be fuming mad that both DIRECTV and Comcast Xfinity have decided not to renew their agreements with beIN SPORTS to carry the home of La Liga on US television. Thankfully, there are other options to get your LaLiga and beIN SPORTS fix. 1) fuboTV Out of all of the legal streaming solutions […]

After last season's successful Premier League Fan Fest in New York City, NBC Sports will be hosting more festivals on the road this season with the first one scheduled for Saturday, September 29 in Washington DC. Entitled Premier League Mornings Live, the fan festival will include a turf pitch, the Premier League trophy, club mascots, […]

Why is it that when watching Paul Pogba play for Manchester United it’s like watching a totally different player from the one who plays for France? Why does he excel in one system far more than the other? Pogba fulfills a different role for club than he does for country. For France, he’s praised as […]

Manchester City visit Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday aiming to maintain their perfect start to the Premier League season. City have comfortably defeated Arsenal and Huddersfield Town in their opening two games to show that they won't give up their title easily this term. Wolves have picked up just one point since winning promotion and they […]

fuboTV made a big splash today in the battle between streaming providers by adding several channels from Turner that will appeal to many soccer fans in the United States. With the addition of the Turner channels, this now means that fuboTV has both the English-language and Spanish-language coverage of the UEFA Champions League and Europa […]

Beginning a season with consecutive defeats is never a good thing. Being six points behind fellow top four favorites right off the bat immediately puts unwanted pressure on a club. This is especially the case when a new manager is at the helm. All of these things apply to Arsenal at the moment. Despite these […]

Sunday's Serie A debut on ESPNEWS will feature two very familiar voices to soccer fans in the United States. With the anticipation building for the Torino-Roma game that'll kick off at noon on Sunday on ESPNEWS, ESPN will feature Mark Donaldson as commentator and Matteo Bonetti as co-commentator. Donaldson has been commentating matches for ESPN […]

Say goodbye to the FA Cup on television in the United States. ESPN's acquisition of the FA Cup rights in the US will feature all broadcasts streamed on ESPN+ with no plans to air any of the matches on television. The agreement will bring 79 FA Cup matches – beginning with the First Round in […]

The Unai Emery era began on Sunday with a 2-0 defeat to Manchester City. The defending Premier League champions seemed sharp, especially for the opening match of the season. It was clearly evident, however, that the Gunners were playing their first competitive game in nearly three months. Arsenal’s front line squandered solid scoring chances throughout […]

Transfer deadline day is always a big moment for Premier League fans. It’s the final day in which teams can strengthen their squad via transfers, but it also concludes the end of wild rumors for a while as well. Although Arsenal were not particularly busy on the day, the north London outfit did, however, utilize […]

Another round of the annual summer friendlies has come and gone. These are usually a smashing success, both in terms of attendance at the games and the TV viewing audience. However, 2018 was down slightly for these types of friendlies (International Champions Cup attendances were down approximately 10%) while TV ratings dipped somewhat too. There […]

Univision has announced their coverage plans for the 2018/19 UEFA Champions League that will include 97 games shown live on television, which compares to Turner's 46 games that'll air on TNT. The substantial number of games to be aired on TV by Univision also carries over to the Europa League. Beginning in September, Univision Deportes […]