Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – French midfielder Paul Pogba completed his transfer from Juventus to Manchester United on Tuesday, the Premier League side announced without giving a fee that media reports said was a world record. Pogba arrived at United's training complex to undergo a medical on Monday. He left Manchester for the Serie A champions […]

Rome (AFP) – Dutchman Frank de Boer, widely tipped to be taking over from ousted Inter Milan coach Roberto Mancini, told the Serie A club's fans Monday he hoped "to see you soon". De Boer, who travelled to Milan on Monday after the club announced it had parted ways with Mancini, has not yet signed […]

Barcelona (AFP) – Belgian international defender Thomas Vermaelen, has joined Roma from Barcelona on a one-year loan deal with a purchase option, the Spanish side said on Monday. The 30-year-old Vermaelen spent fives seasons at Arsenal before joining Barcelona two-years ago, missing almost a whole season with injury. Last season however culminated with 21 first […]

Paris (AFP) – Ghana midfielder Andre Ayew has joined West Ham United on a club record three-years deal from their Premier League rivals Swansea, the London outfit said on Monday. The former Marseille winger and son of one-time African player of the year Adebi Pele, joined the Hammers for a fee of £20.5million (24 million […]

NBCSN scored an impressive viewing audience average of 2.9 million people on Saturday for the US women's Olympic game between the United States and France. The match, which was televised live on NBCSN from 4-6pm ET, outdrew the highest viewership in a Group Stage game for the US Men's National Team in the 2016 Copa […]

NBC Sports is gearing up for the 2016/17 Premier League season with a new video promo, which the broadcaster recently released. Entitled 'Bridge,' the 30-second promo features a Chelsea supporter stepping out of a British pub in New York City and — thanks to NBC Sports' immersive coverage of the league — taking him away to […]

Paris (AFP) – Paris Saint-Germain said Monday that their 18-year-old forward Odsonne Edouard had been loaned out to Toulouse on a one year deal. Edouard first made a name for himself at the U17's European Championships in 2015 when he finished the tournament as the best scorer and best player. He signed his first professional […]

Trondheim (Norway) (AFP) – Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema is an injury doubt ahead of the European Super Cup clash with Sevilla in Trondheim, Norway on Tuesday, joining a long list of absentees. "We're aren't going to take any risks regarding Karim" Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane told a press conference. "He is ok, but he […]

Rio de Janeiro (AFP) – Goalless, booed off twice and facing another embarrassing tournament exit on home soil, Neymar and Brazil's footballers have lost their shine as Marta's free-scoring Brazilian women dazzle the host nation at Rio 2016. Charged with restoring Brazilian football's pride two years on from a 7-1 thrashing by Germany at their […]

Saint-Étienne (France) (AFP) – Saint-Etienne announced on Monday that midfielder Bryan Dabo, who joined Les Verts earlier this summer, will be out until the end of August after injuring his ankle. The new recruit hurt himself in Athens against AEK in the return leg of their Europa League qualifier last week and has had a […]

Berlin (AFP) – Borussia Dortmund's new signings Andre Schuerrle and Mario Goetze admit they are excited 'like little kids' at the prospect of facing Bayern Munich for the German Super Cup on Sunday. Germany's World Cup winning duo — it was Schuerrle's cross which Goetze volleyed at the Maracana in Rio de Janeiro to win […]

Since the launch of Sling Blue and Sling Orange, I've had a chance to give both legal streaming products a test drive on Roku to see how they work, as well as to get a better understanding of the new features particularly for soccer fans. First, the basics. Sling Blue offers soccer fans NBC, NBCSN, […]

Berlin (AFP) – Ex-Bayern Munich president Uli Hoeness is poised to resume his former position after announcing on Monday that he will stand in November's election, despite having served a prison sentence. Hoeness was freed from jail in February after serving 21 months in prison for tax evasion, but is set to be re-elected as […]

Paris (AFP) – Paris Saint-Germain strengthened their attacking options on Monday with the signing of Spanish forward Jese Rodriguez from Real Madrid on a five-year deal, the French champions confirmed. Jese will provide cover for Uruguay striker Edinson Cavani and becomes PSG's fifth close-season signing following the arrivals of Hatem Ben Arfa, Grzegorz Krychowiak, Thomas […]

Here are the ten things we learned from Week 22 of the 2016 MLS season. 1. The Red Bulls Get Hosed Hilario Grajeda is one of MLS’ best referees for what he doesn’t call – Grajeda’s games tend to flow because there are so few stoppages, and because he can maintain control without using his […]