Southampton will debut the club's third shirt in its weekend match against Newcastle United. The yellow shirt from Southampton will be worn for the first time this season when the Saints play Newcastle United at St James' Park (kickoff time is 12:30pm ET on Saturday; live on NBC & NBC Sports Live Extra in the […]

NBC Sports have launched a brand-new app for Premier League soccer fans in the United States. The NBC Sports MatchMaker app helps EPL fans locate, chat and meet up with each other to enjoy watching matches with fellow supporters. At game time, the app activates an interactive map that shows at which venues fans of […]

Ronald Koeman is not wasting time and energy fretting about Southampton's mounting injury problems, although his frustration with the fixture scheduling is clear. Saints are in their best-ever position at this stage of a Premier League season, with the impressive win at Manchester United meaning they enter the weekend sat third. Wednesday's win at Ipswich […]

Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has confirmed to MUTV that he has spoken to Radamel Falcao about his omission from last week's match day squad against Southampton. The Dutch boss told the club's official television channel that the striker understands what is expected of him and knows what he needs to do in order […]

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger admits Mathieu Debuchy is "destroyed" and "embarrassed" after it was confirmed the injured defender would endure a second lengthy spell on the sidelines this season. Debuchy has started only nine Barclays Premier League games since joining the Gunners from Newcastle in the summer. The France full-back was out for three months […]

Real Madrid is currently under investigation into how the club conducted its signing of underage players. Should it be deemed that the Spanish side have breached FIFA regulations, the reigning world and European champions could face similar sanctions to those which were handed down on Barcelona last year – the Catalan club was barred from signing players […]

The deal to take Jermain Defoe to Sunderland in exchange for Jozy Altidore is nearing completion with the agreement of terms that will take Altidore to Toronto the only thing holding up official confirmation from the Wearside club. Defoe is expected to sign a two-and-a-half year deal at the Stadium of Light. With Sunderland in […]

Since it appears that we are going to be stuck with Jurgen Klinsmann as the US Men’s National Team manager for the foreseeable future, it seems prudent to get to the bottom of what the boss really means when he unleashes his well-worn contradictions. If you’ve followed the USMNT since Klinsmann got the job in […]

A mild traumatic brain injury, commonly referred to as a concussion, is most commonly defined as a head injury that results in temporary loss of brain function. Concussions have been quite visible in the press over the last decade, after a number of former American football players have come forward to reveal that they had […]

The best of British is helping Burnley confound expectations in the Premier League, according to manager Sean Dyche. Aside from third-choice goalkeeper Alex Cisak, the Clarets' squad is entirely made up of players from the British Isles. And in an era when fielding all foreign teams is more normal than all British ones, Dyche believes […]

Alan Pardew has admitted he failed to convince Jermain Defoe to sign for Crystal Palace over Sunderland. Defoe is on the brink of rubber-stamping his move to Wearside from Toronto FC, with Pardew conceding Palace were forced out of the race for the former England striker. Palace have secured Arsenal forward Yaya Sanogo on loan […]

The Fort Lauderdale Strikers of the North American Soccer League made a splash on Wednesday by unveiling Brazilian legend Ronaldo as a part-owner and potential player. The Strikers got an international and national publicity bump out of the announcement. Ronaldo himself was well-spoken and thoughtful in his responses to the assembled media. But underlying problems exist […]

Sampdoria are closing in on the signing of Everton striker Samuel Eto'o, according to reports in Italy. The Genoa outfit, which sold top scorer Manolo Gabbiadini to Napoli earlier this month, are desperately looking to reinforce their attacking line after negotiations aimed at signing Udinese forward Luis Muriel collapsed on Thursday. Samp met with Eto'o […]

Arsenal duo Mikel Arteta and Mathieu Debuchy are both expected to be sidelined for around three months, the club have announced. Both players have undergone surgery, with Arteta recovering from an ankle injury and Debuchy struggling with a problem to his right shoulder. Arteta has not played for the Gunners since November 26, when he […]

Liverpool midfielder Adam Lallana's return to training ahead of schedule has given manager Brendan Rodgers a boost as he heads into a potentially season-defining month. Lallana was expected to be sidelined for a month with a thigh injury sustained against Leicester on New Year's Day, but he – along with captain Steven Gerrard – will […]