Liverpool assistant manager Colin Pascoe felt Mario Balotelli got his "just rewards" with his goal in the 2-1 Capital One Cup win over Swansea – and agreed with Swans boss Garry Monk that Federico Fernandez should not have been sent off. The fourth-round tie at Anfield turned the hosts' way after Balotelli was introduced as […]

World Soccer Talk writer Matt Jones will be taking over the @worldsoccertalk Twitter account on Wednesday, October 29 beginning at 6pm ET to answer questions from you, the readers about any soccer topic you're interested in. Matt has been writing for World Soccer Talk since 2012. He's best known for his detailed and well-written columns […]

Jose Mourinho saluted his special golden oldie after Didier Drogba helped spare Chelsea's blushes at Shrewsbury. The striker fired in his third goal in as many games as the Blues edged into the Capital One Cup quarter-final with a 2-1 win at Greenhous Meadow. Jermaine Grandison's late own goal won it following Drogba's opener, which […]

FIFA has confirmed today that preparations for the Club World Cup in Morocco are continuing "as planned" despite concerns over the Ebola epidemic. The governing body has stated that it remains in contact with Moroccan authorities and are taking advice from the World Health Organization to "constantly update its position". Morocco is due to host […]

The Organizing Committee for the 2018 FIFA World Cup has unveiled the official emblem in Moscow. “The launch of the Emblem is a wonderful event to kick things off and I’m certain that the World Cup will be a success here in four years,” said FIFA President Sepp Blatter. See more — Official posters for World Cup […]

Ten teams battle today to try to qualify for the quarter-finals of the Capital One Cup, the first piece of silverware on the line during the regular 2014/15 season. Programming note: Even if you don't have a TV subscription to beIN SPORTS, you can watch the League Cup games live on DishWorld for just $10 per […]

In an official announcement from AS Roma, former United States national team star Mia Hamm has been named to the Serie A club's board of directors. Hamm, 42, is a two-time FIFA World Player of the Year and the first woman to be inducted into the World Football Hall of Fame. While playing for the […]

The Argentine television program "Nosotros al Mediodia" has shown a video which appears to show legendary footballer Diego Maradona hitting his ex-girlfriend Rocio Oliva. Oliva secretly filmed the episode which shows the former Argentina international shouting at her for using her mobile phone and then apparently hitting out at her twice. The Spanish newspaper El […]

Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo was handed three LFP awards in the Spanish capital on Monday night. His club were also the big winners at the La Liga ceremony; taking home a total of six trophies. Ronaldo was named winner of the 'Best Forward', 'Best Goal' and 'Best Player' in La Liga last season. The Portugal international finished as the […]

Sky Sports pundits Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher analyzed the Manchester United-Chelsea game on Monday Night Football last night and, as always, they provided some stellar analysis. Carragher and Neville discussed what Manchester United did so well to frustrate Chelsea, and what changes Jose Mourinho made to increase the intensity of his Chelsea side. Watch […]

The Capital One Cup (aka League Cup) games featuring Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City and other teams will be televised on beIN SPORTS in the United States today and tomorrow. The fourth round Capital One Cup games that are being shown on US TV and Internet are: All times Eastern Tuesday, October 28: Shrewsbury Town vs […]

Sunday's entertaining game between Manchester United against Chelsea was heightened by the world-class coverage from NBC Sports on US television. The combination of Rebecca Lowe, Robbie Earle and Robbie Mustoe in the US studio as well as Gary Lineker and Graeme Le Saux in the studio at Old Trafford was exemplary. But it was the commentating by Arlo […]

West Ham United continued their impressive form at the weekend. Diafra Sakho has been a key factor in the Hammers success and he scored the second goal in their 2-1 win over the reigning champions Manchester City. The use of goal line technology was crucial in the awarding of the goal. Joe Hart saved the […]

FIFA has released the 23-man shortlist of contenders for this year's Ballon d'Or award. In what will come as a surprise to some fans of the sport, the world organization has omitted former Liverpool and Uruguay international striker Luis Suarez from the list of nominees for World Player of the Year. The 27-year-old scored 31 goals for […]

Jose Mourinho thinks Spain coach Vicente del Bosque is the man to blame for Diego Costa's recent injury troubles. Costa began the season in prolific fashion, scoring nine goals in seven matches, but he has missed Chelsea's last three fixtures because of a persistent hamstring injury. The former Atletico Madrid man had also been suffering […]