Santa Clara (United States) (AFP) – Born in the United States to Colombian parents, Alejandro Bedoya says one of his earliest childhood memories was cheering for the South Americans while wearing a Carlos Valderrama wig during the 1994 World Cup. On Friday however there will be no question of divided loyalties when Bedoya pulls on […]

London (AFP) – Cristiano Ronaldo's presence makes Portugal a more significant potential target for terror attacks during Euro 2016, according to coach Fernando Santos. France is on high alert ahead of the tournament, which starts on June 10, following the Islamic State group terror attacks in Paris last November that left 130 people dead. "As […]

Berlin (AFP) – Bastian Schweinsteiger hopes to play his first football since tearing knee ligaments in March when world champions Germany host Hungary on Saturday in their final Euro 2016 warm-up. "My goal is to play on Saturday. I hope for 20, 30 minutes. It's important to get some game practice," said Germany's captain ahead […]

If you want to find out the schedule of Brazil Copa America games on TV, scroll down for all of the details. For soccer fans that live in the United States, every single game will be shown live on television as well as streaming. The matches will be available in English-language and Spanish-language. Brazil games […]

Metz (France) (AFP) – After preparations overshadowed by off-field controversy and injuries to key players, Euro 2016 hosts France play their final pre-tournament friendly against Scotland in the north-eastern city of Metz on Saturday. Les Bleus' prospects of winning a major competition on home soil — just as they did at Euro 84 and the […]

If you want to find out the schedule of Bolivia Copa America games on TV, scroll down for all of the details. For soccer fans that live in the United States, every single game will be shown live on television as well as streaming. The matches will be available in English-language and Spanish-language. Bolivia games […]

If you want to find out the schedule of Colombia Copa America games on TV, scroll down for all of the details. For soccer fans that live in the United States, every single game will be shown live on television as well as streaming. The matches will be available in English-language and Spanish-language. Colombia games […]

New York (AFP) – A US judge on Thursday delayed until November 18 the sentencing of disgraced FIFA former vice president Jeffrey Webb in the sweeping corruption scandal rocking world soccer. The 51-year-old from the Cayman Islands was scheduled to become the first defendant sentenced in the FIFA scandal in New York on Friday after […]

If you want to find out the schedule of USA Copa America games on TV, scroll down for all of the details. For soccer fans that live in the United States, every single game will be shown live on television as well as streaming. The matches will be available in English-language and Spanish-language. USA games […]

Univision Deportes, which will be broadcasting every single game of Copa America Centenario in Spanish this summer, has announced its team of commentators and studio talent that will be covering the tournament. Copa America begins on June 3 and Univision Deportes will be present to deliver best in class programming of all 32 matches, which will […]

London (AFP) – England and Portugal warmed up for Euro 2016 in a friendly at Wembley on Thursday. Here AFP Sports looks at five things we learnt from England's 1-0 win: Diamond doesn't sparkle After prolonged calls for Wayne Rooney, Jamie Vardy and Harry Kane to play together, the vaunted trio's maiden outing was a […]

London (AFP) – An 86th-minute header from centre-back Chris Smalling spared England's blushes as they squeezed past 10-man Portugal 1-0 at Wembley on Thursday in their final Euro 2016 warm-up game. While Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo was rested following his involvement in Real Madrid's Champions League final victory over Atletico Madrid last weekend, England manager […]

ESPN's talent that will be bringing Euro 2016 into homes across the United States this summer will have a very familiar look. In fact, the talent is almost identical to the team that received rave reviews for its coverage of World Cup 2014. Based in a studio in France, Bob Ley leads a team of English-language studio […]

Paris (AFP) – Karim Benzema faced a growing backlash on Thursday, a day after his sensational claims that coach Didier Deschamps had "bowed to pressure from a racist part of France" by keeping him out of the Euro 2016 squad. Political and sporting figures lined up to condemn the Real Madrid striker, with Prime Minister […]

Tickets for Copa America Centenario are close to selling out in select cities. According to Copa America organizers, more than 1 million tickets have already been sold for the tournament, which puts it right on the path to be the best attended Copa America since 1979 when 1.1 million attended the games. For Friday's game […]