Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti has confirmed that the Spanish club are in talks with Tottenham Hotspur to sign Gareth Bale. Ancelotti, who's in the United States preparing for his club's match tonight against LA Galaxy in Phoenix, had this to say to the media: "It is difficult to talk about Bale because at the […]

Tottenham have agreed a deal with Valencia to sign Spanish striker Roberto Soldado. All that remains for the transfer to be finalized is for Soldado to pass a medical. Tottenham reportedly paid Valencia £26million to sign Roberto Soldado. According to Tottenham's club website, "The striker netted 80 times in 146 appearances during his time at […]

After last Saturday's win by AC Milan against Valencia in the opening game of the 2013 International Champions Cup, the second match of the competition begins tonight between Juventus and Everton. The two clubs face each other in San Francisco tonight with the coverage beginning at 11pm ET live on FOX Soccer, ESPN Deportes and […]

West Bromwich Albion have been incredibly quiet in the summer transfer window, but news is emerging tonight that the Baggies are interested in signing Uruguayan captain and centre back Diego Lugano. The 32-year-old Paris Saint-Germain defender is expected to visit the Hawthorns this week to discuss personal terms. And while Lugano is no spring chicken, […]

A new photograph of Manchester City's third shirt for the 2013-14 season has been leaked on the Internet. If this is Manchester City's new third shirt for next season, and it appears it is, it's the clearest photograph we've seen thus far. Designed by Nike, Man City's third shirt is white with sky blue and […]

The 2013 MLS All-Star Game kicks off tonight with AS Roma battling the MLS All-Star Team at Sporting Park, the home of Sporting Kansas City. The broadcast begins at 9pm ET on ESPN2 and Unimas. At halftime, MLS Commissioner Don Garber is expected to answer questions about MLS expansion and allegations of racism by Chivas […]

Jozy Altidore’s recent transfer to Sunderland has excited many US soccer fans, not to mention the executives at NBC Sports; nevertheless, there is ample reason to take a more measured approach in defining our expectations of the 23-year-old. Yes, he scored 31 goals in the last campaign for AZ Alkmaar, as well as in four […]

FOX Soccer host Rob Stone said today that FOX Sports is interested in expanding its coverage of soccer to include more leagues (after losing the Premier League rights to NBC). Plus, Stone dropped a major hint that FOX may be interested in bidding on US media rights to Major League Soccer, the US men's national […]

Is Gareth Bale staying or is he on the brink of a departure? The rumor mill this summer has hit a distinct level of boredom, with the press reporting on stories such as Wayne Rooney’s displeasure in Manchester, Luis Suarez nattering on about a switch away from the Kop and Cesc Fabregas’ non-mover to sure […]

NBC Sports is continuing to promote its coverage of the upcoming Premier League season that kicks off on August 17. Its latest promotion effort is on the New York City subway where they've added wraps inside and outside of subway cars to promote two famous derbies in English soccer — Manchester City versus Manchester United, […]

During his tenure as Everton manager, David Moyes never really sussed out how to get the best from strikers. Despite having broken the club's transfer record three times by bringing in centre-forwards James Beattie, Andrew Johnson and Ayigbeni Yakubu, none of the Glaswegian's purchases were able to deliver goals and performances on a consistent basis. […]

From the day the announcement was made, I had never questioned Bayern’s decision to hire the worlds most sought-after manager until Jupp Heynckes’ machine trounced the very same Barcelona side built by his would-be successor. My fear that Guardiola would weaken Bayern’s tenacity with a more elegant, attacking but unstable approach came to fruition this […]

Tottenham central defender Steven Caulker has joined Cardiff City today on a four-year deal that smashes the Welsh club's previous record transfer fee. Although Cardiff City have not revealed the amount of the transfer fee, it's believed to be £8million plus add-ons, which breaks the previous record of £7.5million the club spent earlier this summer […]

Liverpool Football Club have agreed a loan deal in principle with Benfica for defender Lorenzo Melgarejo, according to the Liverpool Echo newspaper. The 22-year-old left back will move to Liverpool on a season-long loan pending approval of his work permit application. The Paraguayan looks set to play for Liverpool after the Reds have been chasing the […]

In Roger Bennett's latest offering on ESPNFC.com, Alexi Lalas has once again said some incendiary things about soccer in the United States. In some cases Lalas is on the mark, but as is his custom, he overreaches and defeats his argument by going too far. For starters, this article was written with the USA's Gold […]