After the MLS All-Star Game Wednesday night in Portland, some misconceptions have been exposed. Keeping in mind that this was just a friendly where the result mattered little and playing to win wasn't at the very fore of the conversation and thinking surrounding the game, here are my 5 thoughts regarding the 2014 MLS All-Star Game: […]

Speaking at the public presentation of David Luiz, Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser al-Khelaifi has given his thoughts on the rumored transfer of Real Madrid winger Angel Di Maria to the French side. The club official was questioned about the cost of the former Chelsea defender. PSG's president then drew a comparison with the Ligue 1 […]

Live presentation of the MLS All-Star Game featuring Bayern Munich versus the MLS All-Stars begins at 9:55pm ET tonight with commentators Adrian Healey, Taylor Twellman and sideline reporter Monica Gonzalez calling the match. Then at midnight ET, ESPN FC will have a 2014 MLS All-Star postgame episode live from Providence Park in Portland. ESPN Deportes Radio […]

Since his long, mouth-watering cameo against Belgium in the World Cup Round of 16, the star-spangled feature of DeAndre Yedlin has been the most-talked about American transfer story of the summer. Yedlin has been linked with top clubs in Italy, France, and now England, as ESPN analyst Taylor Twellman has reported on Twitter that Tottenham […]

Queens Park Rangers has announced that Mauricio Isla has completed his medical at Loftus Road, received his work permit/governing body endorsement from the Football Association and will be joining the newly-promoted Premier League side on a season-long loan from Italian champions, Juventus. The defender is now back in Italy finalizing his work visa. Isla will […]

MLS’ big night is here: The 2014 All-Star game from Providence Park in Portland, which will see the league’s best, made up of a quasi-US national team core, take on European superpower Bayern Munich. ESPN2, which will broadcast the All-Star game and has just signed a new deal with MLS and US Soccer to carry […]

People like Portland. You see that when you go out of town, and tell people where you're from. More often than not, you'll see faces light up. "Oh, I love Portland!" Or, "I've heard Portland is amazing, I've always wanted to go." People like Portland. People who live in Portland, and people who don't. This is […]

Real Madrid has announced that striker Karim Benzema has agreed to extend his contract with the European champions until June 2019. The 26-year-old has been with the La Liga giants since 2009, making 159 appearances and scoring 72 goals over the course of his career in Spain. Last season, Benzema appeared in 35 matches, scoring […]

Southampton FC has announced the signing of Algerian midfielder Saphir Taider from the Serie A club Inter Milan. The 22-year-old will join the St. Mary's club on a season-long loan from the Italian side, with striker Dani Osvaldo moving in the opposite direction on the same basis. According to Southampton's website, the players are not […]

Liverpool have announced the signing of Atletico Madrid right-back Javier Manquillo on a two-season loan. The 20-year-old defender will be Brendan Rodgers' seventh signing of the summer after Rickie Lambert, Adam Lallana, Emre Can, Lazar Markovic, Dejan Lovren and Divock Origi (who was immediately loaned back out to Lille). Manquillo underwent a medical on Merseyside […]

Manchester City have confirmed the arrival of Frank Lampard today. The former Chelsea midfielder has signed a full-time contract with New York City FC, but will be available for Manuel Pellegrini's side on loan for the next six months. Chelsea's all time top scorer reached an agreement with the Premier League club where he will […]

I know that new things are shiny and hard to resist. I mean, it’s been a whole week since Tottenham has signed someone. And we haven’t had a real transfer saga the entire summer, as much as we tried to create one with Ben Davies. So the time is right, I suppose, to get back […]

The transfer window still has nearly a month to go before it shuts, but there’s never a bad time to look back and the good, bad and ugly of clubs spending money for the sake of it. So it’s time now to look at the Top 5 best and worst transfers in Europe this summer […]

PORTLAND, Ore. – Red bricks rise toward the sun at dusk, the steps at Pioneer Square's south and west becoming amphitheater benches when movies play across from the courthouse. When the farmers' market or weekday lunch crowds relinquish control, the 40,000 square foot block between Morrison and Yamhill is split up among skateboarders and chess […]

Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina is on his way to the Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich, according to the English newspaper, The Times. The German giants have had a bid of approximately £2million accepted for the 31-year-old player, who spent last season on loan with Napoli. It was believed that Rafa Benitez wanted to keep Reina on a permanent […]