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 […]

Gareth Bale has told Tottenham Hotspur manager Andre Villas-Boas that he wants to leave the club, according to talkSPORT Radio. Bale met with Villas-Boas today and verbally told his manager that he wants to leave the club. No written transfer request has been submitted by Bale, but his intent is clear. With Bale wanting to […]

Manchester United are ready to offer Juventus £26million for Italian midfielder Claudio Marchisio, according to a report today by Corriere Dello Sport. The Italian news agency reports that a source close to David Moyes gave them the tip. Manchester United are frustrated after seemingly losing out on their chase to try to sign Barcelona midfielder Cesc Fabregas. […]

FOX Sports 1 launches on television on August 17. By coincidence, that's the same day that NBC Sports will be launching its Premier League coverage, but FOX Sports 1 will still have a lot of soccer matches to watch throughout the season including the UEFA Champions League, FA Cup, Europa League and their new soccer […]

Cardiff City have bid £8million for Tottenham Hotspur central defender Steven Caulker, according to a report tonight in The Daily Mail newspaper. The talented English defender, who had a successful loan at Swansea City during the 2010-12 season, is a target for Cardiff. However, Tottenham value Caulker at £12million, so Cardiff will reportedly try to include some […]

Cardiff City today unveiled their new away and third shirts for the 2013-14 season, or at least we think they did. The Bluebirds, who wear red as their home kit, revealed the new shirts (pictured above), which the club website are calling their "alternative kits." But which one is the away, and which one is […]

Is this Manchester United's third shirt for the 2013-14 season? Probably not, but there is substance to the rumor that Manchester United may be preparing to launch a new third shirt this summer that will be gold. According to the website Football Shirts, Nike's official UK Twitter account said that United will have a new […]

Another day, another twist in the ongoing saga of whether or not Liverpool will part ways with striker Luis Suárez. Just two weeks ago, it seemed as if the Reds had missed their best chance to move on from the talented but troubled Suárez after the team turned down a £30 million offer from Arsenal. […]

In the build-up to the new Premier League season scheduled to kick off on Saturday, August 17 on NBC, NBC Sports Network will debut two new soccer shows in early August as well as featuring several classic Premier League matches to increase the excitement before opening day. One of the shows has been mentioned before, […]

It is firmly advisable that one needn’t even attempt to come up to speed with developments in this summer’s – probably the next eight summers’ – most absurdly gripping parlance without first flushing a number of distractingly obvious thoughts out of the mind. In getting to grips with the decision – looking more likely with […]

Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy is refusing to back down in the ongoing Gareth Bale transfer saga with Real Madrid. According to controversial Spanish newspaper Marca, Levy is angry and considers it insulting that ‘Los Blancos’ would come for another one of his stars, only a season after Luka Modric made the move to the Bernabeu. […]

If you search through YouTube, you'll find a couple of videos produced by NBC Sports Network on the theme of "I was there," where sports fans discuss the highs and lows of what it was like to be at magnificent games. The two examples I found this morning revolved around great NHL games. But lo […]

Fulham have made a £6million offer to try to sign striker Darren Bent from Aston Villa, according to The Daily Mail newspaper today. The paper reports than an initial £4million offer was turned down last weekend, and that Newcastle's Director of Football Joe Kinnear is scheduled to meet with Bent's advisers this week. If true, the […]

With Napoli's new kits for next season, you'd be hard pressed to find a more beautiful set of new home, away and third shirts in world soccer this summer. Starting with Napoli's home shirt for their Serie A exploits this coming season, the club has a beautiful color palette to work from even down to […]