Today's broadcast of the match between USA and Panama in the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup final will begin at 3:30pm ET on FOX, the free-to-air over the air network, for viewers in the United States. Kick-off time is 4pm ET. The final match will be played at Soldier Field in Chicago in front of a […]

In August, Sunderland manager Paolo Di Canio begins his first full season at Sunderland, a club which has finished in the bottom half of the Premier League table four times in the last five years (in 2011, the club finished tenth). This consistency is pretty remarkable. Since securing promotion in 2008, Sunderland has raised transfer-window […]

Tailor-made suits, an air of confidence beaming with a lustrous mane, Swansea City manager Michael Laudrup could easily be mistaken for soccer's very own 007 James Bond. Laudrup’s verve and experience dates back to his playing days with Juventus, Barcelona, Real Madrid and Denmark. Laudrup remains one of the hottest prospect of the beautiful game, […]

In Friday’s press conference at FC Dallas Stadium, new Stoke City manager Mark Hughes confirmed his desire to help his new club play a more "progressive" style than the straight ahead, defensive style they’re known for, without getting rid of those elements that have kept Stoke in the Premier League since the 2008/2009 season. On […]

Tottenham Hotspur have agreed a £26million deal with Valencia to sign Roberto Soldado, according to a report in Spain. Soldado still has to agree personal terms and undergo a medical, but the outlook appears very positive that Tottenham have finally secured a deal to sign their elusive striker. The newspaper reports that Tottenham Hotspur Technical […]

Several Major League Soccer matches are scheduled this evening across the United States and Canada, but two in particular are our focus tonight as they both are scheduled to be shown on nationwide US television. The first match is Colorado Rapids against LA Galaxy, which is being televised on ESPN2 beginning at 7pm ET. Following […]

How often do you see a 20-year old full back settle into one of the most successful soccer clubs in the world and then look like an experienced veteran who’s been at numerous European and world championships for his country? The answer is simple: Not very often. Mattia De Sciglio is a full back who […]

In a closely fought match between Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich, Jurgen Klopp's side won the 2013 German Super Cup today after defeating Pep Guardiola's side 4-2 in front of a packed Signal Iduna Park in Dortmund. Borussia Dortmund were in control for most of the match, taking an early lead from a Marco Reus goal […]

Leeds United have finally been liberated from the clutches of Ken Bates. The former Chelsea owner, whose stewardship of Leeds since 2005 was characterized by a lack of transparency, continuing financial shell games, high ticket prices and ultimately failure on the pitch, has been run out of the club by the owners, Bahrani based GFH […]

Saturday afternoons of European soccer make a return to our airwaves today with three meaningful matches on deck. Six top European teams compete today in three separate tournaments. At 2pm ET, Valencia plays AC Milan live on FOX Soccer (and ESPN Deportes and ESPN3.com) in the opening game of the 2013 International Champions Cup. Thirty […]

Stoke City manager Mark Hughes, striker Peter Crouch and US defender Geoff Cameron attended a press conference yesterday evening at FC Dallas Stadium ahead of their preseason friendly tonight versus FC Dallas. The trio discussed a number of topics relating to Stoke's preseason tour of the United States, including Hughes's opinion about his team's 2-0 […]

Australian midfielder Mark Milligan is close to securing a deal to move from Melbourne Victory to Crystal Palace, according to reports in Australia. Twenty four months ago, Milligan was nowhere near the Australian national team setup. He began to get a reputation as a journeyman among Australian soccer fans, but a loan and then permanent […]

Manchester City today won the 2013 Barclays Asia Trophy after defeating Sunderland one-nil in the final at Hong Kong Stadium. Edin Dzeko scored the winner for Manchester City in the ninth minute after capitalizing on a defensive mistake by Wes Brown after his attempted clearance fell to the Bosnian striker, who unleashed a shot into […]

Andre Villas-Boas has refused to deny that Real Madrid have made a bid for Gareth Bale. According to an article in The Guardian today, Villas-Boas was asked point-blank whether the reports in Marca that Bale wants to join Real Madrid were true or not. Villas-Boas replied: "I don't want to comment on anything like that. I cannot speak about […]

DirecTV will offer access to NBC's Premier League Extra Time in time for the 2013-14 Premier League season, according to a report on DirecTV's website. Premier League Extra Time is the product from NBC that will feature a slew of live matches to choose from on television that are not being televised elsewhere. Combined with […]