A helicopter believed to have been carrying Leicester City chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha has crashed outside King Power Stadium.
It was a strange Clasico for all sorts of reasons.
El Clasico is never just another match, of course, but Sunday’s El Clasico is the first $8 billion match in the history of sport. Sunday’s 177th league El Clasico features Real Madrid valued at $4.088 billion and Barcelona valued at $4.064 billion, good enough for the fourth- and third-most valuable sports franchises, respectively — behind only Manchester United and the Dallas Cowboys per Forbes’ 2018 valuations. No match in any sport has featured two clubs valued at a combined $8 billion, and
With the MLS playoffs fast approaching, Doug McIntyre talks to LAFC coach Bob Bradley and Portland Timbers boss Giovanni Savarese in his weekly column
There wasn't a ton of drama in Wednesday's eight Champions League games, but Borussia Dortmund, Liverpool and PSG still provided a few highlights
It’s been nearly a decade since Cristiano Ronaldo left Old Trafford for Real Madrid, sold by Manchester United for a world-record fee. Juve’s away win, with an astonishing 60 percent of the possession, underscored once again United’s slow decline since Ronaldo’s departure.
Champions League roundup: Real Madrid snapped its five-game winless streak, while Manchester City dominated in Donetsk
An escalator carrying fans of CSKA Moscow began operating at enormous speed, hurtling people toward the bottom and injuring 20.
Josh Sargent, Reggie Cannon and Aaron Long are among those trending up in the latest USMNT stock watch.
Lionel Messi had to be subbed off after suffering an arm injury during Barcelona's game against Sevilla. Barca plays Real Madrid next weekend.
Ross Barkley's late equalizer led a Chelsea staff member to cross the line with his celebrations ... which led to a furious Jose Mourinho reaction.
Real Madrid set a club-record 481 minute goal drought in Saturday's 2-1 loss to Levante.
In his weekly MLS column, Doug McIntyre talks to Columbus Crew head coach Gregg Berhalter and former U.S. national team great Steve Cherundolo
Authorities don't believe it has anything to do with her soccer career.
The Reggae Girlz beat Panama 4-2 in penalty kicks to secure a spot in the 2019 World Cup.
Jordi Cruyff played his first game of organized soccer on some suburban field in Washington, D.C. The only son of his legendary and paradigm-altering father, Johan, was about 6 years old. In that maiden soccer game, he apparently showed no natural aptitude for the sport at all, according to an anecdote from a Dutch book on Cruyff’s tumultuous spell in the old North American Soccer League. Jordi evidently improved, making 54 appearances for FC Barcelona’s first team while his father managed it,
If ever there was a game that could expose a ragtag band of current national teamers, a grab bag of precocious young talent, players previously overlooked (or simply … looked?) and veterans, it was Tuesday’s affair with Peru. Peru was a World Cup team and had acquitted itself fairly well in Russia, even though it had been knocked out in the group stage. Josh Sargent (center) and the young USMNT acquitted itself well against a strong South American side.
A highly inexperienced USMNT settled for a 1-1 tie against Peru, but can still feel good about the result.
David Koch, an Australian TV host and AFL team chairman, made a comment about slavery when discussing Usain Bolt's soccer prospects.
Dave Sarachan's time as interim USMNT coach is winding down, but his personality has won over the team's new generation of players.
Two years ago, Nike announced a blockbuster deal worth a reported $1 billion. The deal was reportedly “for life,” a rare arrangement with an athlete similar to those struck with Michael Jordan and LeBron James. In a strictly financial sense, it seemed like quite a good deal for Nike.
Ellen DeGeneres surprised the Thai youth soccer team that was trapped in a cave this summer on her show on Monday, bringing out LA Galaxy star Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
Not only did England upset Spain on the strength of two first half goals from Raheem Sterling and another by Marcus Rashford in Monday’s UEFA Nations League match in Seville, the 3-2 win could help relegate World Cup runner-up Croatia to the “B League” of Europe’s newest club competition. The Three Lions, losers to Croatia in the semifinals at Russia 2018, produced one of the most dominant first halves in their recent history against Spain.
The women’s team reached the 2019 Women’s World Cup in France by rolling over Jamaica 6-0, while coasting for the last hour. In a little over half an hour, the Americans were 5-0 ahead. Following a dead-simple opening goal from Tobin Heath, who finished an inviting rebound, Megan Rapinoe received a laser-guided long ball from Abby Dahlkemper, ran by some defenders and stuck the ball into the near top corner.
Two USWNT stars criticized the soccer organization for not caring about growing the women's game as much as they care about the men's game.
Columbus Crew FC is reportedly staying put in Ohio after nearly a year of uncertainty and a potential move to Austin, likely under a new ownership group.
England and Croatia played behind closed doors. Nobody scored in England’s international match against Croatia on Friday. Because a swastika was marked on Croatia’s pitch before a Euro 2016 qualifier nearly three years ago, FIFA punished the federation by telling it the next two home international games would have to be played behind closed doors.
What do we make of DeAndre Yedlin (2) and the United States national team at the moment? There are myriad legitimate reasons for the year-long delay. But those feel unsatisfying when the consensus seems to be that Columbus Crew head coach Gregg Berhalter will wind up in the job in the next month or so – a man who likely was just as qualified and interested a year ago.
Usain Bolt scored his first two professional soccer goals on Friday, and brought his lightning bolt celebration to a whole new sport.
Takeaways from the US men's national team's loss to Colombia
Belgian authorities charged five people in a massive soccer corruption case on Thursday that involved financial fraud, organized crime and match fixing.
Cristiano Ronaldo's lawyer, Peter Christiansen, released a statement Wednesday claiming his client's innocence and casting doubt on certain published documents.
The U.S. and Mexico national teams now know which cities they'll visit during the 2019 Gold Cup group stage.
The boys survived in a flooded cave for almost two weeks without food or clean water.
Khabib Nurmagomedov received a hero's welcome at home in a stadium packed with thousands of fans celebrating his championship.
Which players are trending up (or down) heading into the U.S. men's national team's upcoming matches against Colombia and Peru? Doug McIntyre's latest USMNT Stock Watch has you covered
Until the 62nd minute, Liverpool-Manchester City didn’t even produce any shots on goal. The best chance on either side was a penalty kick, missed by City’s Riyad Mahrez. After weeks of buildup and swelling anticipation, Liverpool-Manchester City was a 0-0 dud.
“He is an extraordinary footballer and someone who has given prestige to Portugal, and certainly what we all wish for is that nothing can ever stain that record of Ronaldo.”
Manchester United averted disaster with a stunning comeback to beat Newcastle. But Jose Mourinho still has to go.
US mens's national team GM Earnie has started interviewing finalists for the USMNT's vacant coaching position
FC Cincinnati wanted to bring former U.S. national team standout Fabian Johnson (center) to MLS ahead of the 2019 season, but the league prevented any deal from going through. Doug McIntyre’s weekly MLS column, 23 Thoughts, parses through the latest insights and inside info from around American soccer. Before the MLS summer transfer window closed in early August, I heard that 2014 U.S. World Cup team starter Fabian Johnson was drawing interest from the league.
The USWNT routed Mexico 6-0 to open – and all but wrap up – its 2019 World Cup qualifying campaign.
Juventus … well, you tell us what they just did. The Italian giants, who have won almost twice as many Serie A titles as their next-closest competitor, made the decision to not only defend their latest superstar Cristiano Ronaldo against a reopened rape allegation, filed by 34-year-old American Kathryn Mayorga, but to do so in authoritative terms. .@Cristiano Ronaldo has shown in recent months his great professionalism and dedication, which is appreciated by everyone at Juventus.
Kathryn Mayorga is seeking justice in the nine-year-old case against Cristiano Ronaldo, who will not play for Portugal this month.
The U.S. women's national team is rolling. It looks ready to defend a World Cup title. First, though, it has to avoid following in the footsteps of the men.
Perhaps this was coming.
Lionel Messi scored twice and set up another goal in Barcelona's 4-2, statement-making Champions League win at Tottenham.
U.S. men’s national team standout Christian Pulisic suffered a calf injury playing for German club Borussia Dortmund. Looks like Christian Pulisic might not return to the U.S. men’s national team this month after all.
For the second time in three weeks, one of the United States’ young stars scored a game-winning Champions League goal for his club.
The two met in 2009 in Las Vegas – that is not in dispute, as there are photos of them together – and Mayorga was invited to party with Ronaldo in a suite at the Palms Hotel and Casino after working in front of a hotel as a model. Mayorga’s telling is graphic and unsparing: Ronaldo approached her with his genitals exposed and forced sex. “It’s amazing this story doesn’t have more legs,” says Katie Phang, a partner and trial lawyer at Berger Singerman in Miami.