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HARRISON, NJ – JULY 21: Zlatan Ibrahimovic #10 of Paris Saint-Germain celebrates his goal in the second half against AFC Fiorentina during the International Champions Cup at Red Bull Arena on July 21, 2015 in Harrison, New Jersey.Paris Saint-Germain defeated ACF Fiorentina 4-2. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

Zlatan books Malmo Main Square for PSG Champions League game

Zlatan Ibrahimovic has booked the main square of Malmo for their November 25th game against PSG. Usually, a sentence like that leads to civic outrage, controversy, etc. In this case, the Swedish striker has made it known that “all are welcome” to watch the game there for free. In a message on his official Instagram […]

EINDHOVEN, NETHERLANDS – SEPTEMBER 15: (L-R) David De Gea, Matteo Darmian and Bastian Schweinsteiger of Manchester United look dejected in defeat after the UEFA Champions League Group B match between PSV Eindhoven and Manchester United at PSV Stadion on September 15, 2015 in Eindhoven, Netherlands. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)

English teams struggle in Champions League: A fluke or a sign of things to come?

Last season marked the second time in three years that no English club made it to the quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League. The Champions League group stage got underway this week and the English clubs picked up right where they left off in last years competition – by losing. Three of the four Barclays […]

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 12: Simon Mignolet of Liverpool gives instructions during the Barclays Premier League match between Manchester United and Liverpool at Old Trafford on September 12, 2015 in Manchester, United Kingdom. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)

VIDEO: Liverpool GK Mignolet appeared to step on teammate Toure’s ankle as he lay hurt

Liverpool is in the UEFA Europa League playing French team Bordeaux in their first game in the group stage. Within 13 minutes, Liverpool defender Kolo Toure went down injured holding his hamstring. To add insult to injury, it also appeared that his teammate, goalkeeper Simon Mignolet, stepped on Toure’s ankle as he was on the […]

ZAGREB, CROATIA – SEPTEMBER 16: Arsene Wenger, manager of Arsenal reacts during the UEFA Champions League Group F match between Dinamo Zagreb and Arsenal at Maksimir Stadium on September 16, 2015 in Zagreb, Croatia. (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images)

2015-16 UEFA Champions League Roundup: Matchday 1, pt. 2

Oh man. Great goals, great play, great upsets, day two of matchday one of the UEFA Champions League had some great moments. Matchday one of the UEFA Champions League is over and we got our first glimpses of how teams may perform in the rest of the group stage. We are going to take a […]

during the Serie A match between Frosinone Calcio and AS Roma at Stadio Matusa on September 12, 2015 in Frosinone, Italy.

VIDEO: Roma equalizes against Barcelona with a sensational strike from long distance

Wow! Just walk off the field Alessandro Florenzi and retire because I don’t think you’re going to do any better than that as a soccer player. The Roma right back simply stunned Barcelona and more specifically, goalkeeper Marc-Andre Ter Stegen with this brilliant long distance shot from the sideline about 50 yards away. Unbelievable! Roma's […]

LISBON, PORTUGAL – MAY 24: Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid lifts the Champions league trophy during the during the UEFA Champions League Final between Real Madrid and Atletico de Madrid at Estadio da Luz on May 24, 2014 in Lisbon, Portugal. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)

2015-16 UEFA Champions League Group E to H Preview

The UEFA Champions League is back and off to a very interesting start after Tuesday’s results in groups A through D. Can the rest of the Champions League follow suit? Let us take you through the final four groups, but don’t forget to look at what we see happening with the groups that went yesterday […]

<> on September 15, 2015 in Madrid, Spain.

2015-16 UEFA Champions League Roundup: Matchday 1, pt. 1

With the first chords of the UEFA Champions League anthem firing off across Europe on Tuesday, it finally felt like the season was here in earnest. Big games, big moments and big teams colliding all across the continent (and Asia) means some amazing soccer to come. Tuesday night in Europe meant the start of the […]

MADRID, SPAIN – SEPTEMBER 12: Neymar JR. of FC Barcelona (2ndL) competes for the ball with Gabi Fernandez (R) of Atletico de Madrid and his teammate Jose Maria Gimenez (L) during the La Liga match between Club Atletico de Madrid and FC Barcelona at Vicente Calderon Stadium on September 12, 2015 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno/Getty Images)

PIC: Barcelona’s third kits revealed, will wear them tomorrow in Champions League

Barcelona has revealed their third kit that they will wear during UEFA Champions League games and man is it a beautiful thing. They have a sky blue kit with a small smattering of black. Barcelona will wear this kit tomorrow against Roma in their first Champions League game of the 2015-16 season. [PHOTOS]

LISBON, PORTUGAL – MAY 24: Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid lifts the Champions league trophy during the during the UEFA Champions League Final between Real Madrid and Atletico de Madrid at Estadio da Luz on May 24, 2014 in Lisbon, Portugal. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)

2015-16 UEFA Champions League Group A to D preview

The UEFA Champions League begins Tuesday and that is a sign that the club season is now in high gear. European teams have had a few games and are starting to get into a rhythm and now the biggest club continental tournament in the world is upon us and for the top teams in Europe. […]

<> on September 4, 2015 in Faro, Portugal.

VIDEO: Gibraltar scores a terrific goal in Euro qualifying!

The new boys in UEFA, Gibraltar, have understandably struggled in Euro 2016 qualifying. It’s not a complete shock. Gibraltar has a population of 30,000 people and only got accepted into UEFA in 2013. That, and also, their national team is full of players who have other jobs like firemen, police officers and customs agents. This […]

NYON, SWITZERLAND – AUGUST 06: The UEFA Champions League trophy is displayed after the UEFA Champions League play-off draw on August 6, 2010 in Nyon, Switzerland. The play-offs are played over two legs on 17/18 and 24/25 August. The ten play-off winners will join the 22 automatic entrants in the UEFA Champions League group stage, the draw for which will be held in Monaco on 26 August 26, 2010. (Photo by Fabrice Coffrini/EuroFootball/Getty Images)

Who is grouped together in the UEFA Champions League? Let us tell you

The playoff rounds have concluded and we are on our way to the UEFA Champions League Group Stage. 32 teams from 17 countries including for the first time, Kazakhstan, will find out their Group Stage opponents tomorrow morning at 11:30 AM ET on FS1. This will be the first year in which Pot 1 in […]

ST GALLEN, SWITZERLAND – JULY 25: Matthias Ginter of Dortmund controls the ball during the friendly match between Juventus and Borussia Dortmund on July 25, 2015 in St Gallen, Switzerland. (Photo by Daniel Kopatsch/Getty Images)

Down 3-0, Borussia Dortmund come back to win 4-3 in Europa League

In an absolutely stunning comeback, Borussia Dortmund came back from being down 3-0 to Norwegian team Odds Ballklubb after 22 minutes to win 4-3 in the first leg of the UEFA Europa League playoff stage. In a game where Dortmund were overwhelming favorites, they fell behind very quickly to Odd. Yes, Dortmund traveled to Norway […]

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – AUGUST 18: bruge no 4 during the UEFA Champions League Qualifying Round Play Off First Leg match between Manchester United and Club Brugge at Old Trafford on August 18, 2015 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images)

VIDEO: Man United score own goal, quickly equalize and take lead in Champions League play

Manchester United really made things entertaining and interesting in their first Champions League game in over a year. United is in the playoff round against Belgium’s Club Brugge and thanks to Michael Carrick and his own goal, Brugge had the lead early on in the first game of the series. The lead for Brugge was […]

at a Team Seminar ahead of the Preliminary Draw of the 2018 FIFA World Cup at the Corinthia Hotel on July 25, 2015 in Saint Petersburg, Russia.

Why UEFA’s complaint about smear campaign against Platini confirm nothing will change at FIFA

UEFA has asked FIFA to look into a possible smear campaign against UEFA President Michel Platini as he begins his campaign to become new FIFA President. Reuters and German newspaper Welt am Sonntag report that someone within FIFA sent an anonymous dossier titled “Platini – skeleton in the closet” to other FIFA members that raised […]

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