Match Day 3 of the 2014-2015 Champions League has come and gone and some interesting narratives have started to appear throughout the groups. Here is a look at how the tournament stands as well as the best and worst teams of the day.
Forty goals were scored on Tuesday, a record for an eight-game night of UEFA Champions League's action that saw Shakhtar Donetsk' Luiz Adriano tie Lionel Messi's record for most goals in a game while Messi got closer to Raul's Champions League career record.
Chelsea keeps their five point lead over defending English Premier League (EPL) defending champions Manchester City despite Diego Costa sitting the game with an injury while Arsenal needed Danny Welback's heroics to pull off a draw against Hull City.
Also, after losing to Poland on Saturday, current World Cup winners Germany struggled yet again ending their game against the Republic of Ireland in 1-1 draw while the Serbia-Albania game is delayed due to a drone interrupting match.
With the 2014 World Cup now in the rear-view, Luke Dempsey's entertaining book "Club Soccer 101" helps new-school soccer fans and sports history wonks learn more about professional club teams from around the world -- including La Liga, Bundesliga, English Premier League (EPL), Liga MX, and Major League Soccer (MLS) -- with his new book further helping them understand the passion of "the beautiful game."
Capitalizing on a surprisingly good run by the Unites States Men's National Team (USMNT) in the 2014 World Cup, as well the recording-breaking ratings for ESPN and Univision, United States Soccer Federation President Sunil Gulati and Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber discuss the future of MLS and soccer future during Bloomberg Sports Business Summit.
The third week of the Premier League featured some terrific action and the continued development of some unique storylines. Here are some major observations of the weekend that was.
The third weekend of the Premier League will offer up some interesting matches that should add to the intriguing drama unfolding in the first two weeks of the season. Latin Post breaks down some of the most interesting matches to look out for in Week Three.
The 2014-2015 Champions League group draw took place on Thursday with a number of historic sides meeting in the initial stage of the tournament, and defending champions Real Madrid came away looking good. Latin Post.com breaks down some impressions from the draw.
Week two the Barclay's Premier League gets underway with six games on Saturday and four split between Sunday and Monday, with Liverpool, Manchester City, Everton and Arsenal all in action. Latin Post takes a look at the biggest games to look out for in week two.
The Premier League gets underway this weekend, and many will be watching to see if whether this upcoming edition can live up to the tension and drama of the 2013-14 season. How will Manchester United and Arsenal fare in their schedules? Which will get hot and which will crumble?. Here is a look at the teams to watch and teams on the downside of this upcoming season.
Sergio Aguero agreed to sign a new five-year deal with Manchester City to extend his stay at the Etihad Stadium until after the 2019 season, the club announced on Thursday.
Manchester City acquired Eliaquim Mangala in a £32 million transfer agreement with Porto, but reports on Tuesday indicated that the center-back will not be ready to play when the club starts their English Premier League campaign.
Arsenal destroyed Manchester City by a resounding 3-0 score on Sunday to win the Community Shield in the final pre-season game of the year. Now both sides head into next week ready to start the Premier League campaign. Here are some things we learned from the match.
Radamel Falcao has been at the center of rumors for months despite being inactive for six months. The superstar has been linked with Real Madrid for weeks, but recent reports indicate that Manchester City might be interested in bringing in the Colombian. Where should he go?Both options are certainly enticing for Falcao. But which is the better one?
The English Premier League transfer window has been tremendously busy over the last few weeks with Manchester United looking to bounce back under new manager Louis Van Gaal, Chelsea chasing an EPL title, and Arsenal looking to make making an impression after barely missing out UEFA Champions League by three points.
Major League Soccer (MLS) signed a new eight-year television deal with ESPN, Fox Sports and Univision worth a combined $720 million for the North American soccer league. As part of the deal, Univision gets a minimum of 34 games airing exclusively on UniMás Friday nights, exclusive rights to MLS Playoff games, the Spanish-language rights to the MLS All-Star Game, the MLS Cup, and all U.S. men's national team games across television and digital platforms.
Manchester City, which recently won their second English Premier League (EPL) title in three years, has accepted UEFA's sanctions - including a €60 million ($82,056,000 USD).
While Manchester City celebrates their second English Premier League (EPL) title in three years, the club faces a murky as they plan to appeal UEFA's sanctions against the team for failing to meet their "Financial Fair Play" requirements. Man City faces £49 million ($82,530,700 USD) fine paid over three years, a 21-player limit on next season's Champions League competition and a salary cap to the current payroll level.
