Football: Brazilian Hulk to sign for Sven’s Shanghai side Shanghai (AFP) – Zenit St Petersburg’s Brazilian international Hulk arrived in Shanghai Wednesday to sign for Sven-Goran Eriksson’s Shanghai SIPG team, as the cash-flush Chinese Super League embarks on a new round of transfer spending.  A horde of cheering red-shirted fans mobbed the 29-year-old at Shanghai airport as he made his way … [Read more...]

England’s ‘brittle’ football psyche exposed again Chantilly (France) (AFP) – In attempting to unpick England’s Euro 2016 humiliation by Iceland, captain Wayne Rooney and outgoing manager Roy Hodgson touched upon a common theme: mental readiness. England have now gone eight major tournaments without reaching a semi-final. Previous failings have been ascribed to factors such as the lack of a … [Read more...]

Many England players 'too soft' - Carragher 2:30 AM GMT Jamie Carragher has branded England's players "too soft'' following their exit from Euro 2016. Manager Roy Hodgson resigned after the 2-1 defeat to Iceland meant the Three Lions were knocked out of the competition in France. However, former England and Liverpool defender Carragher believes the players should take their share of the … [Read more...]

Most-watched Copa America Centenario games on Univision Out of the top 5 most-watched Copa America Centenario games on Univision this June, four of them featured Mexico. But the game that was the most-viewed was the final between Argentina and Chile, which was watched by 6.8 million people. Meanwhile, the United States did well in the TV viewing numbers, averaging 3.31 million viewers on … [Read more...]

Hart: England players deserve the criticism 10:43 PM GMT Goalkeeper Joe Hart says England will deserve all the criticism they will receive after crashing out of Euro 2016 with a round-of-16 defeat to Iceland. Hart had already conceded one Iceland goal when he got a palm to Kolbeinn Sigthorsson's weak shot but could not keep it out of the net. The goal held up and Iceland advanced to face France … [Read more...]

Univision’s Copa America coverage averaged 3.1 million viewers per game For Copa America Centenario, Univision averaged 3,099,625 viewers per game over the 32-game tournament. The impressive numbers illustrate how perfect of a competition this was for Univision. Not only did it feature the popular Mexico and USA teams in North America, but the tournament was filled with some of the brightest … [Read more...]

NBC Sports Live Extra changes name to NBC Sports App For soccer fans in the United States, the vast majority are familiar with NBC Sports Live Extra, the app that allows soccer fans to watch every single Premier League game across computers, smart phones, tablets, Roku and other devices. But beginning immediately, NBC Sports has rebranded the app from NBC Sports Live Extra to NBC Sports App. … [Read more...]

England in the pits after Iceland fiasco at Euro 2016 Paris (AFP) – England were at one of their lowest points on Tuesday after Iceland’s battlers dumped them out of Euro 2016, coach Roy Hodgson quit, and the abject failure added to the national sense of post-Brexit turmoil. Ragnar Sigurdsson and Kolbeinn Sigthorsson claimed their place in sporting history with the goals on Monday that secured a … [Read more...]

Portugal can’t be compared to negative Greece, says Nani Marcoussis (France) (AFP) – In-form Portugal winger Nani refuted suggestions a side spearheaded by Cristiano Ronaldo are basing their quest for Euro 2016 success on defensive tactics similar to those which saw Greece beat the Portuguese to win Euro 2004. It took 117 minutes for Portugal to even manage a shot on target as they squeezed past … [Read more...]

Dani Alves eyes Champions League glory with Juventus Rome (AFP) – Brazil international Dani Alves said Tuesday that his ultimate goal was to win the Champions League with his new Serie A club Juventus. “Juventus have a dream which is to win the Champions League, and I want to help them achieve this,” Alves told a press conference after signing a two-year deal with the Italian champions. The … [Read more...]