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Manchester United officials felt that appointing Jose Mourinho as replacement for Alex Ferguson had the potential for too much instability at the club, ESPN understands.

Michael Carrick believes Manchester United will keep their winning mentality and never-say-spirit despite the departure of manager Sir Alex Ferguson.

Manchester City and the New York Yankees have teamed up to create a club that will become the 20th member of the MLS.

Major League Soccer, Manchester City and the New York Yankees joined together Tuesday to make an announcement in New York that will one day define the legacy of MLS commissioner Don Garber. A franchise within the city limits of New York has long ...

The season is done and the verdict is in. The correct London teams are heading to the Champions and Europa Leagues, respectively, while the evil hegemony of Manchester United may well be toppled now that Sir Alex Ferguson has left the building with h...

The New York Yankees are going into the soccer business. The Yankees are partnering with Manchester City to own Major League Soccer's 20th team, an expansion franchise, which will be called New York City Football Club and plans to start play in th...

The Premier League was high on drama and plot lines this season, but if it were a wine, some customers might be sending it back to the waiter. Manchester United were deserving champions, but not even their most devoted fans would argue that Sir Al...

On a day when MLS announced the ownership group for the league's New York City-based team, the question of where the club's stadium will be located became more muddled. On Tuesday, MLS announced that English Premier League side Manchester City and...

The Premier League season ended on Sunday. On the last day of the 2011-12 season, I needed oxygen, a Sergio Aguero mask, and a vacation. It was all last-second drama, intra-city power shifts, and brave new worlds. This season? Not so much. United had...

Frank de Boer has ended speculation about his future by penning a new four-year contract with Eredivisie champions Ajax.

In ground-breaking news that fuses two global sports brands and continues the ongoing growth of soccer in the United States, a $100M deal was announced this morning that partners Manchester City, the English Premier League's 2011-12 Champions, with t...

The stats that tell the story of the Premier League season: How the title was won Alex Ferguson won his first trophy in 1977 and his last in 2013, with that Premier League title. That spans 36 years -- or 29 percent of the codified game's histo...

Manchester United earned a record 60.8 million pounds ($92.7 million) in Premier League television revenue this season en route to a 20th English title.

Manchester City and the New York Yankees have formed agreed to purchase an expansion franchise in Major League Soccer.

Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis denies meeting former Chelsea coach Rafael Benitez on Monday but admits he is interested in selling Edinson Cavani to sign Manchester City's Edin Dzeko.

The 2012-13 Premier League campaign will likely be remembered for Manchester United's 20th title and Sir Alex Ferguson's retirement. Tactically, however, it was notable for the enduring reliance on a back four, the decline of the second striker and t...