Chelsea vs Liverpool League Cup semi-final: Starting lineups, TV times and open thread

Stoke forward Bojan Krkic has been ruled out for the rest of the season with a serious knee injury. The 24-year-old suffered cruciate knee ligament damage in Monday's 4-1 FA Cup fourth-round win at Rochdale, after scoring the opener. Scans … Continue reading →

This year is going to be one of the busiest years ever for US Soccer.  There are several friendlies against difficult opponents. Plus, there’s the Gold Cup, the Women’s World Cup, and the start of World Cup Qualifying for Russia 2018. … Continue reading →

Today’s League Cup semi-final between Chelsea and Liverpool promises to be a tense encounter with a chance that it could even go to extra time and penalty kicks given how close the margins are between both sides. Programming note: If … Continue reading →

Manchester United have told vice-captain Darren Fletcher he can leave on a free transfer. Fletcher was a regular in Louis van Gaal's starting XI on the pre-season tour, but the arrival of Angel di Maria and Daley Blind has restricted … Continue reading →

Lost in the news of major DP signings and the Frank Lampard fiasco is MLS’ ongoing CBA negotiations. Now as teams begin preparations for the 2015 season, the war of words has begun on both sides. MLS’ current structure is … Continue reading →

Chelsea host Liverpool in the second leg of their semifinal encounter on Tuesday after playing out a 1-1 draw in the first leg last week. The Blues were knocked out of the FA Cup after suffering a ‘disgraceful’ 4-2 loss … Continue reading →

Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has blocked a move by Paris Saint-Germain for teenage winger Adnan Januzaj, according to the player’s agent Dirk de Vriese. The 19-year-old has been the subject of transfer speculation as the Belgian has found it difficult to … Continue reading →

Cristiano Ronaldo is likely to see addition match suspensions following his straight red card offense in the dying minutes of Real Madrid’s hard-fought 2-1 victory this past weekend. The reigning Ballon d’Or winner was seen to have kicked Cordoba defender Edimar after a tussle … Continue reading →

Barcelona is coming to America. Or, rather the Americas, as the Catalan club announced they will tour the United States and Mexico this summer. The Blaugrana have been down this road before with preseason trips across the Atlantic in 2003, … Continue reading →

Over the past week, much has been written about the imminent futures of Fiorentina winger Juan Cuadrado and Chelsea players Andre Schurrle and Mohamed Salah, with each player’s fortune unwittingly tied together. Chelsea need to offload salary before they can bring in another player, and … Continue reading →

Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi is losing patience with Laurent Blanc and wants the manager to take a tougher line towards the players in his dressing room. The Qatari reportedly feels that Blanc has lost control of the squad and … Continue reading →

Robin van Persie admits he has no idea whether he will sign a contract extension at Manchester United. Van Persie enjoyed a successful World Cup with Holland under United boss Louis van Gaal but he has yet to replicate that … Continue reading →

Newcastle have confirmed John Carver has been appointed head coach for the rest of the season. The 50-year-old is still searching for his first win since assuming the role in a caretaker capacity in the wake of Alan Pardew's departure. … Continue reading →

Arsenal are putting the finishing touches to the signing of Villarreal's Gabriel Paulista after the Brazilian defender was granted a work permit. Gabriel has received formal approval from the Home Office and will undergo a medical at Arsenal's London Colney … Continue reading →

FIFA have confirmed that Real Madrid is currently under investigation for irregularities in their signing of youth players. Should it be deemed that the Spanish club have breached the governing body’s regulations, the reigning Club World Cup and European champions … Continue reading →

Now that the draw for the FA Cup 5th Round has been announced, we know that the winner of today’s match will play away against Blackburn Rovers on the weekend of March 14-15. Here’s today’s TV schedule for viewers/readers in … Continue reading →

The draw for the FA Cup 5th Round has been announced with Bradford City being awarded for their defeat of Chelsea with a home tie against the winner of Sunderland and Fulham in the FA Cup 4th Round replay. Given … Continue reading →