Caitlin O'connell

The possible recipients for the 2014 FIFA Golden Ball award, Golden Glove and Best Young Player have been announced, four Argentinians have been nominated and their German opponents in the final have five total nominees. Players are evaluated by FIFA's technical group and selected by the committees of the technical group. The Golden Ball is […]

Miguel Herrera received a contract extension set to leave him as head of El Tri until 2018 as the Mexican Football Federation announced today. Herrera recently lead the Mexican National team to the knock-out stages of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil after El Tri was close struggled to qualify for the World Cup itself. […]

Eliaquim Mangala is reportedly close to signing with Manchester City according to sources close to Sky Sports. Despite Mangala's expressed interest in joining Chelsea, it seems Mangala will likely be choosing between not only Manchester City and Chelsea but Manchester United as well. An offer of £32 million has been made to take the Frenchman […]

Despite signing a recent contract extension, Patrice Evra has requested to be able to leave Manchester United and is likely heading to Juventus in a deal for £2 million. Evra has been with United for the past eight seasons and is stating personal reasons for the move. Evra has only gone as far as to […]

United State's Men's National Team's Matt Besler is said to be receiving multiple offers from both European and English clubs after a solid performance for the United States in the 2014 World Cup. Reports in Kicker Magazine indicate SC Freiburg is a likely destination for the Sporting Kansas City man. Besler has recently returned from […]

Pachuca F.C. president, Jesus Martinez, announced that an English club are close to completing the signing Ecuadorian forward Enner Valencia. The destination is thought most likely to be West Ham United. After an impressive performance at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, Valencia has been receiving attention from multiple European clubs such as Porto and […]

Costa Rican goalkeeper Keylor Navas is heading to Bayern Munich for a reported €10million fee as confirmed by Levante Vice-President Thomas Perez. Navas became much sought-after following an impressive performance for Costa Rica during the 2014 World Cup. Los Ticos were eventually defeated by the Netherlands on penalty kicks in the quarterfinals. "Going to one […]

Mexican midfielder Jonathan Dos Santos will finally leave the Camp Nou as the 24 year-old is set to join his brother, Giovani Dos Santos, at Villarreal. The transfer was announced via F.C. Barcelona's official website on Wednesday. The deal is for an estimated €2million and the right to buy the player back if El Submarino Amarillo […]

West Bromwich Albion will be heading to the United States this summer for 11 days of preseason training and games where the team will be based in Sacramento, California from July 17-27. In addition to the training camp, the Baggies will play two friendlies against USL pro-side Sacramento Republic, who are currently in fifth place […]

Croatian Striker Mario Mandzukic will be joining Atletico Madrid from Bayern Munich according to Matthias Sammer the Sporting Director of the Bavarian giants. Although nothing has yet been officially announced, Sammer confirmed Mandzukic's departure when announcing the arrival of Bayern's new striker, Robert Lewandowski, in a press conference saying, "Nothing is signed yet. But I […]

NBCSN will be broadcasting Liverpool vs. A.S. Roma live on July 23 as the two meet in an exhibition match entitled "Football at Fenway" in Boston, Massachusetts. Coverage will begin on NBCSN and the NBC Sports Live Extra app at 7pm with kickoff set for 7:30pm EST. This will be Liverpool and Roma's first game […]

Arsenal manager, Arsene Wenger, told talkSPORT on Tuesday that Barcelona's Alexis Sanchez's transfer to The Gunners is "almost done." The Chilean forward will be joining Arsenal for a reported €35million with a four-year contract. Sanchez was allegedly part of a "cash plus player" deal with Liverpool to bring Luis Suarez to Barcelona but since the […]

After being on loan to Everton from Manchester City last year, Gareth Barry will officially move to Goodson Park in a three year deal according to the club's official website. The midfielder was a big part of the Toffees fifth place finish in the Premier League last season, which led to the team's qualification into […]

Southampton's new manager, Ronald Koeman, has made his first signing at St. Mary's with the signing of Serbian midfielder Dušan Tadić according to their official twitter using the hashtag #SaintDusan. Tadić has been signed to a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee but it is speculated to be around £10.9million. The attacking midfielder joins Southampton […]

Vanishing spray, named 9:15 Fairplay after the amount of distance between the defensive wall and the free-kick taker, is making its way from the 2014 World Cup to the UEFA Champions League for the 2014-2015 season and could be heading to the Premier League after that. Having been considered a huge success in keeping the […]