London (AFP) – Mauricio Pochettino insists "nothing is impossible" as Tottenham Hotspur attempt to increase the pressure on Premier League leaders Chelsea. Second-placed Spurs travel to face Swansea City on Wednesday, with their title hopes buoyed by Chelsea's shock loss to Crystal Palace last weekend. With north London club Spurs beating Burnley, it meant the […]

London (AFP) – Manchester City midfielder Fernandinho believes his side can reignite their Premier League title ambitions on Wednesday against a Chelsea team rocked by a shock 2-1 defeat against Crystal Palace. Ten points clear following the international break, Chelsea saw their lead trimmed to seven points after they crashed at home to Palace on […]

A young boy was sitting on his own after a particularly disappointing soccer training session. Looking down at his boots, he felt physically sick believing he had let his coach down. The coach noticed this lonely figure, made his way over and put his arm around the forlorn player seemingly attuned to the pain that […]

Glasgow (AFP) – Brendan Rodgers says his job has only begun in terms of bringing Celtic success having landed the Premiership title on Sunday and improve their fortunes in Europe. Rodgers' side, 25 points clear of second-placed Aberdeen, set a new Scottish top-flight record as the earliest ever champions after wrapping it up with eight […]

London (AFP) – Arsene Wenger’s claim that Arsenal's draw with Manchester City could prove a turning point in their season will be tested when West Ham United visit the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday The under-fire Arsenal manager, who has yet to reveal whether he will sign a new contract with the Gunners when his current […]

Madrid (AFP) – Jorge Sampaoli has a final shot to further his case to land his dream job at the end of the season when his slumping Sevilla side travel to Barcelona on Wednesday. Sampaoli looked to be at the head of the queue when Barca boss Luis Enrique announced he would step down at the […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Liverpool have a grip on a Champions League place but there are still reasons for manager Jurgen Klopp to be wary as he prepares for Wednesday's Premier League match at home to Bournemouth. For one thing, he will be without his leading scorer Sadio Mane, who suffered a knee injury during the […]

Chelsea fans in the United States can now access their club's official Chelsea TV channel via a subscription to fuboTV, the legal streaming solution that also offers NBC Sports, FOX Sports and beIN SPORTS. Until recently, the only place you could find Chelsea TV was on the network formerly known as One World Sports. However, […]

London (AFP) – Sunderland manager David Moyes said Monday he never once thought of resigning over his "slap" remark to a female reporter and does not believe it will cost him his job. As the Football Association announce it was "seeking observations" from Sunderland regarding the incident, Moyes apologised for comments he made to BBC […]

London (AFP) – Juan Mata believes Manchester United are being punished harshly as a result of injuries and suspensions. The Spain midfielder, currently sidelined after groin surgery, was one of several first-choice players who missed Saturday's frustrating goalless draw at home to West Bromwich Albion. United could certainly have done with Mata, who has scored […]

Barcelona (AFP) – Barcelona are waiting to see how midfielder Rafinha's knee injury evolves to begin the appropriate treatment, the Spanish club confirmed on Monday. The Brazilian had to be replaced after just 17 minutes as Barca ran out 4-1 winners at Granada on Sunday with a slight tear to the inner meniscus of his […]

Toulouse (France) (AFP) – Toulouse have sacked two of their players who shot a man with a plastic pellet, the French topflight side's president announced on Monday. The victim told French TV he had been walking in Toulouse on February 11 when a car pulled up alongside him and a shot was fired, the pellet […]

London (AFP) – Leicester City manager Craig Shakespeare has no plans to detail a defender solely to mark striker Jermain Defoe when the champions face strugglers Sunderland. Basement club Sunderland continue their increasingly forlorn struggle against Premier League relegation at Leicester's King Power Stadium on Tuesday, with the Black Cats currently eight points adrift of […]

Ramallah (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) – Palestinian football chief Jibril Rajoub on Monday renewed calls for FIFA to exclude Israel over games played in settlements on occupied land, expressing disappointment at the world's body's recommendations. Palestinians argue the presence of six Israeli football clubs playing inside settlements in the occupied West Bank that are seen as […]

Arsenal and Germany legend Jens Lehmann will appear as a special guest on three Bundesliga matches televised by FOX Sports this weekend. The first will be Friday, April 7 for the FOX Deportes broadcast of Eintracht Frankfurt against Werder Bremen (from 2pm ET). Then on Saturday, he'll appear on the Bayern Munich against Borussia Dortmund […]