Arsene Wenger hopes to have Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain back in a few weeks rather than six or seven but the Arsenal manager remains confident the England winger will be fit in time for Euro 2016. The 22-year-old suffered a knee injury after a strong challenge by Javier Mascherano during Arsenal's Champions League defeat by holders Barcelona […]

Eternal rivals Manchester United and Liverpool were drawn together in the Europa League last 16 in Nyon on Friday. It is the first time the two most successful teams in English history have been drawn together in European competition. United have won the English title 20 times and the Champions League three times, compared to […]

Gianni Infantino was elected FIFA's new president on Friday, taking over from the disgraced Sepp Blatter and with the mission to rebuild world football's scandal tainted governing body. Infantino, general secretary of European confederation UEFA, won in the second round of voting by 207 FIFA member associations at a congress in Zurich. The 45-year-old Swiss-Italian […]

Although the merits of cup competitions in English soccer have been discussed in great detail this week, those Liverpool supporters making the trip to Wembley for the League Cup final won’t have to have their pilgrimage vindicated. The Reds will face Manchester City under the iconic arch on Sunday, seeking to win a trophy for […]

Cristiano Ronaldo insists Real Madrid can still catch La Liga leaders Barcelona if they can overcome their hoodoo against local rivals Atletico Madrid on Saturday. Real trail Atletico by a point and are nine adrift of Barca with just 13 games remaining, but can move up to second place should they beat Diego Simeone's men […]

Manchester United came from behind to beat Midtjylland 5-1 with a brace from debut striker Marcus Rashford while Tottenham beat Fiorentina 3-0 and Liverpool squeezed past Augsburg to make the last 16 of the Europa League on Thursday. United had been trailing 2-1 from the first leg, and went 3-1 down on aggregate to the […]

Marcus Rashford, a teenage product of Manchester United's academy, enjoyed a dream debut by scoring twice in a 5-1 victory over Denmark's FC Midtjylland at Old Trafford on Thursday that took the Premier League side into the last 16 of the Europa League. The 18-year-old was only thrust into the starting side when Anthony Martial […]

Former Germany international Per Mertesacker has been a mainstay in Arsenal’s starting XI ever since his arrival to north London in 2011. The towering center back has averaged 48 total appearances over the last three seasons and played his 200th total match in red and white during Arsenal’s 2-0 defeat at home to Barcelona on […]

The first major piece of silverware in the English soccer season will be distributed this weekend in the League Cup final, as two of the Premier League’s most entertaining outfits square off in what should be a fascinating tussle at Wembley Stadium. That game is one of a selection of intriguing fixtures set to be […]

Three-time World Player of the Year Cristiano Ronaldo insists he could see out the remainder of his career at Real Madrid due to his love for the Spanish capital. The Portuguese has been consistently linked with a move back to Manchester United or to Paris Saint-Germain despite becoming Madrid's all-time record goalscorer with 347 goals […]

Argentine football star Lionel Messi has sent not one, but two jerseys to the five-year-old Afghan boy who became an Internet sensation last month when he was pictured wearing a plastic bag with "Messi" scrawled on it in marker pen. Murtaza Ahmadi traveled with his family from eastern Ghazni province to Kabul to receive the […]

Celtic manager Ronny Deila is targeting a repeat performance of their record 8-1 win over Hamilton Academical when the two sides clash at New Douglas Park on Friday evening. The home thrashing of Martin Canning's side last month was the biggest-ever win in the short history of the Scottish Premiership as the Glasgow giants humbled […]

Exactly what Pep Guardiola wants to achieve in the rest of his football career, only he knows. But surely he has missed a trick by choosing to manage Manchester City over their local rivals United. Considered by many football betting pundits and football figures to be the world’s best coach, the 45-year-old has already accomplished […]

This week, former Manchester United great David Beckham told reporters that he wants to see Jose Mourinho managing a Premier League team as soon as possible. Beckham’s comments come amid speculation that the former Chelsea boss is hoping to replace Louis Van Gaal as Manchester United’s manager. Most and if not all online betting sites […]

Manchester City may be toiling domestically at the moment but they produced a superb European away performance to beat Dynamo Kiev 3-1 in Ukraine in their Champions League last 16, first leg on Wednesday. Manuel Pellegrini's side did enough to win the game in the first half with Sergio Aguero and David Silva both scoring […]