Celtic midfielder Stuart Armstrong says the Hoops have to concentrate on their own performances as they prepare to host Inverness Caledonian Thistle at Parkhead on Saturday. Nearest rivals Aberdeen, who fell to a surprise 3-1 loss to Inverness on Monday, have a chance to draw level with the Glasgow giants at the top of the […]

Barcelona can open up a nine-point gap at the top of La Liga ahead of their return to Champions League action against Arsenal next week when they travel to Las Palmas on Saturday. The European champions extended their unbeaten run in all competitions to 31 games with a seventh consecutive La Liga win thanks to […]

Although the Premier League has been a fine watch this season, the FA Cup always provides soccer fans in with England an exciting change of pace. The weekend provides two kind of clashes which make the competition so special too. The first is a tussle between two of the Premier League’s established elite sides, each […]

A daunting Champions League showdown with Barcelona quickly follows Arsenal's FA Cup fifth-round clash with Hull City, but Arsene Wenger is unlikely to make too many changes to his preferred line-up on Saturday. Wenger's side are the Cup holders after successfully retaining the famous old trophy last season by thrashing Aston Villa 4-0 in the […]

Managers threatening to play a weakened team in the FA Cup has become a familiar sound in recent seasons and Manuel Pellegrini joined the chorus ahead of Manchester City's fifth-round tie away to Chelsea on Sunday. At both ends of the Premier League, the financial incentive to either qualify for the Champions League or avoid […]

Midfielder Mikel Arteta has been Arsenal’s club captain since Thomas Vermaelen departed north London for Barcelona in the summer of 2014. While it was understandable why manager Arsene Wenger chose to implement Arteta as his captain, the former Everton star wasn’t exactly the overwhelming selection by many Gunner supporters (including yours truly). The experienced Arteta […]

Premier League title contenders Tottenham Hotspur, meanwhile, came away from their trip to Italy to face Fiorentina with an excellent 1-1 draw that puts them in a strong position ahead of next week's return. Mauricio Pochettino sent out a strong side, albeit one missing first-choice goalkeeper Hugo Lloris and with Harry Kane on the bench. […]

Pep Guardiola's horrendous injury list at Bayern Munich is "no accident or misfortune", but down to the wrong training structure at the German giants, says one of Germany's leading sports scientists. Bayern face Juventus in the last 16 of the Champions League in Turin next Tuesday with Guardiola's squad so decimated by injury that he […]

Louis van Gaal refused to take the blame for Manchester United's latest humiliation as the embattled boss claimed bad luck was the reason for Thursday's humiliating 2-1 defeat against Danish side FC Midtjylland in the Europa League. Van Gaal's side were expected to coast to victory in the last 32, first leg, but they failed […]

Cameroon star Samuel Eto'o on Thursday succeeded in having a tell-all book written by his former girlfriend banned by the High Court of Paris, but the editor confirmed they have appealed the decision. Nathalie Koah's 'Revenge Porn – Football, sex, money: the testimony of Samuel Eto'o's ex', tells the story of a woman who considers […]

Tottenham’s incredible season is now met with an incredible dilemma. Even the most optimistic Spurs supporter, or staffer, could not have seen Spurs being two points off the top of the Premier League in February, right as another major glut of fixtures awaits. With this fixture congestion, the fear of a late season swoon, and […]

Lionel Messi moved past 300 La Liga goals as Barcelona moved six points clear at the top of the table with a 3-1 win at Sporting Gijon on Wednesday. The five-time World Player of the Year struck either side of Carlos Castro's well-worked equalizer in a three-goal burst in five first-half minutes. Luis Suarez missed […]

Julian Draxler netted twice as Wolfsburg sealed a 3-2 win at Gent on Wednesday to leave the Germans on course for the Champions League quarter-finals. The 22-year-old scored either side of the break in the last 16, first-leg clash, with Max Kruse also on target, but two late goals from Gent gave the Belgian champions […]

Zinedine Zidane won't admit it yet, but 10-time winners Real Madrid remain on course for a sixth consecutive Champions League semi-final appearance after a clinical 2-0 win at Roma in the first leg of their last 16 tie on Wednesday. World Cup winner Zidane won the competition as a player with Real in 2002 and […]

Pep Guardiola acknowledges Bayern Munich have a height problem ahead of their key Champions League clash at Juventus as an injury crisis has left them short at the back. While striker Robert Lewandowski is head and shoulders above his rivals, scoring twice in Sunday's 3-1 win at Augsburg, injuries meant Bayern fielded a back four […]