Paris Saint Germain forward Ezequiel Lavezzi will not be in the squad for the trip to Marseille on Sunday as he continues to be chased by Chinese club Shanghai Greenland Shenhua. Shenhua seem determined to join in the recent spending spree in China, and they may offer Argentina international Lavezzi a deal worth 10 million […]

Leicester City's fairytale season scaled new heights on Saturday as they opened up a five-point lead at the Premier League summit by winning 3-1 at title rivals Manchester City. Centre-back Robert Huth scored twice, either side of a brilliant Riyad Mahrez goal, as Leicester recorded the finest win of their sensational 12-month rise from bottom […]

Tottenham Hotspur strengthened their Premier League title challenge as Kieran Trippier's goal moved Mauricio Pochettino's side up to second place following a 1-0 victory over Watford on Saturday. The north London club took full advantage of Manchester City's 3-1 loss to Leicester City earlier in the day to move above Manuel Pellegrini's side and to […]

Before Alexis Sanchez graced the Emirates pitch, Tomas Rosicky was Arsenal’s Energizer Bunny. No, the Czech Republic international is not as prolific in front of goal as his Chilean teammate, but the “little mozart” brought creativity, energy and intensity to the Arsenal squad over the last 10 years. Rosicky had finally made his 2015/16 season […]

Leicester City capped a memorable day on Saturday by announcing that star striker Jamie Vardy has extended his contract by one year until June 2019. "I'm absolutely delighted to be fighting to achieve something special with this club," Vardy said in comments published on the club website. "I've never known a spirit like it — […]

Chelsea host Manchester United on Sunday with the Blues still looking for the points to climb into the top half of the table after an away draw to Watford in midweek. Guus Hiddink’s side are still unbeaten since Jose Mourinho left the club last December but three wins and five draws from the last eight […]

There’s been no doubt that FOX Sports has done an excellent job with their Bundesliga coverage for the 2015/16 season. With a strong set of studio talent led by Ian Joy, the opinions of Eric Wynalda, Thomas Hitzlsperger and Jovan Kirovski seem better suited for the Bundesliga, a league that they undoubtedly enjoy and know […]

Manchester United's tentative resurgence will be tested this Sunday when Louis van Gaal pits his side against a Chelsea team slowly finding their feet under his countryman Guus Hiddink. It is only two weeks since United were booed off at Old Trafford after a 1-0 home defeat by Southampton, but consecutive wins — 3-1 at […]

Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane has insisted three-time World Player of the Year Cristiano Ronaldo still has plenty more years at the top of the game thanks to his superb physical condition. Ronaldo turned 31 on Friday and has been questioned for his failure to deliver his best performances in the big games this season […]

Jurgen Klopp has slammed claims that injury-prone striker Daniel Sturridge is looking to leave Liverpool at the end of the season. Sturridge has been sidelined since early December with a hamstring problem and has made just six appearances this season and playing in only 19 games last term. His current injury is the latest in […]

A Brazilian judge has thrown out tax fraud charges against Brazil and Barcelona star striker Neymar, his father and two senior FC Barcelona figures. The magistrate, Mateus Castelo Branco Firmino da Silva, said the charges brought Tuesday "should be rejected." The ruling late Thursday in Santos gave some respite to the Brazilian superstar. Prosecutors accused […]

Liverpool chief executive Ian Ayre has warned Reds fans to "be careful what they wish for" after a supporters group called for an Anfield walkout in protest at rising ticket prices. Supporters' groups are planning to make their unprecedented protest in the 77th minute of Saturday's Premier League match against Sunderland after Liverpool this week […]

Bayern Munich coach Pep Guardiola has dismissed concerns about his ability to remain focused on the job at hand with the German champions after committing his future to Premier League side Manchester City as of next season. "I'm like a woman, capable of doing multiple things at once," Guardiola told reporters on Friday, in his […]

Manchester City's home supporters will have their first opportunity to begin a drawn out farewell to Manual Pellegrini when their team face Leicester in a contest that will play a major role in deciding the Premier League title race. Until Monday's announcement that City boss Pellegrini will be replaced by Bayern Munich's Pep Guardiola at […]

Gary Neville could take charge of Valencia for the final time should he fail to deliver a league win at the ninth attempt when his side travel to fellow strugglers Real Betis on Sunday. Neville's terrible run of five points from eight La Liga games since taking charge in December was compounded as Valencia suffered […]