Francis Coquelin's return to the Arsenal squad for the FA Cup fourth round tie with Burnley will hand Arsene Wenger's side a major lift following last Sunday's league defeat by Chelsea. Burnley visit the Emirates six days after Diego Costa's match-winning goal prevented the Gunners returning to the top of the Premier League. The way […]

With six more victories, Paris Saint-Germain should secure their fourth straight Ligue 1 title by the end of February, a truly remarkable feat for any team in Europe. Yet their current undefeated domestic season is routinely dismissed due to the perceived weakness of the French league, as well as PSG's financial muscle. But I would […]

Gedion Zelalem’s loan to Rangers came as something of a surprise when it was announced in summer. Two views immediately emerged on the move – on one hand, he’d be able to express himself at will, and the rigors of lower-league Scottish football would toughen him up. On the other, he’d be playing at a […]

NBCSN's critically-acclaimed documentary series entitled Premier League Behind The Badge: Crystal Palace has seen an 89% increase in the number of viewers from episode 1 to episode 2. Episode 2, which aired on January 24 and featured footage of Crystal Palace legend Ian Wright, was watched by 195,000 viewers, an increase of 89% from the […]

It’s very easy to get swept up in Roberto Martinez. You can see why, when he met Everton chairman Bill Kenwright for the first time in the summer of 2013, he talked himself into the job that was to be vacated by David Moyes. The Catalan is a tremendous orator, has bright ideas about soccer […]

According to Ukrainian news outlet Sport, Arsenal have agreed a 23 million deal pound with Dynamo Kiev for star winger Andriy Yarmolenko. The supposed arrangement between the two clubs is for the 26-year-old to see out the remainder of the current campaign with Kiev and subsequently make the switch to north London in the summer. […]

While the dust has finally started to settle in the post-Chris Ramsey era, Queens Park Rangers continue to be a work in progress. If a metaphor can be worn out, then QPR have played the roller coaster metaphor a thousand times over, yet here we are again with no other real way to explain the […]

There are reports of unrest in the Bayern Munich squad, with magazine Kicker quoting a player saying the atmosphere is "not good" ahead of Pep Guardiola's departure. Bayern are in rude health in the Bundesliga table, with the Bavarian giants eight points clear and on course to win a record fourth straight league title. But […]

Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal denied reports he had offered to resign and thanked executive vice chairman Ed Woodward for his support on Thursday Van Gaal has faced a trying week following the home defeat by Southampton which saw the Old Trafford crowd turn on the veteran Dutch manager. But Woodward has been steadfast […]

Although the LA Galaxy hasn't officially unveiled their new home jersey for the 2016 season, a photograph of the new shirt has been leaked on the Internet. Internet sleuths were able to uncover the new photograph from a LA Galaxy catalog. In it, it features Giovani Dos Santos wearing the familiar white shirt of Los […]

Leicester City isn’t simply a short-term phenomena that will disappear next season from the upper reaches of English soccer. When the Thai consortium led by Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha bought the club in 2010, the new ownership outlined a long-term plan to return the club to the Premier League and to eventually challenge for a top four […]

After one month of no Bundesliga soccer due to the annual winter break, German soccer returned to US airwaves last weekend with a match between Bayern Munich and Hamburg. The game was shown live on FOX Sports 1. There was very little competition on other networks. Plus the game had the advantage of being shown during a […]

Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini expressed optimism that Kevin De Bruyne's season is not over after the Belgian injured his knee in Wednesday's League Cup semifinal triumph over Everton. De Bruyne came on in the 66th minute and leveled the tie four minutes later before crossing for Sergio Aguero to head home the goal that […]

The Quakes will be wearing a white away shirt with a thick red stripe running down the left side of the jersey. The shoulders and rounded collar will be red in color. The shirt, as with all MLS jerseys, will be designed and manufactured by adidas. Could this be the shirt colors that the Quakes […]

Every MLS team is into preseason camp now, hustling and bustling inside of domes to avoid the snowfall outside, or passing and trapping away in happier, sunnier climes. But it’s not so sunny for all the managers in charge; a bevy of bosses start the year in the weeds, under serious pressure as the league’s […]