Four-time World Player of the Year Lionel Messi has warned Barcelona's rivals that the European champions are determined to match their five-trophy haul from 2015 in the coming year. Messi scored on his 500th appearance for the club as Barca rounded off the year in style with a 4-0 win over Real Betis to move […]

Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri has given his high-flying players permission to go out and celebrate on New Year's Eve, provided they perform in Saturday's home game against Bournemouth. Leicester begin 2016 in second place in the Premier League table, level on points with leaders Arsenal, after narrowly avoiding relegation last season. But while Ranieri […]

Real Madrid boss Rafael Benitez hailed the leadership shown by Cristiano Ronaldo as he scored twice despite also missing a penalty as Madrid defeated Real Sociedad 3-1 on Wednesday. Ronaldo failed to even hit the target for the first time in his Madrid career from a penalty as he blasted over early on. Yet, he […]

Former Manchester United manager David Moyes believes the Premier League club should stand by under-pressure manager Louis van Gaal. The Dutchman, 64, has faced weeks of speculation as United slipped to sixth in the Premier League table after limping out of the Champions League in the group phase. Moyes took over from Alex Ferguson in […]

Aston Villa manager Remi Garde has confirmed he wants to sign Chelsea striker Loic Remy on loan in the January transfer window. Garde is looking for reinforcements as Villa sit rock bottom of the Premier League and believes fellow Frenchman Remy could provide the lift needed. "Loic is a guy I know well, of course […]

Real Sociedad playmaker Sergio Canales suffered a suspected third cruciate ligament tear of his career as the Basques lost 3-1 to Real Madrid on Wednesday. The 24-year-old went down clutching his left knee under no pressure late in the first half, having already had two operations on his right knee after suffering cruciate ligament damage […]

There have certainly been a few surprises throughout the first half of the 2015-16 season. In fact, this is perhaps one of the most unpredictable starts to a Premier League season in recent memory. Now that the first half of the current campaign is in the books, let’s take a look at the top five […]

It's the silly season, aka January transfer window, and we'll be keeping you updated throughout the entire month with up-to-the-minute reports and confirmed deals. Feel free to bookmark the page and keep on returning to it throughout the month. For the Premier League, the January transfer window opens on January 1 and closes at 6pm […]

Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice and missed a penalty as Real Madrid eased the pressure on under fire coach Rafael Benitez by moving to the top of La Liga with a 3-1 win over Real Sociedad. Real now lead Barcelona and Atletico Madrid by a point, but both can move back ahead of their title rivals […]

Guus Hiddink says Cesc Fabregas is happy at Chelsea amid speculation he could soon be the subject of a big-money bid from Italian clubs. The Spain midfielder has been linked with both Juventus and Inter Milan following a poor half to the season at the Premier League champions, whose fall from grace has been well-documented. […]

Judges and prosecutors trashed the reputations of two of the leading Lords of the Rings in 2015 and criminal charges against Sepp Blatter and Lamine Diack were a warning that sport has got to clean up its act. Bribes, doping, even more bribes, the sky seems to be the limit in the strictly cash underbelly […]

Paris Saint-Germain coach Laurent Blanc said Tuesday he thinks his side are ready to reach at least the Champions League semifinals for the first time in more than 20 years. Speaking ahead of PSG's friendly clash on Wednesday in Qatar against Italy's Inter Milan, Blanc said it was right that the pressure was on for […]

Jurgen Klopp insists Liverpool won't take Premier League strugglers Sunderland lightly after ending high-flying Leicester's long unbeaten run. Klopp's side became the first side to stop Leicester scoring in the league this season as Claudio Ranieri's team were beaten 1-0 at Anfield on Saturday, their first defeat since September. That was Liverpool's first win in […]

The last time Arsenal held the pole position in the Premier League (2013/14), the manner in which they blew their title became a story tough to describe and hard to digest. The Gunners were on course for their fourth Premier League title and were table toppers until February, when fourth-placed Liverpool gave them a reality […]

Barcelona coach Luis Enrique on Tuesday refused to rule out the possibility of strengthening his side in the January transfer window, with the club's ban on signing new players set to expire. Barca were barred from registering new players for two consecutive transfer windows in 2015 after breaking FIFA rules on the signing of foreign […]