Soon-to-be Bayern Munich coach Carlo Ancelotti believes a "lack of motivation" within the squad at his old club Chelsea is what cost Jose Mourinho his job. Mourinho was fired last week with Chelsea languishing just above the relegation zone in the Premier League only seven months after they won the title. "When things are going […]

On Sky Sports' Monday Night Football, Arsenal legend Thierry Henry shared his analysis regarding the differences between the tactics under Pep Guardiola at Barcelona and Louis van Gaal at Manchester United. While Henry is certainly no Gary Neville, he did make some interesting points.

Major League Soccer has announced the start date to its 2016 season as well as the dates for its club's 20 home openers. The season will begin with 10 matches on Sunday, March 6, 2016, with the remaining home openers extending into the 12th week of the campaign. Nineteen of the league's clubs will play […]

United States international Omar Gonzalez has been transferred from Major League Soccer's LA Galaxy to Liga MX's Pachuca, the Galaxy announced on Wednesday. The move ends the defender's seven-year stay at the MLS club. "We thank Omar for his contribution and dedication to this club throughout the past seven years,” Galaxy head coach and general […]

Over the last five days, we’ve kicked around the idea of Manchester United hiring Jose Mourinho. While some United supporters may have initially laughed or scoffed at the idea, this weekend’s loss to Norwich City may give the Old Trafford board a kick in the pants. Now more than ever, United have reason to part […]

An artist's rendition of what Real Madrid's home jersey for the 2016/17 season will look like has been revealed on the Internet. According to FootyHeadlines, "the Real Madrid 2016-2017 kit boasts a very classy and traditional design, inspired by the very first shirts worn by Los Blancos in the early 1900s. A white base (officially […]

Last Thursday when news broke that Jose Mourinho had been sacked at Chelsea, it was arguably the biggest club soccer story of the year. Despite the serious implications of the news, one TV network in particular was silent and it illustrated a gaping hole in its coverage. That company was NBC Sports Group. The US […]

Leading figures in football hit out at the disgraced Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini after they were handed eight-year bans from the sport. FIFA president Blatter and UEFA president Platini have been banned from all footballing activities after the association's ethics tribunal said they had abused their positions over a suspect $2-million payment (1.8-million-euro). Dutch […]

Just days after Jose Mourinho's abrupt departure from Chelsea, Louis van Gaal is teetering on the brink of becoming the next high-profile victim of the Premier League sack race. The pressure is mounting on the embattled Manchester United manager, who was hunkered down at United's Carrington training base on Monday amid speculation he will be […]

Spain forward Pedro has backed his club and international teammate Cesc Fabregas to overcome hostility from some Chelsea fans and come good for the west Londoners. Midfielder Fabregas was jeered by some sections of the Stamford Bridge crowd during Saturday's 3-1 win over Sunderland as part of protests against the sacking of 'Shed' hero Jose […]

Manchester United defender Phil Jones has issued a rallying call to his teammates to stick together and relieve some of the pressure on under-fire boss Louis van Gaal. The Dutchman has come under increased scrutiny amid a poor run of results, with Saturday's 2-1 home defeat against Norwich seeing United slide out of the Premier […]

Former Chelsea and Republic of Ireland winger Damien Duff announced his retirement on Monday. Duff came through the youth ranks at Blackburn before moving onto Chelsea, Newcastle and then Fulham. The 36-year-old won two Premier League titles and the League Cup with Chelsea, lifted the League Cup with Blackburn and helped Fulham reach the 2010 […]

FIFA investigators used special software for financial watchdogs to catch the $2 million transfer that led to the ban on Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini, a source close to soccer's world governing body said. Unleashing the Swiss-developed program which can analyze thousands of accounts in double quick time highlights the lengths now being taken to […]

This time last year, talk of Vincent Kompany’s inconsistency began defining his reputation, with the once vaunted central defender reduced to a precarious place among soccer’s elite. Now, with Manchester City undefeated in the league when the imposing Belgian is in the lineup, the debate about his value has gone silent. Whatever ground Kompany gave […]

Theo Walcott scored a brilliant opening goal as Arsenal established themselves as the number one challengers to Premier League leaders Leicester City by overcoming Manchester City 2-1 on Monday. Walcott curled home a beauty in the 33rd minute before Mesut Ozil teed up Olivier Giroud to score his 12th goal in 14 games in first […]