Atletico Madrid sealed their place in the last 16 of the Copa del Rey with a ninth consecutive win in all competitions thanks to Thomas Partey's solitary goal against Catalan minnows Reus on Thursday. Ghanaian midfielder Thomas struck his first goal for the club eight minutes after halftime to complete a 3-1 aggregate win for […]

"Anybody can understand ... that this club is in trouble," was part of Chelsea technical director Michael Emenalo's explanation for Jose Mourinho's sacking. On Thursday, the Blues parted ways with the most successful manager in club history, leaving Chelsea without a manager while sitting 16th in the Premier League. Emenalo's interview with Chelsea TV, below, […]

Jose Mourinho being sacked probably won't change the basics of Louis van Gaal’s time at Manchester United, but it might make choices a lot easier. That’s because having an excellent manager free to take a job is clearly going to make a change seem less drastic, and less of a risk. But it’s also because […]

Three days of rampant speculation has resulted in the inevitable. Jose Mourinho, seven months after claiming his third Premier League title, has been relieved of his duties as manager of Chelsea FC. The BBC were the first to report the news, with Chelsea later confirming the departure by mutual consent via a statement on the […]

In 2014, there were 35 games played in the US that were attended by at least 40,000 people – usually considered the cutoff for a standout soccer crowd. That's an outstanding total, but in 2015 it was even great: 45 games had 40,000 or more people. Unfortunately there was no single game that had over […]

If you haven’t heard, there is a massive match on Monday at the Emirates Stadium in London. Arsenal and Manchester City, the top two favorites to win the Premier League, will face off in the important game, as both teams look to distance themselves from the other. A win for either club could put them […]

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp was branded "a bit of an idiot" by West Bromwich Albion winger James McClean in comments reported by the BBC on Thursday. Klopp was involved in several fiery exchanges with opposition manager Tony Pulis during Liverpool's 2-2 draw at home to West Brom on Sunday and the pair did not shake […]

Franck Ribery's thigh injury is worse than first thought, and the Bayern Munich star is set to miss the next eight weeks, according to German magazine Kicker. The 32-year-old ex-France winger has endured a miserable 2015. He tore his thigh muscle in Bayern's Champions League game at Dinamo Zagreb last week during just his second […]

Suspended FIFA president Sepp Blatter appeared before the world body's ethics judges Thursday to answer corruption allegations as Switzerland announced it has frozen tens of millions of dollars in accounts linked to soccer bribes. Blatter, who with vice president Michel Platini faces a long suspension, arrived at FIFA's base in Zurich in a black Mercedes […]

Expect the main criticism of Chelsea's parting with Jose Mourinho to center on turnover, a word only used when "change" is not ominous enough. But that kind of cynicism's to be expected after another managerial change at Stamford Bridge. Since Roman Abramovich assumed control of the club 12 years ago, 11 men with 12 tenures […]

Pep Guardiola, strongly linked to a move to the Premier League, has told Bayern Munich he will be leaving the club at the end of the season, German media reported on Thursday. The Spaniard's three-year contract expires next June, and Bayern's head coach has said he will announce "before Christmas" whether he will extend his […]

Luis Suarez fired a hat trick as Barcelona overcame the loss of Lionel Messi to kidney problems to beat China's Guangzhou Evergrande 3-0 and reach the Club World Cup final on Thursday. The Spanish giants will face Argentina's River Plate in Yokohama on Sunday when they will be chasing a record third title. SEE MORE: […]

Simone Zaza struck twice while Paulo Dybala and Paul Pogba added late goals as holders Juventus cruised into the Italian Cup quarterfinals with a 4-0 rout of Torino on Wednesday. After a poor start to the season, last year's double winners Juve have enjoyed a Serie A revival to move within six points of leaders […]

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang hit his 27th goal of the season on Wednesday to help Borussia Dortmund seal a 2-0 win at Augsburg to reach the quarterfinals of the German Cup. Aubameyang, the Bundesliga's top-scorer with 18 goals in 16 games, slotted home a Lukasz Piszczek pass on 61 minutes to give Dortmund the lead at Augsburg. […]

You might have heard, Abby Wambach is retiring today. So that means one last media circus. One last round of interviews. One last word cloud of sound bites. Wambach deleted her Twitter account as part of a Gatorade campaign. She was on Bill Simmons' podcast. US Soccer busted out one last T-shirt to grab that […]