Gary Neville endured the worst possible start to his managerial career as Valencia crashed out of the Champions League due to a 2-0 home defeat to the already eliminated Lyon on Wednesday. Goals either side of halftime by Maxwel Cornet on his first Champions League start and Alexandre Lacazette handed the French side their first […]

Jose Mourinho clawed himself back from the brink of the sack as Chelsea swept into the Champions League last 16 with a 2-0 win over Porto on Wednesday. Mourinho was in severe danger of being axed as Blues boss heading into a tie that would decide Chelsea's Champions League fate. But, needing a draw to […]

Olivier Giroud netted a hat-trick to propel Arsenal to a 3-0 win at Olympiakos on Wednesday and send the Gunners through to the Champions League knockout stages at the expense of the Greeks. The France striker gave Arsenal a first-half lead at the Karaiskakis Stadium in Piraeus before netting twice more, the third coming from […]

Top South American football official Jose Luis Meiszner, one of the latest figures indicted in the corruption scandal rocking FIFA, turned himself in Wednesday in his native Argentina. Meiszner was the secretary general of South American federation CONMEBOL until his indictment by US prosecutors last week alongside 15 other top Latin American soccer officials, the […]

Liverpool's injury-plagued striker Daniel Sturridge has sustained a hamstring problem likely to sideline him for a few weeks, according to widespread British media reports on Wednesday. The 26-year-old has only recently recovered from knee and foot injuries and has made only three appearances for new Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp, who was appointed in October, as […]

Earlier this week, the BBC's investigative show Panorama aired a new episode entitled "FIFA, Sepp Blatter and Me" that feature reporter and author Andrew Jennings traveling around the world in search of justice and putting an end to the power of corrupt FIFA officials. Jennings has been investigating corruption in world football for the past […]

A corporate owned club with plastic fans that has bought success over the last two decades. That’s the stereotype many fans of other Bundesliga clubs have of Bayer 04 Leverkusen. While Leverkusen has played in a UEFA Champions League final and has finished in a European place in six consecutive seasons, finishing second behind Borussia […]

Swansea City have sacked manager Garry Monk. The decision was made today, just days after the club lost 0-3 at home against Leicester City. Under Monk, the club had failed to win in its last 5 matches (the worst form in the Premier League). For Swansea City supporters, the decision is a tough pill to […]

Suspended FIFA president Sepp Blatter says the Ethics Committee investigation into corruption allegations is "like a Catholic Inquisition". Blatter again denied involvement in corruption and said he should not have trusted officials at football's world body. "What I can say about myself: I am an honest person, and I've had too much confidence," Blatter told […]

If ever there was a perfect use case for why soccer fans should consider subscribing to FOX Soccer Plus and/or FOX Soccer 2GO, Tuesday’s frenetic action in the UEFA Champions League was it. Since the launch of the Champions League in 1992, I can’t remember an afternoon when there was such a flurry of goals […]

New Valencia boss Gary Neville admitted his life is about to change, but said he is remaining calm ahead of his debut as a head coach in his side's crucial Champions League clash against Lyon on Wednesday. "Someone said it's the first day of the rest of my life tomorrow," England coach Neville said on […]

World Player of the Year Cristiano Ronaldo claimed Real Madrid fans should get off coach Rafael Benitez's back after a record-equaling 8-0 mauling of Malmo in the Champions League. Ronaldo set a new record for goals scored in the Champions League group stage by hitting four against the Swedish champions on Tuesday to take his […]

Bayern Munich will be without Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer for Wednesday's Champions League clash at Dinamo Zagreb, with Pep Guardiola's Bavarian giants already in the knockout phase. Guardiola has opted to rest Neuer, with former Stuttgart goalkeeper Sven Ulreich due to play only his second competitive game for the German champions. "Manu has played all […]

Louis van Gaal says he is unable to defend himself following Manchester United's Champions League exit, but he insists the Red Devils are improving under his tenure. United crashed out with a 3-2 defeat at Wolfsburg, who made club history by reaching the knockout stages as Group B winners. PSV Eindhoven's 2-1 win at home […]

While Arsenal are currently only two points behind surprise Premier League leaders Leicester City, the Gunners are in the midst of somewhat of an injury imbroglio. The latest players to be sidelined are stars Alexis Sanchez and Santi Cazorla, with manager Arsene Wenger breaking the news about their absences following his team’s 3-1 victory over […]