Arsenal midfielder Francis Coquelin has been ruled out for 12 weeks, Gunners boss Arsene Wenger confirmed on Tuesday. Coquelin suffered a knee ligament injury during Arsenal's 2-1 defeat at West Bromwich Albion on Saturday and scans have now revealed the extent of the problem. Speaking after Arsenal's vital 3-0 win against Dinamo Zagreb in the […]

Germany defender Holger Badstuber marked his return from injury with a red card as10-man Bayern Munich reached the Champions League's knockout stages with a 4-0 win over Olympiakos on Tuesday. Badstuber, 26, making his first start in the famous red Bayern shirt for seven months after tearing a thigh muscle, lasted just 53 minutes before […]

Security at the 2018 World Cup will be strengthened following this month's attacks in Paris, Russia's Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko (above) promised on Tuesday. The vow came after the organizing committee met with inspectors from FIFA. "We discussed the problems of security in detail," Mutko, who is also the head of the 2018 World Cup […]

French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve (above) confirmed Tuesday that fan zones will be maintained but with increased security during Euro 2016 despite recent terrorist attacks which left 130 dead in France. The attacks included three large explosions caused by suicide bombers outside the Stade de France — where the Euro 2016 final will take place […]

Manchester United strikers Wayne Rooney and Anthony Martial have been passed fit for Wednesday's Champions League home game with PSV Eindhoven, manager Louis van Gaal revealed on Tuesday. The two players missed United's 2-1 win at Watford in the Premier League on Saturday, captain Rooney due to illness and Martial because of a foot injury […]

Barcelona's devastating attacking trident of Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar are among eight players from the European champions named on a 40-man shortlist for the UEFA Team of the Year. Italian champions Juventus, beaten 3-1 in June's Champions League final, have six players on the list. Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo is included on the […]

Saturday's El Clasico between Real Madrid and Barcelona delivered an average of 1.8 total viewers across beIN SPORTS and beIN SPORTS en Español, according to Nielsen. A total of 1,106,137 watched the game on beIN SPORTS en Español, while 768,445 watched the game on the English-language beIN SPORTS network. “We are proud to be the […]

Depleted Juventus host Manchester City on Wednesday looking for the win that would secure their passage to the last 16 of the Champions League. City's 3-1 win away to Sevilla last time out left Manuel Pellegrini's men top of Group D on nine points and, with Juventus one point behind in second, they will clinch […]

FIFA's ethics watchdog wants Michel Platini to be banned for life over a suspect payment, the European football chief's lawyer declared on Tuesday. Platini is serving a 90-day suspension on corruption charges over a $2 million payment he received from FIFA president Sepp Blatter who is also suspended. Platini's lawyer Thibaud d'Ales described FIFA's life […]

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has demanded UEFA change their rules on doping because he claims the current regulations don't do enough to discourage drug cheats. Wenger has been outspoken against doping and questioned why UEFA's rulings mean there is no way of disqualifying a team from continental competition unless more than two players fail a […]

Juventus have confirmed attacking midfielder Hernanes will be sidelined for three weeks after scans revealed a tear in his right thigh. The Brazilian international, already out of Wednesday's Champions League clash at home to Manchester City due to suspension, suffered the injury in Saturday's 1-0 home win over AC Milan and is now set to […]

Dundee are considering the possibility of playing a Scottish Premiership match against Celtic in the United States, according to reports on Monday. It is believed Dundee and Scottish champions Celtic have held talks about the prospect of playing a top-flight fixture in the USA, with Boston and Philadelphia mentioned as possible venues. The BBC reported […]

Former Liverpool star Steven Gerrard will pull on the famous Reds' shirt once again after agreeing to play for the club's 'Legends' side in Australia next year. Gerrard is currently on a post-season break from his LA Galaxy commitments after joining the Major League Soccer club from Liverpool earlier this year. The ex-Liverpool captain has […]

Real Madrid defenders Marcelo and Sergio Ramos will not feature in Wednesday's Champions League clash with Shakhtar Donetsk in Ukraine due to injury, the club said on Monday. After undergoing a series of tests, Brazil left back Marcelo was diagnosed with a thigh injury, said the club, still reeling from a 4-0 defeat to arch […]

The North American Soccer League (NASL) concluded its fifth season on Nov. 15 with the New York Cosmos' 3-2 win over the Ottawa Fury in the league’s title game. The title was the Cosmos' seventh across the league's two incarnations, with the club currently benefiting from a league model that's drastically different from Major League […]