Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger believes "life has to be stronger than fear" after the Frenchman reflected on the atrocities in Paris and the ongoing threat of terrorism. Wenger was in the French capital last Friday when terrorists struck in coordinated attacks across the city, including three suicide bombers detonating vests outside the Stade de France […]

Juventus and Milan are two giants of Italian and European soccer, but when they face each other on Saturday, it will be the first time since 2001-02 that neither club has occupied a top four position in Serie A. On the bright side there are finally signs that Milan and Juventus have established some traction […]

Roma's Champions League last 16 hopes could be dented after Ivorian striker Gervinho was ruled out of action for three weeks by the Serie A club on Thursday. Gervinho hobbled off in the 72nd minute of Ivory Coast's game against Liberia on Tuesday and scans on Thursday revealed damage to the thigh muscle just above his […]

It’s difficult to grasp many salient takeaways after under-21 international matches, but in the case of Everton’s Gerard Deulofeu, whose hat trick and pair of assists in Spain's 5-1 win against Georgia were followed by a brace in Croatia five days later, a pair of glittering showings were indicative of his very recent rise. As one […]

The season, so far As an eternal pessimist, I have been able to see the storm clouds gathering over Carrow Road for some time now. Norwich City have started slightly better than I had expected this season, but we seem to be creeping ever closer to where it is I expect us to inevitably […]

Tom Cleverley is poised to make his Everton first team return against former club Aston Villa on Saturday, with Toffees boss Roberto Martinez having declared the midfielder fully fit. Cleverley, who was on loan at Villa from Manchester United last season before joining the Toffees over the summer, has been working his way back from […]

The season, so far If one were to ask Louis van Gaal about it, all is well at Manchester United. In spite of an embarrassing exit to Championship team Middlesborough in the Capital One Cup, United are two points from the top of the Premier League and top of their Champions League group. However, the occasional […]

Everton have announced a record turnover but post-tax loss for the 2014-15 season. In a statement of accounts released on Wednesday, the Toffees said their total turnover had increased from £120.5 million in 2013-14 to £125.6 million. That was despite a £3.1 million reduction in broadcast revenue from £84.8 million to £81.7 million – in a season […]

West Ham playmaker Dimitri Payet is relieved he does not need surgery on his injured ankle. The French midfielder, who has scored five goals in 14 appearances this season, faces three months on the sidelines following a heavy challenge from Everton's James McCarthy on Nov. 7. He told the club website: "I am doing well. I am […]

Dele Alli's remarkable ascent continued with a man-of-the-match display on his first England start, but there appears no chance of the teenager getting carried away. Just six and a half months on from helping home-town club MK Dons out of League One, the 19-year-old has established himself at Tottenham and on Tuesday shone for Roy […]

Saturday's el Clasico between Real Madrid and Barcelona will be beamed live across the United States exclusively on beIN SPORTS and beIN SPORTS Español. But what coverage plans do the beIN SPORTS networks have in store? Both clubs, who currently hold the top two spots on the La Liga table, are home to six of […]

Almost 26 years to the day of Paul Caligiuri’s famous goal at Hasely Crawford Stadium to send the US to World Cup 1990, the two nations met again, and played out an unsatisfying 0-0 draw on Tuesday night. Coming into the match, this was quite clearly the toughest match for the US on paper. A […]

West Ham co-chairman David Sullivan has warned off rival clubs interested in signing rising star Manuel Lanzini. The Argentinian midfielder is reportedly a target for Liverpool following his impressive start to life in the Premier League. Lanzini has scored four goals so far this season, including one against the Reds in West Ham's 3-0 win at […]

Manchester United were hit by another injury scare after Anthony Martial left Wembley on crutches following France's 2-0 defeat to England. United midfielder Michael Carrick was carried off on a stretcher during England's 2-0 defeat to Spain last week with an ankle injury, and on Tuesday they suffered another blow when Martial injured his left […]

It is hardly a secret that Arsenal have been on the lookout for a “world-class” center forward for some time. The Gunners made an approach for Real Madrid’s Karim Benzema, an the ideal reinforcement for Arsene Wenger’s club, during the summer; however, Real Madrid subsequently rejected the north London club’s offer. Instead of possibly bringing in a […]