Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini claims Fabian Delph does not deserve to be booed on his return to Aston Villa this weekend. Delph angered fans when he abruptly quit Villa Park in July just weeks after issuing a strong statement pledging his future to the midlands outfit. The 25-year-old has featured little for City since […]

A disastrous October for the United States men at both youth and senior levels left technical director and senior head coach Jurgen Klinsmann with questions to answer about the direction of his national team. But Klinsmann's selection for November's World Cup qualifiers, a chance to shed light on that direction, still leaves plenty of questions unresolved. The US begins CONCACAF's fourth round of 2018 […]

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is convinced his squad can quickly recover from their Champions League humiliation at Bayern Munich by beating Tottenham but admits the growing injury crisis is a concern. The Gunners were thumped 5-1 at the Allianz Arena on Wednesday night to leave hopes of qualifying for the knockout stages slim. Although center half […]

Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino is backing his ultra-fit players to make a full recovery in time for Sunday's North London derby against Arsenal. Spurs have endured a demanding week ahead of the crunch match at the Emirates Stadium, after beating Aston Villa 3-1 on Monday and edging past Anderlecht 2-1 on Thursday in the Europa […]

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger addressed the media on Friday ahead of Sunday's north London derby when the Gunners host Tottenham on the back of a 5-1 defeat to Bayern Munich. Here are the best bits... On his players' confidence after losing to Bayern: It was a disappointing result on Wednesday night but before that we […]

Jose Mourinho is still deciding what to do on Saturday after opting not to contest his one-match stadium ban when his team travel to Stoke. Mourinho must stay away from the Britannia Stadium following his hal-time dismissal at West Ham last month and is not permitted to have contact with his coaching staff during the match, […]

When an established elite side are performing badly, you can’t help but watch. In the case of Chelsea, who have been in meltdown since the first day of the Premier League campaign, that’s been the case for a lot of fans, transfixed by the deterioration of class players and the undesirable antics of Jose Mourinho. […]

Louis van Gaal wants Manchester United supporters to aim their anger towards him rather than his players. United fans booed loudly when Van Gaal substituted Anthony Martial for Marouane Fellaini in the 66th minute of Tuesday's 1-0 win over CSKA Moscow. The supporters were clearly unhappy about the often sterile style of play as they […]

On their back of Real Madrid's largely uninspiring ­­1-0 UEFA Champions League victory over Paris Saint-Germain, the age-old debate between style or substance again emerged as a major point of contention among fans of the club. Back in 2006, Fabio Capello was largely criticized for his "un-Madrid" style of play, and even the fairly recent Jose Mourinho […]

While many 20-year-old players are either out on loan to gain experience, in their team’s youth squad or splitting playing time with a more accomplished teammate, Arsenal defender Hector Bellerin is already very much a key member of the team. The young right back has picked up right where he left off at the end […]

Watford manager Quique Sanchez Flores has refused to rule out a move for Emmanuel Adebayor and hinted he would welcome the arrival of the former Tottenham striker. Adebayor, a free agent after the final year of his contract at Spurs was terminated in September, has this week been linked with a move to Vicarage Road. The […]

The National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) was announced on Wednesday that a new soccer club was coming to Tennessee: Memphis City FC. The club will begin play in 2016 and will play at the 2,500-seat stadium at Mike Rose Soccer Complex, which is home to the University of Memphis men’s and women’s teams as well […]

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp believes youngster Jordon Ibe can have a bright future if he is prepared to work hard. The 19-year-old scored his first goal for the club as the Reds beat Rubin Kazan, 1-0, to record their first European away victory in almost three years. After an encouraging start to his Anfield career, Ibe […]

One of the issues getting plenty of mileage deals around US soccer circles is the number of American players in major European leagues. That number is alarmingly low, especially when compared to the number of Mexican players playing at the same level. But one area where Americans have made considerable headway in just the last […]

Jurgen Klopp is starting to build momentum at Liverpool after a third successive victory, the club's first away from home in Europe for nearly three years. Jordon Ibe's first goal for the club in his 30th appearance was enough to decide the encounter against Rubin Kazan, a match the visitors dominated with a calm and controlling […]