Today's Capital One Cup game between Tottenham and Arsenal will be shown live on US television and on a live stream. The eagerly anticipated north London derby, the first one of the 2015/16 season, will give one of the teams the opportunity to keep the bragging rights until the first derby is played in the […]

Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski scored the quickest 5 goals ever in the top 4 European leagues on Tuesday, netting the five goals within exactly 8 minutes 57 seconds after coming on as a substitute to overturn Wolfsburg's 1-0 lead into a 5-1 win for Bayern. While the feat of scoring five goals within 9 […]

Liverpool have vehemently dismissed claims they have approached Carlo Ancelotti about the possibility of succeeding manager Brendan Rodgers. A report claimed the veteran Italian, a Champions League winner with AC Milan and Real Madrid, had been sounded out by owners Fenway Sports Group about taking over at Anfield. However, that was immediately rubbished by the […]

Rome (AFP) – Former Brazilian soccer star-turned-politician Romario on Tuesday described UEFA president Michel Platini as coming "from the same school" as his FIFA counterpart Sepp Blatter. Now a Brazilian senator with an anti-corruption stance, the 1994 World Cup-winning striker was asked his thoughts on the upcoming leadership election at FIFA, world soccer's governing body, where Platini […]

Marseille (AFP) – Three Marseille supporters were handed prison sentences between four and six months over violent incidents during the weekend clash between their side and Lyon. The three, aged between 18 and 29, may never see the inside of a jail cell, though, as they were released from the Marseille criminal court pending an appearance […]

Port of Spain (Trinidad and Tobago) (AFP) – Former FIFA vice president Jack Warner will learn Friday whether he is to be extradited to the United States to face charges linked to a corruption scandal sweeping football's world governing body. Warner, a 72-year-old a native of the Caribbean island, was indicted in May by a […]

Paris (AFP) – Zlatan Ibrahimovic ended his goal drought as Paris Saint-Germain extended their unbeaten start to the Ligue 1 season on Tuesday with a 3-0 victory at home to Guingamp. Javier Pastore gave PSG a first-half lead at the Parc des Princes before Angel Di Maria netted his first goal in domestic French soccer […]

Kevin de Bruyne and Raheem Sterling were in top-form as Manchester City cruised to a 4-1 Capital One Cup victory at Sunderland to end a two-game losing run. The B£100million duo tore the Black Cats apart on a night when the Barclays Premier League leaders demonstrated a brutal efficiency in front of a largely horrified […]

Madrid (AFP) – Real Madrid will have to do without four first-team regulars for their challenging trip to Athletic Bilbao on Wednesday after coach Rafael Benitez confirmed Sergio Ramos won't be fit to travel. Ramos hasn't featured since dislocating his shoulder in last week's 4-0 win over Shakhtar and joins Gareth Bale, James Rodriguez and […]

Berlin (AFP) – Robert Lewandowski wrote Bundesliga history on Tuesday and sent records tumbling by scoring five goals in just nine minutes in Bayern Munich's 5-1 romp at home to Wolfsburg. Bayern were 1-0 down at the break thanks to a goal by Wolfsburg winger Daniel Caligiuri when coach Pep Guardiola opted to swap midfielder […]

Madrid (AFP) – Atletico Madrid moved to the top of La Liga as Antoine Griezmann's double handed them a 2-0 win over Getafe on Tuesday. Griezmann got the hosts off to the perfect start after five minutes and then sealed the three points from what was an otherwise unconvincing Atletico display from Jackson Martinez's stoppage […]

Pep Guardiola thought he could get by without his best forward, starting Robert Lewandowski on the bench as a quick turnaround from weekend action saw Wolfsburg, last season's Bundesliga runner ups, visit Bayern Munich in the league's sixth round. However, fortunate to go into halftime trailing only 1-0, the Bayern boss didn't hesitate to bring the […]

Ankle ligaments. The most buzz-worthy storyline for Mexico and U.S. fans ahead of October’s playoff between the two nations for CONCACAF’s 2017 Confederations Cup berth has revolved all around ankle ligaments; specifically, left ankle ligaments. And more specifically, the left ankle ligaments of Andres Guardado. Ever since the reigning Gold Cup Most Valuable Player, clearly […]

Chelsea striker Diego Costa has been banned for three matches after a charge of violent conduct during Saturday's 2-0 win over Arsenal at Stamford Bridge was upheld. Costa had denied a Football Association charge over the incident, not seen by referee Mike Dean, in which he appeared to raise his hands to Gunners defender Laurent […]

English Football Association board member Heather Rabbatts has expressed her "sadness and anger" at news of Chelsea team doctor Eva Carneiro's departure from the club. Carneiro is understood to have parted company with Chelsea following the incident on the opening day of the season when she was criticized by manager Jose Mourinho. It is understood […]