Bayern Munich midfielder Thiago Alcantara began his professional playing career with Barcelona in May 2009. Over the next four seasons, the Spain international made 68 appearances for La Blaugrana before deciding to join manager Pep Guardiola in Germany and signing a four-year deal with the Bavarians. After spending the 2013-14 season on the sidelines due to […]

Thomas Vermaelen has been named in Barcelona's 18-man squad which will face-off against Bayern Munich later today at the Camp Nou. Ten days ago, the Belgian defender was given the "all-clear" by the medical staff to resume first team action but has yet to feature in any of the club's fixtures. Vermaelen was signed from Arsenal for […]

Barcelona will be aiming to avenge the 7-0 aggregate loss they suffered against Bayern Munich in the 2012/13 Champions League season when both sides clash in this year's semi-final. The first leg of the encounter, at the Camp Nou on Wednesday, promises to be an interesting one with former Barcelona boss Pep Guardiola returning to […]

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has reached an agreement to renew his contract with the London club for another two years, according to the Spanish publication Marca. The understanding is Chelsea and the Portuguese manager negotiated the deal four months ago, but didn't want to make anything official until the end of the season. Mourinho's current […]

Bayern Munich manager Pep Guardiola says there is no team or system that can stop Barcelona forward Lionel Messi. On Wednesday, for the first time since leaving the Catalan club in 2012, Guardiola will face off against his former club at the Camp Nou. In recent days the debate has raged as to whether the Bayern coach's […]

FOX Sports is on the verge of acquiring the English-language TV rights to the 2016 Copa America, according to a World Soccer Talk source. The tournament, to be held in the United States from June 3-26 next year, will be the 100-year celebration of South America's most prestigious international competition. It will be the first time Copa America has […]

It's finally here. The semi-final of the UEFA Champions League between Juventus and Real Madrid. As discussed in our interview with Anto from Beyond The Pitch a few days ago, do not count Juventus out. Real Madrid are still favorites to win, but Juventus certainly have the talent that could turn this game in their favor. […]

Jose Mourinho has dismissed critics of his Chelsea team after they secured the Barclays Premier League title. The self-proclaimed Special One led Chelsea to his third Premier League title with Sunday's 1-0 defeat of Crystal Palace. But even as they were lifting the trophy, Chelsea were still being branded 'boring' not only by opposing fans […]

Much has been made this season about Louis van Gaal's managerial style and coaching strategy at Manchester United. Now, a new book published in Holland by Dutch author Mike van Damme details the story of Ajax's 1995 Champions League winning side and provides more insight into Van Gaal's techniques. The '1995' book chronicles the season that saw […]

Africa's richest man Aliko Dangote claims he still harbors hopes of one day buying Arsenal. The Nigerian has an estimated fortune of $15 billion (£10.4billion) and is reported to have wanted to buy into the Gunners when former director Lady Nina Bracewell-Smith was selling her shares in 2010. Arsenal's current majority shareholder is American tycoon […]

Juventus striker Carlos Tevez says his team's achievements are the result of the collective effort of everyone involved at the legendary Italian club. Despite being one of Europe's top teams in recent years, many experts consider Juventus underdogs heading into today's Champions League semi-final first leg against Real Madrid. Fans and pundits seem to take little notice of the […]

Barcelona manager Luis Enrique does not believe Pep Guardiola's first-hand knowledge of Barca's players will be a major factor over the two legs of their Champions League semi-final against Bayern Munich. On Monday, Bayern forward Thomas Müller said Guardiola "knows Barcelona better than anyone" and hinted the manager would provide the German champions with "the recipe" to defeat […]

Today's Soccer Morning features guest David Cartlidge from beIN SPORTS. Hosted by Jason Davis and produced by Trevor Hayward, Soccer Morning features interviews with prominent journalists, players and coaches in addition to taking listener calls. Jason kicks off today's show with BeIN Sports' David Cartlidge as they look ahead to Tuesday's UEFA Champions League action. […]

Last weekend I wrote about the experience of watching a team achieve promotion into the Football League when I went to see Barnet defeat Gateshead to clinch the Conference Title. A week later I was back in North West London to watch a team achieve promotion out of the Football League and into the Premier […]

Jose Mourinho’s aim is never to play the prettiest football, it’s about getting results. Even with the roster of players he has to work with, he’s never fully utilized all of their talents together consistently. On occasion Chelsea play absolutely mesmerizing football, but most of their games end up as the 1-0 win against Palace […]