Franco Vazquez is not necessarily a household name in the soccer world. After all, the 26-year-old midfielder was previously buried in Palermo’s depth chart my ex-manager Gennaro Gattuso during last season’s Serie B campaign. In fact, Vazquez was not even on the squad list for the first half of the 2013-14 season for the Rosanero. […]

Danny Welbeck came back to haunt Louis van Gaal as the Manchester United manager was subjected to a night of despair and defeat at Old Trafford. Welbeck sent Arsenal through to the semi-finals of the FA Cup with a 61st-minute winner after Wayne Rooney had equalised Nacho Monreal's opener. To pile yet more misery on […]

There’s an ominous aura that accompanies Chelsea and their illustrious manager at this stage of the season. The Blues’ 2-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur in the League Cup final was quintessential Jose Mourinho, as the Stamford Bridge outfit bolted the back door shut before nicking two scruffy goals. It was a display we've seen repeated […]

Here’s today’s TV schedule for viewers/readers in the United States: Manchester United vs Arsenal (FA Cup), 3:45pm, FOX Sports 1 and FOX Soccer 2Go SEE ALSO: • Watch Man United-Arsenal promo from BBC MOTD • Juan Mata says Man United-Arsenal is pure English football • 5 classic Manchester United-Arsenal FA Cup encounters Starting lineups: Manchester United: De […]

Barcelona manager Luis Enrique has stressed his team's objective is to be in first place at the end of the season despite leapfrogging Real Madrid on the La Liga table yesterday, Since their 1-0 defeat to Real Sociedad, Barcelona has been in scintillating form, winning 15 out of 16 matches in all competitions, while outscoring opponents 56-13. They have […]

Midfielder Juan Mata has described the match-up between Manchester United and Arsenal as 'pure English football,' speaking ahead of today's FA Cup quarter-final. United and Arsenal are currently joint record holders of the cup with 11 wins apiece. The Spanish playmaker went on to say he is excited about his third FA Cup quarter-final in […]

MLS teams Orlando City, LA Galaxy, Portland Timbers, Sporting KC and Seattle Sounders were the winners for attendances during the opening weekend of the 2015 season this past weekend. All four legacy teams saw gains in their attendances compared to the opening home games of the 2014 MLS season. Vice-versa, the losers in the first […]

Carlo Ancelotti has stated he will not alter Real Madrid's lineup for tomorrow's UEFA Champions League Round of 16 second leg against Schalke 04, despite a string of recent poor performances. The lack of goals from Madrid's attacking trio of Gareth Bale, Karim Benzema and Cristiano Ronaldo (BBC) has been noticeable since the start of the New Year. While acknowledging […]

There's nothing like a short video to get your pulse racing for a big match. BBC's Match of the Day included one in their show this weekend as a teaser for today's FA Cup quarter-final between Manchester United and Arsenal (live on FOX Sports 1 at 3:45pm ET for viewers in the US). The video […]

The production of Gareth Bale, Karim Benzema and Cristiano Ronaldo has dropped off significantly since the start of the season. If the forwards' current form continues, it will undoubtedly effect any chance Real Madrid has of winning the La Liga title this year. Following yesterday's 6-1 win over Rayo Vallecano, Barcelona leapfrogged Real Madrid in […]

Major League Soccer couldn't have picked a better weekend to launch its 20th season after a boring, quiet and uneventful FA Cup weekend in England. Soccer fans were craving goals, and MLS dutifully supplied them with an average of 2.25 goals per game for the 4 nationally televised matches compared to an average of 0.6 […]

Today's episode of Soccer Morning features guests Kyle McCarthy from FOX Sports and Paul Tenorio from the Orlando Sentinel, as both men are on-air to discuss the talking points from the opening weekend of MLS' 20th season. Hosted by Jason Davis and produced by Trevor Hayward, Soccer Morning features interviews with prominent journalists, players and […]

From the second he put pen to paper on a bumper contract with Barcelona last summer, Luis Suarez will have been aware that he was going to play a secondary role at the Nou Camp. The mercurial Lionel Messi is a deistic figure in Catalonia after all and the Uruguayan—nor would any player on this […]

Florida has been kicked around by critics for years as a place where professional soccer could not thrive. But as I wrote on Thursday, things have changed in three major Florida markets. Foremost among them is Orlando who played its first MLS game Sunday afternoon at a sold-out Citrus Bowl. The 62,510 that packed in to the […]

Parma returned to Serie A competition earlier today after having its two previous league fixtures called off as a result of the club's dire financial situation. Parma, who are over 100 million euros (£70 million) in debt, are facing a bankruptcy hearing on March 19 and were in danger of having to forfeit their season. […]