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Since the L.A. Galaxy ushered in the Designated Player era with David Beckham’s ballyhooed signing back in 2007, we have all argued about whether spending big for stars was “essential” or merely “helpful” in the MLS title chase? Oddsmakers have just provided a little more food for thought in the ongoing debate. The Westgate Las […]

Schalke 04 coach Roberto Di Matteo says that his side will be going for the win against Real Madrid during tomorrow's Champions League Round of 16 first leg in Gelsenkirchen. Even though Di Matteo feels that the reigning European champions will be heavy favorites against his German club, he is urging his players to step on to […]

Stubborn resistance and a Branislav Ivanovic header earned Chelsea a 1-1 draw in the Champions League last-16 first leg with Paris St Germain at Parc des Princes. Jose Mourinho's men are well placed to advance to the quarter-finals after Ivanovic netted a vital away goal, although Edinson Cavani equalized and PSG showed enough for Chelsea […]

After a break of 69 days, the UEFA Champions League returns today with the beginning of the Round of 16 featuring Paris Saint-Germain against Chelsea and Shakhtar vs Bayern. Here’s today’s TV schedule for viewers/readers in the United States: Paris Saint-Germain vs Chelsea, 2:45pm ET, FOX Sports 1 and FOX Soccer 2Go Shakhtar Donetsk vs Bayern Munich, […]

Shakhtar Donetsk have not played a competitive game since the turn of the New Year. In fact, the Ukrainian champions' last match was on December 14th against Porto on matchday six of the Champions League. Since that time, Shakhtar have competed in venues outside of its war-torn country (Spain, Croatia and Brazil). The club is normally based […]

Lazar Markovic has been handed a four-game ban from European football, Press Association Sport understands. The Liverpool winger was sent off in the Reds' final Champions League group game against Basle in December for catching Behrang Safari in the face with a flick of his hand. Markovic has been given an extra game on top […]

Diego Simeone has admitted that his decision to start the forward combination of Antoine Griezmann, Mario Mandzukic and Fernando Torres against Celta Vigo was a mistake. The Atletico Madrid manager was short on attacking threats for the La Liga contest due to an injury to midfielder Koke, and because of the suspensions of Arda Turan and Raul Garcia. […]

Chelsea travel to Paris for the first leg of their UEFA Champions League round of 16 tie against French outfit Paris Saint-Germain in a repeat of last year's quarter-final. The Blues were beaten 3-1 at the Parc des Princes on that occasion but went on to qualify after Demba Ba scored a late goal at […]

Today's episode of Soccer Morning features all of the latest news and discussion as well as guests Eric Gomez and Jonathan Tannenwald. Gomez will discuss Liga MX, while Tannenwald will chat about the latest FIFA news regarding FOX Sports being handed the 2026 World Cup TV rights. You can listen to Soccer Morning live via […]

Happy Champions League Day! One of the most exciting days in the soccer calendar is today with the Round of 16 kicking off as the best teams in Europe begin their battles to reach the quarter-finals of the world's number club competition. To make sure you're on top of everything UEFA Champions League related, here's […]

England manager Roy Hodgson had a chance to make a stance of sorts on diving during his television appearance for the BBC during Manchester United’s 3-1 win over Preston North End in the FA Cup last night. Granted, not an emphatic, abrasive stance—nobody really expected the England manager to lambast his national team skipper Wayne Rooney […]

Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti has selected his 20-man squad which will travel to Gelsenkirchen for the Champions League Round of 16 first-leg match against Schalke 04, and a surprise omission from the team is Norwegian teenager Martin Odegaard. Odegaard was a major transfer target this winter, with all of Europe's top clubs attempting to persuade […]

Jose Mourinho, Pep Guardiola, and Carlo Ancelotti are considered to be some of the best managers in the world. At the Ballon D'or this year, Joachim Loew won the Coach of the Year Award after leading Germany to the World Cup title. Yet, despite this, it must be remembered that these managers are in control […]

Major League Soccer is constantly being lambasted as a retirement league – a comfy setting where older players in the twilights of their careers can earn good paychecks, while experiencing famous cities like Seattle, New York and Los Angeles (no bias there, just a Pacific Northwest native writing about football). Franck Ribery once said that […]