Spanish police have made a series of arrests today in an operation relating to the death of a Deportivo La Coruna fan, who died as a result of the fighting that took place between rival ultras groups in Madrid last month. During the hours before November 30th's match between Atletico Madrid and Deportivo La Coruna, […]

Manchester United midfielder Ander Herrera and Swansea City winger Jefferson Montero are among forty-one players, coaches and directors named in a match-fixing probe in Spain. The prosecutor's office alleges that 965,000 euros (£766,000) was paid in cash by then Real Zaragoza coach Javier Aguirre and nine of his players with their club's consent to the […]

Arsenal paid a fitting tribute to Thierry Henry, as did a number of his soon-to-be new colleagues, after the former Gunners striker announced his retirement from football on Tuesday morning. The 37-year-old confirmed he will return to London to take up a role in the media with Sky Sports "as a football expert and ambassador" […]

Real Madrid travel to Marrakech to face Cruz Azul, a team that needed two hours on a rain-soaked pitch to defeat team that currently occupies the last spot in their domestic league. In a scenario that favors Real so much it might as well have been written by Carlo Ancelotti himself that the Spanish giants […]

The Premier League’s December program is starting to click into full gear and plenty of eyes in South East Asia will be looking on the games with the usual fanatical interest. Football is huge in South East Asia, from Vietnam to Indonesia the appetite for the game is insatiable. Walk around streets of Malaysia or […]

You’re your country’s number one goalkeeper and it’s the 121st minute of a World Cup quarter-final. The match is scoreless and the prospect of a penalty shoot-out seems inevitable. You’re mentally preparing for what’s about to happen next when you glance at the fourth official on the sideline and see your number being held up. The […]

The Gunners dodged a big bullet on Monday as they were drawn against Ligue 1 club Monaco in the upcoming knockout round of the Champions League. Although Monaco finished top of group C in the European competition, Arsenal fans breathed a collective sigh of relief when the draw was announced in Nyon, Switzerland. In drawing […]

Ross Barkley is confident that Everton can now kick on in the Barclays Premier League following a 3-1 victory over struggling QPR. Barkley put the Toffees on their way in the 33rd minute when he netted his first goal of the season in spectacular fashion and Kevin Mirallas made it two before half-time, with Steven […]

Wayne Rooney insists Manchester United can overtake Chelsea and win the Barclays Premier League this season. United stretched their winning streak to six matches on Sunday with a morale-boosting 3-0 victory over arch-rivals Liverpool. Despite struggling in the opening stages of the season, Louis van Gaal has guided his men to third in the table […]

There may have been a few less grey hairs, the glasses a little less stylish and even the odd crafty cigarette when Arsene Wenger sat in the Monaco dugout, but the desire to win of the young coach burned just as fierce. Wenger was in his late 30s when he took over at Monaco, and […]

Long-time United States Men’s National Team great DaMarcus Beasley has announced his retirement from the team. Beasley, 32, made the announcement using his official Instagram account. In the social media post, Beasley stated, “Where do I start? Honestly I never thought this day would come, representing my country has been the greatest thing I've done […]

The final match of the Premier League weekend kicks off tonight at a chilly Goodison Park where Everton take on Queens Park Rangers. After Burnley beat Southampton 1-0 on Saturday, The Clarets leapfrogged over the R's, pushing QPR back into the bottom three of the Premier League. But a win or draw tonight for Harry […]

Christian Eriksen believes Tottenham's new fitness levels are responsible for their dramatic late shows in the Barclays Premier League. Eriksen came up with an 89th-minute winner in Spurs' 2-1 victory at Swansea on Sunday to maintain their recent fine away form and take Mauricio Pochettino's side up to seventh in the table. The Danish midfielder […]

Juan Mata hopes Manchester United will become less reliant on David de Gea over the rest of the season. Not for the first time this year, De Gea put in an outstanding display at Old Trafford to help United record a 3-0 win over Liverpool on Sunday. The man of the match saved two close-range […]

Gary Cahill has been taken out of the line of fire by Jose Mourinho, who will rest the defender who was accused of diving for Tuesday night's Capital One Cup quarter-final at Derby. Programming note: For viewers in the USA, you can watch Chelsea against Derby in the Capital One Cup quarter-final live only on […]