Burnley moved a step closer to returning to the Premier League as the Championship leaders swept to a 3-1 win at Huddersfield on Saturday. Sean Dyche's team are nine points clear of the play-off places after goals from Stephen Ward, Sam Vokes and Ben Mee scored in the first half. Joe Lolley briefly made it […]

Manchester City suffered a significant dent to their Premier League title aspirations as Norwich City battled to a hard-fought 0-0 draw at Carrow Road on Saturday. Manchester City enjoyed plenty of possession, but aside from a Sergio Aguero effort that was superbly saved by John Ruddy in the first half, they created precious little. It […]

Manchester United's troubled season appears to have reached another tipping point as they prepare for an FA Cup quarter-final against in-form West Ham on Sunday. An abject 2-0 defeat at arch rivals Liverpool in the first leg of their Europa League tie on Thursday had the critics again sharpening their knives and tongues. United greats […]

Thomas Mueller and Thiago Alcantara both netted twice as Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich warmed up for their crunch Champions League clash at home to Juventus by blitzing Werder Bremen 5-0 on Saturday. With second-placed Borussia Dortmund playing Mainz on Sunday, Pep Guardiola's Bayern took the chance to reopen an eight-point gap. "People think it's easy […]

Mauricio Pochettino's decision to rest several key players for Tottenham's Europa League loss at Borussia Dortmund will be tested when his side return to Premier League action at Aston Villa on Sunday. Pochettino opted to name a weakened team for the last 16 first leg tie in Germany on Thursday, omitting Harry Kane, Erik Lamela, […]

Lionel Messi scored, provided three assists and missed a penalty as Barcelona pressed home their advantage at the top of La Liga with a 6-0 thrashing of Getafe on Saturday. Juan Rodriguez's own goal opened the scoring before Messi saw his penalty saved by Vicente Guaita, teed up Munir El Haddadi and Neymar and smashed […]

Roma coach Luciano Spalletti has told misfiring striker Edin Dzeko he should beg for a shirt for Sunday's trip to Udinese as he cracked the whip days after seeing his side limp out of the Champions League to Real Madrid. Dzeko was one of several players slated for a poor performance in the second leg […]

Romelu Lukaku scored two superb goals to give Everton a 2-0 FA Cup quarter-final victory on Saturday over his former club Chelsea, for whom Diego Costa was sent off. As a fractious match neared its conclusion, Lukaku took a Tom Cleverley pass in his stride after 77 minutes and powered past four defenders before burying […]

Arsene Wenger has told his Arsenal stars to show more consistency as the FA Cup holders try to get their spluttering season back on track in Sunday's quarter-final against Watford. Wenger's side host the Hornets at a time when they are languishing eight points behind leaders Leicester in the Premier League and teetering on the […]

Paris Saint-Germain's path to claiming the Ligue 1 title in record time this weekend was cleared on Friday as nearest challengers Monaco were held 2-2 at home by Reims. A win at lowly Troyes on Sunday would give Laurent Blanc's side 77 points — 25 more than Monaco who are currently second with 52 points […]

Los Angeles Galaxy summer signings Ashley Cole and Nigel de Jong insist they will be ready for a demanding test at altitude against the Colorado Rapids in the second round of the new Major League Soccer season on Saturday. Former England and Chelsea star Cole and Dutch international de Jong got off to a winning […]

Despite being 34-years-old, an age at which most professional soccer players begin thinking about retirement, Zlatan Ibrahimovic is still thriving with Paris Saint-Germain. The striker has already netted a total of 31 goals (as well as 15 assists) during the current campaign. Although many fans and pundits will claim that the French Ligue 1 is […]

Even though it is likely Real Madrid president Florentino Perez will make another run at signing David de Gea this summer, the club's supporters have overwhelming voted to keep the team's current number one – Keylor Navas – between the sticks at the Santiago Bernabeu next season. In a poll released by the Spanish publication AS, 79% […]

Aitor Karanka's future as Middlesbrough manager is shrouded in doubt after the Championship promotion contenders announced he will not be in charge for Sunday's trip to Charlton. Karanka is believed to be unhappy with his players after some poor performances in recent weeks and the Spaniard stormed away from Middlesbrough's training ground on Friday following […]

Beaten finalists Juventus warmed up for a crucial Champions League date at Bayern Munich with a precious 1-0 win over Sassuolo that saw veteran goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon and striker Paulo Dybala star in Turin. The win moved Juventus six points clear of scudetto rivals Napoli ahead of their trip to Palermo on Sunday, kept the […]