Two weeks ago, if you would’ve offered any Aston Villa fan the prospect of four points from the next two Premier League fixtures and a place in the fourth round of the FA Cup, they would’ve snapped your hand off. Now, after two late goals against Wycombe on Tuesday night, Villa have extended their unbeaten […]

Argentine forward Mauro Zarate has joined Serie A club Fiorentina from West Ham, the Premier League side announced on Thursday. Zarate signed for the Hammers from Velez Sarsfield in 2014, but struggled to hold down a regular first-team place following the arrival of new boss Slaven Bilic last year. The 28-year-old, who had a disappointing […]

Transfer spending around the world hit a record $4.18 billion in 2015 and has grown by nearly half in five years, FIFA said Thursday. With television and sponsorship money rocketing, there were an all-time high 13,558 transfers in 2015, up 3.1% on the previous year, said FIFA's Global Transfer Market report which monitored 6,500 clubs […]

With just 16 matches remaining on the Barclays Premier League fixture list, Arsenal, along with every other British top-tier team, will be looking to finish off the season on a high note. The current campaign for the Gunners has been a bit of seesaw season. While the north London outfit are currently atop the league […]

DC United goalkeeper Bill Hamid will be sidelined for the next four to six months after undergoing right knee surgery to repair an injury suffered preparing for US national team training camp, the MLS club announced Thursday. The 25-year-old American, who was the 2014 MLS Goalkeeper of the Year, will miss 2018 Russia World Cup […]

Barcelona and Argentina's Javier Mascherano accepted a one-year suspended prison sentence and a fine of 816,000 euros ($891,000) before a judge on Thursday for committing tax fraud of 1.5 million euros. The plea, agreed between the former Liverpool midfielder's lawyers and the public prosecutor in December, was formally processed in a hearing that lasted barely […]

Welsh star Gareth Bale joined Real Madrid in 2013 for a world record fee in excess of 100 million euros ($109 million, £77 million), a leaked report reveals. Whistleblowing website Football Leaks posted a copy of the agreement between Madrid and Tottenham Hotspur online on Wednesday. The deal allowed Madrid the option of paying 91,589,842 […]

The gay president of an Italian fifth division club has urged Serie A players and officials not to be afraid to declare their homosexuality as the furor over Napoli coach Maurizio Sarri's homophobic rant rumbled on Thursday. Sarri has steered Napoli to the summit of Italy's top flight. and the side are firmly in title […]

Arsenal's key creators Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez could both return from injury for Sunday's Premier League clash with champions Chelsea, manager Arsene Wenger said on Thursday. German playmaker Ozil missed last weekend's 0-0 draw at Stoke City with a minor foot injury, but Wenger said that he would be available for the London derby […]

For the second half of the 2016 Bundesliga season, FOX has decided to broadcast 8 games live on its over-the-air network. The first of the 8 matches will be Stuttgart against Hamburg, which will kick off at 12:30pm ET on Saturday, January 30. At that same exact time, the FA Cup 4th Round match between […]

Pep Guardiola starts his swansong as Bayern Munich coach on Friday at Hamburg with his team running away with an historic fourth Bundesliga crown and eyeing a hat-trick of titles. Having said he wants to coach in England next season, Guardiola's three-year tenure will ultimately be measured in Munich by whether he can repeat his […]

Patrick Vieira plans to draw on lessons learned under Jose Mourinho and Arsene Wenger as he launches his management career with New York City FC — but says he is determined to forge his own identity. The list of Vieira's coaches during a glittering playing career reads like a who's who of European football management's […]

European champions Barcelona joined Real Madrid and Manchester United in earning over 500 million euros ($545.5 million) last season, financial consultants Deloitte revealed in their latest Football Money League published on Thursday. Madrid topped the table for the 11th year running with earnings of 577 million euros over the course of the season, driven largely […]

Chinese model car maker Rastar Group completed its takeover of La Liga side Espanyol on Wednesday as the old board of the Barcelona-based club announced their resignation. "We positively value ... the confirmation of the majority share acquisition of the club by Rastar Group and its president Chen Yansheng," the club said in statement. The […]

Soccer dynasties aren’t uncommon in France. Since the French league turned professional in 1932 Saint-Étienne, Marseille, Olympique Lyonnais and most recently Paris Saint-Germain have had the honor of ruling the roost for a significant period of time. Saint-Étienne were the first club to stamp their authority, winning the league four times in a row starting […]