Leicester manager Claudio Ranieri has suggested the Premier League increase the numbers of players allowed in matchday squads to 22 so clubs can give more experience to young players. In the Italian's homeland, Serie A sides are allowed to name 12 substitutes on their team sheets, while for competitive internationals a manager can pick subs […]

Steven Naismith struck a brilliant hat-trick as stuttering Barclays Premier League champions Chelsea crashed to a 3-1 defeat at Everton. Naismith, a ninth-minute replacement for the injured Muhamed Besic, scored twice within moments of coming on as Everton turned up the heat on Jose Mourinho's out-of-form side. Nemanja Matic pulled one back with a fine […]

Lyon (AFP) – France international striker Nabil Fekir will undergo knee surgery on Monday after picking up the serious injury playing against Portugal last week, his Ligue 1 club, Lyon, confirmed. The operation will be carried out by Dr. Bertrand Sonnery-Cottet in the private Jean-Mermoz Hospital in Lyon in southeast France. Fekir, 22, lasted just […]

Adam Lallana, Nathaniel Clyne, Calum Chambers, Luke Shaw, Morgan Schneiderlin, Rickie Lambert, Jack Cork, Dejan Lovren. The list of first team players sold by Southampton over the last two years is truly a staggering one. Add youth products Gareth Bale, Theo Walcott and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain to that list and the talent drain from St. Mary's […]

London (AFP) – Former Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard has revealed he snubbed interest from Tottenham to join LA Galaxy because he couldn't stand the thought of playing against his old club. Gerrard knew he was coming towards the end of his Liverpool career last season, and several top teams, including Tottenham, expressed interest in signing […]

Much-maligned Arsenal and England midfielder Jack Wilshere is set to remain on the sidelines for at least another month following a recent setback in his return from a leg injury. Wilshere, who was injured while training with his club last month, has yet to feature so far this season and has also missed out on […]

They aren’t technically local rivals (although England's northwest is a small place), but it’s fair to say that Liverpool fans see their matches against Manchester United as more important than ones against Everton (and probably can’t remember the last time they played Tranmere). With Manchester City’s recent rise, Manchester derbies arguably mean more in terms […]

Wayne Rooney will be unavailable for Manchester United during Saturday's visit from Liverpool, according to late Friday night reports out of Manchester. England's new all-time leading scorer will be sidelined by a hamstring injury, with Marouane Fellaini expected to get his first start of the season. Rooney scored his 49th and 50th career international goals while […]

Berlin (AFP) – Thomas Tuchel's arrival at Borussia Dortmund following the departure of Juergen Klopp has revitalised the Westphalian club after a very underwhelming 2014-15 campaign. Dortmund are the league's early pacesetters, above Bayern Munich on goal difference, after thumping wins over Borussia Moenchengladbach, newcomers Ingolstadt and Hertha Berlin, with a trip to lowly Hanover […]

The NWSL postseason begins Sunday with four teams competing for the league's title, with a doubleheader featured live on FOX Sports 1 beginning on Sunday the 13th at 1:30 p.m. EST. This begins the completion of one of the NWSL's most exciting seasons. The final four teams feature several women who played for their countries […]

Berlin (AFP) – Spain international Javi Martinez could make his Bayern Munich comeback in Saturday's Bavarian derby at home to Augsburg after more than a year out with a serious knee injury. Martinez, who can operate in both central defense and midfield, has missed all but one game for Bayern since rupturing knee ligaments in […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Louis van Gaal has attempted to quash reports of a "mutiny" among Manchester United's players despite admitting Wayne Rooney and Michael Carrick led a delegation to express their concern about the mood in the team's dressing room. Reports emerged this week saying United captain Rooney and senior midfielder Carrick had […]

Milan (AFP) – AC Milan coach Sinisa Mihajlovic has launched a plea for this weekend's city derby to benefit "those less fortunate than ourselves" as Europe reels from an unprecedented migrant crisis. Milan face city rivals Inter Milan on Sunday for the season's first Derby della Madonnina, with both sides eyeing victory amid what will be […]

Seoul (AFP) – South Korean FIFA presidential candidate Chung Mong-Joon on Friday accused soccer's governing body of overlooking an "election fraud" favoring rival and front-runner Michel Platini. Chung claimed last week that the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) had sent "unsolicited" letters to almost every AFC member association supporting Platini's candidacy. He urged FIFA's Ad-hoc Electoral Committee […]

What a difference two weeks makes. David de Gea was minutes away from joining Real Madrid. A stage had been built at the Bernabéu to introduce Florentino Pérez’s latest Gálactico, and the Spanish international had a suit ready for the occasion. A couple of weeks and a few rounds of finger-pointing later, Spanish Dave has […]