Nothing but three points will do for Manchester City if they're to have a chance of finishing in the top two for a fourth consecutive season. Anything less than three points for Queens Park Rangers and you can write off their chances of playing Premier League football next season. Manchester City head into Sunday's match […]

Earlier today, UEFA announced that ten clubs which were under investigation for non-compliance with Financial Fair Play (FFP) have individually agreed to settlement agreements. The clubs are AS Monaco, AS Roma, Besiktas, Inter Milan, FC Krasnodar, FC Lokomotiv Moskva and Sporting Lisbon and, for minor breaches, FC Rostov, Kardemir Karabukspor and PFC CSKA Sofia. It […]

Bayern Munich manager Pep Guardiola is confident his team can mount what many consider an impossible comeback against Barcelona in the return leg of their Champions League semi-final next week. Barcelona won 3-0 at the Camp Nou on Wednesday night and Guardiola was widely questioned for his tactical approach to the contest, as well as […]

Valencia have extended their agreement with defender Jose Luis Gaya until June 2020. The 19-year-old was being publicly pursued by Real Madrid, and was rumored to be a transfer target of Chelsea, Manchester City and Arsenal in recent weeks. Gaya's previous contract had a release clause of £18 million. But it is now understood that […]

Arsene Wenger believes Theo Walcott is keen to stay at Arsenal and insists the forward will not be sold this summer. The 26-year-old, whom Gunners manager Wenger signed from Southampton as a 16-year-old, is out of contract at the end of next season, when he could leave for nothing. Negotiations have begun over a new […]

The results aren’t painting a pretty picture for New York City FC ahead of the biggest match in franchise history. NYCFC haven’t won since the middle of March. They’ve lost five of their last seven, with measly draws picked up against Colorado and Philadelphia. During that stretch, the team has scored a measly three goals. […]

West Ham are front-runners to win England's fair play place in the Europa League next season. European football's governing body UEFA has announced that Holland, England and the Republic of Ireland will all get an extra place in the first qualifying round of the continent's second-tier club competition after topping its fair play league. The […]

Manchester United midfielder Michael Carrick has been ruled out for the remainder of the season with a calf injury. The last time Carrick featured for United was during his side's 4-2 victory of Manchester City on April 12. The midfielder removed himself from that contest in the closing minutes after feeling a problem in his […]

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has confirmed that striker Daniel Sturridge will be out of action until September after having hip surgery. The England international traveled to the United States earlier this year for rehabilitation and then scored on his return against West Ham on January 31 but sustained a hip problem after scoring in Liverpool's defeat […]

Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema resumed training earlier this week and will feature in Saturday's league game against Valencia at the Santiago Bernabeu. Benzema has missed the club's last six matches due to a strained ligament in his right knee. The Frenchman resumed training with the first team on Sunday morning but was not included in […]

One of the world's most fierce and passionate games in soccer kicks off tonight when River Plate plays Boca Juniors in the first leg of their Round of 16 Copa Libertadores. Beginning at 8pm ET from River Plate's El Monumental stadium, the match will be shown live on US television and Internet. Plus, if you're an English speaker, […]

The European leagues are beginning to draw to their various conclusions, with some divisions set for a processional finale while others continue to pulsate and encapsulate. While Spanish soccer may be subject to a suspension beginning next weekend, the race for the title in La Liga remains fascinating and this weekend will feature two games that will […]

After two sensational UEFA Champions League semi-finals this week, the action continues with the two semi-finals in the Europa League featuring Sevilla against Fiorentina. If these games can be half as good as the Champions League, we're in for a treat. If you haven't watched the Europa League this season, give it a chance. The […]

The tussle for Memphis Depay’s signature looked as though it was going to be one of the most complex transfer stories of the summer. But great credit must go to Manchester United, who, despite a wealth of classy competition, confirmed an agreement between themselves and PSV Eindhoven is in place for the signing of the […]

Jerome Boateng had barely got back on his feet after Lionel Messi’s sublime second goal before the instant-pundits of the social media world were declaring the ‘debate over’ regarding Lionel Messi. There are of course two debates about Messi. Is he the greatest player of the modern era? In other words, the Messi vs. Ronaldo […]