Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo claimed the Spanish giants would be top of La Liga rather than nine points behind Barcelona if his team-mates matched his standards. Ronaldo had a day to forget in front of goal as Real waved goodbye to any lasting hope of mounting a title challenge in a 1-0 defeat to […]

The main attraction in this weekend’s Premier League fixtures involves traditional heavyweights Manchester United and Arsenal at Old Trafford on Sunday (live Sunday at 9am ET on NBCSN in the USA). The Red Devils will be looking for revenge after the Gunners thrashed them 3-0 in the first clash of the season in early October, […]

New photographs of Manchester United's jersey that they'll be wearing in the 2016/17 season have been leaked online. The latest photographs give us the best look at what the Red Devils will be wearing next season. The shirt sponsor and kit manufacturer stays the same, but the design of the shirt is different than the […]

Brazilian midfielder Hernanes has surrendered hope of a free-scoring role but said he is committed to the cause as Juventus look to stretch their Serie A lead against his former club Inter Milan on Sunday. Hernanes hit five goals in 26 appearances for Inter in his final full season before moving to Turin for 11m […]

Wolfsburg are desperate to stop history repeating itself when they host Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich on Saturday following Robert Lewandowski's historic five-gaul haul in the reverse fixture. The Poland striker came off the bench and sent Bundesliga records tumbling with his nine-minute blitz single-handedly propelling Bayern to a 5-1 thrashing of Wolfsburg at Munich's Allianz […]

Paris Saint-Germain can provide further proof of the growing gulf in class between the champions elect and the rest of Ligue 1 when they travel to last year's runners-up Lyon on Sunday. A fourth straight French league crown is well within sight for PSG, who could conceivably wrap up the championship next weekend, while Lyon's […]

Just days after an image of the US Men's National Team jersey for the 2016 Copa America Centenario has been leaked on the Internet, a photograph of Mexico's home jersey for the same tournament is now online. According to FootyHeadlines, "Based on the same template as the Adidas Belgium Euro 2016 home kit, the new […]

Chelsea caretaker boss Guus Hiddink said Friday the Premier League champions should name their new full-time manager as soon as they have made an appointment. Italy coach Antonio Conte has emerged as the leading candidate to take charge of the London club next season by which time's Hiddink's stint as interim manager is due to […]

Arsene Wenger hopes to have Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain back in a few weeks rather than six or seven but the Arsenal manager remains confident the England winger will be fit in time for Euro 2016. The 22-year-old suffered a knee injury after a strong challenge by Javier Mascherano during Arsenal's Champions League defeat by holders Barcelona […]

Eternal rivals Manchester United and Liverpool were drawn together in the Europa League last 16 in Nyon on Friday. It is the first time the two most successful teams in English history have been drawn together in European competition. United have won the English title 20 times and the Champions League three times, compared to […]

Gianni Infantino was elected FIFA's new president on Friday, taking over from the disgraced Sepp Blatter and with the mission to rebuild world football's scandal tainted governing body. Infantino, general secretary of European confederation UEFA, won in the second round of voting by 207 FIFA member associations at a congress in Zurich. The 45-year-old Swiss-Italian […]

Although the merits of cup competitions in English soccer have been discussed in great detail this week, those Liverpool supporters making the trip to Wembley for the League Cup final won’t have to have their pilgrimage vindicated. The Reds will face Manchester City under the iconic arch on Sunday, seeking to win a trophy for […]

Cristiano Ronaldo insists Real Madrid can still catch La Liga leaders Barcelona if they can overcome their hoodoo against local rivals Atletico Madrid on Saturday. Real trail Atletico by a point and are nine adrift of Barca with just 13 games remaining, but can move up to second place should they beat Diego Simeone's men […]

Manchester United came from behind to beat Midtjylland 5-1 with a brace from debut striker Marcus Rashford while Tottenham beat Fiorentina 3-0 and Liverpool squeezed past Augsburg to make the last 16 of the Europa League on Thursday. United had been trailing 2-1 from the first leg, and went 3-1 down on aggregate to the […]

Marcus Rashford, a teenage product of Manchester United's academy, enjoyed a dream debut by scoring twice in a 5-1 victory over Denmark's FC Midtjylland at Old Trafford on Thursday that took the Premier League side into the last 16 of the Europa League. The 18-year-old was only thrust into the starting side when Anthony Martial […]