Arsenal, particularly since manager Arsene Wenger arrived to the club, have a history of both producing young talent, and also giving these players a chance with the senior squad. Current first team players Hector Bellerin, Alex Iwobi, Francis Coquelin, Jack Wilshere, Kieran Gibbs, and Theo Walcott all either progressed through the youth Arsenal ranks, or […]

After five major honors in his first two seasons in charge at Barcelona, manager Luis Enrique set himself high standards at the Camp Nou. Indeed, Luis Suarez and Ivan Rakitic arrived in the same summer as the former Blaugrana midfielder and in the main, they haven’t looked back since. Enrique tweaked the system to get […]

Geneva (AFP) – Swiss police raided homes last week as part of a broadening probe into corruption allegations over the awarding of the 2006 World Cup to Germany, prosecutors said Wednesday. The investigation targeting members of the 2006 World Cup organising committee, including German football legend Franz Beckenbauer, has been expanded to include Urs Linsi, […]

London (AFP) – Jurgen Klopp says he will do his best to protect starlet Ben Woodburn from the media spotlight after he became the youngest scorer in Liverpool's history in their League Cup victory over Leeds. Woodburn, aged 17 years and 45 days, edged out Liverpool legend Michael Owen by 98 days when he struck […]

Madrid (AFP) – Among the stalwarts of Barcelona's near decade of dominance of Spanish football there is no one that stokes the ire of Real Madrid like Gerard Pique. Pique is Barca's best defender, leader, possible future president and principal provocateur to the Madrid fans and media. Yet, ahead of the latest meeting between the […]

London (AFP) – Gareth Southgate is expected to be approved as the new England manager by Football Association chiefs on Wednesday, according to British media reports. Southgate has been in interim charge since replacing Sam Allardyce in September after he was forced out just 67 days into his reign following a Daily Telegraph investigation into […]

Paris (AFP) – Monaco took provisional top spot of Ligue 1 on Tuesday despite Europe's best attacking side conceding a late goal in a 1-1 stalemate in Dijon. A Frederic Sammaritano equaliser snatched a point for the hosts three minutes from time after Monaco had led early following Guido Carrillo's 17th minute goal. Monaco — […]

London (AFP) – Liverpool starlet Ben Woodburn made history as the teenage striker became the club's youngest ever goalscorer in Tuesday's 2-0 win over Leeds in the League Cup quarter-finals. Aged 17 years and 45 days, Woodburn enjoyed a moment to remember forever in the 81st minute at Anfield when he fired home in front […]

Madrid (AFP) – Real Madrid superstar Gareth Bale underwent an operation on Tuesday in London on his injured ankle that will likely see him ruled out of action for two months. "Our player Gareth Bale has successfully come through the operation he underwent today after suffering an injury to the peroneal tendons in his right […]

Toronto (Canada) (AFP) – A slice of Major League Soccer history will be up for grabs on Wednesday when Toronto FC and Montreal Impact clash with the aim of becoming the first Canadian side to reach the MLS Cup final. The two Canadian clubs meet in the second leg of the Eastern Conference Championship, with […]

London (AFP) – Liverpool forward Philippe Coutinho will be out of action for at least five weeks with ankle ligament damage. Brazil international Coutinho had a scan on his right ankle on Monday after being carried off on a stretcher in Saturday's win over Sunderland. Reds boss Jurgen Klopp confirmed on Tuesday that the 24-year-old […]

Sling TV has announced that they will be adding DVR capabilities soon that have the added benefit of recordings not being limited to 28 days, like they are on PS Vue. Available starting in December, the cloud DVR beta program will roll out first on Roku streaming players and Roku TV's. Customers who subscribe to […]

Rio de Janeiro (AFP) – Brazil football legend Pele and Argentines Diego Maradona and Lionel Messi led numerous sporting tributes Tuesday to the Brazilian footballers killed in a plane crash in Colombia. Players of the Chapecoense Real team were among 81 people on board the doomed flight that crashed into mountains in northwestern Colombia. "Brazilian […]

As far as starts to a managerial tenure go, Zinedine Zidane’s opening stint in the Real Madrid hot seat is about as good as it could get. After being appointed on January 4 to replace the maligned Rafael Benitez at the Santiago Bernabeu, the Frenchman has enjoyed a remarkable beginning to his first position in […]

Paris (AFP) – Edinson Cavani is in the best form of his career in French football and is targeting his 100th goal for Paris Saint-Germain as the reigning Ligue 1 champions entertain Angers on Wednesday. Uruguay striker Cavani scored both goals as PSG won 2-1 away to Lyon on Sunday, taking his tally to 99 […]