LA Galaxy head coach Bruce Arena has a well-earned reputation for revitalizing veteran talent, one which was bolstered as Mike Magee transformed from role player to all-star during his four-plus seasons in Casron, Calif. Now, two-and-a-half years after Magee departed Los Angeles, and two years after he claimed an unlikely league Most Valuable Player award, […]

West Ham United striker Andy Carroll will be sidelined for a month after injuring his hamstring in Tuesday's 3-1 victory at Bournemouth, the Premier League club revealed on Thursday. "West Ham United can confirm Andy Carroll underwent a scan on his left leg on Thursday morning," the club said in a statement on their website. […]

Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino believes that his side's defeat by Leicester City proves that Claudio Ranieri's men deserve to finish in the top four of the Premier League. Spurs could have moved to within a point of Leicester had they clinched victory at White Hart Lane on Wednesday, but instead they sit seven points […]

Schalke manager André Breitenreiter says that the club hasn't received any offers for Leroy Sane, Max Meyer or Joel Matip. All three players have been widely reported as transfer targets for clubs across Europe. Barcelona and Manchester City are reportedly chasing the signing of highly-regarded winger/forward Leroy Sane, while Liverpool is keen to sign Max […]

Arsenal have signed Egyptian midfielder Mohamed Elneny from Swiss side Basel for an undisclosed fee, the Premier League leaders announced on Thursday. "Arsenal have signed Mohamed Elneny from FC Basel," the club announced on their website. "Everyone at Arsenal would like to welcome Mohamed to the club." The club disclosed neither the length of Elneny's […]

FIFA on Thursday banned Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid from buying players for one year over their dealing in under-age players. The ban will start from the July transfer window this year and finish with the January transfer market in 2017. Atletico were also fined 900,000 Swiss francs (820,000 euros) and Real 360,000 francs. "The […]

The drafting of players is not unique to sport in the United States and Canada, but it is an idea that has not traveled very well throughout the rest of the sporting world. When Major League Soccer came into being, there was never a doubt that a draft process would be put in place, just […]

Former Germany captain Philipp Lahm has slammed FIFA's Ballon d'Or award for the world player of the year as nothing more than a "marketing prize." The Bayern Munich fullback said the award favored "the most popular players" over more deserving ones. Barcelona star Lionel Messi was handed the award for a record fifth time at […]

Robert Huth's late header enhanced Leicester City's hopes of a top-four Premier League finish — and potentially more — as they beat Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 at White Hart Lane on Wednesday. Claudio Ranieri's side are now eight points clear of fifth place, with only goal difference keeping them below leaders Arsenal, and the chase for […]

Joe Allen's last-gasp equalizer earned Liverpool a thrilling 3-3 draw with Arsenal as the Premier League leaders wasted a chance to consolidate pole position at Anfield on Wednesday. Arsene Wenger's side twice come from behind to take a second half lead but, in the dying seconds, Jordan Henderson's long punt was headed down by substitute […]

Manchester City wasted a chance to close the gap in the Premier League title race as they were held to a 0-0 draw by Everton at Eastlands on Wednesday. A week after losing 2-1 at Everton in the first leg of their League Cup semi-final, City were once again frustrated by the Merseysiders. A failure […]

FIFA has handed out fines to the football associations of Argentina, Chile, Mexico, Peru and Uruguay for homophobic chants by supporters during qualifying matches for the 2018 World Cup. World soccer's governing body opened disciplinary proceedings against the associations of the respective countries after studying evidence gathered by their Anti-Discrimination Monitoring System. FIFA confirmed that […]

Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney felt that his side's 3-3 draw at Newcastle United showed that they need to find the right balance between attack and defense. Lambasted for some turgid displays in recent weeks, Louis van Gaal's men turned in a much more fluid attacking display in a gripping Premier League encounter at St […]

It’s not very often that Premier League’s rich giants are ready to chop each others’ heads to specks to secure the signature of a manager, and that too for a sum larger than Wayne Rooney’s, the highest earning player in the Premier League. The day Pep Guardiola officially announced he would depart Bayern Munich at […]

Five-time World Player of the Year Lionel Messi has hinted he could end his career by returning to his native Argentina. Messi left his homeland at just 13 years old to join Barcelona, where he has grown into one of the greatest players of all time. "It was always my dream (to play in Argentina) […]