Barcelona's Brazilian star Neymar has been called to give evidence by Spain's national court on February 2 for alleged fraud surrounding his transfer to Barcelona in 2013. Both the player's parents, Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu and former club president Sandro Rosell, as well as two directors of Neymar's former club Santos have also been […]

For more than a year, Barcelona players and executives have been attempting to convince Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba to join their formidable side in Catalonia, thus creating perhaps the most dominant squad in soccer history. European opponents are already dealing with the reality of neutralizing Barcelona's attacking trident of Messi, Neymar and Luis Suarez. Now, […]

Bayern Munich chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge reignited the idea of creating a "European league" with 20 of the continent's leading clubs, according to Italian media on Wednesday. "You can't rule out that, in the future, we could create an European league with the major clubs from Italy, Germany, England, Spain and France, under the auspices of […]

Roma have sacked French coach Rudi Garcia after a poor run of form, the Serie A club confirmed on Wednesday. "AS Roma confirms that Rudi Garcia, and his assistants Frederic Bompard and Claude Fichaux, will cease to manage its first team with immediate effect," read a statement in English on the club's website. "Given recent […]

Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany could be sidelined with a calf injury until "the last part of the season," manager Manuel Pellegrini revealed on Tuesday. Kompany, 29, has made just 12 appearances this season due to a succession of calf problems. The Belgium center back's latest injury, sustained during City's 4-1 win over Sunderland on […]

The biggest the Premier League's 21st round sees Liverpool host league-leading Arsenal at Anfield on Wednesday. The Reds have been very inconsistent under Jurgen Klopp and drew on Friday away to lowly Exeter City in the FA Cup, adding a replay fixture to an already packed January schedule, much to Klopp’s displeasure. Liverpool are also […]

Chelsea host West Brom at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday as they look to continue their good run of form under new manager Guus Hiddink. The Blues claimed their first league win under the Dutchman away to Crystal Palace on Jan. 2. They followed that up with a win at home this weekend in the FA […]

Three-time defending Olympic women's soccer champion United States will play host to England, France and Germany in a March tournament among four of the world's top teams ahead of August's Rio Olympics. The Americans, who beat fourth-ranked Japan in last year's Women's World Cup final at Vancouver, will be tested by second-ranked Germany, third-ranked France […]

Left back Paul Dummett eclipsed two-goal Wayne Rooney with a last-minute equalizer as Newcastle United secured a pulsating 3-3 home draw against Louis van Gaal's Manchester United on Tuesday. Rooney appeared to have settled the game with a magnificent 79th-minute strike from the edge of the area after Memphis Depay's run and shot ended with […]

Aston Villa beat Crystal Palace 1-0 to end a nightmare 19-game winless streak in the English Premier League on Tuesday with defender Joleon Lescott the hero of the hour. With empty claret and blue seats visible all around Villa Park, rock bottom Villa went into their 21st game of the season on just eight points […]

The 2015/16 Serie A season is only halfway over, and Sicilian club Palermo have already changed managers multiple times. Giuseppe Iachini began the current campaign as the head coach, his second stint with the club, but was fired on Nov. 10 following a victory two days prior. Iachini was in charge at the Italian club […]

Cristiano Ronaldo's statue in Funchal, capital of his home island of Madeira, has been tagged with the name and shirt number of arch-rival Lionel Messi, according to local press reports. The graffiti was put on the statue overnight on Tuesday, just hours after Barcelona's Argentine star Messi claimed a fifth world player of the year […]

England midfielder Jonjo Shelvey on Tuesday joined Newcastle United from fellow Premier League strugglers Swansea City. The 23-year-old former Liverpool player has signed a five-and-a-half year deal for an undisclosed fee, although reports suggest the sale has cost the Magpies around £12 million (16 million euros, $17.3 million). Newcastle United has confirmed signing of Jonjo […]

Chelsea interim manager Guus Hiddink believes Eden Hazard can respond to his disappointing season and win the Ballon D'Or in the future. The Belgian playmaker was last year's PFA Player of the Year but has failed to even score in club football so far this current campaign. Hazard will miss Wednesday's home Premier League match […]

On Monday, the Atlanta Silverbacks of the North American Soccer League (NASL) officially suspended operations for the 2016 season, and likely beyond. The Silverbacks' suspension continues a pattern of instability in the US and Canada's second tier. For this coming season, the NASL will have dropped two teams, Atlanta and San Antonio ,while adding teams […]