Jermaine Jones is looking for a lucrative three-year contract to remain a New England Revolution player, one which would take him through his 38th birthday. While he may still have something to offer after his six-game suspension is done, his body may not be able to hold up to three more seasons on the unforgiving […]

Former Arsenal youth product Benik Afobe has joined Premier League side Bournemouth from Wolverhampton in a deal reportedly worth £10 million. The 22-year-old striker has been one of the top forwards in the second-tiered Championship since departing Arsenal during the 2014-15 campaign. Taking into account his loan move to MK Dons for the first half […]

The draw for the FA Cup Fourth Round has been made, and it features several intriguing matches. West Brom or Bristol City vs. Peterborough Eastleigh or Bolton vs. Leeds United Arsenal vs. Burnley Derby County vs. Manchester United Huddersfield or Reading vs. Walsall Exeter or Liverpool vs. West Ham United Wycombe or Aston Villa vs. […]

Mathieu Valbuena said that France teammate Karim Benzema "lied" and "scared" him over a sex-tape blackmail bid, according to testimony published Monday. The account given by the Lyon midfielder, reported by Le Monde newspaper, highlighted tensions even though Valbuena said Sunday he would be ready to play with Benzema at the European Championships this year. […]

Gary Neville has certainly experienced better moments in his career than his start as coach of Valencia. In his coaching debut, Neville is still winless in La Liga after five league games. Valencia’s form has seen them only slip a few places since Neville’s arrival, now down to 11th; however, they are seven points adrift […]

Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal believes numbers at the Old Trafford turnstiles are proof of fans' faith despite a mass exodus from the stands before the final whistle in their last outing. Thousands of fans had already left their seats before Wayne Rooney converted a penalty deep into injury time of United's 1-0 win […]

As we first reported on Friday, NBCSN will televise the U-21 match between Tottenham and Chelsea on Monday, January 11. The broadcast will be the first time ever that a U21 Premier League match has been shown live to viewers in the US. Depending on the team selections, today's game will be a good opportunity […]

Guus Hiddink has challenged Ruben Loftus-Cheek to put in the hard work required to fulfill his potential after the teenager scored his first Chelsea goal in their 2-0 FA Cup win over Scunthorpe. Loftus-Cheek gave a glimpse of his talent when he came off the bench to sweep home Cesar Azpilicueta's pass with a composed […]

Paris Saint Germain football club has demanded that British singer M.I.A. remove images of its PSG jersey from her "Borders" music video which features refugees trying to get to Europe. The singer on Monday published a copy of a legal letter she received from PSG's deputy chief executive Jean-Claude Blanc demanding she remove the images […]

Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi is targeting an unprecedented fifth Ballon d'Or award in Zurich on Monday, with the Argentine heavily favored to reclaim the prize from three-time winner Cristiano Ronaldo. Brazil striker Neymar, who plays alongside Messi at Barca, is also in the running to be crowned world player of the year after he was […]

“The Magic of the FA Cup” is a curious phrase. The FA Cup itself is steeped in folklore, tradition and memory, but the tactile meaning of the competition in 2016 is debatable. With the vastly increased stakes of the league as well as the allure of playing European football, what is the meaning of the FA […]

Substitute Harry Kane earned Tottenham Hotspur a 2-2 draw at home to Leicester City on Sunday with an 89th-minute penalty that kept his side in the FA Cup. Spurs took an early lead through Christian Eriksen in the third-round tie, before goals from Marcin Wasilewski and half-time substitute Shinji Okazaki put Leicester in control. But […]

Kemar Roofe scored twice as fourth-tier Oxford United pulled off the first major shock in this season's FA Cup by stunning Premier League stragglers Swansea City 3-2 on Sunday. In Swansea's first game since Alan Curtis was placed in charge until the end of the season, the Welsh club, 17th in the Premier League, took […]

During the past month, there has been a scramble by three American football franchises to move from their current locations to the U.S.'s second largest city, Los Angeles. For those unfamiliar, LA has been without an NFL franchise since the Rams and Raiders left in 1995; however, with a few franchises seemingly not as lucrative […]

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says he is not concerned that a hectic period of fixtures could derail his team's bid for glory on multiple fronts this season. The Frenchman rested a number of players, including Mesut Ozil, for Saturday's FA Cup third-round tie with Sunderland, which Arsenal won 3-1 courtesy of goals from Joel Campbell, […]