In BT Sport's ad for next week's Premier League game between Liverpool and Arsenal, the British sports TV network features animations of Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp and Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger in a battle between heavy metal and classical music. There are no prizes for guessing which manager is akin to which type of music, […]

Barcelona boss Luis Enrique compared Espanyol's roughhouse tactics to the NFL after the visitors had two men sent-off in the second bad-tempered Catalan derby in four days as Barca came from behind to win 4-1 in the Copa del Rey. Hernan Perez and Papakouli Diop were shown red cards in a four-minute spell in the […]

The FA Cup still holds the same allure for Arsenal goalkeeper Petr Cech as he embarks upon his quest for a fifth success in the 145-year-old competition this weekend. A four-time FA Cup winner with Chelsea, Cech is hoping to help Arsenal win the FA Cup for the third year running — a feat last […]

Romelu Lukaku's 19th goal of the season gave Everton a 2-1 win over Manchester City in their League Cup semi-final first leg clash on Wednesday. Everton haven't lifted a trophy since the 1995 FA Cup but they took a step closer to Wembley and a possible repeat of their 1984 League Cup final with local […]

When it comes to ranking the domestic cup competitions in England, most supporters list the FA Cup first and then the League Cup second. Sometimes, traditions are hard to break. The tendency to rank the FA Cup first comes from a glorified image of what the FA Cup used to be rather than what it is now. […]

High mountains have been conquered in luring biggie-big names into Major League Soccer. David Beckham was foremost, of course, but Andrea Pirlo, Didier Drogba, Kaka and quite a few others aren’t exactly $1.50 hamburger, either. But we live in a day when players aren’t the only superstars of the global game; a few managers have […]

Real Madrid's decision to appoint Zinedine Zidane as their new coach is described as "madness" by former Bayern Munich boss Ottmar Hitzfeld in an interview with Swiss daily Blick. "For him (Zidane) it is like winning the lottery jackpot. It is madness," said the 66-year-old Hitzfeld, who ended a stellar coaching career after taking Switzerland […]

The third round of the FA Cup is fast approaching, and the usual argument of “forget it, play the second XI” is appearing on many internet threads. So this begs the question: Should Tottenham play weakened sides in the FA Cup to reduce fixture congestion and increase their chances of finishing higher in the Premier […]

Long-time United States international Jermaine Jones joins Toronto FC stars Michael Bradley and Jozy Altidore in a US January camp squad divided between Major League Soccer stalwarts and national team prospects getting their first shots at a long-term camp. US Soccer announced the 23-man squad on Wednesday, with players set to report to Carson, Calif. […]

Montreal Impact forward Didier Drogba is set to retire from professional soccer to pursue a coaching position at Chelsea, according to reporting from L'Equipe. The French sports daily cited "Canadian sources" in reporting the former Ivorian international will inform his Major League Soccer that he intends to take a coaching position at Chelsea FC. Drogba […]

Two images of what appears to be Arsenal's 2016/17 home jersey have been leaked on the Internet. While the new jersey won't be officially unveiled until this summer, it appears that Arsenal and Puma will be releasing a design that's inspired by the Arsenal home kit from the early 90s. In the first image leaked by […]

It is more than 20 years since Everton last won a trophy, and Roberto Martinez says more silverware is long overdue as his side prepare for Wednesday's League Cup semifinal first leg against Manchester City. The FA Cup in 1995 was the last addition to the trophy cabinet at Goodison Park, which during the 1980s […]

The trailer for the upcoming 'Becoming Zlatan' documentary has been released, and it offers an intriguing taste of what we can expect to see in the film. In just 90 seconds, the trailer illustrates how much pressure Zlatan has felt throughout his career, which is summed up by this quote about the formidable striker: "There's […]

England Football Association chairman Greg Dyke declared "We'll all shoot ourselves" if Roy Hodgson's team fall at the group stage of Euro 2016. England face Wales, Russia and Slovakia in the tournament in France from June 10, haunted by the memory of the 2014 World Cup where they were eliminated at the group phase for […]

Former Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard on Wednesday said "world-class" Pep Guardiola would be a great addition to the Premier League after the much sought-after Bayern Munich boss said he wanted to coach in England. Guardiola, who will turn 45 this month, said Tuesday that the reason he was leaving the German giants at the end […]