It’s dangerous to look at the Premier League table early on in the season, making the adulation Manchester United received after they scaled the summit following a 3-0 win against Sunderland a little premature. This current spell was always going to say more about Louis van Gaal’s reshaped side than the nascent stages of the […]

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has said he will appeal against the Football Association's £50,000 fine and one-match suspended stadium ban. Mourinho was sanctioned for comments made following the October 3 loss to Southampton in which he said referee Robert Madeley was "afraid" to give Chelsea a penalty. Mourinho on Friday confirmed he had received the […]

Arsenal chairman Sir Chips Keswick has defended the second annual £3 million payment to majority shareholder Stan Kroenke. The American businessman has now received the figure twice in the last two years as advisory fees from his Kroenke Sports and Entertainment (KSE) company. SEE MORE: Top 5 must-see games on television this weekend. The revelation of […]

ESPN has acquired the US media rights to Euro 2020 and its qualifiers, the UEFA Nations League and the European qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup, sources have confirmed to World Soccer Talk. ESPN outbid FOX Sports, NBC Sports and beIN SPORTS for the rights in a deal that is worth more than $110 million, […]

England boss Roy Hodgson needs to make room for Ross Barkley in his starting XI, according to Everton manager Roberto Martinez. The 21-year-old playmaker was the stand-out performer during Euro 2016 qualifying wins against Estonia and Lithuania over the past week, but Hodgson must make a big decision if he is to fit Barkley into his […]

It’s completely unprecedented: a women’s professional soccer league in the United States reaching a fourth season. Not only that, the National Women’s Soccer League hasn’t lost a single founding club in three years and has successfully added an expansion team, with a second on the way. By the time the league begins its fourth season […]

Ronald Koeman insists he has no interest in becoming Holland's next manager and remains committed to Southampton. Oranje coach Danny Blind is under intense pressure as a consequence of his team's failure to qualify for Euro 2016 but Koeman, once an iconic Netherlands international who has repeatedly been linked with the job, is adamant that even if […]

In presidential politics, it’s called the beer test. It’s based on the theory that what really matters is personality, not policies. Voters ask themselves: Would I want to have a beer with this person? Would they be good company? We’d all want to have a beer with Jurgen Klopp, and not only because he’s German […]

Jose Mourinho has attacked England's Football Association for perceived inconsistencies in its disciplinary process and again hit out at Arsene Wenger without naming the Arsenal boss. Mourinho was handed a one-match suspended stadium ban and fined £50,000 on Wednesday evening after accepting a misconduct charge from the Football Association for comments he made about officials in the […]

Arsene Wenger has defended the cost of tickets at Arsenal, insisting the board are keen to make them "more affordable" to fans. The BBC's 'Price of Football' survey found that Arsenal sold the most expensive Premier League match-day tickets at £97. Meanwhile, a Bayern Munich supporters' group has said it will not enter the Champions League […]

New Sunderland boss Sam Allardyce is confident British managers can still get top Barclays Premier League jobs despite the influx of foreign coaching talent. The 60-year-old, who once famously remarked he would never be employed by a top-four club because his name is not "Allardici," was handed his latest rescue mission, this time at the Stadium […]

After a surprisingly entertaining international break, domestic soccer is back on the menu around the globe again this weekend. And while this week’s quintet of must-watch games don’t quite compare to the previous round’s almost perfect weekend of fixtures, there are still a plethora of tremendous matches to savor. There’s a treat from France to […]

Rafael Benitez has hit back at claims from Sam Allardyce that he had nothing to do with Liverpool's 2005 Champions League success. In a wide-ranging interview with Spanish radio station Onda Cero, former Liverpool boss Benitez also revealed he was interested in signing Gareth Bale during his time at Anfield. And he insisted there are […]

Tottenham's big-money signing Son Heung-min will miss Saturday's clash with Liverpool and could be out for a few more weeks, according to Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino. Son came off with a foot injury in the win over Manchester City three weeks ago but the club had hoped the striker would recover over the international break. […]

Liverpool striker Danny Ings will be out for the rest of the season after suffering a cruciate ligament injury. The striker was with the England team on international duty where he made his full England debut against Lithuania on Monday. But it was during a Liverpool training session on Wednesday when Ing was hurt in […]