Aston Villa have confirmed the appointment of Tim Sherwood as the club's new manager. The former Tottenham boss replaces Paul Lambert, who was sacked via the telephone on Wednesday. Sherwood will not be in charge of Villa on Sunday when they host Leicester City in the fifth round of the FA Cup. Coach Scott Marshall […]

FOX Sports is offering a free 7-day trial to FOX Soccer 2GO so you can watch the best FA Cup, Champions League and Europa League action and get a chance to give the streaming service a test drive. With FOX Soccer 2GO, you don't need a TV subscription, so it's the perfect solution for soccer fans […]

West Brom head coach Tony Pulis has revealed clear-the-air talks were held between West Ham chairman David Sullivan and Baggies counterpart Jeremy Peace following the recent collapse of a deal for Carlton Cole. Cole was poised to join Albion on transfer-deadline day having agreed terms and passed a medical, with the Hammers in turn ready […]

Leicester manager Nigel Pearson accepts he is now under the full glare of the spotlight after a difficult past week. But the Foxes boss insists the extra scrutiny will not detract him from his job. Reports last Sunday claimed Pearson had been sacked only for the club to later deny them. But with a lack […]

Chelsea striker Diego Costa believes Jose Mourinho and Diego Simeone "have plenty of things in common" when it comes to management. The former Atletico Madrid forward gave an interview to Sport Magazine where he discussed the similarities and differences between the two tacticians, while explaining his ambitions since arriving in England. "Jose Mourinho and Diego Simeone […]

ESPN and Univision have officially confirmed what World Soccer Talk revealed earlier today that neither TV network had been notified that the FIFA TV rights for 2023-2026 (including FIFA World Cup 2026) were being handed to FOX Sports and Telemundo instead of going through the typical closed bidding process. Presumably, the TV rights for 2023-2026 were […]

West Brom are looking for new investment as they assess their options in the wake of the Barclays Premier League's new mammoth TV deal. The Baggies would welcome fresh backers and are believed to have spoken to contacts in the City. They are looking at home and abroad – with the search not limited to […]

Louis van Gaal insists neither he nor his Manchester United players will lose any sleep over the latest barrage of criticism from Paul Scholes. Scholes won 20 major trophies at United under Sir Alex Ferguson, but it is safe to say he is less than impressed by the man who is currently in charge at […]

During some of my very early interactions with Italian soccer during the late 1990s and early 2000s, it quickly became clear that Parma was a team well worth watching. With players like Lilian Thuram, Gianluigi Buffon, Hernan Crespo and Juan Sebastian Veron in situ, the Gialloblu were one of the finest sides around, a tag that […]

Current Barcelona president Josep Bartomeu has denied any involvement in the deal that brought Neymar to the Catalan club. Earlier this month, Bartomeu was named a suspect in a tax fraud probe regarding the signing of the Brazilian superstar. Neymar's transfer fee has been under scrutiny since his arrival at the Camp Nou in June […]

Lucas Silva and Martin Odegaard are set to make their Real Madrid debuts during the club's next two matches against Deportivo La Coruna and FC Shalke 04, respectively. The two midfielders were both signed during the January transfer window but neither have featured for the first team. While Odegaard has appeared for the club's reserve team, Real […]

The question as to why Louis van Gaal has elected to switch Wayne Rooney into the midfield, as opposed to the England international's most productive position at the head of Manchester United's attack, has been beaten to death for the past several weeks. There is little debate that Rooney would provide much-needed scoring to United's sputtering […]

Barcelona defender Gerard Pique shed some light on the reported rocky relationship between manager Luis Enrique and star man, Lionel Messi, during an interview with the Spanish radio show El Partido de las 12. The two were understood to have had a major fallout following Enrique's decision to bench Messi against Real Sociedad, after the Argentine […]

Andy Carroll is likely to miss the rest of the season after West Ham announced the striker is to undergo surgery on a knee injury. The 26-year-old was forced off in Wednesday's 0-0 draw at Southampton and Hammers boss Sam Allardyce had hoped Carroll would be sidelined for a maximum of six week. But the […]

When outspoken Palermo owner Maurizio Zamparini set a minimum €40 million fee on Argentine striker Paulo Dybala, some didn’t bat an eye. The club’s owner has been known for making outlandish remarks as he sacked coaches left and right. However, just over halfway through the season, people are starting to take notice of the 21-year-old […]