Speaking ahead of his club's Super Sunday showdown with Arsenal, Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho declined an opportunity to apologize to his counterpart Arsene Wenger for referring to long-serving Gunners' boss as a "specialist in failure" last season. Mourinho reminded reporters that he made the verbal taunt in response to comments made by Wenger and would prefer to leave that moment in […]

Schone Shines Ajax are going to be hard pressed to outpace either FC Barcelona or Paris St Germain. However, they look comfortable for the Europa League spot at the moment. If they do drop into that competition, I fancy them to do well. The star man for them through the first two fixtures has been […]

Arsenal has suffered a ridiculous 889 injuries (including illnesses) since the start of the 2002-03 season, according to a recent report by Physioroom.com. The nearly 900 injuries during the last 12 seasons (plus the first two months of the current campaign) is an astronomical number compared to other top Premier League teams. In the same timespan, Manchester United […]

Serie A day six is the day of league leaders Juventus against AS Roma. The two major contenders for the Italian title are finally ready to battle face-to-face and provide us with more answers about who should be considered the favorite. Bianconeri and Giallorossi are the only two Italian teams playing in Champions League this […]

The United State Women’s National Team will head south to Brazil this December to participate in a four-team international tournament, that includes host nation Brazil, China PR and Argentina. The US return to Brazil for their first game in 17 years to close out their 2014 year that included 24 games. National Stadium Mane Garrincha […]

Last May, when Luis Enrique was appointed manager of Barcelona, the 44-year-old inherited a group of players that hadn't lived up to the lofty expectations of previous Barcelona sides. Former coach "Tata" Martino played a role in the Catalan club's domestic and European decline last season. The Argentinian's tactics and man-management upset the core of the […]

Although Chelsea sampled Champions League glory in 2012, it’s been a few years since English sides made a prolonged impression at the very pinnacle of European football. Between the years of 2005 and 2012, of the 16 European Cup Final spots available, English teams occupied eight. But since the Blues’ wonderful victory over Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena, […]

It only took Danny Welbeck two Champions League appearances with Arsenal to become only the sixth Englishman to score a hat-trick in the European competition. The 23-year-old forward, who signed from Manchester United on Deadline Day, became only the third Gunner to score a hat-trick in the Champions League, after Thierry Henry and Nicklas Bendtner. Cynics […]

When thinking of the two main companies for sports, whether it may be footwear or kits, the names that immediately come to everyone's mouths are Nike and Adidas. A good example of this is two of the biggest football/soccer clubs in Europe, Real Madrid and FC Barcelona. Madrid is sponsored by Adidas, while FC Barcelona […]

Team strengths: Strength in depth, Hull City have a very impressive squad as a whole, something that would’ve been a necessity if their European adventure was as successful as they would’ve had hoped. Bringing in players with the skill and experience of Hatem Ben Arfa, Gaston Ramirez and Michael Dawson to name just a few, […]

Here is a complete list of LIVE showings for Matchday #2 of the Europa League to be played on Thursday, October 2nd (all times US Eastern): 11:00am Dinamo Moscow v PSV Eindhoven (espn3) 12:00pm FC Krasnodar v Everton (FoxSports-1 + espn3.com) 1:00pm VfL Wolfsburg v Lille (FoxSports-2) 1:00pm HNK Rijeka v Sevilla (ESPN Deportes + […]

Having spent 18 years in charge of Arsenal, Arsene Wenger is still incredibly reluctant to dwell on past successes. Yet, as an avid student of the game, he would have also been keenly aware of a few key statistics ahead of Galatasaray’s visit to the Emirates in the UEFA Champions League. Arsenal have never lost […]

Life is often hard for a promoted team, and Turf Moor has seen some hard times so far. The Scott Arfield stunner against Chelsea feels as if it was eons ago as the Clarets find life under the lights to be just as difficult as advertised. They have three points, but only one goal to […]

“It’ll all be over by Christmas”. Alan Gowling (ex Manchester United striker) on the establishment of FC United. For what it’s worth I am a card-carrying member of FC United of Manchester. I made the decision to throw my support behind the club following the hostile takeover of Manchester United by Malcolm Glazer. Though I […]

The stats are not terribly encouraging for West Ham United but perhaps it’s wise not to read too much into them. Amongst the ‘doom’ and ‘gloom’ there has been progress which the West Ham team can build on. The attacking element of their game seems more varied and dynamic, the all round team play appears […]