Friday night I posted here that there is a bright future ahead of US Soccer based on the U-20 team that is attempting to qualify for its World Cup, and that still stands. The talent on that team is miles above any U-20 team in recent memory, and that’s without some amazing talent left at […]

Japan got their defense of the AFC Asian Cup with a run of the mill 4-0 victory against debutants Palestine. In a windy Newcastle Stadium the Samurai Blue ensured early on that they would not be the victim of any embarrassment let alone upset. In all fairness Javier Aguirre’s side didn’t need to get out […]

Ravel Morrison may not find himself another club having wasted his chance to prove his credentials at Cardiff, according to West Ham boss Sam Allardyce. The 21-year-old's time at Upton Park appears to be coming to an end as the former Manchester United youngster continues to struggle both on and off the pitch. Morrison faces […]

The derby clash between Everton and Liverpool next month will kick-off at 1730 UK time as scheduled despite opposition from Merseyside Police and the local council, the Premier League has confirmed. The fixture on Saturday, February 7 at Goodison Park was moved to a tea-time start in order to be televised by Sky Sports – […]

While Southampton’s astonishing rise this season can be attributed to a plethora of different qualities—defensive fortitude, astute management and astounding togetherness, to name but a few—there are few players in the current squad that embody the positive strides made by the club than Dusan Tadic. The effervescent Serbian midfielder scored the winning goal in a […]

Valencia have reached an agreement with coach Nuno Espirito Santo to extend his current deal with the Spanish club until June 2018. Nuno replaced former Los Che boss Juan Antonio Pizzi last summer, and his current deal was set to expire at the conclusion of the 2014-15 campaign. Valencia have enjoyed a solid start in La Liga, […]

Cristiano Ronaldo has won the prestigious FIFA Ballon d'Or award for the second year in a row. Ronaldo, aka CR7, defeated Lionel Messi and Manuel Neuer to win the top honor, and is now officially recognized as the best player in the world for the year 2014. The 29-year-old superstar had an incredible 2014 with […]

Chelsea may be top of the Premier League but their wage bill is still some way below their two Manchester rivals, according to latest figures. The London club's annual accounts have been lodged at Companies House and reveal that Chelsea's wage bill for the 2013/14 season was £190.5million, up eight per cent from £176m. United […]

With the January transfer window open, here's my column to sort through all of the good buys and bad buys in this calendar month as clubs across Europe attempt to add depth to their squad while others look for a way to offload excess weight or to make a sizable profit. For this week's column, […]

Many of Cristiano Ronaldo's amazing career moments at Manchester United and Real Madrid have been designed in this wonderful new sketchbook animation created by artist Richard Swarbrick. In a slight departure for Swarbrick, the artist combines his sketchbook animations with video from the streets of Manchester and Madrid for an interesting perspective that makes sure […]

He told us to judge him after three months. Well it's now been five, and the fact is that there has been little improvement at Manchester United since Louis van Gaal's arrival at Old Trafford in the summer despite the millions spent by the Dutchman. If David Moyes' United had failed to produce a single […]

France Football magazine has prepared three possible front covers ahead of today's 2014 FIFA Ballon d'Or ceremony in Zurich which is scheduled to begin at 20:00 CET (2:00pm EST). Each cover features the three nominees for World Player of the Year: Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo, Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer and FC Barcelona forward […]

Juventus manager Massimiliano Allegri has confirmed his interest in Liverpool striker Mario Balotelli, but the club's general manager Giuseppe Marotta has declared that the controversial forward is not a player the Italian champions are willing to buy. The English newspaper The Times has reported that Allegri has expressed a desire to sign Balotelli – who arrived at […]

If you thought by now that Major League Soccer would have eliminated the confusion over American international allocation, you’d be wrong. The truth is, they’ve thrown us for yet another loop. Word is that Jozy Altidore is on his way out of Sunderland, and out of all the potential destinations, MLS is the destination offering […]

Jurgen Klinmann’s call-ups for the most recent January camp contained a few names known only to the most knowledgeable MLS fans. One of those was DC United’s Perry Kitchen, who may not be famous but has long been the next big name in U.S. soccer and, because of his position, may be a key name […]