A Dutch documentary will debut tonight in the Netherlands, and it includes footage of Dirk Kuyt from earlier this year when he revealed the news to his children that he was joining Feyenoord again. Kuyt gave each of his children a Feyenoord jersey of their own, and you have to sit back and watch what […]

West Brom have rejected an offer from Tottenham for striker Saido Berahino. Spurs have been linked with Berahino for much of the summer and finally made their opening move for the England Under-21 international on Tuesday. The bid, reported to be £15million, was swiftly turned down with Albion chairman Jeremy Peace insisting the club have […]

If the first Bundesliga matchday is anything to go by, Borussia Dortmund is definitely back. Taking over from Jurgen Klopp, as he did at Mainz, coach Thomas Tuchel has reinvigorated BVB. “We weren’t expecting that,” he said post­ match; having just beaten the other Borussia­­ Monchengladbach­­ 4:0. Perhaps more surprising than the scoreline, though, is […]

This Tuesday and Wednesday, clubs from around Europe will be competing in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League play-off matches as they hope to take a giant step into the Group Stage of the tournament that kicks off next month. The 10 winners of these playoff round ties, five from each route, will […]

Valencia coach Nuno has dropped Nicolas Otamendi for Wednesday's Champions League play-off first leg against Monaco amid reports the Argentinian defender is on the verge of joining Manchester City. Spanish sports newspaper Marca claim Valencia and City has been reached an agreement for the transfer of Otamendi to the Blues outfit for a reported 45million […]

Wolfsburg are expecting a big-money offer for playmaker Kevin De Bruyne, the club's director of sport Klaus Allofs has said. The Belgian player, widely linked with a move to Manchester City, appeared to have committed his future to his German club on Monday. When he picked up the Sport Bild magazine's footballer of the year […]

Everton remain determined to hang on to John Stones amid reports of a fresh #163;30million bid being made for the defender by Chelsea, Press Association Sport understands. The Toffees have already rejected offers of £20million and £26million from Chelsea over the summer for the 21-year-old England international. And while Everton would neither confirm nor deny […]

Athletic Bilbao won their first trophy in 31 years by denying Barcelona their sixth of 2015 with a 5-1 aggregate victory in the Supercopa. Barca briefly led, via Lionel Messi's 44th-minute goal, but their already minimal hopes of overturning their 4-0 first-leg defeat were effectively ended by Gerard Pique's red card. Athletic's Kike Sola was […]

Arsenal midfielder Francis Coquelin has been an absolute revelation since he was implemented into the starting XI last December. The defensive enforcer has given the Gunners grit and tenacity in the middle of the park, something that the club missed for some time. Coquelin’s attitude and playing style are, however, not just a smoke screen […]

Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal admits he is under intense pressure to qualify for the Champions League – and when you look at the financial figures involved, it is easy to see why. Should Van Gaal lead United to victory in their two-legged play-off against Club Brugge, they will earn a place in the […]

Christian Benteke scored a disputed winner on his home debut as Liverpool claimed a controversial 1-0 win over promoted Bournemouth in the Barclays Premier League. The £32million summer signing from Aston Villa struck from close range after 26 minutes at Anfield but debate raged over whether Philippe Coutinho was offside. This came after the Cherries […]

Any good film trying to portray authentic teenage angst has it — the scene where the main character locks itself in a bathroom, flings itself into the driver's seat of a car, or perhaps collapses against a hallway locker and screams. Screams violently and inexplicably, because there is no outlet. Nobody's there to listen. Nobody […]

‘Il grido di battaglia’ is the official anthem of Parma, who are now known as Parma Calcio 1913. The anthem translates as ‘the battle cry,’ which is apt for a club that were declared bankrupt in April. Not only will they play in Serie D, they have also lost use of their ground, the Stadio […]

Manchester United chief executive Ed Woodward has flown to Catalonia to secure the £22 million transfer of Barcelona forward Pedro. It has been widely reported that the much-anticipate move will be finalized this week, with the expectation being that the Spain international will be unveiled as a United player on Tuesday or Wednesday. To this […]

Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal maintains he has complete faith in Wayne Rooney despite his indifferent start to the campaign. Rooney has been restored to his role as a central striker this season despite spending much of last term in midfield. So far he has failed to find the net and has had no […]