Paris Saint-Germain can provide further proof of the growing gulf in class between the champions elect and the rest of Ligue 1 when they travel to last year's runners-up Lyon on Sunday. A fourth straight French league crown is well within sight for PSG, who could conceivably wrap up the championship next weekend, while Lyon's […]

Just days after an image of the US Men's National Team jersey for the 2016 Copa America Centenario has been leaked on the Internet, a photograph of Mexico's home jersey for the same tournament is now online. According to FootyHeadlines, "Based on the same template as the Adidas Belgium Euro 2016 home kit, the new […]

Chelsea caretaker boss Guus Hiddink said Friday the Premier League champions should name their new full-time manager as soon as they have made an appointment. Italy coach Antonio Conte has emerged as the leading candidate to take charge of the London club next season by which time's Hiddink's stint as interim manager is due to […]

Arsene Wenger hopes to have Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain back in a few weeks rather than six or seven but the Arsenal manager remains confident the England winger will be fit in time for Euro 2016. The 22-year-old suffered a knee injury after a strong challenge by Javier Mascherano during Arsenal's Champions League defeat by holders Barcelona […]

Eternal rivals Manchester United and Liverpool were drawn together in the Europa League last 16 in Nyon on Friday. It is the first time the two most successful teams in English history have been drawn together in European competition. United have won the English title 20 times and the Champions League three times, compared to […]

Gianni Infantino was elected FIFA's new president on Friday, taking over from the disgraced Sepp Blatter and with the mission to rebuild world football's scandal tainted governing body. Infantino, general secretary of European confederation UEFA, won in the second round of voting by 207 FIFA member associations at a congress in Zurich. The 45-year-old Swiss-Italian […]

Although the merits of cup competitions in English soccer have been discussed in great detail this week, those Liverpool supporters making the trip to Wembley for the League Cup final won’t have to have their pilgrimage vindicated. The Reds will face Manchester City under the iconic arch on Sunday, seeking to win a trophy for […]

Cristiano Ronaldo insists Real Madrid can still catch La Liga leaders Barcelona if they can overcome their hoodoo against local rivals Atletico Madrid on Saturday. Real trail Atletico by a point and are nine adrift of Barca with just 13 games remaining, but can move up to second place should they beat Diego Simeone's men […]

Manchester United came from behind to beat Midtjylland 5-1 with a brace from debut striker Marcus Rashford while Tottenham beat Fiorentina 3-0 and Liverpool squeezed past Augsburg to make the last 16 of the Europa League on Thursday. United had been trailing 2-1 from the first leg, and went 3-1 down on aggregate to the […]

Marcus Rashford, a teenage product of Manchester United's academy, enjoyed a dream debut by scoring twice in a 5-1 victory over Denmark's FC Midtjylland at Old Trafford on Thursday that took the Premier League side into the last 16 of the Europa League. The 18-year-old was only thrust into the starting side when Anthony Martial […]

Former Germany international Per Mertesacker has been a mainstay in Arsenal’s starting XI ever since his arrival to north London in 2011. The towering center back has averaged 48 total appearances over the last three seasons and played his 200th total match in red and white during Arsenal’s 2-0 defeat at home to Barcelona on […]

The first major piece of silverware in the English soccer season will be distributed this weekend in the League Cup final, as two of the Premier League’s most entertaining outfits square off in what should be a fascinating tussle at Wembley Stadium. That game is one of a selection of intriguing fixtures set to be […]

Three-time World Player of the Year Cristiano Ronaldo insists he could see out the remainder of his career at Real Madrid due to his love for the Spanish capital. The Portuguese has been consistently linked with a move back to Manchester United or to Paris Saint-Germain despite becoming Madrid's all-time record goalscorer with 347 goals […]

Argentine football star Lionel Messi has sent not one, but two jerseys to the five-year-old Afghan boy who became an Internet sensation last month when he was pictured wearing a plastic bag with "Messi" scrawled on it in marker pen. Murtaza Ahmadi traveled with his family from eastern Ghazni province to Kabul to receive the […]

Celtic manager Ronny Deila is targeting a repeat performance of their record 8-1 win over Hamilton Academical when the two sides clash at New Douglas Park on Friday evening. The home thrashing of Martin Canning's side last month was the biggest-ever win in the short history of the Scottish Premiership as the Glasgow giants humbled […]