Kurt Zouma suffered an unsettling injury during Chelsea's Premier League match against Manchester United in last week's fixture at Stamford Bridge. His fall was so awkward and his pain so obvious that United's Juan Mata immediately called for a stoppage of play, frantically signaling to the bench that his opponent needed treatment. Following the match, the young Frenchman left the stadium […]

The threat of relegation may be gone but Chelsea continue to dwell in the bottom half of the table coming into this fixture. The Blues have picked up only two league wins and six draws since Guus Hiddink took over which is not good enough for a club with top four aspirations. Indeed, they are […]

Sunderland welcome Manchester United to the Stadium of Light on Saturday as they continue to seek for points that will push them out of the bottom three. Sam Allardyce’s men are four points away from safety after picking up a point in the 2-2 draw away at Liverpool last week which saw them remain 19th on […]

In a stellar 12-year career, Lionel Messi has won the world player of the year award five times and broken endless goalscoring records, but he had never been named player of the month in Spain, until now. The 28-year-old Argentine forward received the award for La Liga's player of the month for January on Friday, […]

Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane said Friday Gareth Bale will only return to competitive action when he is 100 percent fit as the Welshman continues his recovery from a calf injury. Bale has been out since suffering the injury in a 5-1 win against Sporting Gijon in mid-January and has still not returned to full […]

Diego Costa will wear a mask to play Newcastle United this weekend after breaking his nose in training. The Spain striker, who clashed heads with Fikayo Tomori, a Chelsea under-21 player who had been invited to train with the first team, will be the second masked player in the side if he passes a fitness […]

Former Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti doesn't officially take over as Bayern Munich coach until July 1st. However, the Italian tactician has already told officials at the Bundesliga club to start negotiations to bring his former players Karim Benzema and James Rodriguez to the Allianz Arena next season. Ancelotti has expressed his desire to Bayern Munich chairman Karl Heinz […]

Valencia coach Gary Neville has pleaded with the club's disgruntled fans to turn up and support his struggling side when they face Espanyol at the Mestalla on Saturday. Valencia have not won in the league since November and there are growing fears they could be dragged into a relegation battle. Neville has failed to win […]

The baton passed from Eden Hazard to Riyad Mahrez in the second minute of Leicester City's 2-1 victory over Chelsea at the King Power Stadium in December. As Hazard ambled over to close Mahrez down on the Leicester right, the Algerian nonchalantly popped the ball between his legs before advancing and taking a shot at […]

The title races in England and Italy have been enthralling to watch this campaign, and as we move towards climax of the season in each country, the excitement only looks likely to increase. In England, the league leaders have gone from surprise packages to outright favorites and they’ll be heading to the home of a […]

Celtic manager Ronny Deila is confident his players will respond in the right fashion as they face up to a tough Scottish Premiership title challenge from Aberdeen. The Hoops only top the table on goal difference, albeit with a game in hand, after slipping to a 2-1 defeat by the Dons at Pittodrie on their […]

The 2016 edition of the International Champions Cup, a soccer tournament featuring many of the world's greatest teams, will return to North America and Europe this summer and will feature 12 games, said Charlie Stillitano, co-founder and chairman of Relevent Sports, in an interview with World Soccer Talk Radio. "This year, we should have 12 […]

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang will hope to add to his phenomenal tally of 30 goals in all competitions already this season when Borussia Dortmund host Hanover in the Bundesliga on Saturday. The Gabon striker is enjoying a superb campaign and has scored more goals on his own than struggling Hanover have managed all season. Hanover lie bottom […]

Jamie Vardy is adamant Leicester City remain unfazed by the mounting pressure of the Premier League title race as the shock leaders prepare for a summit meeting with Arsenal on Sunday. For the first time this season, Claudio Ranieri's side find themselves the bookmakers' favorites to be crowned champions after their fairytale rise reached a […]

It’s a miracle how little football in the UK has been affected from match making scandals compared to other countries like Italy for example. So, there may be two possibilities for this, either football fixing in the UK is hard to detect or there is none. Nevertheless, there have been several incidents throughout the history […]