Former Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson on Wednesday became the latest high-profile football figure to declare his support for Gianni Infantino's FIFA presidential bid. "In my role as ambassador to UEFA over the last few years I've got to know Gianni very well," Ferguson, 74, said in a video message posted on Infantino's campaign website. […]

Asian champions Guangzhou Evergrande smashed China's transfer fee record Wednesday when they announced a deal to secure Atletico Madrid's unsettled Colombian striker Jackson Martinez for 42 million euros ($46 million). Martinez, 29, is the latest Europe-based player to move to the cashed-up Chinese Super League and was described as a "goal poacher" and "fox in […]

Arsene Wenger shrugged off criticism that he should have signed a world-class goalscorer in the January transfer window despite acknowledging that Arsenal's finishing has been rather poor in recent weeks. The Arsenal manager cut a frustrated figure at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday as the Gunners created plenty of chances in a 0-0 draw with […]

FOX Sports has acquired the English-language TV rights to 25 upcoming Mexico national team 'home' games from 2016 through 2018, according to a report in The New York Times. FOX, who replaces previous rights holder ESPN, acquired the rights from Univision Deportes for an undisclosed sum. The matches will include 'home' friendlies and World Cup qualifiers. […]

Brazilian authorities charged Barcelona and Brazil star striker Neymar on Tuesday with tax evasion and falsifying documents over a seven-year period. The federal prosecutor's office alleged that the striker committed the crimes between 2006, when he was just a promising youngster at Brazilian football club Santos, and 2013, when he signed for Barcelona. Prosecutors also […]

It happens every season: the exodus of mid-level players from NWSL, citing a need to spend time with their families or get on with their post-soccer careers. You know, because they strung together a life while they played soccer but it's not going to pay the bills forever, so it's time for a real world […]

Tottenham kept their Premier League title challenge on track as Harry Kane's double inspired a 3-0 win over struggling Norwich on Tuesday. Mauricio Pochettino's side are only five points behind leaders Leicester after climbing above bitter rivals Arsenal into third place thanks to a dominant display at Carrow Road. Dele Alli opened the scoring early […]

A wonder-goal from England striker Jamie Vardy helped prolong Leicester City's remarkable Premier League title challenge as they defeated Liverpool 2-0 at the King Power Stadium on Tuesday. Vardy scored both of the Foxes' goals, taking his tally to 18, and the first was a stunning strike from the right-hand corner of the penalty area […]

Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri believes his impressive crop of young stars can achieve even more as they target a club record of 13 successive league wins with the visit of Genoa on Wednesday. The four-time consecutive champions have put their miserable start to the season behind them and closed to within two points of leaders […]

It seems the Parc des Princes cannot stop producing bad eggs. Earlier this month, highly-rated young defender Marquinhos became the latest in a string of Paris Saint-Germain youth prospects to complain about their playing time. In context, the act is hardly outrageous. Manager Laurent Blanc opted, in a low-priority cup game, to field fellow youth […]

Arsenal young guns Jeff Reine-Adelaide, Dan Crowley and Gedion Zelalem receive a lot of attention when people discuss the next big prospect to go through the youth ranks and into the first team of the north London side. However, 19-year-old midfielder Alex Iwobi is beginning to turn heads as well. Iwobi, the nephew of former […]

English soccer fans are fortunate to be witnessing one of those incredible seasons set on fire with its unpredictability and surreal results aplenty. The quality of the soccer when compared with the spending has been highly questionable with none of the title-challenging teams matching the quality of soccer that one would expect. Be it Arsenal, Manchester City, Tottenham Hotspur […]

Leicester have bobbled and tried to seize control of the Premier League’s top spot for much of the season but their rivals for the title are still hot on their back. Manchester City and Arsenal are just a win away from disposing them of first place and Tottenham Hotspur are five points adrift. However after this […]

European champions Barcelona continue their quest for a second consecutive treble when Gary Neville's off-form Valencia visit the Camp Nou in the first-leg of their Copa del Rey semi-final on Wednesday. Valencia's run to the last four of the Cup has been the only positive of a difficult start for the England coach in his […]

A dream four years in the making was finally realized when Pep Guardiola was announced as Manchester City's next manager, a development the club's billionaire owners hope will transform world soccer on and off the field. On it, the respected 44-year-old, currently seeing out his final season with Bayern Munich, will be handed the simple […]