Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has revealed striker Diego Costa went to hospital with the rib problem he sustained in the Capital One Cup loss at Stoke. Costa came off clutching his side in the 33rd minute of the fourth-round tie at the Britannia Stadium, which the Blues lost 5-4 on penalties following a 1-1 draw after […]

Seven months ago, Major League Soccer kicked off its 20th season with 20 teams, an all-time league high. Now, one day before the league's postseason begin, the field has been trimmed to 12, but if you've focused your soccer attention on other leagues, you may have missed how and why the final dozen have survived into […]

The pressure on Jose Mourinho cranked up another notch as holders Chelsea crashed out of the Capital One Cup with a 5-4 loss on penalties at 10-man Stoke following a 1-1 draw after 120 minutes. Eden Hazard was the only man in the shootout who failed to convert his spot-kick, the playmaker stepping up last […]

Jurgen Klopp insists Liverpool are ahead of where he expected them to be as he aims for a first win in his fourth match in charge. The German must have thought he was about to break his duck when Christian Benteke put Liverpool ahead late on against Southampton on Sunday only for Sadio Mane to […]

It’s a tale of two strikers. Born just 10 months apart, their careers overlapped for but a single season before destiny sent the elder on his way to something bigger and better. Each currently has 13 goals in the Bundesliga and 17 on the season. Each has scored a hat trick in European competition; for […]

There are so many great things to say about Sebastian Giovinco and, to a lesser but still significant degree, MLS rookie sensation Cyle Larin and the goods they delivered in bulk in 2015. But if we’re picking nits, here’s one: They sure subtracted a lot of drama from awards season. Thanks a lot, guys! Most […]

Arsenal were unceremoniously dumped out of the Capital One Cup on a damaging night as Sheffield Wednesday blew them away with a stunning 3-0 victory at Hillsborough. The Gunners, who beat Bayern Munich in the Champions League and Everton to briefly go top of the Barclays Premier League in the last seven days, were brought […]

France Prime Minister Manuel Vallas has told the French publication Journal du Dimanche that he would consider allowing Barcelona into Ligue 1 should Catalonia gain independence from Spain. There has been a movement afoot for Catalan independence which has caused a serious division among those living within the country's boundaries. The heated debate reached its boiling point during […]

Now that the 2015 MLS regular-season has concluded, the number crunching has begun. We've already determined that attendances have increased 12.8% compared to last year. Plus, Univision averaged 244,000 total viewers per MLS game on its UniMás and Univision Deportes networks in the first of its 8-year TV deal. Now it's time to look at the […]

To fashion the Major League Soccer All-Hair Team, we meticulously considered the coiffures of each and every player who took the pitch for all 20 MLS squads during the 2015 season. To maximize objectivity, we developed a precise, scientific rating system involving complex algorithms and meta-data analytics that would make the National Security Agency drool. But, […]

She'll retire as women's international soccer's all-time leading scorer, but unlike the regret fans expressed as teammate Lauren Holiday brought her career to an end on Sunday in Orlando, Abby Wambach, long the figurehead of the U.S. women's national team, faces a more mixed response with her announcement. According to today's release from U.S. Soccer, the 35-year-old […]

Aston Villa captain Micah Richards has been charged with improper conduct by the Football Association. The charge follows an incident in the tunnel at the end of Villa's 2-1 defeat to Swansea on Saturday. The tunnel was seen to be shaking from side to side after the teams entered it at the final whistle with […]

There are two types of people in this world, those who love Jose Mourinho and are now circling the wagons, and those who hate Jose Mourinho and are currently gathering at the precipice, gleefully waiting for the main event. There’s no middle ground. There is only good and evil, black and white, us and them. […]

With a successful inaugural Decision Day in the books, Major League Soccer launches straight into the playoffs with the four Wild Card games on Wednesday and Thursday night. Here is a preview of each contest. New England Revolution at DC United Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. Eastern at RFK Stadium (TV: UniMas). The Prognosis: Any confidence anyone had in DC […]

Anti-discrimination chief Piara Powar has reacted with incredulity at Dynamo Kiev considering a proposal to segregate supporters based on their skin color. Volodimir Spilchenko, the director of the NSK Olimpiyskyi Stadium, where four black fans were attacked during Dynamo Kiev's 0-0 draw with Chelsea last week, said in an interview with the Washington Post that […]