Liverpool have announced that defender Mamadou Sakho has signed a new long-term contract with the club. Sakho moved to Anfield from Paris Saint-Germain in 2013 and wore the captain's armband for the first time in Thursday's UEFA Europa League draw in Bordeaux. SEE MORE: Liverpool youth earn result in France. The 25-year-old told Liverpool's official […]

Madrid (AFP) – The Syrian refugee family whose plight was made famous when they were tripped by a Hungarian camerawoman as they fled were greeted by the stars of Real Madrid, including Cristiano Ronaldo on Friday. Osama Abdul Mohsen and his two sons Mohammad, 18, and Zaid, seven, have been brought to Spain due to […]

The responses were as instant as they were predictable. It was the summer of 2014, and Manchester United were interested in a talented young English left back. “Luke Shaw should stay at Southampton, it’s important for his development.” “Luke Shaw should show some loyalty to the team that made him, not jump for a paycheck.” […]

Madrid (AFP) – Real Madrid boss Rafael Benitez has said he is optimistic that Welsh star Gareth Bale could just be sidelined for two weeks by an injury to his left calf. Bale hobbled off after just half an hour of Madrid's 4-0 win over Shakhtar on Tuesday with fears that he could miss the […]

London (AFP) – Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho could face a five-match ban after a member of the public complained he had used sexist and abusive language against former team doctor Eva Carneiro, Britain's press reported Friday. The Football Association said in a statement that it had "received an enquiry relating to an alleged incident during […]

Major League Soccer can be an odd and fascinating place. A great case in point came Wednesday night inside Yankee Stadium. Two undeniable legends of the game – no hyperbole here, honest – were in the midfield, both delivering the goods as NYCFC clung desperately to playoff hopes wedged somewhere between “dead” and perhaps “mostly […]

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has no interest in reopening a war of words with Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho ahead of Saturday's Barclays Premier League clash at Stamford Bridge. The rival coaches squared up in the dugout last season during the Blues' 2-0 win and then following Arsenal's victory in the 2015 FA Community Shield at […]

LaLiga without Messi and Ronaldo seems like a nightmare, right? The world's two greatest players bring drama each time they play. However, their elite play yields a lack of parity, and therefore a lack of excitement, for Spain's top division. Last week, in an interview with the BBC, La Liga president Javier Tebas alluded to […]

What happened to José Mourinho? He was always arrogant and crass, but at least he was entertaining. He hasn't always produced teams that were enjoyable to watch, but at least he won things. Whatever entertainment value he had disappeared somewhere in Madrid, and even though this season is still in its infancy, he doesn't look […]

Son Heung-min scored a quick-fire brace on his home debut as Tottenham came from behind to beat Qarabag in their Europa League opener on Thursday night. The big-money summer signing was deployed as the lone striker with goalless Harry Kane rested for the visit of the Azerbaijan champions – the first time in almost seven […]

Madrid (AFP) – Real Madrid's Welsh striker Gareth Bale has an injured soleus muscle in the back of his left calf, the club said Thursday, without saying how long he would be sidelined. Bale was forced off after just half an hour of Madrid's 4-0 win over Shakhtar that opened the Spanish giants' Champions League […]

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers' Europa League gamble almost paid off as the club's young guns were held to a 1-1 draw in Bordeaux. Adam Lallana's brilliant-but-simple goal midway through the second half was the highlight of a dogged display as the England midfielder capped his first appearance in a month, but the goal was cancelled […]

Manchester United defender Luke Shaw is expected to have a second operation on his broken leg on Friday, Press Association Sport understands. Shaw was taken to the St Anna Ziekenhuis hospital on the outskirts of Eindhoven on Tuesday night after breaking his right leg in two places during United's 2-1 defeat to PSV. The England […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester United's revenues fell by 8.8 percent last season, but the club on Thursday predicted record revenues of £500 million ($776.4 million, 686 million euros) to £510 million for 2015-16. United's failure to qualify for the lucrative Champions League saw revenues for the period 2014-15 fall by £38 million to […]

In the past six months, many soccer officials may have regretted having their photograph taken with Chuck Blazer during the decades where he worked hand-in-hand with some of the biggest names in the business. At the time, few would have expected Blazer to become an informant to help bring down many officials within CONCACAF and FIFA. And few […]