Swansea completed their first-ever league double over Manchester United to dent the Red Devils' hopes of finishing in the Champions League places. The Welsh club had won 2-1 at Old Trafford on the opening day of the season but a repeat looked unlikely when Ander Herrera fired United into a 28th-minute lead. But Ki Sung-yueng […]

Manchester City warmed up for Tuesday's visit of Barcelona in style by crushing Newcastle 5-0 on a perfect day for the Barclays Premier League champions. City led from the second minute as they cut Chelsea's lead at the top of the table to five points by demolishing the Magpies at the Etihad Stadium. Top scorer […]

Arsenal moved up to third in the Barclays Premier League with a hard-fought 2-1 win at Crystal Palace. The Gunners went ahead through an early penalty from Santi Cazorla following a trip by Pape Souare on Danny Welbeck, which the Palace bench protested had been just outside the area. Referee Mark Clattenburg and his assistant […]

Stoke dramatically spoiled Tim Sherwood's debut as Aston Villa boss after Victor Moses' injury-time penalty gave them a 2-1 win at Villa Park. The winger was brought down by Ron Vlaar – who was sent off – to win it for the Potters at the death. Scott Sinclair had headed Villa in front only for […]

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho was furious after his team lost a 1-0 lead against Burnley to tie the match 1-1 in a controversial game where Burnley's Ashley Barnes should have been red carded for a foul on Nemanja Matic. Instead, Matic retaliated to Barnes's foul and pushed the player over. Matic was sent off. Barnes […]

Chelsea's troubled week ended in further controversy when Nemanja Matic was sent off as Burnley plundered a late 1-1 Barclays Premier League draw at Stamford Bridge. Matic was shown a straight red card by referee Martin Atkinson for pushing over Ashley Barnes after taking exception to a nasty one-footed lunge from the forward. John Terry […]

Speaking ahead of his side's encounter with Almeria on Sunday, Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti informed the media he is targeting a March return for midfielder Luka Modric. The Croatia international returned to first-team training this week after being sidelined since November with a hip injury suffered during his country Euro 2016 qualifier against Italy. Ancelotti […]

Despite signing a contract extension with Juventus, midfielder Paul Pogba is still being heavily linked with a move away from the Italian champions. The France international extended his agreement at the Turin club in October in a deal which ties him to the Serie A side until June 2019. The player's agent, Mino Raiola, would […]

Tim Sherwood thinks he has a legacy. How cute. Yes, he introduced the world to Nabil Bentaleb and Harry Kane. For that, we should all be thankful. Yes, he won many games as Tottenham Hotspur manager, but had just as many brain-melting moments on and off the pitch. And just days into his tenure at […]

I'm a big big fan of Mario Balotelli. There, I said it! Having supported Liverpool ever since I can remember, the arrival of the big Italian was extremely pleasing. Still only 24 years of age, Super Mario has experienced plenty of ups and downs throughout his life. At the age of three, Balotelli's biological parents […]

The 38-year-old Aston Villa keeper retired from international duty, following a disappointing Euro 2012 but has since come back to the Irish set up under Martin O’Neill. Many of the Irish supporters were delighted at the prospect of the legendary goalkeeper returning, but does the veteran actually benefit the squad? In the aspect of bringing […]

FOX Sports 1's coverage of the 1-1 draw between Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea on Tuesday was viewed by an average audience of 501,000 people, making it FS1's most-watched Round of 16 match ever, and the fourth most-watched Champions League match on FOX Sports overall. The game posted a +27% rise over Manchester City-Barcelona on the […]

Following their 2-0 defeat to Celta Vigo last weekend, experts have all but written off any chance of Atletico Madrid retaining their La Liga title this season. The setback at the Balaidos left the reigning league champions seven points adrift from first place Real Madrid, with no more matches left to play between the city […]

Manchester City midfielder James Milner looks doubtful for next week's Champions League clash against Barcelona with a knee injury. The England international has been ruled out of Saturday's Barclays Premier League date with Newcastle at the Etihad Stadium (live on NBC at 12:30pm ET for viewers in the USA) and will be assessed before Tuesday's […]

Manager Louis van Gaal thinks Manchester United are finally starting to get their swagger back. United face Swansea on Saturday for the first time since they ruined Van Gaal's debut in the home dugout at Old Trafford six months ago. United went into the opening weekend of the season on the back of a perfect […]