This week’s Fantasy Premier League tips focus on the precious wildcard. If well-timed, the wildcard can be an opportunity to make huge strides with your side as you yearn to climb the rankings. It is a tense feeling, that moment in the transfer section of the game when you click “Play wildcard” and open Pandora’s […]

Everton have dismissed Manchester United's bid of £36million for Leighton Baines and Marouane Fellaini, according to The Guardian newspaper. The revised bid is an improved offer from the £28million that United made 10 days ago. However, the offer is still less than what Everton chairman Bill Kenwright values the players at. Talks are expected to continue between […]

US men's national team coach Jurgen Klinsmann has announced his roster for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Costa Rica (Sept. 6) and Mexico (Sept. 10). The 23-man roster is: Goalkeepers: Brad Guzan (Aston Villa/England), Tim Howard (Everton/England), Nick Rimando (Real Salt Lake/MLS) Defenders: DaMarcus Beasley (Puebla/Mexico), Matt Besler (Sporting Kansas City/MLS), John Brooks (Hertha […]

Less than 48 hours after being arrested and charged with drunken driving, Sunderland forward Stephane Sessegnon looks set to move to Qatari club Al-Jaish after the two clubs agreed a fee of around £5million, according to Sky Tyne & Wear. While Sunderland played MK Dons Tuesday night at the Stadium of Light in the League Cup, […]

Two games into the season, Liverpool finds itself tied for second place near the top of the Premier League table with Tottenham Hotspur. It's the first time the Red have won their first two games of the season since 2008-09, a campaign that saw them finish in second place with 86 points. More importantly, the […]

Tottenham Hotspur transfer target Christian Eriksen is currently undergoing a medical after agreeing personal terms with the White Hart Lane club, according to a report on the Dutch television network Fox Sports Central. Ajax and Tottenham Hotspur are close to agreeing a £9.3million deal and a four year contract. Tottenham Technical Director Franco Baldini is […]

UEFA have named Bayern Munich midfielder Franck Ribery as the recipient of the UEFA Best Player in Europe award for 2013. Ribery, who was instrumental in helping Bayern Munich win the 2012-13 UEFA Champions League final, beat Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo to win the hotly contested honor. For Ribery to beat both Messi and […]

Chelsea have completed the signing of Cameroon striker Samuel Eto'o on a free transfer from Anzhi Makhachkala. In 2011, Eto'o became the world's highest paid footballer with a salary of €20 million after tax per season. After the Anzhi owner decided to shrink the team's budget this summer, Eto'o was put on the transfer market. Chelsea […]

Arsenal have announced the signing of Mathieu Flamini as a defensive midfielder to shore up the holes and injuries that have riddled the club in previous weeks. Flamini returns to the club as a free agent, where he helped the Gunners win the FA Cup in 2005. "We’re very pleased Mathieu has agreed to re-join […]

Barcelona and Real Madrid had slender 1-0 away wins in Andalucia to leave both giants among five clubs with maximum points after two weeks of the new La Liga season. The Catalans, without Lionel Messi, won at Malaga thanks to full-back Adriano’s goal just before half-time, while Los Blancos had an early Karim Benzema goal […]

Samuel Eto'o is set to rekindle his relationship with Jose Mourinho as Chelsea are close to signing a £7million per year deal for the Cameroon striker. Mourinho has managed Eto'o at Inter Milan where they won the UEFA Champions League in 2010. Eto'o is expected to have his medical on Thursday before signing a one-year […]

Only a few weeks after this weekend's Premier League match between Liverpool and Manchester United, the two teams will face each other again, this time in the third round of the League Cup. The match between the two most successful teams in English football history is the plum tie of the round. In other enticing […]

Inevitably, David Moyes’ arrival at Manchester United was greeted with echoing sighs of disappointment from some fans. Many believe this was a safe and colorless appointment, one lacking the ambition and statement of intent shown by their rivals. Zero trophies to the Scots name and a distinct lack of European experience still has the United […]

Before the start of this campaign there was positivity a-plenty when talk turned to Chelsea. Jose Mourinho’s return and Frank Lampard’s contract extension made for a delighted set of supporters, and the prospect of the two aforementioned club legends working with the heroes in the making like Juan Mata and Eden Hazard did much to […]

Clearly incapable of going one solitary evening without watching soccer in some capacity, I chose to sample a League Cup tie involving one of my local sides on Tuesday night. Tranmere Rovers were playing Bolton Wanderers in the second round of the League Cup, so I went along with some Tranmere-supporting mates to enjoy a […]