Against all odds, Celtic mounted an amazing comeback tonight to qualify for the UEFA Champions League. After losing 2-0 in the first leg against Shakhter Karagandy, Celtic had to score two unanswered goals in order to tie up the match. And that they did. But with just minutes to go before the match was set […]

Yeovil Town let Birmingham City score an unopposed goal against them after a controversial decision erupted in Tuesday night's Carling Cup match. The extraordinary circumstances happened after one of Birmingham's players got injured in the match. Birmingham City's goalkeeper kicked the ball out to allow the player to be treated. But when play resumed, instead […]

There are plenty of world soccer matches in store this afternoon with your choice of UEFA Champions League play-off matches, Capital One Cup and Spanish Supercopa. For viewers in the United States, Everton against Stevenage kicks off at 2:45pm ET on beIN SPORT. The Toffees will be hoping to progress to the next round of […]

Not for the first time, and certainly not the last time, Goal.com has gotten its facts wrong on a story about the beautiful game. In this instance, the website published an article reporting that Seattle fans would be given a lead role in the American Outlaws supporters group, and that — according to the article […]

Leighton Baines has asked Everton to agree a deal with Manchester United, according to an exclusive article in The Independent newspaper. The paper reports that Baines has asked Everton manager Roberto Martinez and club chairman Bill Kenwright to push through a deal so that the left back can play Champions League football. Baines has been the subject […]

AS Roma has announced that the club has agreed to sell Argentina striker Erik Lamela to Tottenham Hotspur for a transfer fee of £25million with the possibility of the amount increasing to £30million with add-ons. The Serie A club released an official statement today, which reads: "AS Roma announces that it has signed a contract […]

Tottenham Hotspur are in talks with Ajax over the potential signing of highly-rated midfielder Christian Eriksen, according to a report in De Telegraaf. According to the Dutch newspaper, Ajax values Eriksen at £12.8million, which is far greater than the £6.8million offer that Tottenham has made for the Danish footballer. Eriksen only has ten months remaining […]

Chelsea have officially confirmed the signing of Brazilian midfielder Willian after the player had his work permit granted. The 25-year-old footballer, who was signed from Russian club Anzhi Makhachkala, will wear the number 22 shirt at Chelsea. According to the Chelsea club website, "Possessing trademark Brazilian skills, and with the guile and creativity to unlock […]

Real Madrid midfielder Mesut Ozil says he's staying at Real Madrid, and has brushed off transfer rumors that have linked the German international with a move to Manchester United. Ozil said today: "I totally identify with [Real Madrid]. Many things [have been] said in the press and although it is true that there is interest from […]

Tottenham Hotspur manager Andre Villas-Boas confirmed today that Gareth Bale will be sold for a world-record transfer fee. "This [transfer] can happen in a different way ... [but] Tottenham will accept most likely the biggest transfer in world football. "It could happen very very soon. It might not happen so soon so I suppose it […]

Here are tonight's world soccer news headlines: Premier League Lukas Podolski out for three weeks with hamstring injury — The Daily Mail Wayne Rooney won't submit Manchester United transfer request — Metro Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy hints Bale deal far from done — ESPN FC West Brom goalkeeper Ben Foster ruled out for 12 weeks […]

US international striker Jozy Altidore scored his first goal for Sunderland tonight after joining the club this summer. Altidore opened the scoring for Sunderland in the second half as the team fought back after going two-nil down to MK Dons in the Capital One Cup. Altidore's goal opened up the scoring for Sunderland, who then […]

The average viewing audience for Monday's broadcast of Manchester United against Chelsea on NBCSN was 536,000. In comparison to previous Monday broadcasts of the Premier League during the early part of the season (August-December), it ranks as the number two all-time record, second only to the 540,000 who watched Manchester United against Tottenham in August […]

Today's two matches that are being beamed around the United States on television offer a reminder of where both clubs ended up last season. Arsenal scraped through and qualified for the play-off stages of the UEFA Champions League. Liverpool missed out on qualification for the Europa League and UEFA Champions League, and therefore face Notts […]

Founder/Editor of Howler magazine, George Quraishi, recently traveled to Greece to learn about the tumultuous world of Greek football and the complex but storied rivalries between clubs such as Olympiacos and Panathinaikos, as well as Aris and PAOK. Quraishi also continues his journey to Greece and dives deeper into the corruption and financial difficulties of […]