Borussia Dortmund striker Robert Lewandowski has agreed a deal with another club and is set to leave the German club this summer according to his agent who says, "We are in agreement with a club and have the right to change this summer. All the claims of Dortmund are met." The big question is, which […]

Defoe scores, Tottenham wins: Before Sunday’s match, Jermain Defoe (7.9) hadn’t scored a Premier League goal in 2013, which is pretty embarrassing — for someone whose sole function is goal-scoring, who regularly spends 90 minutes just toddling around the penalty area. But when Defoe’s in form, boy, can he finish. I’m tipping him for a […]

Once again the top three in La Liga all registered wins at the weekend. Despite making hard work of beating Levante, Barcelona remain 13 points clear of Real Madrid with only 18 more points to play for. With their impending Champions League semi-final first leg against Bayern Munich on his mind, Barca coach Tito Vilanova […]

Manchester City defender Kolo Toure looks destined to leave the club this summer after failing to hear anything about a contract renewal for the past two months. Here's what Kolo Toure said regarding the matter: "I have been here for nearly four years, and two fantastic years when I have been playing a lot and […]

Leeds United have unveiled their new home kit for the 2013-14 season. With new manager Brian McDermott now in charge of Leeds, the team will be wearing a new kit next season designed by Macron, an Italian company. The design is quite a different one for the Elland Road club, with a blue vertical line […]

Chelsea face stern opponents in the Europa League on Thursday against Swiss Super League current champions FC Basel. With an impressive resume against English clubs in recent years, having toppled Tottenham in the previous round and Manchester United in last year's UEFA Champions League, one thing is certain. This will be no walk in the […]

Once in a while, I come across a site that's worth sharing. This is certainly one — an interactive webpage that features the historical English football league tables from 1889 to 2012. Every. Single. Season. Click on a team name and see that club's positions highlighted throughout the history of the Football League and Premier […]

It's incredible to believe, but Robert Lewandowski would have signed for Blackburn Rovers in 2010 if it wasn't for an Icelandic volcanic ash cloud that ruined the plans. Robert Lewandowski was playing for Polish side Lech Poznan in 2010. He was due to fly into the country to meet with Blackburn representatives to discuss a […]

Watch highlights of Borussia Dortmund versus Real Madrid from the UEFA Champions League semi-final, first leg. Few would have expected such an eyeopening result as this one before the match kicked off. With all of the controversy heading into the game after it was revealed that Dortmund's Mario Gotze is joining Bayern Munich, the big […]

Philip Badger’s plea to NBC Sports Network to let Premier League fans pay for NBC Sports Live Extra separately covers a few of the reasons why the online service will be available only to cable subscribers, but it ignores some key facets of cable TV economics that play a role in NBC’s decision. As Philip […]

For today's UEFA Champions League semi-final first leg match between Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid, all eyes will be on poor Mario Gotze who — while still a Borussia Dortmund player — has signed a pre-agreement to join Bayern Munich this summer for a transfer fee believed to be £32 millon. The timing of Bayern […]

With Manchester City missing out on the Premier League title this season, expect a boatload of transfer rumors between now and the end of the transfer window with the club being linked with several major players worldwide. Manchester City to sign Eriksen and Cavani — The Guardian While there's no doubt that City need to strengthen their […]

Luis Suarez has been banned for 10 games by The FA for biting Branislav Ivanovic in the match between Liverpool and Chelsea last Sunday. "Luis Suarez has been suspended for a total of ten matches after an Independent Regulatory Commission today ruled on a charge of violent conduct," said a statement by The FA. "A three-person […]

What would the Premier League table look like if the first goal scored in the 2012-13 season matches settled the outcome of the games? Thanks to Opta, they've created the alternative league table below, which reveals some interesting observations: Chelsea would be top of the table if the first goal in their matches settled the […]

Sky Sports pundit and former Manchester United right back Gary Neville has helped pay part of the wages for the footballers of Bury Football Club. The League One club are in a massive financial crisis, and are on the brink of collapse unless someone comes in to save the club. Neville has a lot of […]