There aren’t many nations in the world who are blessed with two left backs with the quality of Ashley Cole and Leighton Baines. Both of these left backs have credible cases to be England’s first choice. Chelsea stalwart Cole has been first choice now for almost a decade and having now passed the 100 cap […]

Chelsea overcame the odds today to knock Manchester United out of the FA Cup. It was against all odds because they were dead and buried in the first half of the match at Old Trafford, only for the Blues to come back and almost win it in Manchester. But today, at Stamford Bridge, in a […]

Stadium: Craven Cottage Kick-off time: 3pm ET/8pm UK time US TV: Live on ESPN Deportes and ESPN3.com UK TV: Live on Sky Sports 1 Radio: Live on Talksport.com Fulham starting XI: Schwarzer; Riether, Senderos, Hangeland (c), Riise; Dejagah, Sidwell, Karagounis, Duff; Ruiz, Berbatov QPR starting XI: Cesar; Bosingwa, Samba, Hill, Traore; Townsend, Jenas, Mbia, Taarabt; Remy, Zamora With eight […]

With nine Premier League games being played over the weekend, we bring you the points that made headlines this gameweek. 1. The Managerial Merry-go-round keeps on spinning Roberto Di Matteo, Mark Hughes, Nigel Adkins, Brian McDermott. Martin O’Neill joins the list of managers who got the sack after a lacklustre showing versus Manchester United. With […]

Sunderland Football Club released an official statement today attempting to diffuse the controversy regarding the appointment of new manager Paolo Di Canio, who — as some believe — is a self-proclaimed fascist. The club has also moved quickly to stamp out allegations of racist beliefs. But by doing so, Sunderland have opened up a can […]

After Chelsea defeated Manchester United today in the 6th Round replay of the FA Cup, Demba Ba reminded TV viewers that he's used to scoring over-the-shoulder goals like the sensational one he did today. In his post-match interview on ITV Sport, Ba mentioned the goal he scored for Newcastle United against Manchester United on January […]

Chelsea striker Demba Ba scored a sublime goal in the 49th minute of the FA Cup 6th Round replay match against Manchester United to make it 1-0 to the Blues. The goal ended up knocking Manchester United out of the tournament. Juan Mata floated the inch-perfect cross into Manchester United's penalty area, over Rio Ferdinand […]

It's Chelsea against Manchester United, the FA Cup 6th round replay where the winner gets to play Manchester City in the FA Cup semi-final. As far as team news, Manchester United has Robin van Persie sitting on the bench, ready to step on to the pitch if and when needed. During or after today's match, […]

Here are tonight's Premier League news headlines: Rio Ferdinand offered new one-year deal at Manchester United — The Mail Roberto Mancini frustrated with Samir Nasri after Manchester City win — The Guardian Walter Winterbottom: The great guru born 100 years ago today — The Independent Liverpool put the squeeze on Villa with pressing performance says […]

It was a see-saw of a match that showed us many things, but most importantly the impact that Brazilian footballer Philippe Coutinho can have on Liverpool. If you missed the highlights from Aston Villa against Liverpool, or if you want to watch them again, here they are. Video: Aston Villa v Liverpool Premier League Highlights […]

Paolo Di Canio has agreed a two and a half year deal to become the new manager of Sunderland Football Club after Martin O'Neill was sacked last night. The former West Ham United playmaker was most recently the manager of Swindon Town in League One until he resigned from the club last month after almost […]

After yesterday's shock sacking of Martin O'Neill, Aston Villa footballers, manager and supporters may perceive Sunderland as a wounded animal and an opportunity to leapfrog over them to safety. After all, if Paul Lambert's side can get a vital home victory against Liverpool today at Villa Park, the Midlands side will jump from 18th to […]

Six members of the England national team may be forced out of the two Chelsea and Manchester City friendlies scheduled to be played in St Louis and New York City in late May. Since England's chances of qualifying for the 2014 World Cup are at risk after the national team drew against Montenegro last week, […]

"Desperation." "Must have it." "Need to keep our confidence high." "Must win game." These are the adjectives that were thrown at the New York Red Bulls as they started with two draws and two losses this season. But there was no loss of confidence with this side as they felt the bounces didn’t go their […]

It was another action packed day in the Premier League with 22 goals in 8 goals for an average of 2.75 goals per match. Despite the fact that the exciting matches today were sandwiched between a boring early kick-off and an equally dire late match, there was still plenty to savor including some sensational goals. […]