After a surprisingly entertaining international break, domestic soccer is back on the menu around the globe again this weekend. And while this week’s quintet of must-watch games don’t quite compare to the previous round’s almost perfect weekend of fixtures, there are still a plethora of tremendous matches to savor. There’s a treat from France to […]

Rafael Benitez has hit back at claims from Sam Allardyce that he had nothing to do with Liverpool's 2005 Champions League success. In a wide-ranging interview with Spanish radio station Onda Cero, former Liverpool boss Benitez also revealed he was interested in signing Gareth Bale during his time at Anfield. And he insisted there are […]

Tottenham's big-money signing Son Heung-min will miss Saturday's clash with Liverpool and could be out for a few more weeks, according to Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino. Son came off with a foot injury in the win over Manchester City three weeks ago but the club had hoped the striker would recover over the international break. […]

Liverpool striker Danny Ings will be out for the rest of the season after suffering a cruciate ligament injury. The striker was with the England team on international duty where he made his full England debut against Lithuania on Monday. But it was during a Liverpool training session on Wednesday when Ing was hurt in […]

Italian striker Sebastian Giovinco scored one of the goals of the season last night to help create history by helping Toronto FC qualify for the MLS playoffs for the first time in the club's 8-year history. The goal by the 28-year-old Italian has to be seen to be believed. His solo run, cutting inside and […]

Every big club is hated. Fans of English soccer hate Manchester United because of its domestic dominance over the last two decades, and because of its spoilt, oftentimes insufferable fanbase. Ditto for German fans and Bayern Munich. Real Madrid is rightly seen as arrogant by everyone who isn’t a Real Madrid fan. Juventus? It’s hard […]

The last time we checked in with Bayern Munich, the German champions had dominated their first three matches of the Bundesliga campaign and showed no signs of slowing down. Five matches later and they have not only made good on that, they have somehow improved. In both their Bundesliga and Champions League campaigns they have […]

Domestic drama will soon consume the soccer spotlight once more, with the protagonist of the coming weekend being Liverpool’s new motivator in chief, Jurgen Klopp. Exchanging Brendan Rodgers’ pre- and post-match rehearsals on ‘mentality’ for the German giant’s energetic charisma has already drawn positive reviews from the British press-pack, but will the trade of ‘hunting […]

Liverpool defender Joe Gomez has been ruled out for the rest of the season with a knee injury, Press Association Sport understands. The 18-year-old was forced from the field after injuring his right knee in the 80th minute of England Under-21s' 3-0 victory against Kazakhstan on Tuesday night. MORE EPL INJURY NEWS: Coutinho | Kompany | […]

The worst thing about Holland’s failure to qualify for the European Championships is the general apathy surrounding the entire debacle. We’ve seen teams fight for their survival before, and the panic levels sufficed: As Mexico limped into last year’s World Cup there was a palpable sense of fear when they were rescued by the United […]

Manchester United defender Paddy McNair has finally returned home from Helsinki after spending three nights in hospital. McNair was injured in Northern Ireland's final Euro 2016 qualifier, a 1-1 draw against Finland, coming off early in the second half. MORE EPL INJURY NEWS: Coutinho | Kompany | Courtois | Stones | Krul The 20-year-old, making just […]

Manchester City have made a profit for the first time since the club's takeover by Sheikh Mansour in 2008, despite what the chairman describes as a "below par" season on the pitch. City made a £10.7 million profit in the 2014-15 season, figures which highlight how the club have been able to free themselves of any UEFA […]

Sometimes in life, the “way out” of a jam is by … doing nothing. You keep your head down and ride out the proverbial storm, uncomfortably perhaps, but more or less safe in the knowledge that worms turn, fortunes swing, the sun comes up tomorrow, etc. The waves of frustrated discontent over Jurgen Klinsmann and […]

Everton boss Roberto Martinez expects to have John Stones back available for Saturday's Barclays Premier League home clash with Manchester United. The 21-year-old defender Stones has missed the Toffees' last two games because of a knee injury and was also not involved for England during the international break. MORE EPL INJURY NEWS: Coutinho | Kompany | Courtois | […]

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has been fined £50,000 and given a suspended one-match stadium ban for comments made about the refereeing in the Blues' 3-1 loss to Southampton before the international break. Mourinho's punishment comes after being charged with misconduct by England's FA on Oct. 5, with his suspension to be served if he breaks the […]