Brazilian right-back Rafael has agreed to move to Lyon from Manchester United. The Ligue 1 club announced the 25-year-old defender will sign a four-year deal, until June 2019. Rafael was told he could leave United earlier this summer after being left out of the squad for the club's pre-season tour of the United States. A […]

It's time for the annual obsession of getting excited and opinionated about the official jerseys released by each of 20 Premier League clubs. Whether you're a fan of a specific club or want to see what your opponents will be wearing this Premier League season, take a look at the complete list of jerseys for every […]

With their steadfast refusal to shake hands after Arsenal’s 1-0 victory over Chelsea in the Community Shield on Sunday, the highly-successful managers proved one thing, they both think that they are above the game of soccer. From day-one as footballers we are taught that after the game, regardless of the result, you shake hands with […]

Earlier today, Bayern Munich manager Pep Guardiola sat down in front of the media for the first time since Saturday's German Super Cup defeat to Wolfsburg. In their first competitive game of the new season, Bayern fell to Wolfsburg 5-4 on penalties. It was the third time Guardiola had suffered defeat in the Super Cup […]

Dave Clark Five's "Glad All Over" is a tune that regularly blurs out from the tannoy system at Selhurst Park. But the song synonymous with Crystal Palace has never been quite as relevant on the cusp of the 2015-16 season, with the club’s supporters itching to get started. Alan Pardew oversaw a fine end to the previous […]

Christian Benteke has been handed Liverpool's famous number nine shirt. Liverpool signed Benteke from Aston Villa for £32.5million two weeks ago. The Belgian made a big impact on his debut last weekend, scoring a stunning volley in Liverpool's 2-1 win over Swindon. And the 24-year-old has been given a confidence boost ahead of the new […]

Crystal Palace have signed Connor Wickham from Sunderland on a five-year deal. The striker moves to Selhurst Park for an undisclosed fee (believed to be £6 million) after four years at the Stadium of Light. Wickham told the club's official site: "I think I needed the fresh start, I had four years up north and […]

West Ham will be without Enner Valencia for up to 12 weeks and the club admit there remains a possibility he may yet require an operation. The 25-year-old forward had given the Hammers the lead before being carried off on a stretcher in the 2-2 Europa League third qualifying round draw with Astra Giurgiu last […]

The recent report by Sports Business Daily that the Premier League has asked US broadcasters to bid on separate 3-year and 6-year options to try to acquire the rights to the Premier League is bad news for soccer fans. The Premier League has always sold its US rights packages in 3-year deals, but has added the opportunity […]

The arrivals of Bastian Schweinsteiger and Morgan Schneiderlin plus Louis van Gaal’s thinly disguised admiration for Michael Carrick seem to have resulted in a slight, but nevertheless significant tweaking of the Dutch Iron Tulip’s favored 4-3-3 formation. Another factor behind the tweak, somewhat more surprising than the abovementioned arrivals, is Memphis Depay, the Dutch winger […]

Captain John Terry has urged his Chelsea team-mates to heed the wake-up call presented by their 1-0 FA Community Shield defeat to Arsenal. The Barclays Premier League champions were sluggish as their London rivals, through Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain's 24th-minute goal, recorded a rare victory against them. The winger's powerful finish was Arsenal's first goal against Chelsea […]

Manchester United have scheduled a meeting on Tuesday with Barcelona officials where they are expected to make an official offer for Pedro in the range of £21 million. It had been rumored that once the sale of Angel di Maria to Paris Saint-Germain was completed United would set forth with its plan to lure Pedro away from […]

Lyon are closing in on the signing of Brazilian right-back Rafael from Manchester United. The defender was told he could leave United earlier this summer after being left out of the squad for the club's pre-season tour of the United States. And on Monday morning, Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas announced the 25-year-old was in the […]

After one season which yielded so much promise and another which was an unmitigated disaster, the upcoming campaign is a vital one for Everton boss Roberto Martinez. An appalling pre-season paved the way for a terrible start to 2014-15. The domestic calendar was interspersed with Europa League football at Goodison Park and with regular injuries […]

Teams that win championships rarely make wholesale changes going into the campaign after and after cantering to the Premier League title last season, there’s a very familiar feel to the Chelsea squad bidding to secure back-to-back triumphs. At the time of writing, aside from the acquisitions of Nathan, Kenedy and Asmir Begovic as back-up goalkeeper, there’s […]