Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti has confirmed midfielder Luka Modric will be back in his squad against Schalke 04 next week, but went on to reveal that Norwegian wonderkid Martin Odegaard will not be named on the Champions League roster. Ancelotti has repeatedly stated Modric would return to the lineup in March – well before Real Madrid play […]

West Brom boss Tony Pulis insists he has no problem with his Aston Villa counterpart Tim Sherwood following the latter's comments about the size of the two midlands club. Prior to Tuesday's Barclays Premier League clash between the teams, Sherwood – a contender to take over as Baggies boss in the recent past – described […]

Younes Kaboul, Emmanuel Adebayor and Etienne Capoue have not been involved since January, but Mauricio Pochettino says that does not mean their Tottenham careers are over. After being appointed head coach at White Hart Lane last summer, the former Argentina international handed experienced defender Kaboul the captain's armband. Hugo Lloris was named as one of […]

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has warned Steven Gerrard there is no easy route back into his first-team plans. The Reds captain has missed the last six matches with a hamstring injury and, although he has returned to training this week, he will be assessed before a decision can be made on whether he is fit […]

Valencia manager Nuno Santo has downplayed the role he has played with the rejuvenated La Liga side this season, stating he is only one part of a team where no one person is more important than the next. Last year, Valencia missed out on European qualification for the first time since the 2004-05 season. Nuno was brought […]

Manchester United assistant Ryan Giggs has praised the relationship between himself and manager Louis van Gaal. Immediately after United's 1-0 victory over Newcastle, rumors began to spread regarding Giggs happiness while working under Van Gaal given the reaction of Van Gaal and Giggs mid-week (see below). Cameras had shown the Dutch boss celebrating Ashley Young's […]

So after all the strike threats, tough talking and marathon negotiations, Major League Soccer’s 20th season will kick off on time this weekend – and the new campaign is in many ways marks a second chance for the league. With a new television deal and a series of expensive ‘name’ signings in the league, along […]

The Premier League takes a backseat this weekend, as the eight remaining teams in the FA Cup look to book their spots at Wembley for the semi-finals. Some intriguing quarter-final matches were plucked out of the hat too. Two of the most illustrious names in English soccer will go head-to-head in the tie of the weekend, […]

Today's special episode of Soccer Morning features a gigantic MLS preview featuring 15 or more experts from across the United States including Alexi Lalas, Kyle Martino, Phil Schoen, Brian Dunseth, Jimmy Conrad, Steve Davis and many more. The complete list of experts who will appear on the show today are: Alexi Lalas, Charles Boehm, George […]

Real Madrid have admitted signing Javier 'Chicharito' Hernandez from Manchester United was a "mistake", according to Spanish journalist Melchor Ruiz. Ruiz, who works for Cadena COPE, told the Spanish radio program El Partido de las 12 that sources close to Real Madrid told him they regretted signing the on-loan Mexican striker. Mostly utilized as a substitute, Chicharito has made […]

Atletico Madrid are prepared to make manager Diego Simeone the highest paid member of its squad, according to the Spanish newspaper Marca. Simeone is the hottest managerial property in world soccer, with the Argentine being heavily-linked with Manchester City, Paris Saint-Germain and Liverpool in recent months. In just over three years at the helm, the […]

English side Tottenham Hotspur are scheduled to travel to Australia to play an exclusive one-off friendly match against Sydney FC at the ANZ Stadium on May 30, just six days after their final Premier League fixture of 2014/15. Talks have been on-going for a while but the parties involved finally reached an agreement earlier this […]

The 2013/14 season was tipped to be Fiorentina’s return to prominence, and for all intents and purposes it started off that way. Guiseppe Rossi inspired La Viola to an impressive 11 wins and only four losses in their first 18 matches, scoring 14 goals in the process. His subsequent knee injury sidelined him for effectively […]

FIFA’s recent announcement that the 2022 World Cup in Qatar will take place in November/December just undermines what everyone who lives outside of FIFA headquarters knows – that the World Cup never should have been awarded to Qatar in the first place. At this point, the apparent corruption, miscalculations, lack of commonsense judgment, and all-around […]

Arsenal and German midfielder Mesut Özil certainly has his fair share of doubters. Following a £42 million move from Real Madrid on the final day of the 2013 summer transfer market, many expected the German superstar to take the Premier League by storm. Former Manchester United defender Gary Neville was the latest pundit to criticize […]