Back in July, I wrote a column praising New York City FC’s signing of Frank Lampard. Except now, more than five months later, it’s unclear if NYCFC ever really signed Lampard in the first place. What we have here is a con for the ages. NYCFC unveiled a player that, in reality, signed with a […]

Louis van Gaal dug out a favorite old phrase of his to remind his Manchester United players they will be fighting for their lives when they face Yeovil in the FA Cup on Sunday. When asked to sum up the third round match against League One's bottom side at Huish Park, the United manager said: […]

Sean Dyche is pleased his Burnley side are beginning to be appreciated for more than just hard work. The Clarets failed to win any of their first 10 games following promotion but in their subsequent 10 games they have won three times and drawn four more. Their last two matches have both ended in notable […]

The timing of this weekend's FA Cup matches couldn't be worse. Most Premier League squads are exhausted after 4 games in 10 days. And while the magic of the FA Cup is greater for lower-league teams, the Third Round of the FA Cup this weekend seems like a unnecessary evil. To make matters worse, there's […]

New year, new you, but still loads and loads of great soccer. The dawn of a new year brings one of the most exciting weekends of the English football season—even if it is spread over five days this time round—as the FA Cup reaches the third round stage. La Liga also gets going again this […]

Barcelona full-back Dani Alves has told the Catalan daily SPORT that he has not been offered a contract renewal by the club, with the defender's current deal set to expire in the summer. The 31-year-old arrived back in Barcelona this afternoon after spending his holiday at home in Brazil and was immediately mobbed by reporters. According to SPORT, Alves […]

NBC Sports launched its first-ever Premier League Breakaway Show on Thursday, which ended up being an attack on the senses as goals flooded in throughout 90 minutes of soccer action. Even for those soccer fans who were eagerly anticipating the debut of Premier League Breakaway on New Year's Day, few fans were prepared for the sensory […]

It is no small irony that after 24 hours of headlines about Frank Lampard that the spotlight has passed to Steven Gerrard. After all, it's these two players who are forever inextricably linked in the minds of a generation of fans and journalists alike. Gerrard’s decision to retire from the only club he has ever played […]

Arsenal striker Lukas Podolski is on his way to Inter Milan after the clubs reached an agreement which will see the German international join the Serie A side on-loan for the remainder of the season, according to reports from Italy. Internazionale director Piero Ausilio is understood to have worked the deal out with officials at […]

Manchester City striker Stevan Jovetic is relishing the champions' title battle with Chelsea. City pulled alongside Chelsea at the top of the Barclays Premier League with a dramatic 3-2 win over Sunderland at the Etihad Stadium on New Year's Day. Chelsea had an eight-point advantage over City in November but the two teams now have […]

Manager Arsene Wenger believes his side must lay to rest their defensive "ghosts" before they can move forward in 2015. The Gunners begin the defense of their FA Cup crown at home to Hull on Sunday having started the new year with a disappointing 2-0 defeat at Southampton, which left them in sixth and three […]

If you had to pin the blame for the current state of the soccer economy on one man, you likely wouldn’t get much farther than Real Madrid president Florentino Pérez. He won his first tenure as president of the club on the back of a lopsided season that saw Madrid win the UEFA Champions League […]

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers faces a challenge none of his predecessors have had to even consider – replacing Steven Gerrard. Gerrard's departure at the end of the season will leave a hole at Anfield in terms of midfield dynamism and leadership. It will be an opportunity for players such as Jordan Henderson or Joe Allen […]

Imparting a culture of victimization in his players is an old Jose Mourinho trick. An equally old trick of The Special One is to use the media to his advantage planting statements that give his side in an edge in upcoming matches. The Chelsea manager has historically said lots of provocative things in post-match that […]

Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini claimed he could understand the frustration of New York City supporters after his victory in the fight for Frank Lampard's services. City are set to keep the former England midfielder until the end of the season after deferring his move to their sister club in the United States. Lampard had […]