Jonas Gutierrez is set to feature in an under-21 fixture having returned to training following his battle with testicular cancer, Newcastle have announced. The 31-year-old was diagnosed in 2013 and underwent surgery in his native Argentina before moving on loan to Norwich for the remainder of last season. Gutierrez did not make his health issues […]

Stoke City forward Bojan Krkic began his professional career with Barcelona, having his character and skills nurtured by the Catalan club's famed La Masia when he was nine-years-old. Bojan quickly emerged as one of the brightest prospects to ever play for the La Liga giant's youth academy – scoring 126 goals during his first season. […]

Manchester United’s Ander Herrera is delighted at the prospect of participating in the FA Cup. The 25-year old Spanish midfielder expressed his excitement of being able to gain some traditional English experience by participating in the tournament and aspires to play at Wembley one day. Herrera, who was Louis Van Gaal’s first signing as Manchester United […]

NBC Sports has released a brand-new ad to promote its coverage of the Premier League on US television. The ad debuted tonight during Sunday Night Football, TV's number one primetime show. Entitled "Come All Ye Faithful," the ad finds a creative (and seasonal) way to promote the Premier League coverage that's happening on Boxing Day. […]

Liverpool dug deep into their reserves of resilience as Martin Skrtel scored the equalizer deep into stoppage time to ensure another good performance did not go to waste. A week after failing to take a host of chances in the defeat at Old Trafford it seemed a pattern was emerging after Arsenal recovered from Philippe […]

Adam Johnson condemned Newcastle to a fourth successive derby defeat for the first time in their history as Sunderland snatched a dramatic last-gasp 1-0 victory at St James' Park. The winger struck in the 90th minute to settle a rip-roaring encounter which might have gone either way until his intervention. It was no more than […]

Less than twenty-four after his side won its fourth trophy of 2014, Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo returned to his place of birth in the region of Madeira – an archipelago which is one of two autonomous regions of Portugal – to be presented with the "Cordão Autonomy" and a statue in his likeness by the […]

Manuel Pellegrini was happy to see Manchester City move joint top of the table, but Neil Warnock was in a much darker mood following Crystal Palace's 3-0 defeat at the Etihad Stadium. City moved level on points with Barclays Premier League leaders Chelsea thanks to a brace from David Silva and Yaya Toure's fourth goal […]

Swansea boss Garry Monk took a calculated selection gamble against Hull and was delighted to be rewarded with a 1-0 victory. Monk surprisingly made seven changes for the trip to the KC Stadium, with top-scorer Wilfried Bony benched in favour of Bafetimbi Gomis while Gylfi Sigurdsson, Leon Britton and Jefferson Montero were all excused duty […]

Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino believes Erik Lamela's match-winning goal against Burnley will do wonders for the winger's confidence this season. Lamela's long-range strike in the 35th minute proved the difference at White Hart Lane as Spurs beat the Clarets 2-1 and climbed to sixth in the Barclays Premier League table. It was a first league […]

Harry Redknapp saluted hat-trick hero Charlie Austin but also saved praise for the character his side showed to come from two-down and beat West Brom. The 3-2 victory at Loftus Road moved the R's out of the Barclays Premier League bottom three as Austin returned from suspension to score three goals to complete a remarkable […]

Southampton brought their worst losing streak of the 21st century to a comprehensive end as they impressively dispatched of Everton. The astonishing start to life under Ronald Koeman recently came to a dramatic end, with Tuesday's embarrassing Capital One Cup exit to third-tier Sheffield United a fifth successive defeat in all competitions. That loss had […]

Radamel Falcao clinched a 1-1 draw for Manchester United as 10-man Aston Villa ended their winning run. The Colombian scored just his second United goal, cancelling out Christian Benteke's beautiful opener for the hosts. Gabby Agbonlahor's controversial red card – after a 50-50 challenge with Ashley Young – forced Villa to play the final 25 […]

Louis van Gaal admits Manchester United's draw at Aston Villa could end up costing them the title. Radamel Falcao cancelled out Christian Benteke's opener but United's six-game winning run ended with a 1-1 draw. Gabby Agbonlahor was harshly sent off for Villa with 25 minutes left but the visitors could not break down their organised […]

Speaking ahead of his side's FIFA Club World Cup final in Marrakesh, defender Sergio Ramos told the assembled media that he believes Real Madrid is "God's team" and the reigning champions of Europe are ready to take home their second piece of silverware during this early campaign (Los Blancos beat Sevilla earlier this year to win the UEFA […]