Diego Simeone predicted this season that rather than retain the title, Atletico Madrid would spend the year competing with Valencia and Sevilla for a UEFA Champions League place. And after the champions lost to then managerless Real Sociedad, it seems Cholo’s forecast is coming true. Atletico are fourth in La Liga, four points adrift of […]

Former Liverpool striker Luis Suarez has admitted it would have been a "big error" to leave Anfield in order to join Arsenal during the summer of 2013. The Barcelona player also admitted holding conversations with Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard about the possible move, and the Uruguay international gave Gerrard credit for convincing him to wait […]

Cristiano Ronaldo has taken to his Facebook account to deny claims that he has an obscene nickname for Lionel Messi. Tensions between the two players have long been the subject of speculation. In his new book about Messi, Spanish football expert Guillem Balague reveals that the Real Madrid star routinely refers to the Argentina international as "motherf***er" […]

Reports emanating from Italy claim that Napoli and Inter Milan have held discussions with Erik Lamela's agent over the past few days about a possible exit from White Hart Lane. The Argentinian midfielder joined Spurs on a £30million transfer in August 2013 from AS Roma, where he had spent the previous two seasons. While the […]

West Bromwich Albion striker Saido Berahino is quickly climbing the ranks of quality forwards in the Premier League. Berahino, born in the small landlocked African country of Burundi, has been awarded for his outstanding play this season with his first senior call-up to the England national team. The 21-year-old striker has scored eight goals in […]

What did you get right and wrong in your August-September progress report? In my last progress report I gave the defense massive praise and they’ve let me down in every game since. It’s been painful to watch at times, due to injuries and loss of form the back four is a shadow of the one […]

Juventus is on a roll at the present moment. Dating back to a late October road loss to Greek giants Olympiakos in the Champions League that jeopardized the team’s chances in Europe, the Bianconeri have reeled off five straight wins. However, the last two victories are the most impressive – Juve pulled out a 3-2 […]

GOOD: Landon Donovan (LA Galaxy/Forward) – Landon Donovan completely dominated the Salt Lake defense in Carson to push his Galaxy into the MLS CUP Semifinals. His three goals and one assist turned the game on its head and buried Real, ending their hunt for the league championship. This game was just another chapter in the […]

Well, where to start. Leeds United have gone through a tumultuous few months at the club, to say the least. In order to get a full grasp on things, let’s start in January. Prior to current owner Massimo Cellino officially taking control of the club in April, Leeds United have been owned by a Middle […]

Based on the performances in the 10 matches played during Matchweek 11 of the Premier League, as well as utilizing stats from WhoScored, Squawka and TransferMarkt, here’s my team of the weekend: Goalkeeper Guzan – [Aston Villa] – Brad Guzan is continuing a rich history of American goalkeepers who excel in the Barclay's Premier League. […]

St. Louis, Missouri is well-known as a baseball town. Despite the popularity of the NFL in the United States and the growing appeal of live hockey, neither the NFL’s Rams nor the NHL’s Blues have been able to match the overwhelming popularity of MLB’s St. Louis Cardinals. With the Cardinals 11 World Series championships, 19 […]

We can now reveal the preliminary TV schedule of Premier League matches that will be played from January 1 to February 1, 2015. Not all of the matches have been determined yet (NBC Sports typically doesn't decide until the Tuesday before which 10am ET Premier League game will be shown on NBCSN). However, many of […]

We have the US TV and Internet schedule for all of the international matches being played during the next week — including Euro 2016 qualifiers, Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches and friendlies. The international break is a time when England looks like world beaters, USA plays meaningless friendlies and Brazil goes on another tour around […]

Scottish strikers have featured heavily in Everton’s history. Graeme Sharp, Andy Gray and Duncan Ferguson have all been heroes on the pitch for the Toffees. Steven Naismith has been impressive this season for Roberto Martinez’s side, though not quite reaching the heights of his fellow Scottish frontmen. Before they all made their mark, there was […]

For those of you who do not know him, Sean St. Ledger is an Irish defender who was once tipped to become one of the Premier Leagues elite. But now at 29 years of age, he is yet to play a game in the top tier of English football and at the moment he is […]